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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1896
Page
3
The column reports a lynx attack near Globe with a hunter restraining the animal until it was killed, plus bandit activity at Palomas with several killed or wounded. It notes tramps in the city, a geomental skeleton found in Michoacan, and odd mentions of people planning entertainments and stage robberies. Also includes a free advertisement urging Schilling's Best tea for recovery.
A noted Bisbee resident, Uptoo, traveling through Phoenix, advocates free silver and Mexico’s economic ties while denouncing opponents. The piece cites his legal stature and favorable view of Mexican bonds, noting substantial gold inflows to Mexico and the peso’s relative value, with commentary on political alignments in the county.
Senator Stewart of Nevada sees little doubt about the forthcoming election results favoring the silver ticket. He lists state-by-state probabilities, estimating several states as probably for McKinley and others as doubtful. The text shifts to a local criminal case involving White, a man obsessed with safes and Edwards estate, displaying signs of mental illness. subsequent medical notes describe symptoms and a patent remedy.
The piece discusses domestic harmony through homemaking and tea table refinement, noting how a pleasant home sustains the family. It highlights Mrs. Phoebe Thomas's recovery with Dr King’s New Discovery and cites Thomas Exters’s quick improvement from a cold after trying the remedy. It also reports a local fire alarm emergency in Tombstone and praises ongoing Tombstone Bimetallic League activity with new members and funds for headquarters.
Rochester Ford returns to Arigopa from St. Louis as he comments on the Eastern political scene. He says party lines are blurred by the silver issue with families and long partnerships split over free coinage while rich lenders lean gold, and predicts Missouri will go Democratic by 60,000 to 70,000. He also believes Altgeld’s popularity could keep Illinois with Bryan. Weather in St Louis was unusually hot and exhausting during Ford’s stay.
An exchange discusses the prevailing style of architecture in the region. It notes that adobe buildings, common among Spaniards and Mexicans, endure two to three centuries due to climate and wear. The commentary compares adobe homes to oak frame homesteads in New England, praising longevity and suitability to dryness and salubrity of the local climate.
An 1886 Toledo firm affidavit promises one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad asserts internal intake reaches blood and mucus surfaces. The document also includes scattered excerpts noting Republican majorities in Maine, Arkansas election results, and Ignatius Donnelly urging unity beyond party lines amid national distress.
Regular Bisbee Enws dispatches a crowded budget from September 15, 1896. Notes include Richard Rundle's departure on yesterday’s train, Sam King returning from Tucson on court business, Charley Jones joining Daffy & Harrington’s meat market, and two Mexican peddlers selling goods around town. Reports on new houses, weekly lumber shipments, and Mr. Hasselgren’s visit, plus weather and river conditions. Mentions Harry McMahon’s return, a horse-trade dispute leading to fines, Louis Williams returning from a northern tour, and McKinley favored in the East. Also highlights a northward transfer company, an expanding nordluro club with nightly initiations, and cautions about wagons and schoolchildren near the library. One boy run over near the library escapes injury. Charley Bradley narrowly avoids injury during horse herding on the hill behind the roundhouse.
A historical advertisement warns against loose tea and emphasizes air tight packaging. It touts Schilling's Best as pure Japan tea at 50 cents with a money back guarantee. Also promotes Schilling & Company products including Ding's Best coffee and flavoring extracts from San Francisco.
A long string of cattle brands and owner names appears, listing brands on various body parts and locations. Names include Jefind HEDGin, DUVALL & CO, DUNSHEK & METCALF, SCOTT WHITE, CHIRICAHUA CATTLE CO, A. FROUD, W. B TAYLOR & Co, HASSEL REX, H. POWERS, and numerous post office and range locations across Arizona regions such as Tombstone, Wilcox, Sulphur Spring Valley, and Huachuca Mountains. The notices resemble a registry of branding ownership and stock branding marks.
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