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Newspaper
Daily Evening News
Location
Modesto, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1900
Page
3
Public notice from Rich ie Estate of J D Spencer published in the Daily Evening News. The document lists Prof JH Maddk ll as administrator and references a location at Malaciwa Epitox Gur with a street address on Eleventh Strants, Modante manem Binow 17. Publication offers one year six months and three months terms.
A sprawling Modesto item highlights Latz's Big Bargain Store as the hub for holiday gifts. Shoppers are urged to browse Wood's for Mr Wood's clocks, wagons, d20 fountain pens, gloves, lace, and neckwear while Nash's offers baskets, toys, and novelties. The piece notes a San Francisco weather forecast, local prices on wheat, and the county jail in a broad, bustling retail-page snapshot. It also mentions a church lecture by J. N. Williamgy and a coroner’s jury decision in a local murder case.
A government report reviewed by Congressman J C Needham analyzes the San Joaquin river sloughs from Firebaugh to the Stanislaus mouth. Engineers find low water limits navigation benefits and warn that closing sloughs would not reliably improve river flow or current, though removal of snags could help upper sections. overall, most slough closures are deemed unnecessary for navigation.
Will Locate in California, A. L. Woolfe of Lyon Nebraska has been visiting Mr and Mrs H Hart for a week. He returns home to prepare business and relocate. Woolfe has been in the state last February and seeks permanent residency, expecting to return by March and settle in this or Sonoma county.
Yesterday afternoon John Meyers suffered an epileptic fit at the Mudley depot area. He struck the ground heavily on the Toft side of his face, bruising his temple and cheek. He remained dazed but is expected to recover after the exertion of the fall. Store holiday sales and bargain notices fill the rest of the piece with various advertised items and promos.
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