23 Oct 1895
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Newspaper
Daily Evening News
Location
Modesto, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1895
Page
1
A large number of subscribers are in arrears on subscriptions. Kindly remit the due amounts by mail express or otherwise to avoid collection actions. The notice urges payment from subscribers in arrears.
Agriculturists faced $20 per acre for water rights in a first irrigation scheme. They signed to pay annual fees for a limited acreage, with the system controlling about 0,000 acres. At the stated price this would yield far above the total cost of the project, but few could afford the water, leaving only about one acre in forty irrigated and the company financially strained.
Farmers near Newman and Merced suffer high water costs under multiple irrigation schemes. Miller and Lux’s canal charges have been blamed for years of $2.50 per acre, totaling over $50 an acre in excess payments. Crooker and Hoffman at Merced report slow progress while Oakdale’s Stanislaus project struggles. A Woodridge system allotment involved farmer loans to fund work as dam doubts arise, with fears of foul play amid damaging water issues.
Sacramento locals report a heated mayoral race with four candidates. The slate includes an independent incumbent challenging a Democratic candidate, plus a Citizens ticket and a Peoples party endorsement. Major newspapers and interest groups back various figures, while party factions clash over endorsements and influence.
An abrupt testimonial extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a purifier for impure blood and a remedy for skin diseases and sores. The speaker cites scrofula, eruptions, boils, and other ailments, claiming dramatic improvements after using the product and accompanying Pleasant Pellets. The narrative asserts strong personal recovery after years of illness.
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