11 Apr 1903
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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1903
Page
1
The Eureka Sentinel lists weekly notices and swamp summaries for the Eureka post office. It notes yearlong subscription terms and post office classification while recording entry details for readers.
A Mining and Scientific Press piece warns that many mining promoters use fake prospectuses and inflated capitalizations to mislead investors. It notes inexperienced buyers are main victims and stresses overcapitalization is dangerous and often unsupported by real asset value.
State politics hint PL Flanigan may win the Reno mayor post under the revamped city setup. A Reno company plans to challenge Nevada Power by building a plant near Verdi on the Truckee River. Carson man George Kelley died after contact with a live wire while employed by Truckee River General Electric near Haffaker station.
Chicago dispatch reports Prof. Adolf Lorenz will return around April 15 to remove Lolita Armour’s plaster cast and release her leg. The surgeon’s fees have been among the largest on record, with Ogden Armour supporting ongoing treatment abroad to ensure a thorough cure for the heiress to over 20 million dollars and granddaughter of Philip D. Armour.
Union Pacific and Postal Telegraph agree to construct a six wire line along the Union Pacific right of way from Omaha to the Pacific coast. Poles and wires are stored in Omaha and construction begins immediately. Total cost is $1,500,000. The aim is to link Postal’s system with the Pacific cable under Mackay interests.
A reader cites linseed oil and boracic acid as corn remedies with a removable silk cover. The note also claims the Marconi wireless telegraphy is now practical, citing a London dispatch about New York reports. A personal account praises Electric Bitters after doctors gave up, mentioning Schoelder's Drug Store guarantee.
A four foot thick coal vein on government land near Smith Creek, about eighteen miles from Palisade and four miles from the Eureka and Palisade railroad line, is reported as high quality bituminous coal. Analysts in San Francisco say it exceeds current market coal, with samples showing 44 percent carbon and minimal foreign matter. The find, uncovered by rancher A Patton while examining gopher mounds, has drawn interest from Elko Eureka county residents and local businessmen who formed a group to develop the deposit with immediate work planned.
The Reno Gazette argues Governor Sparka erred in vetoing a bill to raise medical standards in Nevada. It says most states have similar laws and the veto could attract quacks, noting the bill would ease future enforcement without harming current practitioners.
The St Louis Republic runs a profit sharing offer with up to 50000 dollars in prizes for subscribers who estimate World’s Fair admissions for the April 30 1903 dedicatory ceremonies at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Rewards include 5000 2500 and 8250 and 1080 to 10 prizes, plus subscription options and contest details through April 29 1903. Communications go to The Republic Profit-Sharing Bureau Call Box 201 St Louis MO.
The Southern Pacific will assign ticket collection to a brake man rather than the conductor to free the conductor for train matters. A testimonial mentions M. M. Austin of Winchester Ind noting his wife’s stomach and liver troubles were cured by Dr King’s New Life Pills, available at Schneider Drug Store for 250.
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