04 Oct 1902
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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1902
Page
1
Elko Independent reports on Republicana plans to defeat Mr. Van Duzer for Congress amid editorial clashes with the Carson Appeal from 1901. The piece defends Van Duzer, cites party conventions in Carson, and lists ticket nominees for Silver and Republican parties, with mention of public notices and ads including mining location blanks.
M. S. Bossirenn of Winnemucca Nevada writes in the silver State about the Humboldt County Democratic Convention platform. He cannot endorse a blanket pledge to vote with an anti Republican caucus for the 1906 U S Senate and declines the nomination while praising the rest of the platform and thanking the nominating committee.
Baltimore American describes a scent based rat trapping method. Mix powdered asa fetida, oil of rhodium, oil of aniseed and lavender. coat a barrel with stout paper and set it with a bridge, cheese scraps, and a water-filled rock to drown the first rats then lure others.
The Chicago News quips about a misrouted vehicle described as bucking and somersaulting midair, with an attendant remarking the automobile was meant for an Arizona cowboy. The odd humor highlights a bungled assignment and sport of misdirected transport.
An anxious kitchen helper vows revenge after a heated exchange, mumbling a vow to get even for a charger incident. The old shoes accuse her as she sits by the register, her gait betraying the tension until the family learns what happened.
Nevada's 1900 economy shows mills producing 98 493 sacks and 2 455 906 pounds of offal values 17 516 dollars creamery butter averages 22 3 cents per pound with higher producer prices. Salt is mined from springs, newspaper business worth 45 000 dollars annually, and Nevada leads in publications per capita. Population includes 35 405 whites 1 34 blacks 5 216 Indians 1 352 Chinese 225 Japanese. Native births exceed 32 242. 60 percent of whites are of mixed origin. Over 34 percent of Nevadan youths are school age. 8 304 marriageable women vs 16 174 men. Widows 1 445, widowers 3 102. Nevada has the highest percent unmarried and highest divorce rate in the nation at about 9 percent compared with the US 2 percent.
A fragment from the New York Journal on gastronomic whimsy notes how preferences for unusual foods vary. It cites a Beaumur acquaintance who eats spiders, a German woman who likens them to nuts, and a Cornhill Magazine tale of a man who spreads spiders on bread, claiming greater pleasure than butter.
The Independent reports silence at a Republican Elko rally as G Ernat announces a bid for State Senator from Churchill county against W W Williams. Fall sees ten holdover seats in Nevadathia with Elko gaining two more, totaling eleven in the state. A Salt Lake dispatch mentions Col J D Biggine seeking an Independent Democrat State Senate seat in Humboldt county and Love Latter. An unrelated ad touts Backlen’s Arolos Salve from H M Schneider’s Drug Store for sores.
A cholera infantum case in Blue, Rich with a doctor giving up ended when Saunders gave Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The infant slept and woke improved, leading grateful parents to praise the remedy. Sold by H. M. 5.
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