20 Feb 1885
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Newspaper
Reno Evening Gazette
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1885
Page
1
The excerpt analyzes Abraham Lincoln's inaugural address amid civil war tensions. It highlights his call for constitutional amendment through proper channels, affirming government authority derives from the people and urging patience, unity, and restraint to preserve the union and justice.
An overview of guncotton manufacture at the Newport Harbor torpedo station describes processing from cotton waste with nitric and sulfuric acids to produce naval explosive material. Steps include washing and drying, nitration, acid removal, alkaline washing, pulping, molding, and compressing into disks for storage and use.
Medical journals tout Simmonds' Nabob Whisky as a wholesome safe stimulant for invalids. It claims analysis by eminent professors proving no adulteration and recommends medicinal and family use. Barrels and half barrels sold from the Kentucky distillery with liberal terms.
Two local girls compete to collect more hickory nuts, rising before dawn. One girl, dressed in moonlit confusion, slips outside to find her rival already awake and appearing ahead. A white flowering tea-rose bush startles the dreamer, revealing the harmless trick.
Fragmentary text from a section page mentions Arsen talve and varied items like outs ioes and eraptions. The readable phrases suggest a local column or captioning notes but lack coherent events or identities beyond scattered names and generic subjects.
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