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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1880
Page
3
Observations taken at the same moment across all stations report March latitude morning temperatures from the Corva U. 8. Army signal division. Thermometer readings show 27 degrees at key stations as noted by War Department observers.
A prolonged rain soaked the area yesterday and through the night, heavier than any in two years. The ground is thoroughly soaked, and if warm weather returns the plains and foothills will turn green soon, providing immense benefits to farmers and stockmen by ensuring feed for cattle next summer and reducing irrigation needs.
J. BR. W. Observer 8 reports March climate figures with barometer highs and lows, temperatures, rainfall, wind, and sunshine days. The entry notes data gaps before July 1877 and compares mean temperatures and rainfall across 1878 79 and 80, including March 1878 1.36 inches and 1879 0.658 inches and 1880 0.37 inch.
An old advertisement touts Baking Powder products including Everybody's Baking Powder and Lewy & Co's Tileal. The copy claims superior performance for raising batters, promising better results for bakers and appealing to housewives seeking reliable leavening.
Old town residents Gila Brown and Bob Smith, longtime friends, are driven to quarrel by a practical joke arranged by Assemblyman Melarkey. He cites a misrepresented tale to ignite conflict, then reveals the ruse as a moral about not trusting rumors. Omega mine at Winnemucca Mountain urged for town revival and investor help.
A. J. Shepard resumes work at the Express office marking his return after illness last November. A. S. Philip, who led the office in his absence, departs for Pyramid Mining District to discuss opening an Express office there. Wells Fargo patrons and the community celebrate Shepard’s improved health and readiness to resume duties, while bidding Philip farewell and wishing him success.
Deputy A. S. Marshal Ruse, subpoenaed as a witness before the U S Grand Jury at Carson, reports John A. Jones was indicted for forgery. Jones, arrested at Spring City, was charged with forging the name of an acquaintance Ware to a post office order for $50.
A meeting of the Democratic Central Committee will be held at the office of A. W. Fisk next Tuesday evening. See notice in another column. The fragment references the committee and a local notice but lacks full details.
A Leadville paper reports wages for trades migrating to Colorado's mining hub in spring. Clerks earn 15 to 30 dollars monthly, carpenters 350 to 4 dollars daily, bakers 10 to 12 50 weekly, tailors and others face weak demand, with many idle. Prison population notes 147 convicts, including twenty for life.
The Paradise Valley Mining Company whipped two bars of bullion worth 3638 dollars. Today over one hundred emigrants passed through heading west, among them many women and children.
A jumble of local notices and ads tout bread deals at Depot Bakery and a worm remedy for children. Also promotions for groceries, stomach cure products, a New York caterer, perfume, and seafood dishes, with various prices and vendors in Winnemucca area.
Fragmentary text suggests an advertisement or note claiming too many goods to list and thanking numerous friends. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable to establish specifics.
A fragment lists business suits, dress suits, and underclothes with varied prices. Boots and shoes are offered, including calf boots with tap soles and high quality options. Ladies shoes and children's footwear appear, indicating a department store sale with discounts and cash pricing.
The note asks why everyone visits Levy and Co's shop and answers that it is the place to buy goals cheaply for cash. The fragment ends with a stray syllable mbil.
An advertisement bundle touts German Syrep by Dr. A. Boschee as a lasting cure for coughs and lung troubles, claiming two million bottles sold yearly and worldwide reach since 1868. It also promotes Shilohs Consumption Cure as superior lung medicine, with guarantees, pricing, and sample offers. Additional items include speed potatoes for sale, bread delivery, and a Third Street house for sale with nearby store.
An advertisement touts AggR's Saplgackened as a superior blood purifier with iodides and iron, claiming cures for scrofula mercurial disorders and liver or female complaints. It promotes vitality, longevity and universal usefulness, noting forty years of use. Also features Brown's Household Panacea as a universal pain reliever, claiming rapid blood heating and relief for pains, rheumatism and fevers, priced 25 cents per bottle.
Scarcity and high price of onion setts prompt F C Robins to offer White and Red Eisver Seeds in any quantity for cash. Sale to be conducted this day with strict cash terms.
A garden seed sale note lists Chenoweth at the Cash Store offering fresh seeds for garden grain grass and flowers with contact details.
Fragmentary notice mentions Frank Fellows rooms and items including bread and beverages. Faint references to places Boston and Brown Bread appear. Text is garbled but implies a sales or display setting with possible product names and locations.
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