Local and Personal Movements Reported
Lovelock resident L. M. Piper visits town while J T Desmond from Clover Valley is in town today. Visitors include W J Mitchell from Sacramento and Richard Allen from Burns Oregon. C8 Wright arrives from Mill City and W F Smith from Salt Lake. Bishop Moreland leaves for Sacramento. Mr and Mrs B Brown return from San Francisco. M G Staunton and daughter Mamie return from San Francisco. Mrs W T Jenkins and Mrs Thomas Nelson arrive from Battle Mountain and depart again.
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L. M. Piper
Lovelock
J.T. Desmond
Clover Vattey
W. J. Mitchell
Sacramento
Richard Allen
Burns
Oregon
Wright
Mill City
W. F. Smith
Salt Lake
Bishop Moreland
B. Brown
San Francisco
M. G. Staunton
Mamie
W. T. Jenkins
Thomas Nelson
Battle Mountain
Supreme Court Criticized by Virginia Report and State Arbor Day Proclamation
The Virginia Report condemns the Supreme Court decision striking down the state insurance law and questions Judges Massey and Belknap on constitutional knowledge, while Bert McIntosh is named as knowing more. Meanwhile Governor Sadler designates Arbor Day and urges tree planting and ground adornment. Elko and Winnemucca show local compliance.
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Supreme Court
Virginia
Massey
Belknap
Bert McIntosh
Senate
Elko Independent
Sadler
Winnemucca
Great Central Pacific plan crosses Great Salt Lake
The Central Pacific Railroad aims to cut 107 miles by crossing the lake, requiring trestlework for most of the distance except two miles at Promontory point. Passengers on the new route will find the crossing novel and picturesque. Bishop Moreland of Sacramento drew a large audience with a high quality Episcopal service and music. Leonard arrived from Denio to fetch a concentrator bought by James Ashdown from Reinhart & Co. Ashdown recently acquired the Dentoranean mill, to be started once the concentrator is installed, with 1,600 tons of ore exposed in his Vicksburg district mine keeping the mill busy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Pacific
Great Salt Lake
Leonard
Denio
James Ashdown
Reinhart & Co
Ashdown
Vicksburg
J. G. Phelps Stokes
Nevada Company
George Gooding
Berlin
Austin Reveille
W. H. Jackson
Wadsworth
Lugi Della Piazai
Carlo Dandero
Spiro Francovich
Wadsworth Dispatch
Funeral of Mrs W St Davis Set for Friday Morning
The funeral of the late Mrs. W. St Davis will be held at the M. E Church tomorrow Friday at 10 o clock A.M. Friends and acquaintances of the family are respectfully invited to attend.
Chamberlains Remedy Promoted As Travel Safe Remedy
A vintage ad promotes Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for sprains bruises burns insect bites and other ailments. It urges travelers to carry a six ounce bottle for fifty cents and notes Brown Bros Druggists as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown Bros
Rushed Printing Promise Here for Business Cards and Identity
This ad-style notice emphasizes careful printing of envelope cards letterheads and circulars. It pledges honesty, modern style, and respectability, claiming printing that earns business attention and admiration for every user.
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Franklin
State News Notes From Nevada Era Dispatch
Carlin celebrates the Fourth of July. Tonopah mining camp shows eight women out of the population. Carson businessmen study sampling works. Nevada’s Tonopah plans discussed. Nevada State University spring mid term vacation begins. classes reconvene next Tuesday. A Virginia City residence burglary nets $41 in cash and clothing. Elko smallpox quarantine reportedly violated. editor calls for punishment. A. J. McCarthy of Walker Lake Bulletin named Justice of the Peace at Hawthorne by County Commissioners. A civil service exam set for May 7 in Reno to hire a farmer for the Carson Indian school at $600 yearly. Nevada Teachers Institute draws record attendance. 120 teachers present. Gov Sadler names Chas J Kappler State Land Agent to reside in Washington. Kappler is Senator Stewart’s private secretary. Two Carson youths detained after speeding on C Street near Comstock last night. Esmeralda County Commissioners authorize J G Hooker to survey county line with Nye to settle Tonopah mine location dispute.
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Carlin
Tonopah
Carson
State University
Virginia City
Independent
Elko
A. J. McCarthy
Walker Lake
Sadler
Chai. J. Kappler
Nevada
Stewart
Comstock
C Street
Virginia Chronicle
Esmeralda County
J. G. Hooker
Nye
Esmeralda
Mythical Hilton Estate Sparks Curious Heirs in Montana
A Montana newspaper reports a claimed death of a man named Hilton leaving a 20 million dollar estate. County records show no Hilton, but Milwaukee lawyer Frederic Fetter arrived claiming kinship. Heirs from across the country may appear, though the case appears mythical and unresolved.
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Montana
Hilton
Milwaukee
Another Paper Railroad From Carson Valley Expected
Indications point to early construction of a branch railroad from Carson through the Carson valley and possibly across the California line. The Carson News says the proposition has moved beyond rumor with a season soon to witness road building. The Virginia and Truckee already has rolling stock and rails are likely to arrive shortly.
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Carson
Carson Valley
California
The
Carson News
Douglas County
Virginia & Truckee
Price of Lead Reduced by Denver Smelter Trust
The Denver manager of the smelter trust announces a cut in lead price from 4 dollars to 390 cents. Mine operators seek further reduction as trust fixes price arbitrarily. The $4 rate had been in effect for over a year and followed by an agreement that expired January 1. The trust now says overproduction prevents maintaining the former rate.
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Denver
Epidemic Disease Reported in Reno Horses
Patal disease among horses reported by E C Crane of Steamboat to the Reno Journal. The illness begins with swelling in the hind legs, spreads to the body, and proves fatal within three to four hours after first signs. Several animals attacked. a veterinary surgeon labeled it a kidney affection, puzzled by symptoms.
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E. C. Crane
Steamboat
Reno Journal
Trib Liniment and DeWitt’s Early Risers Pills Ad
An advertisement touts Trib liniment as a clean wholesome remedy and claims the DeWitt’s Early Risers pills purify the system, cleanse the bowels, and regulate them with regularity.
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DeWitt
Brown Bros
Mines and mining activity across the west reports profits
Placer gold near Steam boat Springs yields large finds while the Feather River dredger near Oroville California clears $30,000 in a single week. Tonopah wood costs rise, mining terms jump, and prominent figures like Charles A Clark visit Reno. Anaconda will pay $125 per share dividend April 26, totaling $2.4 million, with Nevada Company talks of Berlin gold mine sale. Wadsworth and Virginia Enterprise notes describe ore gains and stock firmness as the market eyes multiple developments confirming strong mining momentum.
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Steamboat Springs
Feather River
Oroville
Cal
Tonopah
Butte
Con
Virginia
Ophir
Ross
Virginia Enterprise
Deafness Cure Promoted by Constitutional Remedies
Advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining and cannot be cured by local applications. Claims nine of ten cases caused by catarrh and offers $100 for any deafness case due to catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Promotes circulars and lists Hall's Family Pills. Toledo company name and druggist sales.
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Hall
Advertising as a driver of steady trade profits
Charles Austin Bates argues that advertising must vary with business experience and profit margins. He suggests spending enough to maintain vigorous trade, noting some weeks or years require more advertising, and asserts little will be sold without advertising.
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Charles Austin Bates
National Printer-Jouralist
Friday Night Social Club April meetings announced
The Friday Night Social Club schedules for April set two gatherings on the second and third Fridays of the month with Katie McEnerney listed as secretary. Also noted are notices for sale of entire household effects by H Warren, Rambler Bicyclers promotions by Reinhart & Co, dental services by Dr H A MacMillan, and Easter hats by Mrs S S Anderson.
Cleaning and Repairing and Patterned Carpets Offered
An advertisement listing cleaning pressing and repair for gentlemen's suits located two doors above the express office. It promotes many carpet patterns including Axministers Moh Guettes Saxony Wilton Velvets Tapestries and woolens with price promises and money savings. Also mentions DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and One Minute Cough Cure with customer testimonials and various hardware and paint suppliers.
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Aptch
Humboldt County Voice Through The Silver State Columns
Readers are invited to engage with Humboldt County through the columns of The Silver State, a local forum for community views, updates, and commentary in the period’s voice.
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Humboldt County
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Bishop More
Land of
Winnemucca, Nevada
State News Notes
Reno
State Teachers’ Institute
Mines and Mining
George Wedekind
Charles Bell
Charles A. Clark
William A. Clark
Mason Valley
J, Cheney & CO
Toledo
C. Hall
Ucn FN
Salt Lake Office
Quarterly Review
West
Burlington and Rio Grande
Omaha
Chicago
Salt Lake City
West Second
South St
R.F. Nessen
Katie McEnerney
H. Warren
Rambler Bicyclers
BE. Reinhart & CO. (Inc
H. A. MacMillan
Bridge Street
J. Anderson
Saxony
B. Brown & Co
E. C. Boice
Somers Point
Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co
B. Reinhart & CO. (Inc
E. Reinhart & CO. (Inc
Heath & Milligan's
Sherwin Williams
E. Reinhart & Co, (Inc
Marezzi
Anderson Riggs
Sunny Lane
Tex
Mr. Riggs
Charles H. Grosvenor
Congress
Tiffany
McKinley
Pennsylvania
the Continental Press
Corcoran Building
Washington, D. C
Castle Gate
N. Owen
W. S. Johnson
J. H. Hoyt
E. Reinhart & Co S
Ye.c. Dake
Merchants’ Exchange
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