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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1898
Page
2
Rates list one year six months and three months by mail and carrier in Winnemucca. The text notes 30 1% as a price or fee element, reflecting periodical subscription terms.
Weather data from the Wixwemucca station notes 24 hour conditions ending 8 oclock pr 75th meridian time. Mean barometer 23.56 inches maximum 74 degrees minimum 34 mean 41 normal 46 wind north precipitation 0.00 inches and April 16 min 44 above zero. Weather Bureau observer GEO B ACKERMAN. SIXTEEN WOBBLES.
The Carson Appeal notes an unnecessary war between the Silver State and two Virginia City papers. It urges all hands to quit quarreling and focus on practical state development. The paper objects to being seen as quarrelling with “newspaper thugs” and says its efforts seek unity.
A local reader notes that yesterday's Virginia Report was not received likely due to its filthy condition, suggesting the journalist threatened to reopen mud batteries. The remark implies postal transmission was blocked by the publication's alleged messiness.
A Wisconsin woman demands $1000 for a kiss by a butcher in an ice box claiming the act occurred before Eon calves decollette sheep and Kansas City hams in yellow tights. Chicago Time-Herald notes she did not seek $1,000,000 in damages under the facts.
A Nevada State Journal critique argues General Fitzhugh Lee surpasses Mc Kinley, while deeming Mc Kinley the most despicable figurehead in public life in the United States. The remark reflects sharp partisan tensions and a heated opinion on national leadership.
The St. Louis Republic imagines Havana harbor waters so clean that an American could paddle around without snagging on electric wires, a whimsical forecast of improved maritime purity.
An early Salt Lake City convention of the Western Federation of Miners will consider resolutions offering the federation’s services to President McKinley in case of war. Edward Boyce of Wallace Idaho would be first in command, with J. F. McDonnell of Virginia City second, forming a potential ten thousand man strong force.
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