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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1880
Page
3
War Department report notes observations of time signals across stations. Document records announced timing observations and method at multiple Army signals stations with emphasis on synchronization and accuracy.
General Tsnac Coe bought the Smith and Mano ranch and cattle in the northern county and arrived from Omaha. Alexander Weill, a San Francisco merchant, passed through yesterday. Frank Hamilton, mining operator and founder of Hamilton White Pine County, was here yesterday en route East. Albert Hill, recovering from illness after a trip to the railroad hospital in Sacramento, is improved. W Gilbert returned from his mine in the southern county with reports of severe weather. Johnny Bell came back from the East yesterday, with Fred Plane and C Palmer returning westward. Angus Morrison and J H Borland arrived from Rye Patch as the mill there is to start this week.
Judge Berry learned yesterday that his brother-in-law George W. Conner died Saturday evening in Tuscarora after pneumonia. Mrs Berry rushed to his bedside, reaching an hour before death. Conner formerly lived in this town and had many friends who mourn his loss.
Unionville resident John C. Fall announces his candidacy for a delegate seat at the Democratic State Convention. He seeks the Unionville Spring Valley Rye Patel Oreana and Big Meadows district nomination.
Idaho Ballion reports that Fargo & Co's Express brought seven bars of ballion from Silver City yesterday valued at $13,629. The incident highlights the shipment and its assessed worth handled by the express company.
Snowbound Westbound emigrant train sections and mails escaped the Sierra blockage after a brutal slide damaged cars and crushed freight. Emigrants endured freezing hunger and terror while railroad crews and many engines fought through avalanches to clear the line as one of the severest storms on record.
The Messenger reports the Capital Hotel to be rebuilt after a recent fire. Don Huntsman travels to California for materials. Galena mines show promise and Trinity Company plans a 50 ton daily ore mill. Beef cattle imports support butchers, coal shipping may head to Newcastle. Boowaweans play baseball as Sherman residents debate Nevada Senate representation by a non resident.
The Boston excursionists, who were to pass here yesterday, decided to wait for snow slides in the Sierra to clear. They then detoured to Ogden Saturday night and will pass here tomorrow en route to Salt Lake City.
A section of the race grounds fence was blown down by strong winds last Friday night and a bridge flank suffered damage from a gust from the southwest. The destruction is reported as considerable.
Reports say road locomotives left Wadsworth yesterday for mining camps in Nye county drawn by mule teams. Barbed wire shipment arrived here Saturday from Ogden for northern farmers.
An advertisement touts Baking Powder, Everybody's Baking Powder as good as others and Levy & Co's Ideal as superior. It asserts no alum in our product unless desired and promises reliable rising power in every bake.
A Nevada letter questions a so called Democratic caucus in Winnemucca to nominate state convention delegates. The author demands to know who formed the committee and argues precincts should convene locally and invite outside precincts to ensure party harmony. He notes five county central committee members in Winnemucca had nothing to do with the call.
An 19th century advertisement bundle touts Mrs Waistow’s Soorurxe Syrep as a safe, effective teething remedy promising immediate relief and bowel regulation. It also markets Jaley Mall’s Vegetable Atellian Hair Renewer as a superior hair treatment, claiming color restoration, dandruff cure, and long-lasting results endorsed by physicians and the Massachusetts state assay.
The text describes General Grant as a guest of citizens who offered him cigars free of charge at The Palace and during a ride on the cars. It recalls a playful exchange about cigars and a humorous mishearing of a demand for imitators or empires. The scene ends with a comment on a Good Idea cigar being in town at a Fashion Sample room.
Reverend George H Thayer praises Shifol s Consumption Cure claiming cure for lung diseases and endorsing its sale at a local store in Roubon Indiana The advertisement notes the product s notoriety and a hospital or druggist selling it Also a four room house for rent on Fourth street is listed with contact S W Rose
Merino Flannel and Calf Boots advertised with prices from $2.50 to $4.00. Children’s footwear 75 cents to 1.50, ladies shoes 1.25 to 4.00, slippers in all kinds offered at low cash prices.
For a weak stomach call Dr Apourn Garrager renowned New York caterer at the Depot Restaurant. He will care your ills for 25 cents and upwards with seasonable delicacies cooked to order. Fish and game on hand. Seed Potatoes four best varieties sold at very low price Lovelock Station Nevada. John Harrison
Fresh garden grass and flower seeds advertised by Chenoweth at his Cash Store on Bridge Street Winne macca Nevada. Contact for seeds appears in local notice style with a promotional call to action.
Free luncheon for men every night at A. D. Williams Palace Saloon. Frank Fellowa's Fashion Sample Rooms offer genuine imported Charles Heidsieck wine. Dever Bakery delivers fresh bread twice daily, five loaves for 25 cents to any town location.
A brief notice states that inquiries and requests from all regions will be promptly addressed by the agency, signaling ready service and uniform responsiveness nationwide.
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