Local News Review Teems With War Talk and Weather
The issue blends wartime notes and community happenings. An effigy of Alfonso XIII signals looming conflict while officials prepare militia calls and state proclamations. A hail storm visited late afternoon with brief lightning and thunder, clearing to mild evening for bicyclists and street traffic.
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Despot Father and Defiant Son End in Union of Fate
A dramatic, allegorical tale unfolds where an aging tyrant exploits his son, facing moral outrage from the community. A brave young man pleads for freedom, clashes with creditors, and, with help from a history man, exposes the despotic regime. J G Burn Winnemucca April 21 1898. Setback for Wadsworth. Salt Lake Tribune notes SP may move shops from Wadsworth to Ogden, a blow to Nevada town reliant on Central Pacific labor.
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J. G. Burn
Winnemucca
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Salt Lake Tribune
Southern Pacific
Wadsworth
Ogden
Utah
Nevada
Central Pacific
War News Sparks Senate Action and Cuban Blockade Orders
Special to the Styge State reports the Spanish fleet left Cape Verde with Cap tain Sampson ordered to sea for a Havana blockade. President McKinley calls for 100000 volunteers as Spain hints at privateering. Secretary Long urges rapid dispatch of fleets to Havana and Porto Rico. The first troop call targets 80000 men, with the national guard totaling 113300 ready for service.
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Leonard
Buckner
Pablo
Alfonso XT
Spain
Bridgestreet
Brown & Piper
Virginia City
Maine Monument
Comstock
Hull
Key West
Woodford
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McKinley
Senate
Alger
Murphy
Arizona
Long
Havana
Porto Rico
Department
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War Department
National Guard
Guard
Official Nevada Weather Forecast for 86 Hours Ending April 22 1898
Official forecast from San Francisco dated April 20 1898 predicts fair weather for Nevada tonight and Friday with cooler Friday morning. Mention of a sprain possibly becoming chronic weakness and promotion of Trib liniment as preventative care. Hasan, Forecast Official.
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Nevada
Hasan
San Francisco
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Perceived Credibility
An old newspaper item promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for incurable cases. It includes endorsements from West Traux Ware Kinnan Mannix druggists and notes internal medicine claims. The ad also mentions internal remedy details, price per bottle, and testimonials, plus a note about new shirt waists from Hormay.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Traux
O. Ware, Kinnan & Mannix
O. Hall
French Proverbs on Marriage and Food Market
A fragment list of proverbs about marriage and meals. Says happiness depends on deaf husbands and blind wives and cautions about dowries and timing of marriages. Includes an advertisement for Road King bicycles and stiff hats from Reinhart & Co.
New Inventions Proposed for Social Manners
A humorous list suggests gadgets to aid people in moments of stress. A stamp paller steadies those who freeze, a brace helps the hesitant, an anchor lifts those overwhelmed with joy, a grindstone eases anger, insulators protect from sharp language, and thunder rods aid the surprise of new sights or news.
Do You Want a Camera A Vive for sale ad
An advertisement for Vives cameras offers glass plates and cut films with a $5 unit to expose eighteen glass plates or fifty cut films. Various sizes and supplies listed. Local agents in Winnemucca Nevada. Bicycle sales and other goods, plus Hood's Sarsaparilla testimonials.
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B. G. Eraser
Winnemucca
Nevada
Baking powder warning and price note from Schilling’s
A warning about baking powder costing 25 or 30 cents a pound and the profit to maker and grocer. Schilling's Best is pricier because it costs the maker more.
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Schilling’s
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