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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1900
Page
2
News item lists publication schedule and subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery. Mentions streets Corner Bridge and Fourth Streets and Winnemnecen. Provides durations one year six months three months and weekly carrier price.
Weather bulletin records four hour conditions ending 6:09 PM local time. Mean barometer 20.00 inches. Max 61°F, min 39°F, mean 50°F. Normal 47°F. NW wind. 0.00 inches precipitation in past 24 hours. Forecast cloudy unsettled weather with possible showers and cloudy Sunday. Hayden, Observer. Weather Forecasts Mcadie April 21 1900.
The Nevada Republican convention at Carson adopts principles that attack Bryan’s financial policy as a patent system of finance. Critics say the stance pleases Eastern bankers and harms voters long oppressed by Republican policy. Virginia Report comments on the convention’s boldness and potential missteps.
The Salt Lake conference of Governors of the arid land states adopted resolutions opposing any change in federal arid land laws. They favored cession of lands to states if changed and rejected leasing by the federal government. A circular urged Western states to cooperate and a resolution sought funding to propagate forage plants on arid lands. Also noted: British wartime losses in six months totaled 23,000, vs Gettysburg figures for Union and Confederate forces.
The passage notes Senators Jones and Stewart benefited for backing traitors and returning to the Republican party. It mentions the postmaster at Carson was appointed after their recommendation, described as a plum. The text criticizes the “distinguished humbugs” as cheap sellers unlikely to fetch high prices.
The Chicago Times Herald speculates on a Society for daughters carrying messages to famous people. The Times questions a potential vice presidential bid for General Otis. William Waldorf Astor reportedly becomes skilled with a sword in London while Mrs. Dewey downplays politics. The Denver Republican notes an ancestor once handled a cleaver. The Houston Post quotes Mrs. Dewey amid Admirals’ prospects and the Pittsburg Dispatch comments on Boer ignorance and Lord Roberts’ campaign.
Willie Washington confesses a belief in egotism while Miss Cayenne challenges the notion. The Washington Star counters that such self focus is merely a common human tendency to worry over trifles.
An advertisement claims deafness results from inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. It offers one hundred dollars for any deafness caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills, listing J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio and local druggist sales.
A dated advertisement promotes Karl's Clover Root Tea as purifying the breath by acting on the bowels. It claims the product has been sold for years with an absolute guarantee. The price is 25 or 50 cents at Eagle Drug Store.
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