Local News Gossip and Notable City Notes
Town bulletin reports C Wallace in town and Constable Dozens arriving from Lovelock. Gossip covers arrests, the Chinatown murder suspect Con Sullivan, vacationers, vagrants jailed for hard labor, and local trades like Sam Wah’s factory employing white workers. Rail contracts, a failed Armory Hall show, Baby Day photos, and a missing man near Paradise are noted. Weather turns sunny after a hail storm. a Railroad Photo car visits town with sittings. Cabinete and Paris panel prices listed.
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Sam Wah
San Francisco
San Joaquin
Railroad
George W. Turner
Lovelock
Paradise
Golconda
Bliss Ranch
Hadley
Turner
Cozzens
Bizarre Partridge Honey Bee Tree Hoard Story
A man near Pulaski Pennsylvania shoots a partridge and finds a hollow bee tree containing thirty two raccoon occupants and honey. He later recalls other odd events including river crossing and collecting bass. Also notes a Sacramento telegram denying Brady confessing to train robberies and claims about inflated rewards.
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Pulaski
Penn
Shenango
McGlashan Water Co Offers Free Water for Fire Plugs
The McGlashan water company of Truckee offers to furnish free water for two inch fire plugs in any portion of the town for fire purposes. If residents club together to buy two inch hose and pay for connections they can have fire stands anywhere in town. This helps in fires by allowing streams to be turned on before hydrants are ready. The offer applies to all property owners whether or not they are customers.
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McGlashan Water Company
Truckee
McClashan Water Company
Think of Durrrant and the murdered girls
A correspondent urges reflection on the Durrrant case focusing on the murdered Miss Williams and the mother’s remark about her son’s supposed status. The piece juxtaposes sympathy for the victim with the mother’s controversial comment amid the sensational trial coverage.
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Durrrant
Durrant
Miss William
Indian Waif Found Near Blue Canyon On Railroad Tracks
The Southern Pacific reportedly has a two year old Pinto Indian baby in its care. Found alongside the tracks by a road worker near Blue Canyon, the child was livid and lively and given bread and milk by Mrs. Talbot in Shady Run. Indians from the mountains gathered for the circus and speculated on the fate of the child.
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Sacramento Bee
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Huntington
Sacramento
Blue Canyon
Shady Ran
Pluto
Tempe grocer pioneers cashless credit by promissory note
Arizona is praised for many things including Gila monsters, but a Tempe grocer gains fame for a novel system. Customers list items, cashier prices them, issue a promissory note for the total, then receive cash to buy the goods, effectively avoiding open debts and speeding repayment.
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Arizona
Los Angeles Times
Old Glory Must Wave Over Treasury Buildings
Treasury department issues orders for hoisting the U S flag over all buildings under its control during business hours on February 22 May 30 and July 4 from sunrise to sunset with exceptions for bad weather. If a holiday falls on Sunday the flag is displayed the local observed day and on May 30 the flag is to be set at half mast.
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Treasury Department
United States
Extensive Business for Sale in Wadsworth Store and Lot
R. H. Cowles announces sale of his Wadsworth general merchandise store with building, lot, stock, fireproof cellar and goodwill. Goods are fresh and the business is prosperous. Sale to cash in hand to allow focus on other industries. Wadsworth touted as Nevada's best business town. Call at Cowles store in Wadsworth for details.
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H. Cowles
Wadsworth
Watch and jewelry dealer announces Kimberley diamonds
A Winnemucca Nevada jeweler proclaims agency for Howard precision watches and Kimberley diamond mines, promising latest designs and shop quality. A separate 19th century advertisement offers Hall's Catarrh Cure with $100 reward for cures and endorsements from Toledo druggists.
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Howard Precision
Kimberley
South Africa
United
Rexe Geroume
Winnemucca
Nevada
No-To-Bac Advertising Ends Smoking Routine
An editorial in the St Louis Journal of Agriculture extols No-To-Bac the tobacco habit cure. It cites a St Louis architect cured after twenty years of smoking and chewing by two boxes. The ad notes No-To-Bac is sold by W A Brown with a money back guarantee.
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St. Louis Journal of Agriculture
St. Louis
W. A. Brown
Sterling Remedy Jr
New York
Chicago
Wanted Local Foresters Organizer in Portland Oregon
Local organizers for the Independent Order of Foresters sought with a good opportunity for the right man. Address or apply to Wm. Sandereson in care of A. Line, Portland Oregon. Also notices about fashion and goods appear in the same brief item set.
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Independent Order of Foresters
Wm. Sandereon
A. Line
Portland
Oregon
California Fig Syrup Co promotes safe laxative for ladies
An advertisement lists Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for women and urges buying only from the California Fig Syrup Co. It also contains city utility notice about shutoffs and other assorted local business blurbs and signatures from Dutch Flat dated June 19 1895.
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California
California Fig Syrup Co
Local ads promote coffee tea mower cloth and fish
Advertisements urge A Kleinhans Epienre coffee and tea with payment details, a Burkeye mower bargain, inquiries to F C Robiss Co, six cent yard fabrics at F C Robins Co, new goods at E Bernart Co, fresh mackerel at 15 cents each or two for 25 cents, and miscellaneous shopping notes.
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Sun
F. C. Robiss & Co
F.C. Robins & Co
Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer Ad Shouts Fins Gaiters
When hair falls out or turns gray, scalp needs care and Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer is recommended. Ladies' Fins Kid patent tips and four button congress gaiters are popular in New York City and available at F.C. Ronis & Co.
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Hall
New York City
F.C. Ronis & Co
Ladies' Fine Kid Pat Ent Tips Juliett Shoes
Goan sees them at F.C. Rontws & Co with Oxford summer wear.
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F.C. Rontws & Co
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Ocal
Nature
C. Wallace
No. 4
Clarence Barr
Con. Sullivan
A. Weatfall
F. M. Fellows
Reno
Habos
Paul Layeaga Jr
Bert
P. Laveaga Sr
Pine Nut Range
Paris
Liarville
Harry H. Edwards
National Photo and Engraging Company
Montgomery Street
Katie
Chhildren
Leah
Loney
Brady
Tro
Rio Benito Ranch
Ahern
Wells, Fargo & Co
Hood
Overland Express
U.S
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Traax
F. C. Robins & Co
Tere
Soudan Cloth
Fk Weohorr
Bol Lev
Anay
Phil Ol Ole
Winnemiees
Laos
F.C. Rostis & Co
Robins Eco
J. Bouges
M. Hofman
F. G. Wendel
O. Reil
Toll House
W. E. Lampson
F. G. Weape
Dutch Flat
A. Kleinhans
Epienre
Wes
E. Bernart & Co
A. Klein
Hans
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