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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1880
Page
3
Fragmentary wartime weather note from the War Department Signal Corps reports observations at various stations. Data appears garbled but indicates times and locations of measurements, with references to Army units and signal observations. The readable portions point to mounted time notes and station references within Army signal operations.
Local notes recount Jonathyn Fulton tending a potato patch on Second Street and fearing frost bite after a cool night. Vandalism dug up about half the crop, while Frank Drave from Galena reports mining profits and recent sale of interest in Silver Point mining for $5,000, expecting further gain.
The sale of Bullion of Paradise mine stock for unpaid assessment No 1 dated last July 22 will occur at the company office in Paradise on the next business day with no further postponement. The Arizona mill at Tuionville resumed operations after a shutdown, raising hopes of a bonanza. The game laws expire today and tomorrow hunters may shoot ducks geese sage hens without prosecution. Punting vertical will be in order.
The Owyhee district mines show activity with Whiskey Gulch Rob Rey and Addie Leonard ledges near Leonard mill. Maggie mine suspended due to water, shaft down forty feet, winter at one hundred feet. ore abundant, operations to resume next month. Empire mine at Poor Man employs ten men with milling ore helping profitability. Jackson wine west of Poor Man, run by C M Hays and partners, shows bright prospects. War Eagle yields, Owyhee steady at ten workers, Wagontown mines prosper, ore sent to Jones and Adama mill. South Mountain crew extracting good ore. Tracey and Jones erect batteries near old furnace, concentrators en route from San Francisco.
A Hancock and English Club gathering is set for Tuesday evening at 7 30 at Oriental Hall. General L A Buckner will address the meeting and members are urged to attend. By order of the auditorial.
The Universal Accord Aver's Cataantic Prints are presented as the best purgative pills for family use after extensive chemical work. Claimed to be purely vegetable and harmless, they maintain body functions, aid digestion, and suit children and weakened constitutions with mild yet effective relief.
A new shipment arrives at C Cue sonaera cash store offering seven pounds brown sugar or six pounds white sugar for one dollar. Shop promises fresh stock with no antiquated or worn items and free from pressure to buy.
A full line of cigarettes including Tobatco Chewers and Smokers New Deal Navy J. B. Pace's Cable Coil Jackson's Best Lorilaird's Best Old Nugget Light Pressed Old Judge Vanity Fair Fragrant Durham and Fine Cut Tobaccos has just been received direct from manufacturers for sale.
SPECIAL LOCALS. Summer Hats. Latest styles of Ladies Summer Hats at reduced prices at je FE. Reinaanr & Co's. 'Steen's Angest Plower. It is natural for people suffering with Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint to seek relief. Green's August Flower is promoted with claims of immediate cure and sample bottles for 10 cents. Also Brown's Bronchial Troches are touted for sore throat and voice issues, with warnings against imitations and notes on their long use and benefits for speakers and singers.
The Reno Tar Bucket brigade harasses candidates at saloons, signaling a bar rush whenever a hopeful appears. Goon members mob the entrant, clap the back, and pressure the bar-keeper to serve. The distressed candidate departs amid curses and a wary grin.
An advertising snippet extols Everybody's Baking Powder as good as rivals. Levy & Co's Ideal is praised as better. The copy claims no alum in their product unless desired and humorously suggests it will improve a man’s appeal to women with every use.
Auld C Renry offers fresh groceries, pure Vermont maple sugar, and assorted provisions in a first-class establishment. Banister and Wetherly sell pure maple sugar by the box for 2 cents per pound and 25 cents per pound in smaller quantities.
An elderly local Christian minister Rev George H Thayer declares at a store that he and his wife credit Seton s Consumption Cure with saving their lives. The advertisement touts a dramatic sale and strong cures for lung diseases and lists Bourbon Indiana doctors and a local druggist as distributors.
Advertisement notes relief from dyspepsia liver complaint constipation and debility with Shiloh's Weather free if it fails to cure. Promoted by C A DeLavienre, Druggist, 75 cents. Also announces Levy & Co selling a new branded coffee.
SC Brown of Oregon Ranch near Fort McDermit reports military recommendations to enlarge the Fort this fall pending a Washington report. The Pay Car arrived late, paid the troops, then headed to Ogden. D N Brown returned from Chicago and plans to visit Dun Glen with a Chicago associate to inspect mines.
The celebrated pure Fairbank's Lard is now available at Ronr's. The outlet seeks only brands that pass a personal inspection. Also advertised are fruit cans for winter storage, priced cheap for cash by R. W. Woop.
Local merchants announce big sales and new stock. Banstetti and Wermnerr promote cash deals and rubber hose assortments. Dow's Luxent Stay advertises summer goods, white coats and vests at cost. Tavy & Vo open today with the state’s largest dry goods stock, promising daily arrivals and prizes, aiming not to be undersold.
The Misses Ketner daughters of Mr and Mrs Ketler leave today to attend winter school. Colonel Havin of Quin River ships ten carloads of fat-heeves from this station to San Francisco. For bucky side or chesty use Shilohs Porous Plaster priced 76 cents sold by C A DeSaussune in Winnemucca.
A quirky note notes a wine selection, mentioning Frank Fellows and a fashion sample event. It references import details for Charles Heidsieck and a tears themed or emotive tone as part of the display. The fragment confirms a tasting or presentation connected to a named brand.
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