Home industry loyalty and local news from Nevada
A Reno Gazette editorial urges patronizing home businesses and notes mixed support for local papers. A Winnemucca Eastern Star installation at Masonic Temple in Silver State Chapter No. 151 is detailed with officers and a gala program. Carsons county justice moves to prosecute the Genoa lynching, with a special grand jury call. Also brief: local weather, new A. O. U. W. initiates, Alaska trip optimism, Golconda growth, Dawson expedition plans, real estate ad, Peoria union vote, a Middletown tramp, and Southern Pacific hay shipments rise.
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Reno Gazette
Carson
Winnemucca
Masonic Temple
Silver State
Order of the Eastern Star
Mra. F.C. Robine
Erama Oliver
W. M
J. P. ‘Turet
W. P
Josephine Dean
A. M
Mise Alice Ede
Katharine Diehl
Kathleen Shone
Hattie Wolf
A. C
G. B. Hama
Ida Nofsinger
Ada
Hannah Fellows
Roth
Mias
Katie Diehl
Esther
Martha Krenkel
Martha
Eliza Ban Hister
Electa
Clara Case
Elizabeth Flint
Sentinel
Carson Dispatch
Adam Uber
Genoa
Mack
Nagel
Douglas County
John Jones
Middletown
Conn
Southern Pacific Company
Lovelock
Woman preacher shocks congregation with implied threat
An Eastern church sermon on purity features a woman preacher who, amid her talk, brands a man as untrue to his wife. The crowd dodges, interpreted as a warning rather than a confession. The anecdote highlights the volatile reactions to bold claims.
Tea Making Tips From Mrs Rorer In Sardis Journal
In a December Sardis Home Journal piece Mrs Rorer outlines tea preparation to reduce tannin. She favors machine picked or cheaper black teas over copper-dried greens, warns against tea with sugar and cream at meals, and provides precise brewing steps including pot scalding and one teaspoon per person plus one for the pot.
Heart Disease Link to Poor Digestion Emphasized
The article argues most heart trouble stems from weak digestion, not organic illness. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe, effective digestive aid, claiming regular use after meals can cure stomach troubles except stomach cancer, with 50 cent packages and a free booklet from Stuart Co.
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Stuart
Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
Corbett and Fitzsimmons May Meet in Ring Again
Milwaukee reporter quotes Mrs. Fitzsimmons in Elko about a possible rematch between world champion Robert Fitzsimmons and J. J. Corbett. She hints she may not block the fight though she has not yet consented. The piece also notes rancher Henry Voigt’s East trip and Cripple Creek gold camp figures.
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Robert Fitzsimmons
J. J. Corbett
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin
Corbett
Henry Voigt
Elko County
Elko Argonaut
Klondike
Prominent miners Poole and Harvey praise Central mining district
Poole and C M Harvey, mining men, arrived from the Central mining district. Harvey, former foreman at Gold Eagle, spoke with Lives State reporter about the district, noting rich gold and silver deposits and a strong, steady workforce of about ten men. The Gold Eagle, run by Utah parties with Wilbur as superintendent, shipped 800 tons of ore recently, yielding about $100 per ton. Ore is hauled to Winnemucca and shipped to Salt Lake for reduction.
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Join Poole
C. M. Harvey
Central Mining District
Harvey
Gold Eagle Mining Company
Poole
Lives
Gold Eagle
C. HH
Wilbur
Utah
Winnemucca
Ite
Salt Lake
Central District
Women's Relief Corps meeting in Winnemucca
Citizens favorable to forming a Women's Relief Corps in Winnemucca are urged to meet at Staunton's Hall on Saturday December 11 at 2:30 PM to plan the affiliation. By Order of Committee, Winnemucca, Dec 8 1897. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with a money back claim and testimonials.
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Winnemucca
Staunton’s Hall
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
J. Cheney & Co
An Electric Smelter Brightens Ore Reduction
A Boston firm unveils an ore reducing furnace using alkaline water and crucibles in a tank. Perforated buttons hold ore while movable electrodes touch the crucibles to complete an electric circuit. As solution level rises to contact the ore the current heats the setup.
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Boston
New Piano House Opens in San Francisco at 208 Post Street
Messrs Gardner and Glassell announce a grand piano room at 208 Post Street San Francisco opening December 1 led by John W Gardner who just returned from the East with carloads of pianos and organs of the highest grade. The advertisement also urges savings on stores ranges from Reinhart & Co and promotes No-To-Bac tobacco habit cure.
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Messrs Gardner and Glassell
Post Street
San Francisco
John W. Gardner
Mrs Wixslow’s Soothing Syrup for Teething Children
A vintage advertisement touts Mrs Wixslow’s Soothing Syrup as a remedy for teething pain in children. It claims to relieve distress quickly, cure diarrhea, regulate stomach and bowels, soften gums, and increase overall energy, with a 25 cent bottle sold by druggists worldwide.
Porter Practice Sets Up in Winnemneva at Busch Hotel
Dr Porter is now in Winnemneva and will stay several days. His office is at the Busch hotel. Nervous people find relief by cleansing their blood with Hood's Sarsaparilla, advertised as a blood purifier and nerve tonic. Ladies' skirts of all descriptions, the latest fashions, at E Reinart & Co's.
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Hood
E. Reinart & Co’s
Prevent Pneumonia With Chamberlains Cough Remedy
An advertisement urges use of Chamberlains Cough Remedy to prevent pneumonia during cold season. It cites widespread use and claims no pneumonia cases among users, and notes availability in 25 and 40 cent sizes from W. A. Brown along with Dr Porter offering dental services at the Busch hotel for a short period.
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Chamberlain
W. A. Brown
Cold's Air Tight Stoves and Cheap East Read Waists
Cole's Air Tight Stoves offers direct from manufacturer pricing to undercut competitors in the state. E Revenart Co and M Hofman announce latest East styles of ladies waists and wrappers at low prices. Brows & Prier advertise free setup for any stores bought and ongoing service.
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E. Revenart & Co
M. Hofman
Brows & Prier
Holiday Goods and Fashion at Low Prices
Unpacking a vast display of novelties at low prices. Shoppers are invited to inspect cushions, capes, jackets, dress goods, and clothing from Reinhart & Co and M Hofman. Hardware items including stoves ranges oils and plumbing services emphasized with a focus on value. Brows & Pirgr.
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E. Reinhart & Co's
EF. Reinhart & Co’s
Schilling's Best Tea and Baking Powder Ad
An old San Francisco advertisement touts Schilling's Best tea and baking powder as the best value for the money, highlighting $2000 in bold and branding by A Seipling & Company.
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Schilling
A Seipling & Company
San Francisco
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. O. U. W. Lodge
Reno
Alaska
Golconda
Mason Valley
Dawson City
Oregon
Washington
Lee Harris
Peoria
Illinois
Brotherhoods of Locomotive
Federation
Corbett and
Fitzsimmons
Colorado
Women's Relief Corps
Grogan
E, Reinart & Co
Royal
Cole
E. Reinmarn
E. Reinart & Co's
L. Ifc. C.C
M. Hofman’s
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