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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1898
Page
2
Department of Agriculture weather report dated December 15 gives ending at 4 o clock data. Observations show mean barometer 25 inches with low maximum temperatures around zero and mean temperatures near zero. Prevailing wind from the north and no precipitation reported.
Fair tonight and Saturday with stationary temperatures. The forecast calls for dry conditions and no significant wind, keeping temperatures steady through the period. Weather maps indicate little change in regional pressure systems and no precipitation expected.
Senator West launches a crusade against pension theft and purge of fraudulently drawn pensions. He cites Indiana’s pension roll exceeding Illinois and Michigan by 1.5 million, alleging biased grants by a former Union soldier commissioner in politically close districts.
The clerk’s tally shows 185 Republicans 161 Democrats 3 Silver Republicans 5 Populists and 8 Fusionists in the lower chamber. With a slim margin, the Republicans hold a 13 vote majority and hope for restraint to prevent mischief.
Five additional Ormsby county candidates including ex Governor R K Colcord have been arrested for failing to certify their election expenses. The report notes a harsh year in Nevada where defeat and arrest go hand in hand amid political turmoil.
The Pall Mall Gazette quotes a poet lamenting losing a loved one and finding her again. the Denver Post notes public notices on quick recoveries through newspapers.
President McKinley attends the Atlanta peace jubilee but General Joe Wheeler draws a larger crowd and stronger reception, making him the more prominent figure at the event.
A trustee in Elko County offers a young lady teacher the job plus a husband as an inducement. The plan may require the trustee to hire a secretary to handle his mail for several weeks.
The Georgia legislature passed resolutions endorsing the president's course in the late war and suggests it may suit McKinley to speak kindly of the South.
The Times Review notes a genuine prospector will lie idle all summer and save energy until winter snow and cold set in before starting work. Naval officers argue the battleship Massachusetts must go out of commission and receive a largely new keel and frames before seaworthy.
An advertisement page promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with a money back promise, plus Hall's Family Pills and De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. It also mentions Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, One Minute Cough Cure as a quick cure, and a drugstore listing for Eagle Drug Store offering Cotton patterns and cough relief.
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