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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1897
Page
2
Subscripti on rates listed for one year six months and three months by mail and carrier in Winnemucca. Per week 3600 appears as an OCR fragment. The item reads like a classic newspaper advertising notice for subscription options and pricing.
Weather Bureau report from the Agriculture Department lists 24 hour period ending 8 PM. mean barometer 20.713 inches. maximum 82 degrees. minimum 26 degrees. mean 20 degrees. prevailing wind direction 3W. precipitation 0 inches. forecast for December 17 at 5 degrees above zero. A Rogers, Agent Weather Bureau.
The December 17 1897 Sacramento Bee recounts critics taunting Wm J Bryan about running in Mexico, praising Mexican progress and citing Mexico City’s educated populace. A Fresno Expositor jab labels Rev J George Gibson a vain meddler for withholding Durrant case details.
The Salt Lake Tribune recalls Orion Clemens, Mark Twain’s brother, as a gentle, unaggressive figure who long served Nevada Territory as secretary. Sam Twain returns from a failed prospecting trip toward Aurora, entering Orion’s office to a blunt greeting and a scene described by a neighboring occupant.
Quoted voices warn Brother Orien of danger as Nevada statehood nears, while Mark Twain is described as untidy in contrast to a neatly dressed Orien. The ad section touts Hood's Sarsaparilla, Christmas gift lines, and bundled dry goods from F C Robins Co and M Hofman, with discounts and new stock from Eastern factories.
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