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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1901
Page
2
The Silver State announces subscription terms for mail and carrier delivery in Winnemucca, with annual, semiannual, and quarterly options and per week carrier pricing. Public business correspondence should be addressed to The Silver State in Winnemucca.
Weather Bureau report from Winnemucca Station notes 24 hours ending 5:09 p.m. local time with mean barometer 30.60 and mean temperature 25 degrees. Maximum 35 and minimum 15 above zero. Precipitation 0 inches. Forecast calls for fair tonight and Sunday with continued cold weather.
A report on the principal railroads operating 192193 miles shows net profits of 2888 per mile and earnings per mile of 8211 with operating costs of 5323 per mile. Gross earnings for the year totaled 1578164205, up 35577218 from the prior year. Also noted is a local ugly-man contest in Indiana where a speech spurred a fight over a silver cup prize.
The piece notes repeated coercion by powers to obtain payments for damages in Armenia and adds that Turkey now aims to banish naturalized American citizens. It suggests the State Department may pursue more diplomatic steps, as seen in the Miss Stone case.
A Sacramento firm ad in the Bee touts Nevada apples as superior with no worms or scale. The piece argues Nevada products are gaining market share in California, predicting eventual leadership and even possible senatorial timber for California.
The article describes Senator Stewart introducing a joint resolution to submit a constitutional amendment on federal jurisdiction in water use disputes, aiming to stall the Newlands irrigation bill and favor state control over a proposed storage system, contrasting Mandel bill interests with homebuilders.
The Reno Journal discusses how irrigation issues provoke delay and conflict as Stewart seeks to sacrifice public interests to undermine the author of the sole irrigation measure Congress may consider this session. The piece frames the matter as vital to state people yet entangled by personal animus and strategic postponement.
Moylan C. Fox of Salt Lake City says he is near the last of Idaho’s big cattlemen and has shipped 900 head of pure bred cattle to market. He warns ranges are gone as sheep have eaten all pasture above Soda Springs and a cow cannot find feed for a week.
An advertisement proclaims Dr James W Kidd of Fort Wayne Indiana has discovered a universal elixir of life that cures any disease. The free remedy is sent to any sufferer with a request for the ailment, promising cures from rheumatism to paralysis and asthma. Many miraculous testimonials are cited despite no medical proof.
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