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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1897
Page
3
Weather Bureau report shows mean barometer 25.15 inches and mean temperature 29 degrees for the 24 hours ending 5:00. Fr. M. Loombine notes maximum temperature 15 degrees and minimum 0 degrees with wind from the unspecified direction at up to 9 miles per hour and no precipitation. Observer Frank R Dearhan records conditions as of February 9 to 10.
In McDermit town news W O Baker and B J Lye are guests while Valentine events loom. Eggs sell at 25 cents a dozen. Rand items report beef shortages after a Texas trip, arson and train robbery threats, and local improvements on Second street. Nevada lottery bills, Indian agency shifts, and prize fighting debates color local political chatter with social notes and ads.
Principal Winfrey presents Winnemucca school January highlights with honor rolls across High School and Intermediate, naming Post Graduates Pearl Trousdale Frank Leonard and multiple class honor lists. Also notes on graduates’ paths, city versus country contrasts, and a later section on local crime, bird shoot plans, urban statistics, and a catarrh cure advertisement.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims rapid relief from crying, diarrhea, stomach upset, wind colic, and gum inflammation. The product, priced at twenty five cents, is said to be the prescription of an experienced female physician and sold by druggists worldwide.
An advertising column lists rubber overshoes and sandals in various sizes for men women and children, noting prices and a sales pitch. It includes travel promotions from F C Ronins Co and Union Pacific passenger service from Winnemucca to Chicago St Louis Omaha Denver and beyond with through accommodations. A photo studio advertises cabinet photographs and a note about a life size picture raffle. Also offers legal blanks for sale at the office.
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