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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1898
Page
2
The Department of Agriculture reports conditions for the 24 hours ending 8 PM at 75th meridian time. Mean barometer 26.79 inches, maximum temperature 5% degrees, minimum 4 degrees, mean 59 degrees. Wind from the west with 0.0 inches precipitation. Forecast minimum Feb 15 is 26 above zero.
February 15 1898 discussion notes corn used in flour blending with rise in demand in the South and large North consumption. Northwestern millers back a congressional move to tax the blended flour out of existence. Proper labeling could prevent deception and protect buyers while allowing sale if public desires.
In San Francisco researchers describe fender designs to shield pedestrians from streetcars. The dilemma is creating a device high enough to clear rails on steep grades yet low enough to prevent limbs from reaching the wheels.
A 19 year old in Williamsburg New Jersey died days ago from a rare cause attributed to extreme growth. He stood six feet two inches tall at death and showed no illness, doctors determining the death resulted from rapid physical development rather than disease.
A witty remark credits Chauncey Depew with the idea that numbers rarely lie but only when a liar is behind them. The quip suggests figures are trustworthy only if untainted by misrepresentation.
The dialogue pieces feature a nobleman calling a girl "his little Klondike" and questions about eggs and bicycles. A judge doubts a prisoner's truth while a prosecutor jests. Tommy reads papers, a teacher asks about divisions of the earth, and a mother critiques a book's influence as she scolds Johnny over arithmetic.
A family scene prompts a joke about conflagration and incipient fire. The page blends humor with medical ads for Hood's Sarsaparilla and Cascarets Candy Cathartic, plus Chamberlain's Pain Balm and Union Pacific travel pitches. Local merchants promote clothing, and travel details tout Winnemucca to Chicago service with Pullman and dining cars.
The Palace Sam advertises ready to do a robbing business with better goods for less money. Whisky by the gallon case, cigars by the hundred or thousand, mineral water cheap by the dozen, bitters of all kinds, table wine bargain prices, and Pabst Beer by bottle or barrel.
Private sale announced for about one thousand acres of the Wilcox estate. Attorney H Warren serves as attorney for the executrix. Buyers must respond through proper channels to inquire about terms and location.
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