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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1894
Page
2
Rates and subscription terms for the Silver State Publishing Company advertisement page list mail and carrier delivery prices. It notes policy for one year and six months subscripts and a per week carrier rate, with advertising rates per square inch and mentions authorized collectors for the Silver State Lovelock edition.
Weather Bureau report from Winnemucca Station shows 24 hour period ending 8 PM with a high of 46 and a low of 12 degrees and mean 29. Precipitation recorded at 0.02 inches. Wind light from the northwest at 4 mph. Minimum temperature Feb 16 was 6 degrees.
The article honors George W Childs born May 12 1829 in Baltimore and died February 3 1894 in Philadelphia. It praises his rise from errand boy to Ledger proprietor and editor, his refusal of impure or sensational content, and his Sabbath observance and moral principles guiding business success.
A preachy excerpt urges strict temperance with the line Drink not at all and beware any habit that harms. It counsels choosing noble companions to shape character, noting a man is known by the company he keeps and praising lasting virtue, friendship, and immortality through virtue. J. HN. W.
An Ogden Press opinion claims silver prices regulate farm markets and that wheat declined after silver fell. It accuses non free coinage supporters of betraying farmers and critiques those sticking with old parties as hypocrites or fools.
The ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for rheumatism catarrh and scrofula claiming impure blood causes disease. It also promotes Simmons Liver Regulator and How to stay spry. The copy targets general health and vitality with toning claims.
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