Lion Tamer Carl Thieman Dies From Injuries
Local notes report Carl Thieman the 80 year old lion tamer who was badly mauled at a Midwinter fair exhibit died Wednesday from his injuries. Other items note a post office robbery conviction in Eagle Salt Works Washoe county with a seven year sentence, a petition against O H Gallop’s removal as Carson land office registrar, and midwinter fair architecture.
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Carl Thieman
Exhition
Carson
O. H. Gallop
United States Land Office
Gallup
Cleveland
James McDonald
Beloit Township
Holt County
Indiana
Good Field for Robbers in Carson City Warns of Train Loot
The Carson City area is labeled a favorable field for robbers as the unpunished thefts rise. A clerk from the assessor's office, Frank Helm, was robbed of over $200 while returning from the electric light works, with the money left in purses for safe transport. No clues have been found and local papers blame previous lootings, including the V & T train hold up, for a pattern of crime.
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Carson City
Wilson
Electric Light Works
Frank Helm
Helm
Summerfield
Carson Paper
The Snow Galleries Cost to Build Along the Sierras
The article describes the snow galleries along the Central Pacific from west of Truckee to Shady Run station, spanning forty five miles. It notes a pine forest felled for timber, a total cost about 46 000 dollars per mile, and three miles across the summit at six thousand dollars per mile, with galleries built to withstand avalanches and keep winter travel possible.
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Auburn
Cal
Towle’s
Alta
Central Pacific
Sierra Range
Inn
Truckee
Shady Run Station
Youth pays 25 cents to dance with plain girl
A Newton Kansas youth who escorted a plain girl to a dance had to pay 25 cents to each of the other boys to dance with her. The report mentions varied curious items from Europe and America.
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Newton
Kan
Important Difference Promises Cure Through Cleansing Syrup
A pamphlet promotes cleansing the system with Syrup of Sarsaparilla from the California Fig Syrup Co. It claims thin and impure blood becomes rich and healthy, bracing the nerves and restoring strength.
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California Fig Syrupse
Hood
March Weather Record from Wixyemucca Nevada 1894
Weather Bureau data cover March observations over 15 years at Wixyemucca Nevada. It lists normal temperatures, record highs and lows, precipitation totals, snowfall, clouds, and wind directions with dates. Also notes a legal suit involving Henry Miller and Lux heirs with details of partnership and pending trial.
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U.8
Department OF Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Wixyemucca
Nev
Sanderson
Henry Milller
Jessie Potter
Miranda Lux
Lux
Miller
San Mateo
Catarrh Cure Ad Offers Reward and Health Ads
An 1893 newspaper fragment advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for a case it cannot cure. It also includes testimonials, doctors' notes, and product pricing, plus other health ads for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Simmons Liver Regulator. It mentions an Humboldt County dentist relocate, sheep for sale, and a masked party with admission details.
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Hall
Cheney
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Trvax
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
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T. R. Hofer
Carson Mint
Adams
Milton Elstner
Harry Day
J. C. Hagerman
John Wagner
Kentucky
Sierras
Ferdinand Holtzenland
Reading
Nice
Mary Anderson Navarro
Baki Reval
the Weather Bureau
Sith
Bist
Geo. D. Bourcurr
Miller & Lux
Ayer
Tlw
C. Corbiere
Humboldt County
Market Street
San Francisco
Bowerreip
Krause
Alleghany
Norman Lichty
Des Moines
Istind Krause
Eagle Drug Store
Simmons
Mrs. Winston
Mrs. Winslow
Paul Neth
Charles Neth
Jennie Neth
Winnemucca
Hinnnemucch
Washington
Armory Hall
Chris, Wolf
Felix Paulin
Joseph Rougon
A.D. Wilcox
E. 8. Archer
Winnemucca Hose Co. No
LJ. Crook
Pod
Bweetser
E. S. Archer
Chas. 8
Kroy i, J.C. Mathews
Joseph Rougou, G. A. Krenkel
Aw, Willers
Rask
Simmons Liver Regulator
Lworkeepers
Chris
Wolf
Prof. Cody
E. Reinhart & Co
Simon Reinhart
Lealing
Seryou Uy Mrs. Crook
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