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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1898
Page
2
A fragmented OCR item notes a reference to COR, BRIDGE AND FOURTH with numeric codes 8T8 and 600 40, indicating a possible listing or score shorthand missing full context. The readable bits suggest a brief item tied to a location or event code rather than a complete report.
Weather Bureau report from Winnemucca station records conditions for the 24 hours ending 9 PM local time. Mean barometer 25.41 inches. Max temperature 12 degrees, min 54 degrees, mean 44. Wind from the west. Precipitation 0.14 inches. Min temp Feb 25 82 above zero. Agent Weather Bureau Rogers signed.
The Keno Gazette warns that most mail routes in Nevada expire and Eastern contractors bid by job lots at low rates. Subcontractors receive about 90 thousand dollars of a 95 thousand annual outlay, leaving little for local services and causing debt and poor service across routes. The piece decries the law and speculators for harming residents and travel in the region.
Focused overview of soldier pay scales with monthly wages starting at eighteen dollars and increasing by one dollar per year to the sixth year, with promotions likely for merit. Includes mentions of food lodging and medical attendance. Also contains scattered advertisements for Hood's Sarsaparilla, semiannual sales, bulk coconut, Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and No-To-Bac anti-tobacco remedy.
A satirical jab in the St Louis Republic imagines a naval clash between Joseph Pulitzer and William Hearst as an impossible catastrophe. The piece warns of catastrophic warships colliding on the high seas, leaving no witnesses but the sky and the ocean.
Storey County Deputy Sheriff Jack Burke was dismissed by Sheriff Quirk after admitting a shortage of 1100 dollars. F P Langan was appointed temporarily. Burke provided a note to the sheriff for the shortage, and no criminal proceedings will follow. Stock speculation is cited as the cause of his downfall.
M E Fellows warns co owner that $100 was spent on labor and improvements for the Stonewall Jackson mining claim in Buena Vieta Mining District Humb It County Nevada. Filing proof appears February 18, 195 in Recorder office. Failure to contribute within ninety days after service or publication could void your interest.
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