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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1897
Page
3
Firemen’s meeting set for tonight amid cold snap as officials report governor's secretary appointment and local political notes. Several couples listed for marriage licenses. population and census figures cited. various arrivals and local happenings reported from Reno to Winnemucca and Lovelock.
In Sacramento a wealthy farmer P J Hulsman attempted to kill his sister Mrs W T Kirgbaum in a post office. San Francisco lawyer Patrick Reddy restrained the gun and, despite losing part of a thumb, disarmed Hulsman and turned him over to police.
A Mason Valley cooperative creamery in Humboldt County proves viable after initial price declines. Ranchers lease the facility, pay wages, and divide milk proceeds, increasing daily milk intake to about 4000 pounds. Butter quality remains high with strong San Francisco demand. plans surface to purchase plant and continue cooperative operations.
London papers recount a Nevada photographer threatening a sitter with a pistol to force a calm expression for a portrait. He levels the gun at the sitter’s head and demands stillness, warning his artistry depends on the result.
Perry & Cameron druggists of Flushing Michigan endorse Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best cough medicine they sell. W A Brown sells it at 25 and 50 cents per bottle. The ad highlights Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and its claimed benefits, sold by druggists worldwide at twenty five cents per bottle, with the prescription attributed to Mrs Winslow.
The New York Sun reports cocaine snuff spreads in some Connecticut towns, causing early euphoria then insomnia hysteria and paralysis with continued use. A legislative effort to suppress the habit is discussed while remedies from fig syrup and pennyworths are advertised by multiple firms. The Delaware legislature friction and party maneuvering are also described along with several ads for cures and goods.
At the January 5 1897 meeting St James Lodge No 0 ALO UWO the officers elect for 1897 were installed Jerry Nicholas M W Chris Wolf F G F Mayer financier A War ren recorder A EF Trousdale O M Hofman receiver Mood’s Sarvaparilla advertised as purifying the blood curing tiredness stimulating appetite and aiding sleep
A sickness prompted sale of the Busch Hotel in upper Winnemucca along with the proprietor Tuomas Suone offering the property to a right buyer. Also listed is a home for sale or exchange for cattle stock in upper Winnemucca with a perfect title and contact via Ernest Duvivier in Mill City Nevada. Photographs offered in natural color with a January 10 deadline for calls before Sam sails to Paradise mid January for about a month.
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