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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1898
Page
3
A varied Winnemucca news page reports a diphtheria case in Reno and Italian style rumors, with civic items from Lee Harrie real estate to a proposed underground pneumatic tube system in Chicago. It notes snowy weather, two quiet marriages, and a Wells Fargo copper mine bid in Idaho.
Durrant was hanged at San Quentin at 10 30 AM. He died bravely and claimed innocence. The murder of Blanche Lamont at Emmanuel Baptist church in San Francisco on April 3 1895 led to the famed legal fight, with Supreme Court appeals denied and the execution proceeding as scheduled. A priest administered last rites as the march to the gallows began. Also noted is a quiet Reno wedding of H A Gilbert to Pearl E Trousdale of Winnemucca, with Gilbert employed at Wells Fargo & Co. The couple is expected to reside in Winnemucca.
A Grass Valley Tidings reader from Penn Valley Nevada County reports teachers leaving the local school as many marry and depart. The correspondent predicts a large exodus of teachers if the news spreads, noting five quitters already.
Late items report Major Moses P Handy critically ill in Augusta Georgia. Other brief items note a Greenville Tennessee husband and wife killed by Alexander Carter who then killed himself. Milwaukee prisoners escaped. Servian army reorganized with ex King Milan to lead. eight million feet of lumber burned at Crow Island Michigan. ex Governor Hogg of Texas rejects vice presidency bid. counterfeit ring arrested near Sheridan Missouri. Buckley suicide on Long Island. Britain may open treaty ports for Chinese loan. Central Pacific foreclosure not yet started per officials.
The 1898 Ayer calendar from N W Ayer Son Newspaper and Magazine Advertising Agents Philadelphia arrives in offices and homes. Its figures are large enough to read across a room and the edition has doubled in recent years. It costs 25 cents and includes mail delivery in perfect condition.
A horse belonging to Willard Gillespie fled his wood and coal yard in Gold Hill this morning and walked onto a narrow stone wall. The animal fell, broke its neck, and died after returning to the yard. The cause of the fall remains unclear.
An advertisement extols faith in medicine and confirms Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as aiding digestion and nerve strength. It notes the pills digest food, improve appetite, blood, and flesh, and promotes a 60 cent package price plus a free booklet from Stuart Co., Marshall, Michigan.
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh available. It claims internal action on blood and mucus surfaces, offers a $100 reward for any failure to cure, and urges sending for testimonials. Sold by druggists at 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills also recommended.
A reader from Oolagah Indian Territory extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best cure for coughs and colds and a certain preventive of pneumonia. The advertisement notes 25 and 50 cent sizes sold by W A Brown and urges those with weak lungs to keep the remedy handy.
A Panguitch Utah reader attests Hood's Sarsaparilla cured a brother's years long cough and rheumatism. The testimonial asserts he never felt better and now rarely coughs. Advertising copy touts Hood's Pills as the companion remedy.
Henry A. Gilbert and Pear B. Trousdale of Winnemucca wed in Reno Nevada on January 1894 by Reverend F C Lee.
Old time patent medicine notices advertise Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with claims to cure diarrhoea wind colic and fever reduce inflammation and energize children price twenty five cents a bottle Sold by druggists with other remedies Cascarets Candy Cathartic Chamberlain's Pain Balm No To Bed Bac and more druggists advertise various cures and tonics along with a bank shareholders meeting and local sale notices.
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