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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1896
Page
3
A railroad boy seeks a reward for a lost pocket stove on the river ice. Skaters draw crowds nightly with feats, while warnigns about fence and glass hazards appear. Reno travelers, Truckee carnival plans, and clerical notices fill the rest of this mixed column.
A paragraph claimed two full moons in December 1895 and a Christ era precedent. The article explains lunar phases occur in threes or fours roughly every nine to eighteen years, depending on astronomical or civil time conventions, and provides dates illustrating the pattern.
Stephen H. Emmons, president of a New York gold mining firm, proposes in an open letter to President Cleveland that the treasury coordinate with mine owners to place U S gold production at government disposal in exchange for silver coins. He claims his mines will provide a large gold output without bond issues or interest, boosting home currency and international currency in the treasury.
The piece notes Montana employers complain about the shortage of women, as many girls migrate from Helena and Butte to mining camps for higher pay and marriage prospects. It also mentions a Grand canyon story where a man’s shout travels eighteen miles, a remarkable distance for hearing one name.
In Winnemucca Nevada on January 7 a quiet wedding united L B Ward of Paradise and Mrs R A Kibbee of this place. Rev E Franc Brown officiated. Both couples are highly respected and the union is wished much joy and prosperity on their life journey. Only a couple of friends attended.
Brief items note Arkansas finance committee substitute for a bond bill, opposed by Republicans, and a San Francisco courtroom defense testimony in the Davidson case. insurgent moves near Havana and Managua, plus a train attack near Cardenas. Odd anecdotes about Lord Aylesbury and a bishop, and ads for medicines, schools, and local commerce.
Advertisement notes a wide range of hats and furnishing goods for men and women. It urges customers to compare prices, mentions Retwuart & Co and E Reinhart & Co offering the Health Protector shoes from Stern Auer Co of Cincinnati. It promises a fine line of ladies shoes as well.
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