Snow Sheds Demolished by Avalanching Storm
A passenger train from San Francisco was blocked in the Sierra Nevada near Cisco and Emigrant Gap by record snowdrifts. Avalanches buried rails and cars, severing Nevada California service. Over 1000 workers labored to clear the line as two days of mails arrived from the west. Personal notes mention local figures and a tailor selling a steel-keyed concerto.
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Grant County
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Ohio
Rebel Creek
D. P. Hixon
Schafer & Co
Love Lock Tragedy Suspected Opium Fatalities
An autopsy on five Chinese laborers at Love Lock reveals death by asphyxiation from opium with tent smoke suffocating them before a fire started. Coroner Oppenheim presided. detectives from San Francisco joined the inquiry as authorities pledge a thorough investigation into the deaths near Big Meadows.
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Humboldt Lodge Special Meeting Tonight in Staunton Building
A special meeting of Humboldt Lodge No. 16 J C O F will be held at their hall in Staunton's building at 7 o'clock this evening. Sojourning brothers in good standing are invited. Winnemucca January 12 1880 by order of N G J E Saprse, Secretary. Mothers! Mothers! Mothers! Are you disturbed at night by a sick child suffering from cutting teeth? Get Mrs Winston's Sooraxe Syrup. Relieves immediately and regulates bowels. Safe and pleasant. 25 cents. Boscare's German Syrup touted as remedy for throat and lung diseases with 950,000 bottles sold last year.
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The Solar Eclipse Observed with Smoked Glass
The eclipse of the sun yesterday drew many observers using smoked glass. The clear day and a brief western cloud impacted views. Experts explain that eclipses are rarer than monthly new moons due to orbital planes, with shadows aligning only at intervals.
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Earth
Shilohs Cure Promoted Along With Other Local Goods
An advertisement cites Shilohs Consumption Cure as the best lung medicine for coughs asthma bronchitis and related ailments promising faster relief and a child friendly formula with guarantees. It lists prices 10 50 cents and 1 and promotes Shilohs Plaster Vitalizer and Verzenay Champagne from local shops. Also notes upcoming departure of C W Jonistos and requests for dentistry work and a steady woman for housework. Nearby notices mention free lunch nights at the Palace Saloon and fresh oysters at A Booth Co.
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C. A. DeSaussere
Druggint
Nseed
Jury Impanels In Fire Probe At Jennie Taylors Place
Under the late Legislature act a three-man jury of property holders M Hofman L L Rickard and Henry Busch reviewed the Jennie Taylor fire last Saturday. After hearing witnesses they found probable cause to suspect an abandoned woman Tillie Weed, who is held on bail awaiting examination.
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L. L. Rickard
Henry Busch
Resigned Courthouse Janitor Post Sparks Local Talk
J. B. Gramm has resigned the Courthouse janitor position he was appointed to by the Board of County Commissioners. The duties are unappealing to many. Hackmetack perfume advertised as the day’s favorite fragrance is sold by C. A. DeSaussure, Druggist, Winnemucca, Nev.
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J. B. Gramm
Board of County Commissioners
C. A. DeSaussure
Winnemucca
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