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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1897
Page
3
Weather Bureau report from Winnemucca Station dated January 2 1897 records the 21 hour period ending 4 am local time. Mean barometer 29.45 inches maximum temperature 42 degrees minimum 2 degrees mean temperature 20 degrees wind SW at 26 mph. Precipitation and extreme readings noted. Frank K Beahan observer.
Governor Sadler signs the prize fight bill as Utah senator Martha Cannon’s bid shifts. Nevada Senate debates militia limits and Summerfield proposes a 40 day session while Carson City reports a routine day in the legislature and a Golconda dance.
Analysis argues that 1890 census figures and 1896 votes in Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa Kentucky West Virginia Michigan and others imply voter and census anomalies. The piece contends either unreliable 1890 data or fraudulent 1896 results, urging an investigation into the official returns. Also includes unrelated anecdotes and a Madrid dispatch on Cuba's governor-general succession.
An OCR fragment advertises California Fig Syrup as a safe pleasant remedy for children with endorsements from Perry & Cameron druggists and W. A. Brown. It touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as best cough medicine and Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $1000 reward for failure to cure. Includes pricing 25 and 50 cents and mentions hotel sale notices.
A German scientist declares old master painters placed angels wings at the shoulder blades while nature fixes wings near the waist to match center of gravity. The Gazette notes prize fight wires link Carson to eastern cities. Nevada advertising surges. A church notices class at 11, Sunday school 1:30, preaching 7 pm on "An Unconquerable influence" by E Francis Brown.
Men's high cat dull finished three buckled overshoes used by sheepherders and deep snow laborers. Men’s Arctics overshoes. boys and women Arctics overshoes. Misses Arctics overshoes. Misses Rubber Sandals. Ladies Rubber Sandals. Children Rubber Sandals. Ladies and Misses Gcreamers. Prices by the firm. Rowixs & Co.
A historic advertisement extols Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children, claiming it relieves distress, calms stomach issues, and hardens gums. The 25 cent bottle is marketed as a trusted remedy from a leading female physician and nurses. Sold widely by druggists.
An old advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as unequaled for blood purification and vitality. It cites dramatic cures and vast sales, including a case of a seven year old with rheumatic fever and acute rheumatism where sores appeared on the thigh, implying recovery.
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