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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1896
Page
3
Commissioner Morey and Westfall arrived from nearby towns for the quarterly meeting as residents noted Fourth of July celebrations in Winnemucca Lovelock and Wadsworth. A cyclone near Wadaworth damaged area, freight train No 6 wrecked near Lovelock, and Lee Randolph injured by a tin can bomb explosion.
The Winnemucca Fourth of July celebration featured patriotic displays, a morning parade with floats and a civic program at Armory hall. George S Nixon delivered the oration, notable local figures participated, and evening dances followed a day of rides, songs, and lemonade. A separate incident near Paradise involved a runaway buggy injuring a woman and a man named Pierce. An Indiana discovery yielded a stone containing a cannon ball believed linked to General Anthony Wayne in 1795.
The Nevada Stars of Virginia wins the state championship by defeating the Renos 25 to 16 after a morning 7 to 2 win over the Pyramids. The Stars now advance to contest the California winner for the Exam iner trophy.
Readable items include an ice cream stand opening in the Connor street area near M B Staunton's shoe store, plus various ads for fruit jars hoses fireworks and cough remedies. Notices warn water customers of shut offs on Second and Third streets, and testimonials praise Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as effective.
Golconda Creamery Butter offers fresh two pound rolls from Dutertre's creamery. Leonano & Son promote daily butter buys. Cash Novelty Store features strawberries raspberries peaches apricots and blackberries. F C Robins & Co advertise No-Tox Wild Cherry Phosphate. E Bervaart & Co sell legal blanks including summons warrants and writs at reasonable cash prices.
For over fifty years Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been sold as a teething remedy. The notice claims instant relief for distressed babies and lists cures for diarrhoea and stomach issues, urging mothers to buy a bottle at twenty five cents from druggists worldwide. It also promotes F C Robins & Co offerings including ladies belts and No-Tox Wild Cherry Phosphate.
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