Local Intelligence from Willow Creek and Rail Plans
Henry Boogin reports the Rip Up mine may rival Commtock upon development. G A Stone becomes Humboldt Division Resident Engineer. Major Hay arrives from the north. Walla Walla railroad prospects discussed. A four year old child of A W Fisk survives a dangerous incident at his home. Tom Jones ships 238000 pounds of freight to Silver City. Government freight to MeTermit at depot. Rickard Morse receive new stage coach for Parodiao.
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Henry Boogin
Willow Creek
G. A. Stone
L. Toshieira
California
Humboldt Division
Evilyoad
Major Hay
Silver City Avalanche
Ife
Boviness
H. Haskell
DR. W. Earl
A.W. Fisk
Tom Jones
Silver City
County Commissioners Meet Amid Budget and Legal Actions
The board adjourned to later in the day after approving district requests and refusing road labor bills for Chinese workers. They granted $1,500 to the District Attorney for delinquent 1876 taxes, appointed Peter Flynn road supervisor for Quin River with a $1,000 bond, and referred Paul Tremblay’s assistance request. A domestic dispute in Gold Run ended in a separation agreement. Humboldt Lodge No.16 installed several officers, and the Republican State Central Committee set Carson City as the August 11 convention site with delegates chosen by August 7.
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Board of County Commissioners
Ams
Henry Hoppin
Peter Flynn
Quin River District
Paul Tremblay
Lovelock
Marker
Republican State Central Committee
Virginia City
Carson City
Supreme Court
Grasshoppers injure crops near Paradise Valley
W. J. Hopkins arrived from Paradise Valley reporting minimal damage from grasshoppers. He notes only B. F. Riley's place shows crop destruction, while other areas in the valley appear unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Hopkins
Paradise Valley
B. F. Riley
Parish minister restrains cruel boy over stubborn donkey
A boy beating a stubborn donkey is rebuked by the parish minister who questions the boy's cruelty and the claim that the clergyman should mind his own business. The boy retorts that the minister need not care as it is none of his congregation.
Northwestern Masonic Aid Association appoints agent
The Northwestern Masonic Aid Association of Chicago names M J Henley of Virginia City Nev as General Agent and Alexander Wise as Agent for Winnemucca and vicinity The association provides widows and orphans of deceased Masons eight thousand five hundred dollars at nominal annual cost about one fourth the expense of a standard life policy For information or circulars contact the Winnemucca office on Second Street near Bridge.
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Northwestern Masonic Aid Association of
Chicago
M. J. Henley
Virginia City
Nev
Alexander Wise
Winnemucca and
Vicinity
Second Street
Bridge
Winnemucca
Wresh Groceries and Post Office Regulations Notice
A local notice describes C. CarNowema selling seven pounds of brown sugar or six pounds of white sugar for one dollar at his cash store with fresh stock. It also lists post office hours for money orders and registration, daily mail cutoffs for the East and West, and ends with a sales line for Everybody’s Baking Powder and Levy & Co’s Ideal.
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C. CarNowema
Dai
F.C. Ropixs
Levy & Co
Levy & Co. Sre
Lavy & Ca
Local Shop Assortment Advertisements and Listings
A collage of 19th century shop notices from Winne mucca Nevada featuring seeds at 1e28 Garden Seeds, hardware and coal items, clothing sales at cost, and cash-store bargains. Mentions C Chenoweth’s Bridge Street Cash Store, Levy & Co’s, R W Lewis sales of Buckeye Mower and Taylor Rake, and bakery goods from City Bakery with fresh California flour and oysters. Also notices for a female help wanted, and various food and drink items at Doc's Lose Staxte. Contains multiple business pitches and small ads from local merchants.
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C. Chenoweth
Bridge Street
Winnemucua
Nevada, Sur
Fourth at Unionville Delights with Fireworks and Races
Frank Dorman of Rye Patch attended Unionville's July Fourth celebration where salutes, horse racing, and Cornish wrestling brightened the day. A well patronized evening bail followed. About fifty Chinese workers departed eastward on the emigrant train bound for New York to pursue washer and cigarmaker work, with hopes many more will migrate to eastern cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dorman
Rye Patch
Unionville
New York
County warns on bridges with painted signs over load limits
County commissioners posted signs on all bridges warning travelers not to drive faster than a walk and to observe the posted weight limits for safe hauling. The note hints at price concerns raised by Lavy & O’s and references a local issue with frustrations lingering.
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Aynx's Currey PeeTorsL The World’s Throat and Lung Remedy
SPECIAL LOCALS claims Aynx's Currey PeeTorsL is the world's remedy for throat and lung diseases. It touts rapid relief for ordinary colds, life-saving in children, and universal home use. Physicians and ministers allegedly endorse its composition and effects as universally curative where possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aynx
Green's August Flower Promise Quick Digestive Cure
Dyspepsia liver complaints sour stomach head pains and related symptoms are claimed to improve with Gaxlin's Accest Flower. Sample bottles cost 10 cents and regular size 75 cents with a two dose relief guarantee. Sold by first class druggists across the United States. je7
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Fig
Eureka
Gaxlin
United States
Shiloh
C. A. DeSaussure
We Challenge the World on Cough Cure Claims
Promoters tout Shilor's Con wonption Cure as best lung medicine claiming rapid cures for common coughs and asthma, with added salve offers and guarantees. Also advertised are Shiloh's Vitalizer, Porous Plaster, and various tonics from C A DeSaussure, plus cosmetics, perfumes, and clothing deals.
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Shilor
Saloh
C. A. DeSaussere
Njeod
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