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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1880
Page
3
War Department Signal Corps grants S. W. Rose authority to collect the Silver State collections and receipt for them at all stations, with observations and duties as taker at the same time and place across the Army Signal Corps units.
An Irish Indian known as Jim, living east of the railroad, died after a long illness. whites hesitated to touch the body. Thomas Logan was convicted of petit larceny, sentenced to 40 days in county jail. A contract to sink 100 feet at the Eagle mine in Spring Valley was awarded to William Woolcock. Emigration from the coast slows with only about 30 leaving Texas and around 20 at the last count. Danish native Frederik Andersen reclaimed allegiance and seeks U.S. citizenship. Neil Owens rides to Silver City with Lowy & Co, hauling 15,000 pounds of merchandise. other teams await northern freight. W H Howard heads to Kyle's Hot Springs seeking relief from illness.
Notes from The Reporter describe Mary Wilder sorting ore for shipment to Bullion mill and a ruby ore strike at the Bullion foot of the winze. J Fitzgerald secures a favorable lease on the Glory with mining to resume. Chicago capitalists reportedly seeking Mount Rose sale. Paradise mine reported healthier than ever with 40 workers. mill halted several days for repairs.
The August issue of The Californian receives praise for its wide range of articles from Hanks on Casa Grande to Davideau on abrasions of the Northwest Coast. It features essays on Modern Archery, changes in American government, garden planning, and stories like St Bartholomew plus a Lass contrast titled Rags Sacks and Bottles. Copies are 25 cents, yearly $3. The Proche Record notes census delays in Lincoln County due to missing papers affecting about 400 residents.
Special locals advertise pure maple sugar direct from Vermont in 8 and 12 pound kegs at 23 cents a pound. Bansteren & Wernerty's sells Everybody's Baking Powder claimed as good as ours and Levy & Co's Ideal as better. No alum in ours unless you want it, promising to raise a man in his girl's eye.
An early 20th century advertisement bundle promotes Mrs. Winston's Sporniva Syrup for teething pain and reflux relief in infants, touting safety, palatability, and motherly endorsement. It pairs with Shiloh's Consumption Cure claims and a Shiloh’s Porous Plaster offer, listing prices and a local druggist C. A. DeSaussure.
In this town many people suffer from indigestion dyspepsia sour stomach liver complaint and constipation. For 75 days Mhilohs Vitalizer is sold guaranteed to cure. Sold by C A DeSava, druggist.n7-eod
Parents are urged to consider Bishop Whitaker's School for girls in Reno Nevada. It claims to be the only such institution in the state and among the best on the coast under Bishop Whitaker. A house and four lots on Fourth street are offered for sale at a bargain in another column.
A quirky notice outlines a shipment from Fresh Grocerica received by C Curvewell at his cash store. It promises seven pounds of brown sugar or six pounds of white sugar for one dollar, with cheap stock touted as shopworn or relabeled to entice purchases. The item hints at low margins and pushy sales tactics.
A garbled ad prompts curiosity about a store named Lavy and Qo selling Ivy goods. The fragment hints at cheap cash prices and a fragrance product, Amekmetack, marketed by C A DeSausaur. Location Drigginty Winwomucca.
The Northwestern Masonic Aid Association of Chicago appoints Alexander Wise as agent for Winnemucca and vicinity through M J Henley of Virginia City Nevada. The group provides widows and orphans of deceased Masons eight thousand five hundred dollars per year at nominal cost, about a quarter of typical life insurance expenses, with assured indemnity and reliability. For details contact the office on Second Street near Bridge in Winnemucca.
Advancing years and hereditary factors turn hair gray and shed. Ayer’s Main Vicar restores faded or gray hair to brown or black, softens the scalp, removes dandruff, and stimulates new growth where follicles remain. It nourishes brashy hair, adds gloss, and leaves no color or dye in fabrics.
A nostalgic ad touts Green's August Flower as a remedy for dyspepsia liver complaints sour stomach and related digestive issues. It claims quick relief with two doses and offers sample bottles at ten cents with regular sizes at seven cents, sold by reputable druggists.
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