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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1897
Page
2
Weather Bureau report from Winnemucca Station dated June 19 1897 covers 71 hours to 8 PM MT. Notes mean barometer and temperatures with max 741 degrees and min 52 degrees. Winds from the west at 12 mph and no precipitation in the last 24 hours.
The Denver Times prints a long June interview with Judge Deane of the Gold Creek company praising Nevada and Colorado. He extols Humboldt valley resources, notes a combustible mineral with 68 percent inflammable matter, 9 percent paraffine wax, and envisions vast power from clean combustion of coal and gas. He touts hot springs, cloud-touching lakes, and calls for prospectors to explore beyond current claims.
A compact statement emphasizes aligning the commercial interests of two mutually dependent states, signaling a strategic push to strengthen ties, trade, and cooperation across borders. The tone reflects a diplomatic approach to shared economic goals and mutual benefit.
The San Francisco grand jury urges strict action to end the opium habit after revealing a shocking scene where white girls aged 13 to 20 are lured into Chinese dens. They become addicted, then have their chastity sold to habitues, learning to smoke and experience intoxicants, succumbing to predatory Chinese slanderers in hovels of iniquity. The piece calls on citizens to act against this immense immoral evil.
The passage notes wheat shortages in France Russia Argentina and India with a comparatively small American supply. It highlights Chicago prices at 67 cents and contrasts current values with twenty five years earlier when wheat would fetch 150 dollars to 2 dollars. It asks whether money is scarcer than wheat.
A brisk wave of Bryanism grips Ohio as William Jennings Bryan rises to idolized prominence. The movement spreads amid reports of industrial and agricultural distress fueling support for his ideas and leadership.
Icecream parlors begin business in the building opposite the Central hotel on Bridge Street with a new stand run by a proprietress. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, long used for teething in children, is advertised with claimed relief for teething pain and associated stomach issues. James Perdue of Monroe, Michigan, praises Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatic back pain and relief, noting it helped him avoid further illness. sold by W. A. Brown.
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