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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1894
Page
3
A bustling jumble of items notes a proposed wedding, saloon venture, and political moves. Reports include Morg M Estee winning the California gubernatorial nomination, a scarlet fever outbreak closing Austin schools, drownings at Lovelock, forgery charges, and court actions against carbreakers from Battle Mountain.
The piece claims bad weather reduces productivity by about ten percent and increases factory accidents. It notes rail workers resist proposals in poor weather and fair days foster generosity and openness to new ideas. It also suggests best-weather conclusions feel safer and that temperature affects logic.
Personal Notes record arrivals with P Molloy from Carlin and J F Wardner from Kennedy, Mrs E F Mullaney from San Francisco en route to Mc Dermit, and merchants John H Millaner Fred Hayes W H Jones C N Berry from San Francisco and Sacramento registered at the Lafayette.
In Reno on Wednesday the district court heard Humboldt county versus Lander county to adjudge the Van Lennep survey as the true boundary. Judge Cheney ordered a decree for Humboldt in accordance with the complaint.
The Nevada Republicans have not given up hope this fall with a Carson capitalist set to head the ticket. The current governor reportedly sees no chance and may decline renomination, leaving Republicans far behind in the race. Band members are summoned to the armory at 7:80 this evening for practice.
Prices for wool in western New York have fallen from 32 to 20 cents per pound. Paris rents pavement space outside restaurants for 130000 annually to support outdoor tables. Italian rifles can fire through five inches of oak at 4000 feet. Treasures around ancient Alexandria may soon be unearthed. German printer Schenedderck walked from Calcutta to his Prussian birthplace in two years. Edna Franklin, 14, of Muncie Indiana, poisoned herself after rebukes for reading dime novels. Harriet Adams, daughter of Judge Adams of Kansas, graduated in surgery topping her cohort in the state medical college commencement.
Forty years ago Joaquin Miller recalled a near fatal mine incident in 1854 when a tunnel collapsed and water filled the shaft. He was rescued by a fellow worker and used the tale to illustrate Californias dangerous early underground work before modern safety advances. The item also notes claims about the oldest Civil War veteran and local memorial efforts, plus an advertisement for laces and a liver remedy.
A miner explains a potato and calico technique to recover silver and gold from amalgam. He squeezes with calico, then uses a potato cut end to trap silver while heating the amalgam to vaporize silver into the potato. He claims his gold remains vivid in color and silver ends up in the potato juice.
A young minister arrives at a new church told his salary would be 1000 dollars and hears a liquor dealer pays 50 dollars for a pew each summer. He answers that 50 should come off his pay so he can address the liquor question directly.
Advertises California Fig Syrup Co laxative as a ladies friendly remedy with warnings to seek genuine product. Includes a Hall's Catarrh Cure testimonial section with offers and endorsements from West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin and F J Cheney and druggists. Also promotes affordable spring and summer suits at ten to fifteen dollars from E Remmanr & Co.
W. H. Porter is now in Winne mucca and will remain a short time. Office on Bridge street opposite drug store.
I will sell my residence and all improvements connected therewith situated on Third street in the lower end of town at a bargain. For further particulars call at premises. Jel3-Im. Jous Housterm.
Notice prohibits irrigating with open hose and requires use of sprinklers with shutoff for violations. Also includes multiple advertisements for Hood’s Sarsaparilla and other patent medicines, oils, hair products, teething syrups, and Ayer’s Sarsaparilla with claims and pricing notes.
Advertises a new eight page family story paper in Atlanta offering reprints of famous speeches. The May issue features Thos Watsons Fourth of July 1893 oration for the People's party and promotes a six month subscription for ten cents.
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