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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1901
Page
2
A fragment of The Silver State issue from Winnemucca Nevada includes ad copy for subscriptions and business addresses, plus local notices about railroad and management changes in the west. It mentions J A Fillmore and J M Herbert in San Francisco dispatches and promotes DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for piles.
Weather Bureau report from Winnemucca Station for the 24 hours ending 5.09 local time shows mean barometer 29.56 inches. Maximum temperature 86, minimum 58, mean 70. Normal 66. Prevailing wind W8. Precipitation 0. Readings dated June 21 with forecast minimum 56 for June 22. Observer JO Hayden.
Secretary Hitchcock backs irrigation dams for the arid West and urges Congress to fund storage reservoirs. A Gila River dam in Arizona is singled out for first appropriation. The President’s forthcoming message reportedly supports this line of irrigation legislation.
In a humorous aside the Navy Department is urged to honor a mouse said to be the only thing known to have killed in the Spanish American War, suggesting the creature as the reverse side of a medal rather than a warship.
Senator Aldrich recruits Republicans under a No Reciprocity banner signaling possible revolt against McKinley tariff policy. Senator Quay aims to maximize gains before relinquishing control of the Pennsylvania Republican machine. McKinley’s preferred presidential nominee remains sought as factions probe South business interests and Boer independence shifts in Transvaal peace terms.
The Southern Pacific Railroad reports saving nearly five million dollars in the past year by using oil instead of coal for locomotives and asks permission to use oil on its ferry boats. The Los Angeles Express notes momentum for a Union Pacific line to Los Angeles, citing remarks attributed to Mr. Harriman.
A local shop promotes roast beef in 1 lb cans at 20c and sliced beef in 1 lb jars at 30c. It advertises lunch tongue, potted ox tongue, deviled chicken, beef loaf, pickled tripe, bologna sausage, preserves, water white honey, Saratoga chips, Mocha and Java coffee, Ogden flour, California picnic hams, and a carload of miscellaneous goods with emphasis on low prices and saving money.
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