War Department Signal Corps Report from Lae
Observations recorded at dusk on the 26th noting ablation events and related corve signals near Lae. Details indicate synchronized measurement across units and timing consistent with prior observations.
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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1880
Page
3
Observations recorded at dusk on the 26th noting ablation events and related corve signals near Lae. Details indicate synchronized measurement across units and timing consistent with prior observations.
Local notes report C R Blackwood endorsing Hancock and the silver bills amid party preparations for a big meeting. Unionville reports a rich ore strike at the Arizona mine with values from 450 to 600 a ton and Gov. Wall arriving to observe. Also mentions preaching at M E Church and warm weather with hot city streets.
The Reno Savings Bank collapse leaves many five ten and twenty dollar certificates of deposit worthless. Bullion of Paradise Mining paid creditors with the bank checks, incurring losses. A bear act entertained crowds as itinerant entertainers pass the hat. livestock prices and slaughterhouse rates are listed. Humboldt River standby hay hopes fade as warm weather risks minor rise in flow. Two men, Matt Fleming and Tom Boyd, were injured in a firing accident at Tuscarora.
The Paradise Valley Mining Company shipped two bars of bullion today to San Francisco valued at 4188.60 dollars.
About sixty emigrants, excluding children, left eastward last evening while around twenty departed westward this morning. E Reinhart and Company shipped a car load of wool to Philadelphia last evening.
Levy and Co begin selling a large assortment of dry goods buttons and clothing with fresh arrivals daily. The store promises not to be undersold and urges customers to compare prices. Depot Bakery advertises five large loaves for 25 cents, and ladies hats are on sale at Berstiart and Co. They tout their own brand of flour and invite shoppers to visit.
The City Bakery announces a new stock of fine white California flour the first in town in three years, promising full weight bread, pies, and cakes. Also a help wanted notice seeks a competent woman for chamber maid, table service or private housework and nursing duties. A lost gold quartz charm with initials J. M. B. and Grand Prize Tuscarora Nev attract reward at Capital Saloon in Winnemucca. Haris Kesner hair tonic advertised with claims of scalp health and endorsements by medical men and state officials.
An old advertisement touts Brown's Panacea as the universal pain destroyer and double-strength healer for aches and pains with a bedtime dose in hot water. It also promotes Brown's Vermifuge for worms in children and notes a 25 cent price per bottle. Also mentions Fredericksburg Beer at a local depot house.
A jumble of old ads touts Baking Powder and Levy & Co products with boasts of no alum and strong rising action for couples and guests. It lists Depot Bakery in Winnetona Nevada offering quick meals and wedding tables, plus garden and store notices from C Chenoweth and other merchants.
Advertisement urges sufferers of digestive woes to trust Green's Aravst Frowsr. Claims include sour stomach headache and heartburn relief with two doses. Sample bottle offered for 10 cents. regular size 75 cents. Sold by druggists nationwide.
The notice promotes Shilohs Consumption Cure as a superior lung medicine claiming rapid cures for cough asthma bronchitis and consumption dangers. It also advertises Silphxs Porous Plaster Shilohs Vitalizer and Hackmetack fragrance with prices and local pharmacy seller C A DeSac sere in Winnemucca Nevada. Fresh oysters and celery salad are offered nightly at Docs Seven Stamp.
Winnemucca Winnemucca Base Ball Club and Golconda F N Levy lead a regional roster with Jarven Hudson and Mountain Cattle Mountain Base Ball Club. Vice President L N Levy and William Owens formalize the group structure.
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