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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1894
Page
3
A letter defends dancing arguing it is a harmless pastime and urges readers not to judge others or themselves by their dance habits. The author asserts that sin arises from prejudice and notes dancing can be as innocent as walking to church, ending with The Lapy.
Taxes set at five dollars per hundred valuation in Storey County for 1894. Weather reports warn of a sudden cold snap with light snow likely to continue, and Foster predicts a Pacific coast storm and temperature drops. A card of thanks from Winnemucca dramatic club credits G B Nixon for promoting the social club, with notes on local theater leadership. Syrup of F M, a patent remedy, offered by California Syrup Co. marketed as a cure for perceived illness.
A Southern California letter from Los Angeles in March 1904 compares balmy weather to Nevada and Humboldt County winters. The writer jokes about Winnemucca leisure types and Hoodlum Jack, then notes Nevada la grippe spreads amid harvests, while California boasts abundant schools and higher learning institutions, including the University of the Pacific and a college at Livingston.
The article extols the San Jose normal school's large output of well trained teachers shaping western public schools. It notes high exam difficulty, cites an eight of 28 pass rate with a Winnemucca graduate, and mentions recognition for Winnemucca Public School and Principal Winfrey. It also covers the Knights of Pythias Reno meeting update and a series of advertisements for health products.
A 1891 Alleghany notice fragment touts Krause's Headache Capsules as a ready seller with a testimonial from Norman Lichty of Des Moines. The clippings also promote Aver's Cherry Pectoral Shamons Liver Regulator Simmons Liver Regulator and Suckinghaim's Dye for the whiskers, plus a local sheep sale by M S Boxnirieun.
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