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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1898
Page
3
Local items report strong winds and cold snaps in Elko County, hay sales at Reno delivery, fishing and mining activity, and social events at Armory Hall. Visitors include Charles Haas and wife in Winnemucca, with staging of dances and skating planned.
Col. H B Maxson seeks specimen cabinets on loan to boost Nevada mining and agricultural displays at the Transmissippi exposition. The fair grants 600 feet for mineral and 500 for agricultural exhibits, with cabinets returned at no cost to owners. Humboldt County is urged to participate and assist commissioner for a strong showing.
James Agler of Ogden selected as successor to the late A D Wilder as Western division superintendent of the Southern Pacific with headquarters in Oakland. The promotion reshapes Shasta division, merging parts into Sacramento and Oregon lines, as John B Noble and R Kohler receive new assignments. Agler, 50, has long railroad service dating to 1863 and is praised as an efficient officer.
A testimonial touts Trib for chronic arm pain from a childhood fracture and knee stiffness. The ad promotes mail subscriptions combining the Silver State with the San Francisco Bulletin, offers a reward for catarrh cures, and markets various goods from F C Robins Co and other Nevada retailers. It notes a dentist visit to Winnemucca and a spring clearance sale with new stock from New York City.
Harry Rodd buried in his old Chicago home with violets on the coffin bearing 4 11 44 and the choir singing Nearer My God to Thee and There s a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight by request. Painter Scott completes repainting Staunton store front with silver pilasters gold trimmings and marble imitation panels.
A historical ad copy urges shoppers to spend more for Schilling's Best baking powder, contrasting it with other brands and implying superior quality. The message highlights pricing as a backward incentive to favor Schilling's product.
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