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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1897
Page
3
Weather conditions for the past 24 hours show temperatures ranging from 25 to 47 degrees with a mean of 39. Wind from the West at 12 mph. Barometer 25.01 inches. Precipitation 0.01 inches. March 16 minimum 26 degrees reported by ML FB Hill Weather Bureau agent.
The Mahara minstrels perform tonight at Armory hall in a town of 1100, with 25 volunteers needed to prove the troupe’s authenticity. Tickets range from 25 to 1 and the show promises a strong orchestra and popular reception in a region familiar with good minstrel acts.
Local notices report Alfonso Pasquale and others arriving from Paradise and Lovelock, a Carson fight approaching, and licenses for gambling games in force. Updates include Reed re elected speaker, a prison meal plea from a San Francisco jail, and the Blythe estate writ of error denied. Also mention of a Carson minstrel show, weather and crowd estimates, and oblique remarks on youth guidance and a Paradise death.
Notice to box renters to present the box key to the postmaster within thirty days for redemption at original cost plus a twenty cent redemption fee. Unpresented keys forfeited and money paid is lost to holder. Also notices Brown & Piper advertise wall paper stock and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children with details and price.
Notice offers extensive modern shearing corrals and a one day pass for sheep, a modern sheep dip, and a medicine called Pure Extract of Tobacco Black Leaf that cures scab and allows dipping after shearing. Heals cuts on shearers and seeks correspondence.
Charley Hanks and Johnny Roby, Indian sheep shearers, plan gatherings for their crowd to shear next season. Terms are five cents per head with board. For details contact Charley Hanks and Johnny Roby, Indians, Winnemucca, Nev. Also note warnings about La Grippe and pneumonia and a local ad for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy by W. A. Brown.
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