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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1880
Page
3
Local intelligence notes a public disturbance with gunfire after a card game. One shooter was indicted by the Grand Jury and freed on bail. Witnesses faced bail obligations, some from Oregon, raising concerns that current law unfairly penalizes uninvolved bystanders.
Company Might Infantry under Captain A W Corlisa and Lieutenant Parker arrived Saturday evening from Camp Me Dermit and left on yesterday's express for Benicia Barracks California. The unit has been at McDermit nearly three years and praised for orderly conduct. District Court heard a divorce suit with closed sessions. Paradise Valley Mining shipped two bars of bullion west yesterday.
A Winnemucca area Democratic meeting held in Centennial Hall selected two delegates for the state convention. Thomas Shone and S. B. Mughos were chosen as delegates. J. H. McMillan R. W. Lewie and J. F. Abel named as primary inspectors. The polls will be open 2 to 6 pm on May 8th at a venue to be announced.
A bewildered immigrant jumped from a eastbound train between Iron Point and Stone Isbuse. He wandered sixteen hours through sagebrush before a special train brought him back to Goteonda to join the next emigrant departure. He claimed he feared desperadoes would murder passengers. Also noted is a notice: the Winnemucha Hose No. 1 monthly meeting at the new hall in the Hoge-house at 8 pm, all members urged to attend.
Two of George Baker s teams left today bound for Silver City carrying 36 000 pounds of new harness and machinery.
Oranges 75 cents a dozen and other fruits arrive. Bemons and Bartarities advertise fresh Cocoanuts Apples and dried fruits. RostniS-tf reports new fruit stock. Took Beret Levy & Co open today with the largest and most complete stock of dry goods buttons and clothing in the state. They promise not to be undersold and Frosts goods arriving daily. Levy & Car
An old advertisement fragment touts August Flower as a universal cure for digestive and liver ailments, citing 1868 introduction, two million bottles sold, and prices. It also extols Ayer’s Sarsaparilla as a premier blood purifier, claiming cures for scrofula skin diseases and general vitality benefits with decades of use and no equal for purifying the blood.
The Vitte Mountain Messenger notes the sudden death of Mrs P W Tolinson in Battle Mountain after a brief illness. She was well known and beloved, leaving a husband and two young daughters. Funeral services were held at the schoolhouse with a large attendance as Nevada Central shops paused out of respect. Her birth in Wisconsin and age near 28 remain recorded. Justice M Meadonyg signs the local vestige.
A chaotic ad touts Crzxovin’s cash store offering seven pence per pound brown sugar and six pounds white sugar for one dollar. It promotes Bevy & Co for cheap goods and the Devwer Boxery delivers five loaves of bread for 25 cents daily. It also mentions weddings and picnics with a bakery and restaurant opposite the depot.
fragmented OCR lists prices and items for footwear and suits. Mentions Merino Flanrité and business suites with prices, boots from two dollars upward, various shoe types and vendors, including Galt Boots and Chilgren's hoes, with broad sale notes andPoor legibility.
Readable text offers a garbled call style phrase urging action and request for 11 inch items or display. No clear event, people, or organization identified. The fragmented OCR lacks concrete facts or context to form a full news item.
An OCR fragment presents sensational ads for licenses under Internal Revenue laws with a Winnevinces office, a misdated April 30 expiry, and a mix of health remedies praising Mrs Wryston's Bert Syker for teething pain and bowel relief. Also promotes a New York caterer and baking powder claims with marketing tone.
A local note describes widespread respect for Rev George Thayer, a Methodist minister, and quotes his concern that he and his wife owe their lives to Shilo Consumption Cure. The message, attributed to Das Matcaerr & France, Bourbon, May 15, 1878, highlights a belief in the remedy's effectiveness and its impact on customers.
Unclear ad copy touts Shiloh's Vitalixer as a cure for dyspepsia liver constipation stomach issues and general digestive weakness. It claims availability at stores with price listed as 75 cents. The faded text mentions druggists and distributors but details are fragmented.
A garbled OCR fragment presents a mix of wants and products. It mentions seeds, a Kiss Cash Store on 2 street, Nevada locations, fresh celery and wine for BraveMgarts, and references to workers and a brewery saloon. Language is broken with many unreadable portions.
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