Nevada Boy Recalls Life at Simmer and Jack Mine in South Africa
Frank Saxton returns to Carson after three years in South Africa where he worked at the Simmer & Jack mine near Johannesburg. He rose from assay chief to acting manager, describes wartime survival, and compares wages and living costs with Nevada. The mine employs about 1,000 white miners and 7,000 Kaffirs, with earnings ranging from 300 to 1,000 dollars monthly for top workers.
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South Africa
Frank Saxton
Carson
Simmer & Jack
Johannesburg
Nevada
Frank
Johannesberg
London
Saxton
Maine
Fred Hardack
University At
Reno
Fred Hellman
Comstock
Soul
Body
Mr. Baxton
Yank" Sullivan
Jack Haley
Frank Johnson
Tom Johns
Harry Johns
Virginia City
R. N. Catlin
Tuscarora
Goldfield
Captain McCullom
John McCullom
Carson News
Dewitty Witch Hazel Salve touted for cure in ad
An advertisement claims Dewitty Witch Hazel Salve cured W. J. Baxter of North Brook after fifteen years with piles. It promotes Lane's Tea for bowel health, digestion, and complexion, priced 2c and 5c, sold by Brown Bros druggists.
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W. J. Baxter
North Brook, N
Brown Bros. A
Winnemucca
Lane
Brown Bros
Mines and Mining Briefs From Western Prospecting
Dividend of 10 cents per share declared by Consolidated California and Virginia marks the first payout since 1859. Lost Arastra Mine reportedly found in Alpine county by Harvey Blood after relocation. Nevada Copper Company near Lovelock advancing coke shipments and a 500 foot tunnel project. Spiro Francovich, Ling Della Piazza, and A. Dondero milled 86 tons of ore from Cabin No. 2, yielding 32 pounds of gold about $6000. Pacific Coast Miner cites Anvil mountain claim with assays from $400 to $1875 per ton. ore to Tacoma for treatment.
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California
Virginia
Arastra
Alpine County
Harvey 8
Nevada Copper Company
Lovelock
Spiro Francovich
Ling! Della Piazza
A. Dondero
Cabin No. 2
W. H. Jackson
Wadsworth Disputch
Pacific Coast
Anvil Mountain
Tacoma
Nome Country
Nome Ity
Kessler Ellyson hydro pneumatic engine heralded in Des Moines
Louis Kessler has perfected the Kessler Ellyson hydro pneumatic engine with backing from banker Ellyson. The design uses minimal fuel and water, dispensing with a full boiler and promising very cheap operation. Demonstrations suggest a locomotive could travel from New York to San Francisco on little crude oil and water, attracting railway officials and investors.
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Des Moines
Kessler-Ellyson
Louis Kessler
Kessler
Ellyson
New York
San Francisco
Clark Road Secures Right of Way for Rail Line
The San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company has secured from the county the right of way along Oregon Short Line and Utah and Northern routes from Pioche to Clover Valley Junction. It deposited 3,000 with the County Treasurer as guaranty to bid the balance for Avada to Clover Valley if county title stands in a tax deed case set for Friday. General Attorney Whittemore appeared Monday, quick action securing the right of way before an injunction could be sought by the Utah Nevada and California Company, giving the San Pedro Road a strategic advance.
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Pioche
San Pedro
Los Angeles & Salt
Whittemore
San Pedro Pedro
Utah, Nevada & California
Sherman’s Headache Cure Promises Quick Relief
A patent remedy claims to cure headaches and neuralgia with one dose. The pill is sold as two dollars per box by Brown Bros., druggists, offering immediate head pain relief.
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Sherman
Brown Bros
Tonapah Ledges Promising Rich Nevada Mines
A Bodie-Miner Index correspondent reports Tonapah as the richest surface showings in Nevada with eight strong ledges at the foot of Tonopah mountain. Ore is black sulphates with gold and silver, heavy shipments to treatment, high costs of transport and a 25 percent royalty, yet prospects remain buoyant.
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Bodie-Miner Index
Tonapah
Nevada
Tonopah
San Francisco
Tonopah Peak
Help for Women Who Are Always Tired
A reader from Chelsea Wisconsin describes persistent fatigue along with headaches backache and fainting spells caused by uterine inflammation. The piece promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as an absolute cure for suffering women and credits Mrs Ella Rice with her recovery.
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Ella Rice
Chelsea
Wis
Ae E. Pinkham
Mrs. Rice
Lydia E. Pisteham
A Sprained Ankle Quickly Cured
Geo E Cary editor of the Guide Washington Va credits Chamberlains Pain Balm with rapid relief and full cure for a severe ankle strain. He also notes its success for frost bitten feet and recommends its use. Sold by Brown Bros druggists. DeWitts Little Early Risers are praised for gentle bowel cleansing and easy intake.
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Geo. E. Cary
Guide
Washington
Chamberlain
Brown Bros
Lane's Tea and One Minute Cough Cure Advertisement
A dated advertisement extols Lane's Tea as a pleasant laxative and digestive aid improving complexion eyes and kidneys. It also includes a testimonial from A. L. Spofford of Chester Michigan praising One Minute Cough Cure for curing a child's croup after three doses. Brown Bros sells both products.
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Lane
Brown Bros
A. L. Spofford
Chester, Mich
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Saint Leute
Elva Rica
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C.D. van Duzer
J.T. Wheeler
Wheeler & van Duzer
Attorneys-At-Law
Diehl Building
Bert L. Hoon
Courthouse
Giroux
Winnemucca, Nevada
City and County and French Hospitals of
Stanton's
Frank X. Murphy
W. L. Samuels
Bridg and Fourwreets
D. T. Hanson
Weber Building
Eagle Drug Store
Alfred Chartz
Carson City
W. H. Holt
Humboldt County
Paradise Visiry, Nev
Charles M’connell
John O’kane
Diehl’s Book Store
Bridge
Sirset
Jahets
Maxcener and
Medicals
City Bakery
C. Diehl Sr
Charles JH. Grosvenor
Congress
Tiffany
McKinley
Ama
Pennsylvania
the Continental Press
Corcoran Building
Washington, D. C
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