Two Phases of Evangelism in Winnemucca
A Winnemucca revival led by Oliver drew 21 men 12 women 14 girls and 12 children to Armory Hall. The Southerner urged attendees to fund his expenses, joked about fundraising with tin pans, and lambasted locals as stingy while delivering crude anecdotes and religious satire. Attendance was fair and locals faced weekly rent and expenses.
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Armory Hall
Oliver
Stripling
Billingsgate
Winnemucca
Hell
God
Dr. X
Dr. Y
Pearson's Weekly
Steel Track Wagon Road Aims to Save Teams and Build Roads
The U S Department of Agriculture experiments plan steel track wagon roads with two eight inch rails on highways spaced to hold standard wagons. Flanged edges keep wheels on track yet allow turning. One horse could move the load needing twenty two on ordinary roads. Bicycle path included. Construction cost about 3500 dollars per mile on poor roads.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ace
Leavenworth Times
Odds on Doctors and Sheep Clippings in Wyoming
A rural tale compares doctors by odds to show risk perception. Secret ary Snow reports Wyoming holding about 3.6 million sheep, Montana 3.186 million, with Wyoming fleece at 7.75 pounds versus Montana’s 6.8. Wyoming’s total wool clip is near 25.5 million pounds, Montana about 23 million.
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Secretary Snow
Wyoming State Sheep Commission
Montana
Wyoming
Snow
Toll House At Winnemucca Terror In The Night
Two rough men with six shooters forced entry to a Winnemucca Toll House run by Mrs Abel. They stayed overnight, later returned, while a local gent and stage passengers questioned their identity. The incident alarmed the widow and son, but no motive was learned. Separate notes report Gifford Pinchot and F V Coville planning a May West tour to study forest grazing, amid woolgrower protests. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad closes.
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Winnemucca
Abel
Willow Point
Gentry
Paradise
Soi
Winnemucea
Albert Abel
Oliver
Gifford Pinchot
Department of Agriculture
F.V. Coville
Washington
West
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