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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1900
Page
3
Paradise notes indicate good crops in the upper valley with showers and robust fruit trees aided by A Pasquale’s water system. Spotted fever cases rise. one death reported. Spring water disputes flare, Judge Clayton’s court busy with violators. A deacon sustains injuries yet wins a street brawl. Memorial Day plans by Odd Fellows and local citizens in Paradise.
A. P. Scott arrived from Lovelock. McMullen and J. P. Roggen reached from San Francisco. C. Hanson came from Central district where he has been mining. Invitations are out for the marriage of H. J. Lorentzen and Miss Kime Sweetzer in Salem on June 6. School election registry closes at 6 pm today. Mr and Mrs B. L. Smith of Eureka visiting Dr and Mrs W. J. Samuels before San Francisco trip. Sidney Hill traveled from Lovelock to inquire into water supply outlook for the month ahead.
The First National Bank introduces a 4500 pound Mosiem screw door safe with triple time locks and five inch thick chilled steel walls. Each wall layer has a different temper and the six inch door screws into place to prevent closure even by a thin paper. It will be used for storing coin only.
A 10000 ton coal pile at a Southern Pacific station burned from spontaneous combustion overnight. Workers removed burning coal to halt spread as fire crews contained the blaze. The Humboldt River rose after weeks of decline as ranchers upstream floodwaters receded. Dentists in Winnemucca advertise Dr A MacMillan offering dental care and night service on Bride Street.
A Carson Weekly excerpt prints a fervent rebuke of Oliverism. The author laments blasphemies against God and denounces Oliver as a prophet while urging eternal separation from his influence and pronouncements. The piece mocks perceived hypocrisy and calls readers to resist the so called inspired missionary.
Mark Twain joked at a London banquet that he would run for the presidency in his native country to purge politics of rigid principles. He claimed no prejudices and endorsed a platform of every position, noting his varied careers from editor to burglar as qualifications.
A Winnemucca resident recalls a line about doctors who tinker with theology and preachers who meddle with medicine as Oliver’s promised lecture on Hygiene and Materia Medica is discussed. The remark highlights tension between theology and medicine in public discourse.
Health claims for Karls Clover Rot Tea and Dr. Pahrney Blut products are advertised as absolute cures with guarantees. B Reinhart & Co. are named sole agents selling these nostrums, alongside Kola Citra claimed as the best blood medicine.
A logging train from Barton's Camp to Overton derailed on a curve four miles from Overton. Engineer Tickner and Fireman Fraser, along with Mrs. C. H. Barton and two Barton daughters, were aboard. The engine left the track, the tender toppled, and logs piled up. Fireman Fraser saved the baby. others escaped with minor injuries. Louise Barton was trapped under the tender but survived with a head cut.
Union Pacific offers round trips from Ogden to several cities with dates and prices including Detroit $51, Milwaukee $58 50, Philadelphia $58 50, Kansas City $30, Cincinnati $48 50, Charleston $51 45, St Paul $39 90, Detroit again $51, Chicago $44 50. Three daily trains, fast service and scenic canyons listed. tickets via Salt Lake and Denver. Contact Oregon Short Line agent or general agent H M Clay in Salt Lake City for details.
An epidemic of whooping cough last winter affected my children with severe coughing spells. We used Chamberlains Cough Remedy for croup and found it relieved the cough and effected a complete cure. John E. Clifford, proprietor of Norwood House Norwood New York state. This remedy is for sale by Brown Bros Druggists.
The advertisement promises a two thirds usage test with a refund if no benefit. Bottles priced 25 cents 50 cents and one dollar appear with Bogie Drug Store named as the seller.
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