Election returns and local items of note
Local news covers October payroll total at Comstock, personalities and arrivals in Albion Idaho, dust in White Pine county, a Reno death of Charles Steiner, and entertainment in Winnemucca. Also reports on a postmaster general, county vote counts, and a highway robbery near Sheridan California with a sack robbery foiled by a misdirected suspect.
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Comstock
Washington
Gary
Maryland
Republican League
Sheridan
Cal
W. P. Adams
Adams
Telegraphic News Briefs From Across The Country
Frost reports in New Orleans and the yellow fever situation remains unchanged. A Georgia bill to make Jefferson Davis birthday a holiday is reported adversely. Colonel Rip Ford dies in San Antonio after a month long illness. Shipping circles fear for the new Tay mount after 188 days from Liverpool. Ocean mail service to Jamaica to be proposed using American ships. In Cohen Illinois James Saddler, 18, attempts to shoot his mother. the breech pin wounds him fatally. Miner Joseph Polar killed in Utica mine Angeles Camp California in a rock chute accident. fellow miner Florence survives the same event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Jefferson Davis
Georgia
San Francisco
Taymount
Liverpool
Post Office Department
Jamaica
Joseph Polar
Utica
Angeles Camp
Cal
Florence
Names of Yukon Places Standardized by Geographical Board
United States board of geographical names issues 149 decisions on spelling including Klondike, Lebarge, Lindeman, and Lindeman variants. Defines correct forms used in gold stories. Winnemucca Glee Club to perform at Armory hall on Friday November 26 1897 at 8 15 PM with listed members and ticket prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Board of Geographical Names
Washington
Alaska
Klondike
Upper
Yukon
Lebarge
Western Union Telegraph
Mike Lebarge
Ottawa
Canada
Lake
Labarge
Lelarge
Winnemucca
Peculiar remedy praised by Rev Bell for dyspepsia relief
A letter from Rev F J Bell of Weedsport New York extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for long standing indigestion. He claims the remedy ends stomach distress after meals and improves sleep, noting the product is sold for 50 cents per package and is produced by Stuart Chemical Co Marshall Michigan.
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F. J. Bell
Weedeport
Cayuga, Co
Stuart
F. I. Bell
Weedsport
N. Y
Idalia
Colo
Stuart Chemical Co
Marshall, Mich
A Sleep Walker's Climb and a Lost Pair of Spectacles
A Virginia Report item tells of a sleep walker who dreamed of climbing Chilcoot pass then fled with a sack of beans toward Bullion ravine. He was tracked and overtaken near the flume bridge over the ravine, suffering only a severe bout of Klondike feet. A pair of gold rimmed spectacles was left between the Capital restaurant and the railroad track, and the finder is asked to return them to the office. The note then shifts to local ads for hardware, stoves, oils, and ladies apparel from Brows Piper and E Reinhart & Co, promising low prices and free delivery of previously bought goods.
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Virginia
Chilcoot Pass
Bel
Bullion
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement claims remedy efficacy
A period advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cures and vouches for F F Cheney and Co. as trustworthy. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, lists Toledo wholesalers West Travx and Vanorsa Kiswax Margix, and notes price per bottle with testimonials and Hall's family pills as the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Rooms Wanted for Furnished Rooms in Winnemucca
A man and wife seek furnished rooms for housekeeping or a single room if needed. They request contact via P. O. Box No. 3, Winnemucca. The note is part of a condensed classifieds page including remedies like Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Hood's Sarsaparilla with local endorsements.
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P. O
Winnemucca
Croup Cured by Chamberlain's Remedy in Winnemucca Ad
Our children suffered from croup until we used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy which gave instant relief. This renowned medicine is sold by W. A. Brown. Also advertised are base burners heating and cook stoves at Brown & Piper's store in Winnemucca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moontawn Giex
Ark
F. A. Trornton
W. A. Brown
Winnemucca
Brown & Piper
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims immediate relief from pain and diarrhea, with a long list of benefits and a 25 cent price, sold worldwide through druggists. Also promoted are canned goods by E Remnant & Co and No-To-Bac tobacco aid by Sterling Remedy Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. WiNslow
E. Remnant & Co
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ohio
William Telfer
Irwin Payne
Albion
Idaho
White Pine County
Charles G. Steiner
Austin
State University
Reno
M. H. Hennessey
Adelaide
Golconda
James Byrnes Jr
Paradise
FE. Reinhart & Co
Stubbs
Miller & Lux
Quin River Crossing
E. Reinhart & Co
Peter Rask
Denio
Woodward
W. D. Morey
Paradise Valley
Duncan & Miller
Claud Elliott
Sibbald
Ormady County
Henry Sioux
Joe Preston
Preston
Wadsworth
Sheri McDeid
Reno Drug Company
Asylum Farm
Tam
Chicago Tribune
Columins
Morgan- Logan
Summit County
House
Morgan-Logan
Senate
United States
Democratic State Central Committee
Mahoning
Mergen
Musking
Williams
FLAND
Colorado
Denver
Supreme Court
Charles D. Hayt
Wm. H. Gabbert
Gabbert
Denver Evening Times
Hayt
Law York
Kinga
Citizens’ Union
Assembly
Elliott
Democratic State Committee
Citizens
Telegraphic News
J. 8. Ford
Texas
Rip Ford
San Antonio
Tex
Cohen, Il
James Saddler
Weyler
Wedenday
Madrid
General Weyler
Havana
Senor Canovas
Spain
Brows & Piper
E. Reinart & Co
Royal
Chamberlain
The
Banner of Liberty
Libertytown
Hood
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