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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1899
Page
2
Daily except Sundays edition lists office at Corner Bridge and Fourth streets and outlines subscription rates including one year six months and three months by mall. Address business correspondence to The Silver State Winnemucca Sevadal.
Weather report from Winnamucca Station for the 24 hours ending 4 a.m. shows mean barometer at 25 inches, maximum 54 degrees and minimum 23, mean 9, normal 42. Prevailing wind from the northeast and no precipitation reported. Time stamps and figures reflect Nov. 5 to Nov. 6 observations by J. G. Hayden of the Weather Bureau.
Local fair weather expected tonight and Tuesday with stationary temperatures. Hayden and McAdie report fair conditions for the region. The Washington Star notes silver as a major campaign issue amid Republican moves toward a gold standard.
The article notes Susan B Anthony will reach eighty soon and laments she has not voted yet, while predicting a retirement. It also reports high wool and top beef prices signaling a strong next year for Nevada stock raising.
The Philadelphia Times urges other nations to stay out of affairs as potential actions loom over arms. Senator Pettigrew laments the country, while the Louisville Courier-Journal criticizes those ashamed of it for not leaving. Utah congressman-elect Roberts faces mixed public reactions including a female champion and general ridicule.
The Brooklyn Eagle jokes that the widow of a United States Senator could take the stage as a performer rather than running a boarding house, suggesting several senators could earn wages more honestly with songs and dances.
A collection of aphorisms contrasts male and female behavior, noting shrewdness of a fox, the bread‑making bachelor, and the reputations of politicians. It laments vanity, patience versus tenacity, and the juries that judge wisdom, ending with a remark on theft by men and women.
The piece surveys women’s roles and progress, noting Russian women doctors, a Copenhagen women only restaurant, women buyers of pets, a Norwegian girl writing a novel, and a sanitary congress proposal on women’s nurse training, cooking, hygiene, and motherhood duties, plus Shanghai women shifts and a Chinese staff of a weekly Feminine Magazine.
The data lists 1,000 electric lamps in the White House and a five feet per hour gas jet. It states one pound of Indian tea yields 170 cups and the polar distance to the pole is 460 miles. Human height averages are 5 ft 6 in for men and 5 ft 2 in for women. It notes 2,401 sugar and salt process patents exist.
A local shop advertises a large stock of shoes and boots with a focus on winter comforts. The miswritten text mentions Hellshle shoes and a variety of styles and colors, catering to dry feet and practical wear. The message highlights numerous types and brands in a busy catalog tone.
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