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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1901
Page
2
Daily except Sundays. Office at Corner Bridge and Fourth Streets. One year by mail. Six months by mail. Three months by mail. By carrier in Winnemucca per week. Address all business correspondence to The Silver State Winnemucca de.
The Wisnemocca Station reports 24 hour conditions with mean barometer 30.14, max 59, min 38, mean 48, normal 4. Prevailing wind NW. 24 hour precipitation 0. T. C. Hayden observes. Forecast: fair tonight and Thursday. November 27, 1901 notes Thanksgiving no issue tomorrow and includes editorial remarks on Ontario liquor laws, Wall Street forged paper, Goebel Goebelites in Kentucky, and naval issues at Tutuila with whitewash for the court-martial of Commander Tilley.
Secretary Gage announces an $18,000 donation to the conscience fund, money returned by individuals who have stolen from or swindled the government. Donors remain anonymous, prompting unfounded speculation that the secretary himself contributed. The article dismisses such ideas as preposterous, noting the secretary does not belong to the restitution class.
Press comment notes Bryan era assurances of pacification after Bryan's defeat, then cites the War Department proposing augmenting American forces in the Philippines amid continued resistance to invasion and aggression. The piece frames political blame and military expansion as responses to ongoing unrest in the new possessions.
The Public notes Standard Oil dividends reach 48 per cent this year, matching last year and marking a rise since 1898. Critics condemn the distribution on a $100,000,000 capitalization as extravagant, calling it an arbitrary extortion by the oil monopoly while kerosene prices rise for consumers. The Springfield Republican and Virginia Report quote figures and opinions.
A general note on increasing human lifespan attributes gains to medical progress over fifty years, highlighting Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a premier remedy for stomach and digestive ailments and claiming fifty years of cure history. The advertisement urges women to try it and mentions a private die stamp on the bottle neck.
A dated advertisement-style piece touts Dr Boschee's German Syrup as a remedy for coughs colds and bronchial issues claiming it can arrest consumption in early stages and heal lungs. It mentions Green's Almanac and other Brown Bros drugstore promotions and includes testimonials about One Minute Cough Cure and Lane's Family Medicine with claims of gentle stomach liver and kidney action and laxative effect.
Mr. Newlands urges all who want seed quotas for next spring to send in applications now to assure earlier delivery. Address applications to Francise G. Newlands House of Representatives Washington D C October 12 1902
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