Indian desperado Joe Pete blamed for killings faces tribal pursuit
The Gardnerville Courier reports Washoe Joe Pete shot and killed George Radley after an argument at a Woodfords camp. He then injured the mother in law and vowed to kill more. Now in the mountains, tribal members hunt him while fear and tension rise among the Washoes. Captain Pete Mayo condemns him as a bad Indian.
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Washoe
Radley
Pete
Joe Pete
Pete Mayo
Washoes
Antelope Valley
Will Dangberg
Demand for Draft Horses Surges at New York Dealers
A major New York horse dealer reports unprecedented demand for draft horses. He notes coal dealers, truckers, brewers and other firms are buying heavily for winter work, draining the supply of high class young stock as prices rise beyond previous records.
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New York
Reduction in assessment for Virginia and Truckee Railroad
The Ormsby County Board of Equalization trimmed the railroad bed and track value from 10 000 to 8 000 per mile, raised car shops and shop materials 2 500 each, and increased four locomotives by 2 000. Overall the railroad loses about 19 000 in valuation but pays on a figure 8 000 higher than last year, totaling 37 000 to 8 000 more than before.
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The
Carson News
Ormsby County Board of Equalization
Virginia & Truckee Railroad
Yerington
Washoe County
McKinley Mines Company Forms to Develop Nevada Property
The McKinley Mines near Ely in White Pine county Nevada will begin development by a new company. The property descended to Mrs. Mc Kinley and her sister Mrs Barber from their father Mr Saxton who spent $130 000 opening and developing the mines. Interest revived after the adjacent Chainman company resumed work and most McKinley investors also hold interests in Chainman.
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McKinley Mines
Ely
White Pine County
McKinley
Barber
Saxton
Chainman Company
McKinley Mining Company
August Flower Sold As Universal Cure All
Advert says August Flower remains the largest sale medicine in the civilized world and was used for indigestion biliousness and general malaise. It claims to cleanse the system, regulate liver action, and stimulate nerves with a few doses in liquid form. Sold by Brown Bros. Drug. Also promotes Green's Prize Almanac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Brown Bros
Columbia Wins Closest America's Cup Race Yet
Columbia wins the third race of the America's Cup series, ending the year’s contest with Shamrock close behind. The winded fifteen mile course featured a fierce finish as Columbia shaved the gap with a 43 second time allowance, securing a 41 second victory in a dramatic race.
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Columbia
Atlantic
Shamrock
Dissolution Ordered of Cuba Constitutional Convention
Governor General Wood signs an order dissolving the Cuban constitutional convention. Reports from The Hague say Kruger weakens further, alarming Boer envoys. San Francisco notes only a few hundred strikers return to work as trucks fail to roll. Waterfront unions take no adverse action and Brotherhood of Teamsters seeks work with former employers. Gompers and Easley press Roosevelt on Chinese exclusion and eight hour proposals.
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Wood
Cuba
Hague
Kruger
San Francisco
Teamsters
Brotherhood of Teamsters
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Ralph M. Easley
National Civic Federation
Roosevelt
Congress
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold
Laxatie Bromo Quinine Tablets promise to cure a cold in one day with no cure no pay. The ad lists a price of 25 cents and claims quick relief.
Dr J H Hanford Endorses Kemp's Balsam for Cough
Dr J H Hanford writes in the Western Plowman that treating the first cough can stop the onset of consumption and free the breath. He claims Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs is the proper remedy for the first cough and offers 25c and 50c sizes through Drown TOR.
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J. H. Hanford
Kemp
Drowntor
De Witt's Early Risers Praised by Goshen Man
Lewis Ockerman of Goshen Indiana reports De Witt's Little Early Risers work thoroughly without harsh effects. The testimonial notes the pills act gently yet effectively, leaving him feeling like a boy. Brown Bros.
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Lewis Ockerman
Goshen
Ind
de Witt
Brown Bros
Headache Cure Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Sherman’s Headache Cure as a quick remedy for headaches and neuralgia, with a box price and claims of instant relief. It also mentions De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve and warns against counterfeits sold by Brown Bros and M. Phelps in Forestdale Vermont for eczema and piles.
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Co. M. Phelps
Forestdale
de Witt
Brown Bros
Cure for neuralgia and pain offered by Brown Bros
The advertisement touts The Curse of Womankind as a nervous tension cure with Sher man's Headache cure promising instant relief. One dose costs 25c and 10c a box and guarantees harmless results. It claims neuralgia cure and immediate relief with sales through Brown Bros. De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve is recommended as quicker safer relief than surgery, offered by Brown Bros.
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Sherman
Brownros
Brown Bros
Pianist Expert to Tune Pianos in Winnemucca
Mr J A Harvey of Kohler Chase Music House Sacramento will visit Winnemucca in October with an experienced piano tuner. Save your tuning and hire a first class man. Leave orders at the Lafayette hotel Winnemucca.
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J. A. Harvey
Kohler & Chase Music House
Sacramento
Winnemucca
Lafayette Hotel
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Pinkham
Tyon
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pee ‘Bank
Lupra BE. Pivkuam Mepicing Co
Cal
D. McB. Rose
Anyie
Cardus
Chicago Street
Fort W. Ind
Thedford
Toledo
Ink Lafayette
Winnemaces
C.D. van Duzer
J. T. Wheeler
Wheeler & van Duzer
Attorneys-At-Law
Diehl Building
Bert L. Hoop
Courthouse
Winnemucca, Nevada
E . D. Giroux
City and County and French Hospitals of
Stanton's
W. L Samuels
T. C. Hanson
Oeneer Building
Eagle Drag Re
Alfred Chartz
Attorney AT Law
Carson City, Nevada
W. #. HOLT
Humboldt County
Paradise Valley, New
Charles M'Connell
John O'Kane
Lovelock
Diehl’s Book Store
Bridge Street
Winnemucc
Singh Ant Roomat
San
City Bakery
C. Diehl Sr
G. W. Summerfield
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