Nevada Star Routes Bid Openings For Mail Contracts
George A. Gilbert of the Post Office Department visits Winnemucca as bids open for star route mail contracts in Nevada. Bids due December 3 1901 decisions by February 2 1902 contracts run July 1 1902 to June 30 1906 only Nevada residents may bid routes include Amos to Denlo Willow Point to McDermit Winnemucca to Paradise Valley Kennedy to Winnemucca Mill City to Foltz Golconda to Palriawn and Lovelock to Boyer with bond requirements and present contract payments listed.
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George A. Gilbert
Post Office Department
Winnemucca
Anderson
Humboldt County
Amos
Denlo
Willow Point
Amos and
Willow Creek
McDermit
Paradise Valley
Kennedy
Mill City
Unionville
Foltz
Golconda
Norths Ranch
Palriawn
Lovelock
Nickle
Boyer
Laxatie Bromo Quinine Tablets Claim Fast Cold Cure
Advertises Laxatie Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day with no cure no pay. Mentions price 25 cents and seller Lewis Ockerman of Goshen Indiana. Includes testimonial praising De Witt's Little Early Risers and Brown Bros.
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Lewis Ockerman
Goshen
Ind
de Witt
Brown Bros
G. A. LeDeis
Cedar City
de- Witt
Neeley Trial Opens for Cuban Postal Funds Theft
Telegrams report Neeley faces trial in Havana for stealing Cuban postal funds. Other dispatches note the Stone negotiations, Mormon President Lorenzo Snow dies at 87 in Salt Lake City, and Burlington plans to extend tracks to Salt Lake City linking with major lines.
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Neeley
Havana
State Department
Miss Stone
Lorenzo Snow
Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
Chicago
Burlington
Guernsey
Wyoming
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Salt Lake
London
Buller
Jady Smith
War Department
Philippines
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Botha
Pivaau River
Vryheid
Sugar Disaster in Truckee Yard Causes Train Rear-Ended
The Truckee Republican reports seven cars of sugar derailed in a yard Sunday and struck a following train’s rear. Two carloads were demolished and sugar spilled across the tracks. some was recovered but cleanup was difficult. Indigenous workers did not object to the sugar coal dust mix.
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Truckee Republican
Reno ordinance targets GE overhead wires
An effort to bar the Truckee River General Electric Co from doing business in Reno proposes an ordinance making it unlawful to charge overhead wires across streets with more than 5,000 volts. The company seeks to run 22,000 volt lines.
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Truckee River General Electric Company
Reno
General Electric Company
Reno Exhibit Wins Big at State Fair
The Consolidated California Virginia Company won 5 for its exhibit at the state fair. The Journal notes Reno residents captured 88 percent of prizes, with the town appearing frequently. The Virginia Report mentions catfish as the sole dessert item, joking about endless catfish dishes.
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Consolidated California & Virginia Company
Reno
St. Louis
Virginia Report
Plowing Up Gold in Olinghouse Canyon Claim
Wadsworth Dispatch reports a remarkable Olinghouse canyon find on the Cabin claim of W C Williams where surface ore yielded $40,000. Miners estimate the two acre area at two feet deep could average $25 per ton with gold ranging from 10 cents to $2 per unit, prompting expectations of a vast surface source and potential wealth rivaling Comstock mines.
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Olinghouse Canyon
Wadsworth Dispatch
W.C. Williams
Olinghouse
Comstock
Randsburg Railway Extends Toward Keeler
Nevada dispatch notes the Randsburg line extending toward Keeler, a Carson and Colorado terminal now owned by Southern Pacific. Chauncey Depew leads the syndicate behind Randsburg, with New York Central officials exercising control as rights of way are secured.
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Los Angels
Randsburg
Keeler
Carson and Colorado
Southern Pacific Company
Chauncey M. Depew
New York Central
The Handsomest Woman in Winnemucca Ad Keeps Health
An advertisement touts Lane's Tea as a daily bowel aid that cures indigestion purifies the blood clears the complexion and boosts appetite. Price 25c or 50c per package. Sold by Brownros.
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Winnemucca
Lane
Brown
Seed applications urged for earlier spring delivery
Mr Newlands calls on residents with seed quotas to submit their applications now to ensure earlier delivery next spring. Address all applications to Francis G Newlands House of Representatives Washington Octlame
Does It Pay to Buy Cheap A Cough Remedy Ad
A promotional notice touts Boschee's German Syrup as the sole proven remedy for severe throat and lung troubles. It claims the syrup heals tissues, reduces inflammation, eases expectoration, aids sleep, and cures the patient, urging one bottle and noting widespread druggist endorsement.
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Boschee
Brown Bros
Green’s Prize
Pain Balm Claims Fast Healing for Injuries
The advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm as quick relief for cuts bruises burns and other injuries with no scar unless severe. It also claims cures for rheumatism sprains dwellings and lameness and notes sale by Brown Bros Druggists.
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Brown Bros
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Nevada Star Routes
Reno Silurianism
Renoites
Cardus
Hollywood
Asbury Park
N.J
Baltimore
Wesley Chobe
Addres
Nevada
James Hurst
Nev
F. C. Robins & CO
F.C. Robins & CO
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lupar
Pinkham
M. E. Muller
Concord Sq
Boston
Mass
Cohen
Sarah H
Davis Block
Gorham St
Lowell
Maas
Mas
Sarah E. Bake
Bucksport
C.D. van Duzer
J. T. Wheel Wheeler & van Duzer
Attorneys-At-Law
Diehl Building
Bert L. Hoop
Courthouse
Winnemucca, Nevada
J. D. Giroux
City and County and French Hospitale of
San Francisco
Stanton
W. L. Samuels
Bridg and
T. c. Hanson
Eagle Dray Re
Alfred Chartz
Carson City, Nevada
W. #. HOLT
New
Charles M’connell
John O'Kane
Lovelock, New
Diehl’s Book Store
Bridge Street
City Bakery
C. Diehl Sr
D. McB. Rose
J. H. Hoyt
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