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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1899
Page
2
The notice lists subscription rates for one year by mail and six months and three months by mail, plus weekly carrier rate in Winnemucca. It directs business correspondence and community notices to The Silver State in Winnemucca, Nevada.
Weather report from the Weather Bureau notes 44 hours ending 7th meridian time. Mean barometer 20.4 inches. Maximum 41 degrees, minimum 22, mean 32, normal 46. Prevailing wind direction eight. 24 hour precipitation 0. Local snow tonight, clearing Saturday, colder statewide. Obse ver J G Hayden.
The piece argues flood water storage as essential to irrigation driven production and sustained commerce. It urges state led reservoirs over federal action, citing California’s initiative with the State Board of Trade and California Press Association pressing for equitable flood water distribution to support western industry and agriculture.
The text notes a new organization plan funded to start work and a state convention to shape legislation. It highlights Utah and Nevada mining booms with capital from the East, predicting Nevada’s rise as a leading mining state. It also mentions curious ephemera like a Ludlow Street wardens’ sign and jokes about ex President Cleveland and expansion.
An advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claiming impure stomach leads to impure blood and related symptoms like constipation nervousness and palpitations. It urges trying the remedy for malaria fever and ague and notes a private revenue stamp on the bottle for travel stores.
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