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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1880
Page
3
War Department Signal Corps reports observations made at the same moment across stations. The October entry notes synchronized readings at 4:17 a.m. across the surveyed locations, reflecting coordinated meteorological or signal measurements.
Logal intelligence reports the late storm along the Union Pacific in the Rocky Mourn area as the heaviest in years. Passengers say a freight train struggled against the wind for six hours while telegraph wires were blown down for miles. Communication was only possible by water, and freight traffic on the Central Pacific lines remains heavy with many trains daily.
Yesterday afternoon the Winnemucca Jockey Club hosted a crowded card with five starters in a quarter mile dash for 100 dollars. Dutchman edged Gray Prince by a neck for 85, Flora Toombs was second in a later mile heat won by Euchre, time 1 56. Euchre defeated Flora Toombs in a short run between them, time 1 05. Today’s program includes a 200 purse trotting race best three in five and a half mile repeat running race for 200.
The annual Land Office figures show fourteen million acres subtracted from public lands last year with about three quarters of a billion acres surveyed since operations began and over a thousand million remaining unsurveyed. The Panama Canal loan is trimmed from 150 million to 80 million after repeated revisions. A love note ends with a chilling punchline about a wart and forty thousand in the bank.
An OCR fragment advertises three-ply rubber hose as a No 1 quality at Baysisten and Vergecy Fratt Cans. It urges readers to season fruit for winter, noting fresh groceries and fruits arriving at Chrmasowrn's grocery store.
A partial roster lists numerous Union generals by state, including Ohio names like Durbin Ward and Thomas Ewing, Kentucky figures such as Don Carlos Buell, Illinois leaders like John A. McClernand, New York officers such as Winfield Scott, and many others from states across the Union. The item preserves names and states without narrative detail.
Local advertisement offers fresh groceries and provisions direct from first hands at low cash figures. The seller is listed as F. C. Rone in a first-class establishment.
Special locals warn of temperature and rain bringing sickness and urge keeping GerMax Syncr on hand for immediate relief. The ad claims it prevents serious illness, reduces doctor bills, and even death, promising cures for consumption, hemorrhages, pneumonia, and croup. German Syrup is advertised as widely sold with sample bottles at 10 cents and regular size at 75 cents.
An advertisement urges mothers to use Mrs Wroslow's Sooruma Syrup for teething pain in children claiming rapid relief and bowel regulation. It touts safety and pleasant taste, attributing the remedy to a long respected female physician and nurse network in the United States. It notes a 25 cent price and wide availability.
An advertisement asserts Shilohs Consumption Cure cures coughs and lung ailments in half the time and treats asthma bronchitis whooping cough croup and consumption with more cures than competitors. It promises pleasant use and a guarantee with prices of 10, 50, and 1 dollars and recommends Shilohs Porous Plaster by C A DeSaussure.
In a local plea, residents suffer from indigestion and related stomach and liver issues. The ad promises a 75 cent remedy, Shilohs Vitalizer, sold by C A DeSaus druggist. It also touts a fragrant perfume, jackmetack, available from C A DeLacastre druggist in Winnemucca Nevada.
An advertisement touts wealth and health guidance urging energy and honesty to get rich and promoting GREEN'S AvGrst rowsr for relief from Dyspepsia Liver Complaints Indigestion and a range of ailments. It claims two doses relieve sick headaches palpitations sour stomach and nervous exhaustion.
A historic advertisement touts Hall's Remedy as a powerful vegetable hair restorer. It claims to restore gray hair to original color, stop dandruff and hair loss, nourish the scalp, and provide lasting moisture and gloss with minimal applications. Endorsed by eminent physicians and Massachusetts state officials, its popularity spans many years and countries.
A garbled ad-like fragment touts tobacco brands and cigarettes with vague claims of low prices. It asks why customers visit Levy & Co for bargains, asserting the store provides goods cheaply for cash.
An advertisement fragment promotes comfortable clothing including white coats paste and vest at reduced prices. The text is fragmented and lacks clear dates or shop name. It emphasizes affordable apparel though the source is incomplete.
Purportedly celebrated Fairbank’s Lord product now available at FCO and Ron’s store. Advert says dealer secures trustworthy brands and passes a versionary inspection.
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