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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1899
Page
2
Subscription rates listed for the year six months and three months by mail or carrier in Winnemucca. Address business communications to The Silver Nevada. Rates shown per week and location Winnemucca.
Weather data for 24 hours ending 7th mendian time shows mean barometer 90.82, max 40 degrees, min 15, mean 28, normal 45. Prevailing wind W, no precipitation. Observer J U Hayden records October 16 conditions.
Fair tonight and Tuesday with steady temperatures. Hayden reports possible rain or snow tonight and Tuesday with unsettled conditions and variable precipitation in parts of the state.
The New York Sun notes that the Transvaal frontier is bordered by a high plateau and rugged mountains that form a natural fortification. Boers control passes at Laing’s Nek and Van Reenan’s, shaping early war moves and aiming to disrupt railways and block British advances from the southeast and southwest. Boer concentrations near Bishop and Mafeking relate to Jameson’s failed raid.
The Republican State Central Committee of Ohio is sending letters to officeholders nationwide seeking contributions to its state campaign fund. The employer of the mint at Carnon received these letters, and the action is described as a direct violation of Civil Service law, criticized because enforcement rests with those installed by the same officials who violate it.
The piece criticizes petty officeholders participating in politics while praising the Columbia’s victory over Shamrock. It discusses expert forecasts failing, cites the Shamrock defeat, and includes a Boers hymn excerpt. It also mentions rival rail stock shipments and a Toledo catarrh cure fraud note with Notary public seal and ad copy.
A historical advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a universal teething remedy for children. It claims quick relief from crying and teething pain, cures diarrhoea and wind colic, and promotes general vitality, with a price of twenty five cents and worldwide druggist availability. It also notes fashion services at the Capital Restaurant on Bridge Street.
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