Local News Looms Calm Amid Winter Prep and Notable Incidents
The paper notes calm local news with light items from Kennedy and Reno. It mentions the Kleinhan’s Bridge Street project ~six weeks away, widespread wood and coal prep for winter, and a rising number of county office candidates. A Silver party meeting is postponed in Virginia City. River levels and public notices are also touched on, with brief remarks on wealth, labor value, and a Reno incident involving a brakeman.
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Shot By a Tramp in Reno Station Feud and Political Edict
At about 4 am a tramp in a peanuts car shot Edward West injuring Guillins after Brakeman M G Colling ordered tramps off a No 8 freight in Reno. West claims self defense while Collins counters. West is jailed. The piece then argues for stricter ballot capture penalties and praises Kentucky women for electoral influence. It also mocks Breckenridge and predicts a revivalist role for W C P.
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Boiler Explosion Damages Engine 1902 Near Blue Canyon
The Journal reports engine 1902 exploded Sunday about one mile east of Blue Canyon. Fireman Chase Lipscombe was fatally injured after being knocked from the second car and the engineer was badly scalded. Lipscombe, a Truckee native and sole supporter of his mother and two sisters, died after being rushed to the railroad hospital.
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A Silly Tale Of A Man In A Hollow Log
A town resident hid in a hollow log to dodge rain but the log swelled trapping him. He feared death yet recalled he had not paid his subscription to the Silver Stare and then crawled out unharmed. The item ends with a promotional push for Hood's Sarsaparilla.
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Smallpox Epidemic In Chicago And Other Late-Break Items
Miscellaneous notes report a smallpox epidemic in Chicago and various brief items including Democratic gains in Maine's legislature, Arctic expedition losses, weak East meetings, pallbearers at a Louisville funeral, a New York cigarette arrest, Governor Altgeld in New York for nervousness, large Egyptian cotton imports, blasting Palisades for Long Island paving, McKinley’s limited speaking engagements, Philadelphia voter figures, a St. Louis streetcar syndicate, cholera origins noted in Budapest, a Dunn nugget found in Coolgardie weighing 1800 ounces, Paris to expel 374 foreigners, and London gold deposits fueling securities hopes with Bank of England at $200,000,000 in reserves.
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Wit and Wisdom Quips From a Distant Dialogue
A collection of wry exchanges and quips about manners, age, duties, music, and social foibles. The frayed humor centers on character, competence, and clever retorts in a playful social vignette.
Woolen plant at Reno proposed to boost Nevada economy
J F Ape argues Reno has prime water power potential for a woolen factory. He suggests diverting funds from fairs to a local textile enterprise, citing Amstead Falls as a contrast and offering to present data. He invites public input to reach an understanding. Syrup of Figs advertised for cleansing and health benefits.
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Memorial Boxes On Parasian Tombstones Reveal Names
In Parasian cemeteries metal boxes with slits on top are placed on tombstones. Visitors drop yards into the boxes and relatives can read the names of those who cherish the memory of the deceased.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertises 100 Dollar Reward
A vintage ad offers one hundred dollars for an incurable catarrh case, claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures all, and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo as makers. It cites endorsements from West & Truax and others, asserting honesty and financial reliability, with internal use claiming to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle.
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Tol Walding
Marvin
Piano Tuning Visit to Winnemucca by Oscar HinpesRannr
A notice states Oscar HinpesRannr will be in Winnemucca in about ten days to tune and repair pianos. He promises satisfaction and good work in piano services. The message also mentions Ayer's Hair Vigor and Hall's Hair Renewer as unrelated hair care notes.
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