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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1908
Page
2
Entered at the Postoffice a Pioche Nevada as second class matter indicating the town's mailing status and archival record for local communications.
Citizens of Pioche will vote Thursday on bonding the school district to fund a new school building. The piece urges careful consideration, notes historically low voter turnout, and stresses the stake in local welfare and upbuilding through proper facilities for youth.
Mining news from Pioche shows rapid district growth with ten steam hoisting works in operation and four or five more en route from San Francisco. The National company builds a twenty ton bullion smelting furnace to be finished soon as ore extraction and milling continue. Wells Fargo shipped bullion valued at $75,189.34 after mills including the American Flag and Bowery were shut for repairs.
A humorous tale recounts a gallant gentleman with false teeth, his unexpected tooth display around a young lady, and a teasing remark from her little sister. The piece ends with a critique of prayers for infants, advocating uplifting thoughts over mortality. Includes a brief note on a physician’s journal about child education and death.
A French Academy letter by De Geimbert reports on medicine sales showing old fashioned drugs like opium laudanum iodine and belladonna in steady quantities. Laudanum sales fall while lev drugs fall sharply. Glycerophosphates antipyrine drop, quinine down. Newer drugs pyra midon seporine rise sharply.
Fragmentary text shows Mr Kidder debating whether a mam’ etal should aim at Bone Wine for conoved purposes. The Philadelphia Press notes a disagreement over the object of the effort and whether to target something closer or more noble.
A court summons in the Fourth Judicial District Court of Nevada to the defendant Hills Silverwin. The notice directs appearance and answer to the complaint within forty days after service or risk default judgment. The suit seeks dissolution of marriage and related relief, naming the parties and court clerk as issuing authority.
United States Land Office notices Wen i Wallac John A Ekman and Joseph S Pre e pursuing a patent for the Hoodoo and Hewlwo No 1 mining claim in Jack Rabble Mining District Lincoln County Nevada. The survey describes boundaries, corners, and magnetic variation, with the claim roughly 1600 linear feet along Hoodoo and 1600 feet along Hoodoo No 1, filed by Milton L. Lee as attorney in fact.
A notice from the trustee of Pixche neted piarset Ain Loaf county outlines the issuance of a fifteen dollar bond, payable annually with interest, for the care and maintenance of cemetery and school facilities. It states the trustee will collect the funds at the district hall in Lincoln State, detailing payment deadlines and the authority under Change XIII and local county officials.
A fragmented report details mineral survey outcomes in county lodes including DuPont, Siler, and Nazure claims. It mentions forestalled, unsurveyed, and surveyed lodes, with reference to key surveyors and publication timing around late April. The text notes activity by Lewin J Colm and mentions a public notice scheduled for Plocin Weekir Meron.
A fragmented OCR note outlines patent foundations and county survey data. It mentions surveying actions, coordinates, and references to a strial non official publication with names like Coninaieler Reuawarves and Daly Enarlade servey No RAM. It notes a date around 2008 and a tentative seal or verification step in the process.
A Philadelphia landlord allowed a tenant to fit a concealed stair and lowering ropes to a loft as a makeshift fortress against undesired visitors. The system was used to lift the stairs to the ceiling for friends, while others were ignored as debtors. The landlord sought an explanation. the tenant claimed only friends whistle, while creditors remain outside. The tale closes with a humorous exchange about ownership of the servant.
An essay notes that even grand natural wonders gain attention only through persistent advertising. It argues Niagara Falls draws visitors via continuous promotion and frames advertising as a constant service. The piece then highlights that the United States has a higher share of working women than any other nation.
A Russian newspaper recounts widespread ether drinking in parts of Russia and East Prussia, noting a fatal accident in Trogano where a farmer used ether in a wedding celebration. The tragedy left several injured as two pails were emptied into bottles during decanting, with a violent explosion killing two people. The report highlights authorities’ futile efforts to curb the habit.
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