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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1890
Page
2
In Moghe Weekly R200 Ratumnday August 23 1500 The White Pine News and the Hever afourwit debate the validity of Judge Wella's official acts. They claim authority and criticize legal clarity while noting the public persists as the silver price rises.
The piece discusses a bullion tax paid by Piocho mines and praise for Nevada's Senators and Congressman regarding silver coinage. It mentions the Key Group mines, irrigation district plans at Modesto and Turlock, a settlement with M. A. Wheaton, and several legal notices including Sharon vs Sharon, Blythe will contest, and remarks on public school religion. The tone reflects early 20th century mining and civic concerns with political support and local developments.
Population figures for Utah and Salt Lake City appear from census data. Reports mention large Fraser River salmon runs, canning capacity limits, a supposed mulsahey mine sale near San Francisco, and a mine consolidation in Plumas County. An aeronaut dies in Portland after parachute mishap. A desert body found near Hassayampa reveals thirst death. Details cover mining wealth in Olympic Mountains, Northwest coast defense inquiries, and a Catholic Ladies Aid Society tally of visits, employment, and charity funds.
Instructions from Scientific Press on trimming lamp wicks for steady lighting. It cautions against uneven cuts, suggests turning the wick to project slightly, removing charred sections with fingers, and avoiding shears. Properly trimmed wicks burn with a broad white flame and protect chimneys and eyes.
A bizarre report describes a Mexican jumping bean tested by a San Francisco tourist in Arlington House lobby, said to jump and tremble in the hand. Other pages recount a lightning strike near Flagstaff injuring a rider and killing a horse, with medical attention noted for the man.
On the twentieth day of August in the year, a notary observed that Tod, Onborne, a Notary Yie'sald Souuey of Lincoln Jamon, Newbitt and George Nexbitt appeared to execute the instrument. They swear they knowingly signed freely and voluntarily for the stated purpose and to bind themselves to the terms described in the document.
In Lincoln County near Clover Valley the observer notes a large leg swelling on a horse caused by a kick. Trib liniment cured the ailment after five or six applications in two days, with successors using the remaining bottle to treat injuries. The advert mentions Annan F. Guncensey of Silver Reef Utah and promotes the product. A Madison Indiana incident reports a young woman who screamed and dislocated her jaw.
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