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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1878
Page
3
A large turnout attended a Sunday German picnic at Highland. Transportation, dancing, and games filled the day as locals praised the event. Later reports note related meetings on Alpine creditors and a busy schedule of balls, races, and civic notices amid town chatter.
A fragmented string of local items, sales pitches, medical curiosities, and brief notices. It mentions a drought affecting rice and grocers, a political note about Kearney, various cures and remedies for rheumatism, humorous vignettes, a large whale ashore near Humboldt County, a Virginia City murder case update, and assorted advertisements for beer, spirits, tobacco, and goods with scattered names and places such as Paxaus Baton, Meadow Valley Street, and Pioche post office notices.
A 5th of July revival of the Virginia whipping post stirs controversy as petty criminals face corporal punishment. Local accounts recount a law change and a tongue in cheek note about a controversial bottle of whisky spurring a humorous yet critical jab at authorities.
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