18 Jun 1891
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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1891
Page
1
A 19th century science and culture note compares curvature of distant objects to a globe and glass, explaining visibility and refraction with diagrams. Frost scenes and frost paintings are praised for their beauty, likening frost crystals and winter landscapes to fairy-tale visions seen on panes and in nature.
A column notes there is no danger of guinea pig scarcity despite daily sacrifices for science. It profiles two varieties, cuvies and cavies, their breeding rates, and the role of pet and lab trade in Philadelphia, Jefferson, and University medical colleges.
A historical note on daytime fireworks attributed to Japanese makers discusses spherical and cylindrical bombs, hot air inflations, and vivid sky effects. It describes dragon shapes, goddesses, floating figures, grape clusters of light, and lanterns, with mythic references and risks noted by observers.
Fragmentary notes describe crystallization and crystal decorations with metal attachments and fern motifs. The text praises artificial crystals and their decorative potential in walls and garlands, mentioning formations and materials in a poetic, exploratory style.
Ordinary potato bugs dried and poured are used for raising blisters, derived from two little sacks on the belly of the musk deer, regarded as a remedy for nervous troubles. It would be more used if not so costly. Raat harnhorn made from stag horns is a medicinal article now made into shavings for market boiled to jelly and prescribed by physicians for rickets.
A jumble of light domestic dialogue and curiosities from a period column. The text features siblings and neighbors discussing theater visits, courtship, and family banter, interspersed with medical and consumer tidbits about insects, pig digestive fluids, masticated animal extracts, cockroaches, and glove sizes in London and New York stores.
A department advertises superior bargains in Unieviatolly with a wide assortment of youths and youths hats, halls, overcoats, and furnishing goods. It touts a large stock of men’s buck, boal, and dogektin gloves as unmatched in value.
The notice advertises a Milwaukee shoe shop offering a large range of boots and shoes for men women and boys. It highlights many styles including Australian, Kangaroo leather, Dongola and pebble goat boots, plus machine sewn and standard screw features.
The grocery department advertises constant supplies and prices lower than the lowest. It also highlights Crockery, Glassware and Cutlery.
The text outlines a plan to reduce stock to make room for other goods including Bourbon Whisky Tes Kettle Whisky Old Valley A 4 Asone Old Irish Whisky Old Erin Go Brangh Franch amlalifornin Brandies Jemaciawin all olland Gin Port Sherry Clar et winn etc. It also mentions a sale of harnesses collars and leather goods bugy whips and related items at cheap prices for cash or good reparity.
The district court of the state of Nevada in Lincoln County issues a probate notice regarding the estate of John Gaetan deceased. The document appears as a damaged OCR fragment with garbled jurisdiction and নামes.
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