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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1906
Page
3
Obituary notes Samuel Voisey’s fifty years as church sexton of Cullompton, Devon, during which he attended every funeral in the churchyard and witnessed eight vicars pass. The fragment also lists miscellaneous advertisements and health claims from early 20th century periodicals.
The note recalls alum's origins in Roceha Syria around 1800 and its perfected English manufacture in 1608 by Sir T. Challoner near Whitby. It also mentions timber weight variation by tree part, with top-cut timber about three to five percent lighter than butt-cut.
An item notes proposed speed indicator markers reading Fine Imprisonment or Murder for autos, mentions a conference route from Sanpete Juab Utah and southern counties, and includes a mix of whimsical weather and botanical notes about the mignonette, with etymology tracing Reseda odorata to Paris in 1742.
Native Pulajanes treachery sparked a clash with American constabulary at Magtaon Samar. Thirty Pulajanes killed and sixteen constabulary dead or wounded after leaders feigned surrender then attacked when photographed. Officials escaped to the river as fighting followed. Prisoners pursued into the mountains with guns lost. Also postmasters ordered to block 52 fictitious medical office ads to curb criminal schemes.
British freighter Titania ran ashore on a submerged rock while entering St Johns Newfoundland harbor in a late night gale and snowstorm. She narrowly escaped sinking after desperate measures to reach the thin port, losing a bow section and resting on the beach to stay afloat.
Starvation looms in famine districts as aid from foreign sources and milder winter relief efforts ease some suffering. Americans contribute food and clothing while local authorities struggle to provide sufficient work. Also reported is a South Formosa earthquake relief plea. In Iowa Carson, Reverend J B Lewis dies after a lightning strike during a sermon. In Aguilar two men die and two are wounded in a saloon fight. James Davis the marshal and F M Vigil are among the wounded after claims of self defense.
The report notes Sweden maintains wheat duties and Spain’s Moret ministry stays in power while U S tax plans seek 24 million dollars yearly. A Navy ship sails to Shanghai. bank robbery sentences rise. multiple homicides, gas poisonings, and accidents underline a debt of unrest globally and in America.
An old dialogue on hair color inheritance contends red hair can persist or darken with age, noting red hairs in dark complexions and births. The piece references a reader letter to a general election candidate ending with a hostile threat about the devil, as reported by the London Mall column.
The municipality of Nice has trained dogs to pull a cord with a brush through the city sewers to scrub and clean them. The unusual method aims to maintain sewer hygiene and prevent blockages by using trained canines for the task.
The passage critiques grammar purists who force none to take a singular verb while noting Harper’s Magazine defense of none as a plural subject. It also mentions the first flat power shoe peg mill at Booth Acworth, New Brunswick, formerly owned by Major Ephraim Cummings, capable of four bushels daily.
Fragmentary text references Golden Medical Discovery with claims of vitality and non habit forming ingredients. It also notes the marriage of James C. Rather and Mise Short at Norman, with a cautious line about not judging the bridegroom’s finances.
The tale tells of Walter Scott, a Death Valley miner, racing from Los Angeles to a special place in under 45 hours. The journey, costing over $6,000, marks the fastest long distance rail run over mountains and plains in American history, illustrating a clash over the Sante track and the appeal of luxury routes from Utah and Colorado to the East and Southwest.
An Indian newspaper ad claims a cure for red noses with a dubious method. It reports many women sent stamped envelopes seeking the remedy and received a counter message urging continued drinking until purple.
The piece discusses middle life anxieties in women and symptoms near the menopause, urging care of health with Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. It cites testimonials from Mrs Hyland of Boston and Mrs Hinkle about relief and guidance, noting Pinkham’s Lynn Massachusetts guidance.
Worthy of Encouragement, a Brooklyn policeman charged with leaving his post claimed he entered a church to pray. He received only a reprimand, a rare outcome for praying officers according to the Utica Press.
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