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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1882
Page
2
The item surveys political maneuvering including paid small papers feeding campaigns, Osceola placer mining prospects, a census showing 3.5 million nonvoters, and local appointments. It notes party shifts, candidate mudslinging, and a Vermont Congressman’s charity plan while citing regional election statewide trends and press sentiment.
The article notes growing activity at the South western Company's mill with 2,000 cords of wood on hand and rich ore dumps, while the Lincoln Silver Mining Company faces heavy spending and mounting debts. It reports Mills, managers, and creditors reassessing operations as the era of enterprise dawns amid past failures and new effort.
A scientific writer notes defensive tricks like the tail loss in lizards, and describes other creatures that shed parts to misdirect attackers. Vignettes include Peter Helm escaping lynching near Fort Wayne after counsel from John L. Farrar, and a Montana prairie fire endangering cattle winter range. Reports from Wheeling note hot stone showers, while Verdi Arizona records a fatal courthouse shooting judged justifiable homicide.
A garbled gossip of winter mischief and oddities spans social flirtations in Hartford area circles, bizarre weather anecdotes, and scattered political notes. It mentions a teasing scene between a young lady and two gentlemen, reports of severe rain and thunder, Austrian summer habits, Nevada Republican nominees, Indian medical care, and varied curiosities from Cape Ann to California.
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