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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1899
Page
4
Readers report a busy spell with residents in town for business and social gatherings. Mentioned are Driscoll Jones Store, Arbor Day plans, new jobs, a photo studio opening, and a pistol incident near Garagin ranch with minor injuries.
A period advertisement touts Shuoe y as a grand remedy for coughs and consumption. It claims half a century of efficacy and lists assorted products, with prices and availability from various sellers and manufacturers.
A fragmented wartime letter from Gayite and Linton in Cavite depicts siege conditions, drills, and a grim pledge to ward off enemy fire. The writer mentions breastworks, alarm days, and warnings of fatal harm to enemies, while expressing a wish to return home and thank distant supporters.
Memorial services are set in Fraternal Hall Tuesday evening under the care of Howell E. Caine. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend.
Morning service at Haga and evening service at THO. Sunday school held at 2 o clock with various roles and groups including Rector and Christian Endeavor at 6 40. Church notices for regular attendees list times and names with scattered abbreviations.
Local advertisement by Ki Griswold offering a medicine bottle for coughs consumption and related ailments. The notice claims a long history of sales, price details around 25 cents to 50 cents, and requests customer payments upon delivery. The text is fragmentary but presents as a small town sale notice.
Old style notice advertising carpet cleaning services with varied prices per yard and per yard for woolen carpets. Mentions orders obtainable at the Works Post Office or at the Disnwven of five with a hesitant, garbled rendering.
The record notes the birth of a son to CW Ray and his wife in Reno Nevada on April 11 16 The listing also mentions the wife of Walter Weluit in Wadsworth Nevada.
A lost pass with the name Ada Schrieber from New York is reported between Wade Wort and Hot Springs in Nevada on February 1. Please return to Bath, Dut, jure sth.
In a wild tale from the Gulfsville Record a six year old girl plays near Henry Boot’s house when her clothing catches fire and she cannot speak English. The mother restrains the child, the incident is described with disbelief at the language confusion and multiple tongues. The piece questions linguistic ability and memory after the accident.
Music lessons offered by Miss Jennie Marshall at the residence of a pupil. Fortia to apply by date noted six Marshall.
A fragmentary note urges local interest to boost baseball and form a league with towns like Wadsworth Lovelock Battle Mountain Elko and Tonopah. It mentions a Sunday game at 2 pm and appeals to ladies and the community to attend and encourage team spirit.
An old newspaper advert touts Kuri's Clover Root Tea as purifying breath by its action on the bowels and offers an absolute guarantee. It lists price 25 and 10 cents and credits K. Giriswell for mile delivery after December 10th. A note mentions juniper wood scarcity and a sale of stove wood at seven dollars per cord sawed.
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