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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1892
Page
3
The item notes Wadsworth dispatch and departure of three passenger trains. It lists schedule fragments, route mentions, and weekly operations with weekly Monday via Churchill county. The text appears as broken OCR with partial times and stations, indicating regular weekly service with some delays and returns.
Eyewitness sketches of last Friday night’s fire in Wadsworth include two women raising the alarm and residents improvising a bucket brigade led by Major Pike. The piece satirically recalls misadventures, a man loose on Main Street, and a town debate urging a formal fire department with a meeting at the K P Mall next Saturday.
Christmas presents and useful ornamental items priced from ten cents to a dollar. Trimmed felt hats offered at one dollar. Art work and orders available at lowest prices. Oysters sold by the pint. Stoves, ranges, hardware and furnishing goods advertised by Lange & Schmitt. Fine art items for sale at Mrs Malcoms residence east of Young hasten new house. Items offered regardless of sacrifice.
A letter expresses deep gratitude to the boys who helped carry and handle household goods during a fire last Friday night. The note, signed by Mr and Mrs M J Honmann, says their work was well done and will be remembered, and it ends with a closing from the couple. The page also includes an advertisement offering heating or cooking stoves from A N Marining in Reno.
An array of notes from Reno and surrounding towns on holiday shopping at Griwalds Wanamaker Brown ads and Patonizing home tailors. Local events include a year end meeting, ice on streets, crime and mining news, sporting mentions, and a librarian’s note requesting more issues. The piece also lists social happenings, weather, and cattle markets with prices and local industry details.
The notice highlights a praised artwork by Dick Fuller and invites people to view it. It then pokes fun at Christmas confusion at The Palace Bakery in Reno and promotes holiday goods and foods including genuine French tissue paper, butter, eggs, cheese, bologna, pure lard, and fresh mandarins. It lists vendors like Central Market and E Griswold's and advertises ice skates from Lange & Schmitt.
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