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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1893
Page
4
A tall man touts a 25 cent limit poker matinee run by Mrs John Blank in room 128455 at the Flesington. The scheme targets inexperienced women to gamble, with a lecture about gambling evils and a plan to expose methods unless warned off. A friend who attended a prior matinee reportedly lost only a few dollars, prompting caution.
Mrs Williams, formerly of Arizona and Wyoming, has voted in Wyoming Washington Utah Oregon and Colorado for state and national officers. A widow, she pursues mining and business interests including a quarter stake in the Zoni mine and boasts a bright college graduate son.
A review notes Captain Meandered’s six minute clock turn during a senate session provoked Senator Mills to denounce the act as endangering legality. Bassett reportedly left crying in the corridor as the incident drew national attention. Also referenced is Lionel Deele’s piece on Matabele marriage customs noting paternal purchase of children at birth.
An OCR fragment captures a dialogue in which Spoonamore asks Miss Kitty about calling this evening and Mr. Haukineson is mentioned. The text appears as a garbled excerpt with unclear context but hints at a social scene and potential humor among townsfolk.
A garbled Detroit Tribune fragment recalls a piano tuner approached by a stern man asking about tuning charges. The exchange mentions a price of 9.90 and a note that 3.50 covers not going around. The scene ends with the tuner whistling away as a tense alley moment lingers.
Travel promotion for Rio Grande Western Railway highlights three routes and scenic views. Promoter J H Bennett of Salt Lake City offers an illustrated book titled Utah a Peep Into the Mountain Walled Treasury of the Gods for 25 cents.
An unnamed man from a nearby town wandered asleep in the middle of Main Street Helens. An officer woke him and took him to city hall where he was sober after breakfast. The incident sparked curious exchanges about folly and jail safeguards in a local paper report.
Beatty's Pianos and Organs of Washington New Jersey led by Hon Daniel F Beatty has built a vast business since 1870. From penniless plow boy to owner of a major operation he plans to sell 100000 pianos and organs in the next decade valuing potential sales at around 20 million dollars.
A French poet known for debt avoidance sits in a barber shop as a creditor arrives. He negotiates a quiet agreement with the barber witness, face shaved but beard growing back. In another street tale a dandy chasing a boy’s prank ends with a confused police encounter about “ten minutes to nine” and hair timing.
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