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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1897
Page
3
A public scene recalls Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, former Victoria premier, who after a dubious election campaign received a bowing spectator who claimed to be one of his supporters, then winked, revealing a jest on political loyalty per Pearson's Weekly.
A brief notice states Prank Hammond will pasture cattle and horses on a certain pasture for $2 per head, with arrangements to be made at the Pellagie renel pasture.
Notice describes lodging at Whitney House with monthly rates in listed currency and pine and red wood shingles. It warns readers to avoid trespassing on premises and threatens prosecution for those who ignore the notice.
The London Times claims the Gomess process fully treats rhea fiber, removing resins with zincate of soda and acid washes. The result is a silky white fiber ready to spin, dye, and weave into velvets, laces, and drills, with superior strength and lighter weight than linen, ideal for tents and ship canvas.
The article notes an old English practice of hanging smugglers and varnishing bodies to deter crime, with examples like three men seen near Dover Castle in 1822 and John Painter tarred after Portsmouth dockyard arson in 1776. It also mentions repeated varnishing for longevity and cites a Pittsburg Dispatch remark. It closes with a biblical locust image echoed in European observations of vast swarms darkening the sun.
Hunters are warned to stay off the Hell on the Italian ranch near Jake Hamiltons old olive and the Hill Inch to avoid disturbing wild cattle and incurring expense and trouble for Olrsanoner.
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