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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1894
Page
4
Orange Texas letter describes disoriented hunter Ainsworth wandering riverside and marshes from Saturday to Sunday. He crossed to the Texas side, cast away ducks to ease burden, and finally returned home exhausted with no clear sense of his direction. A search party found his return by late Sunday afternoon.
The St Louis Republic reports a lawsuit where Mrs. Lee and other women presented General Forrest with cups and silverware made from Civil War era silver. Plaintiffs claim the items, valued at at least $10,000 at delivery, were never delivered, seeking $15,000 for nondelivery. The case centers on the authenticity and return of the silver pieces tied to Confederate era memories.
The royal party at Abuzzia, a Venice gulf resort, feared poisoning after King Alexander drank tea tainted by sea water. The court physician tested a second cup while the cook confessed a water mix up. King Milan embraced his son and wept as the crisis eased.
A man posing as John A. Denton of Howard County sought admission to the Maryland penitentiary claiming a three year term for embezzlement. The warden declined without proper commitment or ID, the visitor returned with a Howard County sheriff and the proper papers, Denton will likely be assigned clerical duties during imprisonment. He had been free on bond pending an appeal in Annapolis.
A fragmented dialogue shows Jack and George debating marrying for love versus wealth, with George praising pure love. The text abruptly shifts to a note on wood shrinkage for manufacturing and mentions a reported project in Japan about establishing a clock manufacture in Italy with labor implications.
Travel ad highlights speed safety and comfort on the Rio Grande Western Railway. Promotes three distinct routes and famed railroad scenery. Offers illustrated book Utah a Peep Into the Mountain Walled treasury of the Gods for 24 cents from Jd HL Bennett Salt Lake City.
Hon Daniel P Beatty of Washington New Jersey rises from penniless plow boy in 1870 to head of Beatty's Pianos and Organs. Despite setbacks he prospered through perseverance and a series of advertisements. He plans to expand sales over the next decade aiming to total about two million dollars in value.
The Hagerman pass tunnel under the continental divide in Colorado, almost two miles long, was completed after eight years of work. It sits 10,800 feet above sea level and cuts a costly climb, costing about $1,000,000 and claiming twenty lives. It lies on the Colorado Midland line, aiding the Santa Fe route to California by replacing ten miles of ascent with two miles of track.
A Baltimore American note reports terrapin prices easing this year with six inch or larger counts down from 55 per dozen to 40, while the largest spremena commands high value. Common varieties hold near 15 to 00, terrapin farming proving a lucrative, growing enterprise. Emperors and empresses correspond in a royal vein, and reigning grand dukes address Keanna as kin.
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