Cheap Power Promise Sparks Comstock Proposals
Two companies bid to build a plant on the Truckee river to deliver 1500 horsepower at $8 per HP with scales down to 5 for more power. Floriston Paper Company promises December delivery and water rights from Donner Lake, while Leon Hall’s California capital bid uses river water below Reno. Local managers Ross and E Dotcher to attend a San Francisco meeting. Also notes wage laws, and an anecdote about Chamberlain's remedy for diarrhoea from Hotel Durrance clerk W M Bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sruckwo
Dow
San Francisco
Mem. Rossid
E. Doteher
Truckee
Comstock
Zadig
Leon Hall
California Capital
Floriston Paper Company
Furnists
Floriston Company
Floriston
Newlands Enture
Donner Lake
Hall Company
Reno
Va Enterprise
W. M. Bush
Hotel Durrance
Providence
R. I
Ley al Druggists and
Lovelock Commercial Co
Waivswourt Diary and San Francisco Bulletin Joint Subscription Offer
Our combination offers one year mail subscriptions for 6.50 paid in advance, six months for 3.25, three months for 1.75, or 75 cents per month. The Bulletin provides AP wire service and earlier morning delivery countywide. Subscriptions must be prepaid with no deviations, delivered by carrier. Address with payment to Wanawowen Place Wadewarth Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wavswourt Diary
Wade
San Francisco Bulletin
Associated Press
Eix
San Franciero Mornin
Von
Ean
Noties te Hunters Fered Yet Gem of Virraeibon
Fragmentary note records a hunting alert and a disputed artifact claim. Names and places are unreadable, but the text references a deed, a domed location, and an effort tied to Virraeibon with unclear actors and dates. Further context is unavailable.
Story of a Slave and Local Inventions Highlighted
The Sierra Valley Record outlines George D. Williams of Manchester Massachusetts describing slavery by disease and praising Electric Bitters as a cure for his wife who was unable to turn in bed for five years. It also reports Doug Hughes mining using home science by Jack Hughes with a reflective tunnel lighting system 200 feet into the ground catching sunlight with mirrors.
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George D. William
Manchester
Mass
C. W. Kinney
Douggie
Jack Hughes
Jack
Quarte
Duck
Sone
Pioneer
Sierra Valley Record
Arkable Rescue and Medical Quackery Claims
Mrs Curtain of Plainfield Illinois attributes a full recovery from a supposed consumption after using six bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery, touting its cure and offering free trial bottles at a local drug store. A Sanford Maine man wears a shirt declaring his appendix was removed and mocks hospital surgery as unnecessary.
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Michel Curtain
Plainfield
Prominent Patent Medicine Ad Promises Quick Cures
The ad touts Bucklen's Arnica Salt for skin eruptions ulcers boils warts and many injuries with a 25 cent price and guaranteed cure. It also promotes Dr Kingey New Life Pills claiming to boost brain and body power and lists local druggists. It mixes health claims with military era patriotism and community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Arnica
C. W. Kineney & Drug Store
Corner Commercial Row and Virginia Street Notice
Fragmentary OCR describes a corner at Commercial Row and Virginia Street with a shop proclaiming cigars and meals, mentioning a noon lunch and a person named Joukinas for Saileworth, plus an unclear reference to a beer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Row
Virginia Street
Saileworth
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McDonald
Wadsworth, Nevada
Dispatcs
Nevada House
T. K. Stewart
J. S
Mingral
Revo
Nevana
Goodwin & Dodge
Oftice
First National Bank
Reno, Nevada
Atere Gesere
Carson City
Nevada
Sumter
Whomas Wren
Wren & Julien
Orvick
Eureka
Islock
J. G. Ede
Wadsworth
Wevada
Pioneer Dairy
John Garavata & CO
Columbus Saloon
Detta Saxra
Wadsworth Drug Store
C.W. Kinney & CO
Near
Bridge ‘Old Town
R. N. Brannin
Prop
J. H. McCulloch
A. W. MacPherson
P. O. Building
Gameras
Photographia
TY Odganson
Torus Store
Reno, Revada
Harriman & Jeffrey
Churchill County
Fim
Harriman
A. R. Juurmey
Elko
Lander
White Pine
Humboldt
Washoe
Wanawowen Pisvaten
Wadewarth
Mining
Scientific Press
Market ST
Cal
U.S
C.a.snow & Tatent Orimce
Warain
Henan
Arkable Rescue
Sanford
Ise Marie Williams
Wiehata
Kan
Fanston
Chicago Times-Herald
Philippines
Bismarck
Dr. King
W. Kinney & Cove Drag Store
Ther Elith
Henry Riter
J. A. Gregory
Riverside Dairy
B. M. Shaber
Olinghon Mse Ranch
Asthess
Desig
Wtt
Hha
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