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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1895
Page
2
A New York Herald piece recalls a small passenger on a Third Avenue car who endures rough play and a quick rescue, and an Edison anecdote where a lucky crash leads to a promise of telegraph training. The fragment closes with a barber’s tale about a public figure and a sea voyage theme.
A Prairie Farmer correspondent promotes a seasonable method to prevent clover hay worms by drying hay thoroughly, lifting it at least one foot off the ground, and ensuring good air underneath. He notes worms hatch in wet, ground-touching stacks and mows, while experiments show more worms when hay rests on the ground. A Washington Post quote recalls a youth avoiding kissing games due to disease concerns.
A shoe retailer announces a large and well assorted stock available to the people of Wadsworth and surrounding vicinities. The note emphasizes quantity and variety to attract customers.
An ad touts lodging in Truckee with emphasis on best accommodations at Whitney House. It promotes fencing materials, pine and redwood shingles, and lumber from Foulks and Powning with Verdi or Reno origins. Prices list common lumber and a Verdi rate of $10 per thousand.
Fragmentary verse recalls a sailor named Merry of Petl or Bay sailing over the sea toward a distant island. Refrains speak of youth, glory, and longing for what was good and gone, with scattered references to ships, weather, and distant places. An advertisement section notes Screen Doors for sale by Hart wood and various sizes.
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