Nevada mining tale and silver platform in brief
California Republicans advocate free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 and silver as legal tender. A Battle Mountain charity play raises funds for the cemetery. Charles A. Dana links Nevada’s creation to the slavery question. A miner jokes about the inscription on a silver dollar and God and the United States.
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California
T Charles A. Dana
Lincoln
Nevada
United States
God
Uni
R. L. Fulton
Truckee
Lake Tahoe
Chico City Council Imposes Drummer License of Fifty
The Chico California city council imposes a fifty dollar quarterly license on drummers and commercial travelers. The court comments on the unfair advantage of itinerant traders without rents taxes or insurance compared with permanently located merchants who pay taxes to state and county governments.
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Chico
California
May Announcement Promotes Healthful Meat Selections
A May 1896 notice urges healthy living and claims premium beef pork and lard from trusted sources. It highlights mountain pastures in Churchill and Lander counties and alfalfa feeds from Carson Sink, with Swift & Co. as the large corn-raised meat supplier. The note mentions cutter Billy Jones’s absence and expects his return soon.
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Churchill
Lander
Carson
Manian
Carson River
Stillwater
Elko School Hope Encouraged by Commissioner Letter
A letter from the Indian Commissioner in Washington reports strong prospects for establishing a school at Elko. He notes that guaranteed land and water by the community could secure the school's creation. Three cheers for Elko's Board of Trade for their city-building efforts.
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Washington, D. C
Elko
Board of Trade of
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