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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1899
Page
4
The town records visitors including Mrs W. Hailey and D.C. Smith with family from Washoe Valley and St H Cowlea surveying stock. Freight crews were removed this week on the river diversion, while local enterprises like Truckee Lanter Co and Miller's Eden Valley timber trades appear. Mentions of ore shipments, a new cottage, and various trades fill the diary style report with regional names and happenings.
The article blends local Nevada headlines with gossip and notices. Topics include court dates, a preservation fair, fruit shipments to the East, carp extermination, cooking positions, housing improvements, and mining news around Golconda. It mentions community figures, events, and upcoming elections shaping the town.
Fragmentary text mentions prices, remedies, and potential purchases. Key names and places are unreadable, leaving only disrupted phrases about costs and purchases without coherent events or identifiable entities.
An advertisement touts Karl's Clover Root Tea as a cure for headaches caused by overwork. It claims the tea purifies blood and builds strength with a money back guarantee if not satisfactory. Sold by druggists and retailers.
Sunday services at 11 a m and 7 30 p m with Sunday School morning at 10 4. Bettas, Rector, and Christian Endeavor meet at 6 30 p m. Jupiter Sunday school program at the school every Sunday morning at 10 4. Man J W Sren, Superintendent. Also announces new stock of men's hats at Grlawolils Look 7.
Fragmentary notice instructs contractors to review specifications and deadlines. It references an approval step and the need to adjust documents by a specified date. The readable portion indicates a formal process governing submissions and compliance.
F W Graves of Lathrop describes a curious plant freak discovered in a tentative test. The specimen shows a plant with twenty stalks each bearing a head of grain resembling rye and eaten by finrlay. The Stockon Mail notes the unusual horticultural experiment and remarks on its odd growth pattern.
Travel and work trips alike can benefit from Syrup of Figs to support kidneys liver and bowels and prevent fevers headaches and other sickness. Available in 50 cent bottles from druggists. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. Local cattlemen and townsfolk report visitations by a traveling tramp and a professional beggar in town.
Shilor's Cough and Consumption Care advertised as the miracle remedy for croup feared by young mothers. Claims to relieve the worst cases immediately with prices listed as 25 cents, 10 dollars, and 1 dollar. Sold by druggists.
An advertisement touts a laxative liquid from the California Fig Syrup Company. It promotes mild, effective relief from constipation, describes taste pleasantness, and claims safety for kidneys and bowels without harsh effects. It urges readers to buy through all druggists and lists locations in California, Louisville, and New York.
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