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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1896
Page
3
In Jimville a crowd hears a preacher on the crossroads circuit offer comfort for a mournful death. A mourner disputes the idea of triumph, noting the deceased never reached the bedside, while the preacher insists the man died in faith, though not present in the final hour. The Atlanta Constitution quotes the exchange.
A rural justice of the peace jokes about bribery when a couple seeks a divorce. The bailiff explains bribery law, the man offers 6.50 in his stockin, and the judge fines 5 for bribery plus 1.50 for docket, lamenting jurisdiction limits. Other snippets include political withdrawal, a child’s jam mishap, a gloomy pig joke, and verse about a debutant at the Links.
Local notices advertise 00 acres in Good Pasture at Fellingle ranch for cattle and borrows at $24 per month, a five room dwelling on River Street with $10 monthly rent, a new four room house near school with well and cellar priced at $8 or $10 furnished, and lodging at Whitney House in Truckee. Also ads for fencing, pine and redwood shingles, lumber, and local notices prohibiting trespass. Detroit Tribune style fragments include a Native exchange about the golden fleece and brick game aftermath.
Hunter notice warns against entering the Italian ranch near Jake Hawilton s old place or the Hill ranch to shoot. cattle have broken out and caused trouble, prompting caution for local hunters and residents.
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