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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1897
Page
4
Readable items include Mia Annie Conover returning to Keno on Thursday and Olinghouse back from the Sink, plus Sheriff Small visiting with news of a big tem. Wadsworth Day at the Fair is next Tuesday, while a postal card contract and cattle movements loom. Various notices include lost items, a fire safety tip, a mining trip, a new dwelling project, and a tragic accident at Virginia nearby.
The Reese River Reveille reports a school incident involving Lilie Jaluiny and a tampered appearance after a ring necktie and new hat. The Eureka Sentinel notes three buyers, including A. E. Wallace and W. P. Veitch, purchasing cattle in the north county, with prices around 25 for year olds, 22.50 for two-year olds, and 15.50 for cows, stock to be delivered mid October, totaling about 14,000 dollars in cattle value.
The piece extols the Nevada State Fair as vital to the state economy praising farmers as the basis of industry. It argues agriculture drives prosperity for manufacturers miners and all classes, urging statewide support and highlighting the fair as a showcase to attract outside attention and boost Nevada resources and trade.
Tomorrow evening Union Church hosts a service led by the Christian Kadiewor Society from Zovlok with the topic Loving One's Life. Invitations extend to WAU readers as the piece mentions remedies and relief claims tied to diseases, naming several dubious products and sponsors.
A diverse group attended a midweek social at the home of Wr. and Mrs. van Hoen in Willows to honor Msg. A. A. dawkvon Past Worthy Matron of Marshall Chapter No 86. The evening featured games entertainment and a generous repast. Guests included E. Fowler and family G A Macpherson Beemer Cunningham Griltie Shepley Hampton Stillwell Clippenger Mc Bean Bridges M McComber and many others as the Sagebrush State memories linger.
Week ending September 1 1897 reports frost damage across sections with dam aging and frosting even in Doug lay Lyon and Ormady counties. Alfalfa fields affected while wheat remaining to be cut in Hiko county. Threshing ongoing. Grain yields favorable though not large. Cattle and sheep in good condition with cattle moved to alfalfa fields in some localities.
Mrs L R Routson will open a millinery parlors in the Cros by building near the Nevada House Wadaworth around the 20th inst offering fall and winter hats and fancy ladies supplies. Opening day to be announced later.
A garbled sales blurb extols Pabst Malt Tonic as a remedy for sleeplessness and fatigue. It promises health, strength, and mental calmness, urging readers to try the tonic nightly to ease tired brains and bodies and improve sleep naturally.
A fragmented 19th century notice claims saleratus biscuits caused widespread stomach trouble among Piute people, blaming indigestion on easy to prepare biscuits. It mentions a famine of cold foods, a chief’s camp, and a census impact, followed by unrelated local ads for piano buyers, a cottage residence, and a Knob Hill mouse on Rest listing.
R H Cowles announces sale of his General Merchandise Store building and lot, stock in trade, goodwill, and tiresproof cellar. The business is prosperous and the owner must devote time to other industries. Wadsworth is the last booming town in Nevada offering a good opportunity for a solid operator. Call at the store for details.
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