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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1895
Page
1
A garbled advertisement describes a daily and weekly newspaper publication, listing subscription options and delivery by mail or carrier. It mentions daily issues, a weekly edition on Saturdays, and pricing references, with publisher names Kelley and Webster and a focus on telegraphic news.
The article discusses rumors of a possible third term for Grover Cleveland, noting statements from supporters and opponents about election chances and the influence of the money power and railroads. It also covers Nevada State University plans to raise standards, provide free textbooks, and expand access to education for students of limited means, aiming to rival top coastal institutions.
A fragment on the Paris exchange and the Bank of France notes France’s bimetallic policy. It contrasts gold and silver usage with the United States debt and gold borrowings, praising France’s cautious money management and revenue coverage.
The piece portrays a heated exchange between Thieey and Efore regarding silver and gold debate. It notes the Boston press and politicians like McTler and Mc Harr face scrutiny, while Harvey counters Hore on silver dollar minting with Carson mint figures for 1870.
The State University changes the opening date from August 8 to September 18 with Board of Regents approval. A communication from President Stubbs explains the circumstances, and the President seeks to survey how many students expect to secure rooms for residence.
The debate between Harveay and Flore on the silver question centers on whether the silver dollar, established under Washington, was the unit of value. Harvey mocked Harr as a premier advocate for gold, while supporters argue the government fixed the dollar at one hundred cents regardless of intrinsic metal value. The piece notes the silver dollar’s historic status and criticizes the claim that modern coinage is a sixty cent dollar.
A historical report details a devastating outbreak in San Diego with fatalities and public alarm. Officials investigate causes as residents seek relief amid fear and rising cases.
Reports from Pocareno Idaho claim whites were massacred in Jackson's Hole with cabins burned and owners killed. Two hundred Utes reportedly moved north to Hoback Basin while small Lembi parties cross Conant trail. Some Idaho towns dismiss the Indian scare as unfounded per Agent Teter.
Four escaped black inmates from Fernandina jail flee toward the sea as a posse pursues them near Ft. George. Bloodhounds released, deputies fire, and the four drown while attempting to swim to safety. Victims named Vidor Brown, Will Cook, Sam Echols, and John Armstrong.
An overnight blaze at the County Asylum for the Incurably Insane in Verona Wisconsin destroyed the hall between two main buildings and the water tower. Superintendent L A Edwards fell twenty five feet while fighting the fire and is seriously injured amid rumors of inmate casualties. Madison dispatched a special train engine as communications with the city were cut off.
The State Miners Association protests against railroad filings on lands including list No 64, but the General Land Office dismissed the claims. List No 54 covers over 200000 acres across Placer El Dorado Sacramento Nevada and Sierra counties claimed by the Central Pacific Railroad as agricultural lands. Miners say the lands lie within a mineral belt reserved for public entry under federal mining law. The Land Office cites lack of explicit mineral or agricultural character in each forty acre entry. A special Miners Association meeting is set for tomorrow.
George Etter, a prominent San Diego horseman, was found hanging on a barbed wire fence in the hills after a ride yesterday. His horse shied, threw him, and his chin caught the wire, nearly severing his head.
Astoria July 27 The huge log raft from Stella was towed by tug Relief to the river mouth where the steamer Mineola awaited to tow it to San Francisco. Captain Robertson in charge expects to raft the Sound next year. The raft draws 20 feet and is 530 feet long. In Chicago a separate report notes a mass of hair found in a basement linked to an insurance swindle case with a brown twelve inch strand and bones, plus a letter tied to the case. San Francisco July 27 Executors of Mrs Theresa Fair estate report California personal property at 300000 while railroad bonds push assessed value to 1900000. executors named John Mackay and Richard V Dey.
A compendium notes how meanings evolved in English words such as many arm yard and criticise becoming unfavorable. It covers knave clown garbled tariff libel corpse mercurial and related shifts from astrology to common usage, ending with a testimonial for Dr King’s New Discovery from Lincoln Nebraska praising its cough cure.
A year after Senator Jones visited Reno amid Nevada political fever the once celebrated Republican figure is depicted as a ruined foil to the Silver party. The piece paints the party mob and Jones’s withdrawal from fundraising, while recounting alleged past exploits and the new narrative of decline.
A playful exchange features a maid replying she’s off to the drug store to buy tea, with flirtatious banter about white skin from nightly tea. The dialogue ends noting Park's Tex sold by Hodgkinson, hinting at a product advertisement or verse from a local shop.
An old fisherman claims a slime on the skin keeps mosquitoes away. After catching a fish he rubs hands neck and face with the slime, which dries and forms a barrier mosquitoes cannot bite through. The slime washes off easily after fishing.
Judge Linn heard Claude Coudins Charles and George Gritton and Fred Lodge all young defendants charged with attempting to throw Willie Barrett into an irrigating ditch and using vulgar language toward 12 year old Lacy Barrett. Evidence was taken and the judge took the matter under advisement. In the afternoon Evans ve Bailey was argued and submitted.
Advertising notices and short paragraphs on elephants in Indian army discipline and Mrs Winslow's Teething Syrup. Also letters awaiting in Reno post office, travel tonic Syrup of Figs endorsement, new Baldwin locomotives for Valley Railroad, a universal skin salve, and a Carson Appeal note on U S Senator candidate.
An appeal urges stocking Park's Cough Syrup for croup whooping cough and colds in children. It notes sales by S. J. Hodgkinson and includes political remarks by Senator Lopez on annexation and free coinage, with endorsements from W. G. G. Pitt of The Voice of Labor.
The Missouri Mining Review lauds State Treasurer Stephens for an able speech on the silver question. It notes he is a banker by trade yet a strong advocate of free coinage, praising his effectiveness and stance.
Becker's Brewery announces full-pace operation with enlarged capacity, new cold storage cellar, six fermentation vats, large casks, and bottling equipment en route from St. Louis. Bottled beer to rival top markets, plans to double capacity, employs 15 to 20 men, pay rising toward 100 dollars daily, shipping from the state to northern California and Auburn. First brew of porter slated for next Saturday as a first class product.
Mr Fred Miller of Irving Illinois reports years of severe kidney trouble with back pain and bladder issues. He used Electric Bitters a year ago and found immediate relief. The remedy is promoted for kidney and liver problems and sold for 50 cents at Hodgkinson's Drug Store. H C Hendricks, milk ranch operator near the old toll house on Geiger grade, was attacked by a bull Friday morning. The beast knocked him down and rolled him thirty feet. horns spared him, no bones broken, but bruised and mauled. He is over sixty and expected to recover with age and injuries noted.
The readable fragment mentions a woman identified as a Chi and later Miss Castorige. It recalls her marriage, motherhood, and a later role as a guardian or custodian. The text is incomplete but hints at a life timeline from youth to motherhood.
The JOURNAL notes that some Republican bosses pretended not to know the difference between fused and wed while it states the paper did not accuse them of fusing with the Populists last Fall. It did say they used the Populists to advance their schemes.
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