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"Happy New Year" 1889 Grand total eclipse of the Sun

Tuesday, January 1, 1889

Morning cloudy -- cleared off fine & clear by 10 AM -- Total eclipse of the sun about noon for about an hour -- This was the grand event of the day -- Almost total here -- only a little rim of 2 inch or so left of the sun -- It was badly obscured -- and one bright star was plainly visible in the sky (Venus) -- Very peculiar light at time of greatest obscurity, some like electric light -- Chickens got fooled & went to roost -- The eclipse totality was north of Reno -- belt of 90 miles width -- Winnemucca in the total belt -- Everybody out observing, with smoked glass, etc, ever the Piutes took particular interest -- Evening at Opera House -- Lydia Thompson &

Lydia Thompson Troupe cold 17[degrees] above z
Jacob Baumann Insured $100 Sam Jones

her English Burlesque Company -- Big leg show, but not so good as the Rentz-Scantly Co in August last -- About 40 women -- Pretty good show & good house -- Bed 1 -- Coldest night yet -- 17 above zero --

Wednesday Jan 2

Clear & pleasant -- About as usual -- Application rec'd of Jacob Baumann for $5,000
$3,000 for wife and $2,000 for his son -- about 5 yrs old -- Evening about town -- Bed at 12 --

Thursday Jan 3

Same -- Bed 1 --