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Newspaper
Elko Independent
Location
Elko, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1915
Page
3
The article explains that a mining claim location must be based on a mineral discovery within the claim lines though many locations lack discovery. A valid location may be made if any mineral indications exist. Patent applicants have ground examined by a federal mineral examiner, and others may work the ground peaceably until a discovery is made by the first claimant.
Farmers affected by white grubs are advised to adjust 1915 fields for 1916. Experts from the Minnesota experiment station warn smaller grub populations next year but larger individuals will cause severe damage. Fall plowing before October 1 is urged, with crop choices favoring nonhill crops on badly infested fields. Fields recently in sod should be plowed this fall if used for susceptible crops.
A dye shortage drives fashion toward white and gray as American mills stall. Industry experts estimate about 100,000 workers across 1,000 textile plants are affected. Substitutions like logwood dyes appear in hosiery, but overall demand nudges public toward plainer colors while government colors falter.
A Pennsylvania woman reported a needle embedded in a meat sample after breaking an egg. An examination found a sewing machine needle lodged in the meat. no flaw in the shell was found and the needle is believed to have entered during processing.
A fragment notes a hen's anatomy leading to an internal process where tissue progresses into the egg before the shell hardens, suggesting early formation stages in the laying cycle.
A New York physician gave an informal physiology talk on a windy Atlantic City hotel porch. He noted that the human body contains sulphur and, when pressed by a girl, explained the amount varies. The girl asked if this affects how well people make matches.
Jennet W. Lowell is summoned to appear in Tobar Township Justice Court Elko Nevada within the statutory days to answer a $150 rent claim against her for Clover Valley Bar property lots 4 and 5 block 14 and lot 9 block 18 Tobar. Judgment by default possible with costs and attorney fees. First publication November 8, 1915.
Notice of application for United States patent by W P Anderson through attorney C J Nelson for the Usona Lode in Centennial Mining District Elko Nevada. The claim covers 20.662 acres with surface ground 600 feet wide and is described by official plat and field notes filed in the Elko Land Office. Adjoining claims must be filed within sixty days to preserve rights.
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