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Newspaper

Elko Independent

Location

Elko, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1921

Page

4

Town Talk Finds Broad Arrivals at Local Hotels

W C Dolare of Deeth visits Commercial today. A Davidson of Mountain City arrives at the Mayer last evening. Morley Fletcher checked into the Commercial Hotel yesterday from Currie. H W Taylor son of John Taylor arrives at the Mayer. Edward Doyle of the U S Geological Survey departs for Reno. Miss Nevada Butler is noted in town.

W. C. Dolare of Deeth A. Davidson Mountain City The Mayer Morley Fletcher Commercial Hotel Currie H. W. Taylor John Taylor Lovelock Richman Edward Doyle United States Geological Surv Reno

Visit to Ranger Station Ends in Sonora Route

A woman visiting her father at his ranger station on Jack Creek arrived last evening while en route to Los Angeles. Notices mention office closures from June 6 to June 20 and multiple local ads for musical strings, shoe repairs, piano tuning, and promotional items. A card of thanks expresses gratitude for funeral assistance and sympathies.

Jack Creek Los Angeles

Local Social Notes Highlight Neighborhood Families

Mutual friends and relatives are listed in a social column mentioning Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Renken, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Reinkes, Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Jeanny, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Voight with family. The snippet reflects community notices and household mentions.

C. H. Renken W. A. Reinkes Blaine Jeanney Henry Voight and Family

Roosevelt Pays High Tribute to Stefansson

Roosevelt praises Vilhjalmur Stefansson for five years of Arctic exploration that expanded scientific boundaries. News travels southward that Stefansson remains alive after a long absence, with advances that could alter polar maps and supply methods. He has mapped 100 000 square miles of polar seas and earned gold medals from American Geographical Societies.

Vilhjal Mur Stefansson Bor Onlie Ee Stefansson American Geographical Societies

Death of Lovelock girl triggers probe into death

A Los Angeles dispatch notes the death at Los Angeles Receiving Hospital of a Lovelock girl prompts a police inquiry. Details remain unclear as investigators examine circumstances surrounding the death and possible links to a doperying incident.

Lovelock Los Angeles San Francisco Gall Los Angeles Receiving Hospital

Ruth Benedict and Bodily Harm in Los Angeles Tragedy

Ruth Benedict, an attractive young woman from Lovelock Nev, died after an overdose of morphine as police investigated. Lawrence Bourien, 26, faces suspicion of manslaughter, alleged to have been with Benedict when she used the drug. Benedict had been a ticket clerk and was studying screenwriting.

Ruth Benedict Los Angeles Miss Benedict Lawrence Bour Miss Benedic Mrs. I. M. Benedict Lovelock, Nev

Classified ads mix of rooms for rent and jobs

Notices include rooms for night housekeeping at 1135 Idaho Street, a large line of graduation gifts at Win termantel Jewelry Co, a couple seeking ranch work and cooking help, and college work offered by Indiana Parts Company Eclipse Visor Division in Richmond Indiana. Also stockholders meeting for Lamoille Creamery Association on June 13 at 2 pm. house for rent at corner 7th and Idaho streets.

Wintermantel Jewelry Co Engler’ Store Indiana Parts Company Eclipse Visor Division Richmond Indiana Lamoille Creamery The Lamoille Creamery Corporation 7Th Idaho Streets Court Street

Weather defense echoes Lincoln case in Chicago robbery trial

In Chicago on June 17 the defense invoked Lincoln's weather defense to win acquittals for Keane and Casey, two men charged with robbery. Witnesses testified the moonlight aided the crime scene, but the defense showed Chicago weather reports stating heavy snowfall and obscured skies. Aided by attorney Ernest Stout, the strategy undermined prosecution testimony and secured acquittals.

Chicago Abraham Lincoln Charles Keane William Casey Lincoln Murer Au Simanac Casey Oma Ernest Stout

Farm Conditions Prompt Butter Quality Output

The note discusses farm practices aiming to improve butter quality. It mentions fertilizer use, milking methods, and feed quality as factors. Specific details and outcomes are unclear due to fragmented text.

Shipping Butter by Parcel Post Standards Highlighted

Parcel post shipments of butter risk deterioration in summer conditions. USDA specialists urge precautions, especially for farm-made butter, stressing cleanliness and cool storage in milk and cream handling. High temperatures cause soft, oily butter and poor quality.

United States Department of Agriculture

Paper Containers For Butter Shipping and Protection

The article describes methods to protect butter during transport using heavy manila paraffin cartons, corrugated fiberboard boxes, and improvised containers. It recommends wrapping with stout paper, tying securely with strong cord, and considers parcel post shipments and improvised cartons made from cut paper-board.

Parcel post butter shipments show limited success in heat

Experiments indicate well-made butter chilled before shipping may be marketable by parcel post over long distances to Maine Michigan and Indiana and in the South for short routes. When kept firm and used in an antitable container it survives ordinary temperatures, but extreme heat yields oily unsatisfactory deliveries.

Iwage Brockton Times Iola Washington Maine Michigan Indiana South Parcel Post

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