Scale of Wages Paid by Uncle Sam in the Army
The article lists army pay scales including enlisted ranks from Private at 16 dollars per month to Battalion and Regimental sergeant majors at 40 and 45 dollars monthly. Expert rifleman, sharpshooter, and marksman extra monthly sums are noted, with clothing allowances and cash adjustments upon enlistment. Commissioned officers’ pay is given from second lieutenant at 1700 dollars yearly to colonel at 4000, with no clothing allowance or government-provided food. Differences across branches are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Artillery
Our Reward For France and the French Army
Nevada Press comments on the enduring value of French aid in the American Revolution and praises France for its conduct in war. The piece recalls Rochambeau and Washington at Yorktown, notes 7000 French troops aiding the cause, and argues current US needs in WWI should mirror French military virtues and discipline. It urges unity and duty as duties return with fresh burdens.
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France
Goldfield Tribune
Howe
Washington
Rochambeau
Yorktown
America
Poisoners Punished In Good Old Days
A London Mail excerpt recalls brutal punishments for poisoners in history. It notes Richard Rosse, cook to the bishop of Rochester during Henry VII, and Louise Mabre, a Parisian baby farmer, who killed sixty two infants with arsenic. Mabre’s sentence involved an iron cage with sixteen wild cats and a slow fire, the cats dying as she suffered a prolonged death.
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Richard Rosse
Rochester
Henry VII
Europe
Louise Mabre
London Mail
Shipping Day Old Chicks By Incubators And Boxes
Day old chicks can be shipped without water or food for sixty hours under controlled boxes. Shippers claim low mortality en route and allow buyers to start poultry without owning incubators. Boxes vary from twenty five to one hundred chicks, with thick walls and grass at the bottom. Chicks cluster to stay warm and boxes should not be opened or fed until arrival. Successful shipments have reached two thousand miles. Cracked China, Maude Congratulate me, Gladys! Harry keeps his heart. Gladys warns to handle it carefully after he said I broke it.
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Popular Science Monthly
Maude
Gladys
Harry
Land to be opened for settlement in Nevada forest lands
Notices announce a land opening under the 1906 act in the Toiyabe National Forest Nevada. Applicants with prior preference rights may file for a homestead on the described tract totaling 68.40 acres after June 7 1917. The notice lists the tract boundaries and survey details with a limit of 50 links strip.
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Canbracine
Tolyabe National Forest
Nevada
United States
United States Land Office
Rehpecree
Innet
Thoms Kitchen
Eureka
C. W. Bruce
Warning to trespassers on South Spring street
Warning to trespassers on South Spring street. Anyone found on or around the premises will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Issued by Mr. and Mrs. A Laird of Eureka Nevada.
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South Spring Street
Mrs. A. Laird
Eureka, Nevada
Wild Horses for Sale in Eureka Nevada
Advertises sale of wild horses with contact details directing interested buyers to Post Office Box 72 in Eureka Nevada for further particulars.
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Addres
Euireka
Nevada
Brown
Eureka
Daniel Morrison
Stockholders Meeting of Raby Hill Tunnel and Mining Co
The annual meeting will be held at the office of the company in P. H. Hills Furniture Store Eureka Nevada on Saturday April 28 1917 at 2 o clock p m for electing a Board of Trustees for the ensuing year and to transact other business. C H Hill Secretary Eureka Nevada March 31 1917 Subscribe for Sentinel 8 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raby Hill Tunnel and Mining Company
P. H. Hill
Eureka
Nevada
C. H, Hiul
Muzzle Your Dog Notice Warns of Dog Killing in Eureka
After Monday October 23 1916 dogs running at large in Eureka and vicinity without muzzles will be killed. The action follows a rabid coyote visit on Friday that bit three town dogs, prompting immediate enforcement.
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Eureka
Water Right Notice for Matilda Eccles in Nevada
Notice of application 4273 to appropriate public waters from Big Shipley Spring in Diamond Valley Eureka County Nevada. Matilda Eccles seeks 5 cubic feet per second for irrigation and domestic use from January 1 to April 30 each year, with water not returned to the stream. First published March 8 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Nevada
Irs
Matilda Eccles
Diamond Valley
Eureka
Nevada
State of
Big Shipley Spring
M.D. B
W. M. Kearney
Notice of Forfeiture for Belmont Lode Mining Claim
D G Kelly co owner with Tom Philipson on the Belmont Lode Mining Claim Eureka County Nevada states labor and development costs of 1000 dollars for 1914. If Philipson fails to contribute within ninety days after last publication, his interest will be forfeited and become property of Kelly under section 2824. First publication January 13 1917 last publication April 21 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Philipson
D. G. Kelly
Belmont Lode
Eureka
State of
Nevada
United States
Mining Tax Notice for Eureka County Proceeds
Notice that taxes on the proceeds of the mines in Eureka County Nevada for the quarter ending March 31 1917 will be strictly enforced under the law. W J Hooper Assessor of Eureka County Nevada signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notics
Eureka County
W. J. Hooper
Nevada
Trespass Notice at Distinction Mine Grounds
Distinction Mine Co warns that no person or party may trespass on surface grounds without owner consent. Notice dated March 2, 1917, on record from Distinction Mine Co.
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Distinction Mine CO
Local Agent Edward Skillman in Eureka in 1916
Edward Skillman of Eureka Nevada is listed as an agent in a November 26 1916 notice for the Ladies Home Journal Saturday Evening Post and The Country Gentleman. The brief record identifies his city and role within these publications.
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Bureka
The
Ladies Home Journal
Saturday Evening Post
Country Gentleman
Edward Skillman
Eureka, Nevada
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