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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1916
Page
4
A playwright directing a snowbound scene instructs actors to wear heavy coats while one performer, forgetting lines, asks if he should wear his heavy underwear. The anecdote, drawn from Metropolitan Magazine, contrasts onstage nerves with practical humor.
An amiable miscellany recounts W L Russell’s interview with Irene Bismarck amid royal controversy and a London Times rebuke. A domestic tale follows about a biscuit trunk representing lies told during courtship, ending with a witty cheese quip from his wife. Also a naval tale of a yachtsman gifting earrings aligned with port and starboard lights.
In Franklin Kentucky years ago farmers tied teams to the picket fence by the public ware. Horses nibbled the fence and cost the town money, so town troopers posted a large placard on the fence reading Fine to Hitch Here to break the habit.
Weeks later a German tobacco buyer in Franklin clashes with a town ordinance paying £10 and costs after mistaking a sign. Other fragments recount witty exchanges, a mock sermon on toil, a debt ridden cleric, and Stead in Turkey trading gifts with the sultan in a humorous exchange.
Senator Root jokes about Reynolds attending a Paris trade conference and speaking French, noting Reynolds can manage with cab drivers and walters, then quips that there should be no walters and cab drivers in the conference. The judge’s voice adds a humorous aside.
Alphonse Daudet faced a publishing snafu when Sappho was deemed unsuitable by Armerican publishers and an advance was issued. After a quarrel over spelling and Greek origin, Daudet urged, Spell it with two p s, while others proposed Sophe with a single S.
A humorous dialogue between a candidate and his Dutch friend plays on promises and voting behavior. The exchange hinges on expectations, promises, and retaliation for perceived actions. The joke relies on language play and regional humor rather than real events or persons.
After October 23 1916 all dogs running at large in Eureka Nevada will be killed without further notice due to a rabid coyote sighting that bit three town dogs. Sheriff James Mackey of Eureka County issued the order on October 20 1916.
Strong metal-clasped Manila envelopes suitable for sending ore samples and small parts through the mails offered for sale at the Sentinel office.
The Brown Hotel in Eureka, a brick and stone building dating from 1878, offers 26 large bedrooms, two dining rooms, sample room, store room, kitchen, two cellars, bar, auto yard and stable, fully furnished to run a complete hotel. For details contact Daniel Morrison, Proprietor, Eureka, Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that William A Moore of Strawberry White Pine County Nevada filed in the Elko land office an application to enter under the Revised Statutes the land described Lot 3 Section 6 NE of NW Section 8 Township 21 North Range 57 and SE4 of NE4 Section 1 Township 21 North East M D B and M comprising 1016 6 acres in Elko Nevada Land District Adverse claimants or objectors must file affidavits of protest by January 1 1917 First publication November 18 1916 Last publication December 23 1916
Notice is given that on October 11, 1916 Angelo Florio of Eureka Nevada filed with the State Engineer of Nevada an application to appropriate public waters from McCullough T3peings by means of a reservoir and pipes for stock watering. Water is not to be returned. Publication dates October 28 and November 25, 1916. W M Kearney State Engineer.
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