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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1914
Page
2
Beethoven reportedly improvised the Moonlight Sonata after overhearing a listener’s wish for a fine concert. He joined strangers, played by lamplight, and the moonlight filled the room as he created the opening delicate mood and the brilliant final section.
A historical note catalogs unusually long words such as philopro genitiveness and interconvertibilities and highlights long monosyllables like splotched squelched strengths and stretched. It explains the origins of punctuation marks including the interrogation mark and exclamation point from questio and lo and the paragraph mark from a Greek letter p. It mentions daggers used to mark objectionable text.
Jorkins recalls Perkins and his wife entered a marriage pact twenty years ago to stay silent whenever either lost temper or stormed the other way. The plan proved successful as Perkins has kept quiet for two decades.
A brief aphorism notes a thought from Sir John Lubbock about perception in a shallow pool. It contrasts choosing to see mud at the bottom with the image of a hive skyward, illustrating subjective view.
A fragmented reminiscence traces dining habits from trencher and spoon use to the late emergence of the fork in the seventeenth century. The London Chronicle quips on improvised mopping and shared humor about household laziness, contrasting Mrs Slowboy and Mrs Rounder anecdotes.
A humorous dialogue contrasts two figures the Thoughtful Man and the Funny Fellow. The Funny Fellow jokes about sending the man to deptlat, while a later exchange questions whether Simkins received damages in an assault case and then remarks on meeting his face.
War turmoil continues with mixed claims from Petrograd and Berlin as von Hindenberg’s eastern drive remains unsettled. Reports cite German gains, Russian victories in Cracow and the Carpathians, and substantial gun and prisoner counts, while Kitchener notes German defeats in losses.
The Reno Gazette urges reform in legislative staffing, arguing patronage erodes efficiency and costs the state money through litigation and delays. It says competent men or capable women can perform clerk duties at lower total cost, while incompetence inflates expenses and damages credibility.
Directors of the Con. Virginia Mining Company reduce capitalization from 216000 shares at 6 each to 216000 shares at 1 each to lessen the stamp tax under the new war tax law. The move aims to reduce tax on stock, with other mining firms expected to follow. San Francisco Stock and Bond Exchange resumes trading in all listed and unlisted stocks without restriction.
Notice lists delinquent stock of Lywn Big Six Mining Company in Goldfield Nevada. It cites a levy taken October on shares held by named shareholders and references legal action against those holdings. The fragmentary text shows attempts to recover debts or unpaid shares under corporate share procedures.
The latest metal quotations show silver at New York 401 per ounce, copper at New York 81270, and lead at New York 3.90 per 100 pounds. Sellers advise subscribing for the current market summary.
Notice lists horses shipped from Beewawe Nevada to Merced California aboard Southern Pacific No 114. consignor Michel Berriadas in care sustified and numbered S P 76004. Animal inspection notes include several branded horses with marks E 8, 70 over bar, V, lazy V, T, reversed J, and unbranded stock. Sheriff Mahoney of Nevada acts as claimant with Deputy Pener Gontw, Statement No.
The court issues a summons to Thomas Dixon in Eureka Township Eureka County Nevada in a case filed by A K Witthe seeking two dollars for professional services rendered to September 1 1914. The defendant must appear within the prescribed days or risk default judgment. First publication December 3 1914.
The SENTINEL offers a new map of the Eureka mining district with Windfall and adjoining mines shown in Secret Canyon. Price is one dollar, plus five cents postage by mail. Subscribe to the SENTINEL for the latest geological listings.
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