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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1908
Page
4
A quirky description blends a word guessing Teakstile game with a Wheel Game setup for four players plus audience. It notes rules for alternating questioners, corner rotations, and home finish, then shifts to a scientific aside about deep ocean forests and life at 3,000 feet.
An article notes wide variance in estimates for Niagara Falls age. Early figures tied river formation to 55 000 years ago, later suggesting 12 000 years. Other experts proposed 35 000 and 9 000 years, with Dr Spencer proposing 32 000 years for the river and 31 000 for the falls. The falls once rose to about 420 feet in height thousands of years ago.
Washington and Fraunces Tavern marks the 124th anniversary of Washington leaving his officers in 1783 with the New York Sons of the Revolution restoring the historic site at Broad and Pearl Streets. The project, funded by bequests and a $150000 total cost, reuses original bricks and era details while unveiling memorial tablets and hosting greetings from President Roosevelt and Governor Hughes.
In Ensen near Krupp works a local statute fines boys bitten by dogs at least 2 uarks and, after a second bite by the same dog, sends the boy to the city prison for at least three days. The city aims to curb dog bites with strict penalties.
The article notes British unease over a possible Zulu uprising and details the capture of Dinizulu, Cetewayo's son, who previously faced exile and imprisonment. It describes his past letters offering loyalty while expressing doubts about Bambata, and his surrender to a Natal expedition without resistance.
The article traces naval families with multiple generations serving in the U.S. Navy, highlighting Captain Richard Wainwright and his son Richard Wainwright Jr aboard the Louisiana. It notes Wainwrights’ Civil War exploits, the Gloucester encounter with Spanish torpedo boats, and other kin such as Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, plus Rear Admiral Robley Evans and his son Franck T. Evans, with connections to President Roosevelt’s Panama trip.
A quirky dialogue scene features a laborer and caddie discussing a heavy burden and plans for the next day’s medal event. The exchange hints at humor and domestic suspicions as characters reference a husband, a kiss in the dark, and a playful misreading of a workday.
A bundle of soiled laundry was lost Saturday night September 21 between Eureka and Baby Hill. A liberal reward will be paid for its return to the SENTINEL office.
In the Third Judicial District Court of Nevada Eureka County, BFL jal appointed administrator of the estate of John S. Baline deceased. Letters of Administration granted and summary administration ordered. Creditors must file claims with vouchers within forty days of first publication. Dated Eureka Nevada February 17 1908.
Third Judicial District Court of Nevada Eureka County notes John Wiles estate is administered by Hi McTeuney as administrator. Creditors must file claims with vouchers and affidavits within forty days of first publication dated January 20 1908. LK Mitchell acts as attorney for administrator. First publication January 20 1908.
Notice to Martin Mahoney and Joseph Schloss and their heirs. The subscriber has spent 200 dollars in labor and improvements on the Queen and Ruby mining claims west of Prospect Mountain Eureks Mining District Eureka County Nevada for the year 1907 to hold under Revised Statutes section 2824. Your share is 80 dollars. If not paid within ninety days from publication, your interest will become the subscriber's property under section 2894. Davin Momem Kureks Nevada February 10 1908 Last publication May 4 1908.
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