New Year's Gifts and Customs Through English History
New Year customs varied from lavish Tudor royal gifts to humble masques and bells. Elizabeth reportedly ordered extravagant presents. jester Archy Armstrong briefly received small coins. New Year's Eve masques used paper masks and broomstick gibes, often met with halfpennies or rough receptions. customs warned against unlucky first visitors, with various superstitions noted. Legal blanks for sale at the Sentinel office.
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Henry VI
Elizabeth
North
South America
Archy Armstrong
Charles I
Jeate
Archy
Duainess
Ald
Bessie
Walter Scott
Hartfordshire
England
Fair heir settlement ends suit over late senator estate
Lieutenant Wesley F. Crothers and the nephews and nieces of the late Senator James G. Pair received 200000 to compromise their claims against the estate. The dismissal follows a contest of the Fair will in which Crothers alleged former Justice F W Henshaw took a bribe to decide against the contestants. The will’s main beneficiaries were Mrs Herman Oelrichs and Virginia Fair Vanderbilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley F. Crothers
James G. Pair
Francisco
Crothers
F. W. Henshaw
Supreme Court
Justice Henshaw
Herman Oelrichs
Virginia Fair Vanderbilt
Monte Carlo Prospect Near Ely Poised for Major Silver Yield
Ely Record reports Monte Carlo, 85 miles from Ely, 6 miles from Lock’s ranch, shifted from gambled fame to potential silver powerhouse. At 50 feet deep a shaft yields three feet of ore averaging 226 per ton, with standout samples from 1000 to 1500 per ton. Engineers visiting recently left favorable opinions, raising talk of eastern ownership and regional growth for Ely as the mine nears significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Joe Tognoni
Silver Mountain
Lock
Nye County
Monte Carlo
Joe
Arrowhead
Tonopah
Nevada Farm Bureaus Filed Across Several Counties
Articles of incorporation for farm bureaus in Clark Lincoln Elko White Pine and Washoe counties have been filed with the Secretary of State. Additional counties are to form bureaus in Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Secretary of State
Clark
Lincoln
Elko
White Pine
Washoe
Milk for sale from tuberculin-tested cows in Eureka
James Hunter of Eureka Nevada offers milk from cows that pass the tuberculin line test at fifteen cents per quart. Spring Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hunter
Eureka
Nevada
Meeting Schedule For Meeta Brotherhood Knights
Meeta invites all Brother Knights in good standing to attend weekly gatherings at Castle Hall on North Main Street. Meetings occur at 7:00 pm from October 1 to March 31 and at 7:30 pm from April 1 to September 30. Thomas Plummer C C and D E Nostrosa K of accompany the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meeta
Castle Hall
North Main Street
Thomas Plummer
D. E. Nostrosa
K. of
Lady Teacher Seeks Husband In Unusual Miss Lonelyhearts Note
A Carson News item reprints a plea from Miss Lonesome a high school teacher seeking a husband aged 40 or older. She lists qualifications looks soprano stature and means inviting eligible men to respond at the newspaper office. The column also reports Senator Capper Kansas proposing a paper conservation bill setting page limits for second class mail and authorizing the Postmaster General to deny excess-sized papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson
Senator Capper
Kansas
Senate
United States
Importing Young Women to Canada From Britain and Scotland
British and Canadian officials aid English and Scottish women seeking emigration to Canada. Most homeseekers are young former war workers from domestic service, munitions, motor service, hospitals, or cooks. They hope to find husbands, settle in smaller Northwest towns, and are admitted only if in good health. Parties of about 100 arrive, with three already landed.
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Great Britain
Canada
Hite
New World
London
England
Scotland
Womn
Northwest
Ohio State Journal
Wool Cleaning Plant Planned in Utah by Wool Co
Announcement that $250000 will be spent to build the first unit of a dry process wool cleaning plant in Utah. The statement is made by C B Stewart assistant treasurer of the United States Wool Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
C. B. Stewart
United States Wool Company
Local Eatery Extends Hours and Dining Rooms
We are now prepared to furnish short order meals from 6 36 a m to 9 p m and carry the best of meats fresh fish and oysters in season Four private rooms are connected with the restaurant where meals will be served to families and other attendees.
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Sentinel
Spring Street
Miss Lonesome
Europa Cafe
Gibson Bros
Main and
Clark Sts
Nev
Eowac, Plummer
Attorney At Law Corporation and General Law Practice
Main Street
Court House
Eureks
W. M. Clute
YB. R. Berg
Clute & Berg
Sentinel Building
Clarence Johnson
O. Box
GEO. A. James CO
Asyayees
Selby
Helden Place
Bush St
Mearny
San Francisco
Lawva Daraett
Isasey MertaLpo
THE
MERRY
San Francisco Chronicle
Oakland Tribune
Merialdo & Depaoli
Mabel K. Young
Clark and Buel Streets
Hong Hing
Sing Lee
Ferinda Curto
Rose Curto
Victoria
A. E. Belanger
Europa Hotel
Kureks
Elko, White Pine
Pershing Counties
W. H. Supp
Wells, Suv
First National Bank
Winnemuooa, Nevada
Geo. Wingfield
J. Sherhan
W. H. Doyle
L. Tobin
A. D. Dern
J. @. MOORE
J. Sherman
W. H., Doyle W.e Penta Volravian
G. Estall
Federal Reserve Banking System
Tame of
Dominion of
France
Itay
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Japan
Germany
Federal Reserve System
Nevada Capital
United States Federal Reserve Bank
J. A. Sawai
A. E. Kaweatt
F. Witazants
B. E. Exxon
Henderson Banking Company
Elko, Nevada
L. O. Huwpensom
Laupust Huxpanson
Washoe County Bank
Reno
OLD Pioneer Banking House
N&vada
F. E Humphrey
M. Rowland
Ryan Nagell
A. H. Taylor
Omalier
Stadtmuller
W. Maris
Rudolph Here
Qi Large
Trust Investment Exchange Collector
Brokery
Yate Depows
Eureka Garage & Supply Co
Ford Dealers and Service
Ford Motor Company
Ford
W. H. Russell
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