05 Jul 1919
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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1919
Page
1
A rural chatter warns of a strong silo cocktail sold in the countryside despite dry laws. The drink, described as twice as potent as whiskey, allegedly arises from corn fodder and scarlet clover in silos and is already enjoyed by locals before state enforcement tightens.
Adjutant General Sullivan has sent blanks to Nevada newspapers for additional travel allowance for enlisted men discharged since November 11, 1918. Discharged soldiers who got three and a half cents per mile may claim an extra one and a half cents. A February 28 1919 act allows five cents per mile to the bona fide home or original muster place.
Tonopah cooks and waiters form a union and seek no charter with a $4 daily cap and meals. Bertha Knemeyer is named principal of the Metropolitan district schools in Elko County starting next season. A Cave Valley oil boom begins as 12 Bakers field operators form a syndicate to drill a test well. Thirty three fire insurers sue the state controller in federal court to block rate filing law’s enforcement. Frank Williams, a former Southern Pacific employee at Mina, receives one year in federal custody for embezzlement after pleading guilty in Carson. he was captured in Sacramento dressed in women’s clothes.
The text laments income taxes on a hypothetical one million dollar income. It argues a tax of seven hundred thousand would leave only three hundred thousand, causing worry and loss of enjoyment. It urges readers to be grateful their own income is not that high.
An instructional note explains rakes can move large quantities of hay efficiently without digging into the earth or damaging the rake teeth, highlighting their suitability for surface gathering and distribution tasks.
Ray Baker, director of the United States mint, in Reno en route to San Francisco, says under the Pittman silver bill 350,000,000 ounces must be melted for export and replaced by American purchases at not less than one dollar per ounce. He estimates the price will stay at one dollar for at least seven years, assuming Congress does not repeal the act.
Elko Free Press reports women hired to hay in Elko during a labor shortage earned four dollars per day plus board, higher than the usual three fifty for mower and rake roles. The crew led by Mr. Glaser includes Misses Allene Wright Nellie Gobin Verele Lebinski Bernice Davis and Grace Davis. They perform hayfield tasks except stacking.
Secretary of State Bradigan reports 8,000 automobile licenses issued since January with Washoe County leading at about a quarter of the total. Other counties showing sizable totals include Clark 373 and Nye 748, while Humboldt 835 and Washoe 2,196 are among the top jurisdictions.
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