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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1918
Page
2
A fragment recalls an old time editor who avoided heavy reading and preferred to write. A journeyman struggles with indecipherable handwriting until the editor improvises a substitute word. The piece links duty on grand stages to diligence in small acts and ends noting a traveler’s storm shelter tale.
A collage of short quotations shows rural misfortune with a farmer’s lament about daughters, a church oyster supper ending in broth for late arrivals, a London influx of Irish domestic workers, a witty note on urban oddities, and Lansing Michigan’s nightly curfew whistle at nine for unsupervised children.
Report from St. Louis describes a curfew moment as a young performer nicknamed Magdie faces pressure to leave the venue. A sympathetic audience member defends her, saying she need not hurry home. A flirtation exchange follows with Miss May as the male suitor requests a kiss and is rebuffed.
An anecdote recalls Eugene Field joking with Richard Henry Stoddard about two eggs at breakfast and a physician’s blunt remark. A separate tale follows an American seeking Southey’s Falls of Lodore, only to discover the falls lie beneath a hot dry bed as a Cumberland native points out the joke.
The Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners Eureka County Nevada announces receipt of the certified tax list and property maps for 1918. The Board of Equalization will meet at the County Clerk’s office in Eureka on Monday July 22 1918 at 1:00 p.m. and will continue as needed until business is disposed. The State Board will not meet after Monday August 12 1918. R McCHARLES Clerk of the Board.
All patrons of the Fnreke Water Works are requested not to let water for irrigation purposes run after 7 30 p m Water allowed to run after this hour will necessitate the shutting off of service and a charge will be made for turning the water on again M FLETCHER Superintendent.
Having purchased the draying business in Eureka from R A Laird, Julius Minoletti offers hauling services at reasonable rates. Wood coal and hay available in large or small quantities with delivery to any part of Eureka. Leave orders at Eureka Garage.
The taxes on the proceeds of the mines of Eureka County for the quarter ending June 30 1918 are due and payable to meet my office in Eureka. The law will be strictly enforced. W. J. Hooper Assessor of Eureka County Nevada.
President Wilson declares thrift a patriotic duty and a necessity for the nation. He argues individual saving strengthens the country’s economic resilience and supports wartime and postwar effort.
Registration details open from July to August 1918 at Eureka Nevada registrars for the Primary election on September 3 1918. Naturalized citizens must present papers. lists precinct registrars and closing hours. warns all electors must register to vote and that unvoting may remove name from the official register. County Clerk and ex-Officio Registrar Eureka County Nevada. First publication July 13, last publication August 17, 1914.
Eureka County residents are warned against illegal hunting and fishing without a license under a new Fish and Game law. Deputy Warden Martin Mahoney orders strict enforcement and prosecutions for violations, promising no favoritism. May 12, 1917.
Complaints to the Board of County Commissioners allege nuisances from dumping garbage and debris into the ditch on Buel and Spring streets in Eureka Nevada. The notice warns such acts are a public nuisance and punishable, with offenders liable for costs and damages, dated January 11 1918 and signed by Sheriff James Mackey.
After Monday December 10 1917 all dogs roaming at large without muzzles in Eureka County will be killed if they threaten people due to rabies risk evidenced by a dog head examined by Nevada University. Sheriff of Eureka County Nevada announces action in Eureka Nevada December 11.
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