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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1918
Page
6
A collage of anecdotes recalls a famed editor who avoided extra work, a compositor puzzled by indecipherable handwriting, and a joke about reading the word Duty. Another tale features Triboulet, a jester who quips with Francis I. A North English storm encounter ends at a farmhouse dinner with a guest and host.
A collage of brief clippings shows a farmer lamenting lost daughters, a church oyster supper overrun by crowds, a note on England’s push for domestic workers from Ireland, a London city vignette about unusual habits, and Lansing Michigan’s nightly 9 PM curfew whistle.
An aging comforted chorus singer Magdie faced a curfew dilemma as she was urged to go home. A sympathetic audience voice calmed the moment saying she need not hurry home. Mr Honmley then asked Miss May for a kiss, prompting a witty reply about restraint and affection.
A brief vignette recalls Eugene Field joking with Richard Henry Stoddard over two eggs at breakfast. It then recounts an American’s vain search for the Falls of Lodore, ending with a local informing him he is already sitting on them in Cumberland on a hot dry day.
The Eureka County Board of Commissioners will meet as a Board of Equalization in the County Clerk's office at the Eureka courthouse on Monday July 22 1918 at 1 o clock p m and continue sessions until business is disposed of The State Board of Equalization will not meet after Monday August 12 1918 R McCHARLES Clerk of the Board of Equalization Eureka Nevada July 15 1918
Notice to water consumers asks patrons to stop irrigation after 7 30 p m to avoid service shutoffs and reactivation charges. M Fletcher superintendent directs enforcement and billing.
Having purchased the draying business in Eureka from R. A. Laird, Julius Minoletti announces readiness to haul all kinds of goods at reasonable rates. Wood, coal, and hay available in large or small quantities and deliverable anywhere in Eureka. Leave orders at Eureka Garage.
Notice from W. J. Hooper county assessor Nevada states taxes on the proceeds of the Eureka mines for the quarter ending June 30 1918 are due and payable. The tax collection will be strictly enforced, and payment should be made at the assessor’s office in Eureka.
President Wilson declares that thrift is a patriotic duty and a necessity for the nation. He frames personal saving and prudent financial conduct as essential to national strength and long term welfare.
Notice announces registration opens for Eureka County Nevada primary election from July to August 1918. Names precinct registrars, requires naturalization papers, and states registration is needed to vote in both primary and general elections. End dates and hours appear with archival inconsistencies.
Eureka County residents are warned against hunting game or fishing out of season without a license. The Deputy Fish and Game Warden will enforce the new law and prosecute violations. Martin Mahoney, Deputy Fish and Game Warden, Eureka County Nevada, May 12, 1917.
Complaints to the Eureka County Commission cite nuisance dangers from dumping garbage and debris into the ditch on Buel and Spring streets in Eureka. The sheriff warns such acts are public nuisances and punishable misdemeanors under Nevada law, with liability for costs, damages, and cleanup. Dated Eureka Nevada January 11, 1918.
After Monday December 10 1917 all dogs found at large without muzzles that could bite a person will be killed without further notice. The action follows a rabies scare with a dog examined by Nevada University pronounced rabid. Sheriff Eureka County Nevada.
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