Penny for a Husband Sparks Unexpected Union
A business man sought a bookkeeper and a jobless young woman spent her last cent on a postal card in reply. She secured the position, proved herself, and months later agreed to marry him. During their honeymoon he noted the chance start from a penny in a street corner mail slot. She quipped she dropped a penny and gained a husband.
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Brooklye
Juill
Upper West Side
Broadway
New York
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Lizzie Used as Fork Hoisting Engine in Mina
In a Mina report, a Ford car nicknamed Lizzie is described as a hoisting engine for a concrete building. A rope cable attached to Lizzie pulled loads of mixed concrete to the top of the framework as the car moved forward, lifting the material for pouring. The account appears in the Western Nevada Miner newspaper.
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Fellenbaum Concrete
Westtern Nevada
Mina
Breeding New Columbia Sheep At Nevada Station
K Fleming of the University of Nevada research station, after a Idaho tour, discusses the Columbia breed developed from Hampshire and Rambouillet traits. The buck flock yields about 13.5 pounds of wool weekly over seven years. Fleming notes sunflowers as economical winter feed in southern Idaho, praising sunflower silage and cautioning against using sunflowers for forage if corn or peas can grow elsewhere.
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K. Fleming
University of Nevada
Idaho
Biko
Fleming
U. & Sheep Board
Bolee
Columbia
Rural life tables show longer life for countryside residents
A life table summary from census bureau data indicates rural residents live longer with lower death rates than city dwellers. Across classes and sexes, life expectancy has risen since 1900, with women outliving men and white female infants at birth expected to live longer than males. City infant mortality is higher, likely due to bottle feeding versus breast feeding, per the Public Health Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
The
Public Health Service
Poplar guardians criticized for lavish relief norms
A London firm warned Poplar guardians that unemployed workers in the borough earn more unemployed benefits than wages. The guardians granted generous relief, even approving a deputation from the unemployed for a higher scale. They defended their actions as aiding the poor, arguing labor would falter if officials always restricted aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar
Board of Equalization Notice Eureka County 1922
The Board of Equalization in Eureka County Nevada will meet starting July 16 1922 to hear tax list and reassessment items from the Assessor. Sessions run at the courthouse with final meeting by August 14 1922 and notices indicate ongoing sessions through August 12 1923.
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Board of County Commissioners
Eureka County
Nevada
Sforessid
Eureka
Board of Equalization
R. McCharles
Gee
Notice of Close of Registration for Primary Election 1922 Eureka County
The books for the September 5 1922 Primary election are open from June 1922 to August 15 1922 at Eureka County Registry Agents offices from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. during ten days before closing. Naturalized citizens must present papers. Registry Agents listed include R McCharles Beowane F S Leonard D Downey V Brutfe John A Eccles Tessa Damole. Angistered electors not voting at the General election will be stricken. First publication July 15 1922 last publication August 19 1922.
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Hureka
Nevada
Eureka County
State of Nevada
Eureka
R. McCharles
Beowane
Diamond Valley
John A. Eccles
Three Bar
Tessa Damole
Rugiter
Trar
State of
Notice to Owners of Livestock in Eureka County
Complaint to the Eureka County Board alleges livestock driven on public roads causing damage such as rolling rocks. Owners driving livestock across roads will be held liable for repair costs. action may be brought per statutory sections. R J Rid, Chairman, Eureka County Commissioners, June 5, 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Eureka
R. J. Rid
Nevada
Notice of Sheriff Sale of Real and Personal Property
The Third Judicial District of Nevada Eureka County issues a sheriff sale for the property of Eureka Nevada Mining Company. The 1922 judgment, including principal 1938.14, costs 455.70, and attorney's fee 26, carries 7 percent interest. The sale covers mining claims Lucid Tufa Lucid Tufa Extension Magdalena Pack Saddle Pack Saddle Fraction No 1 and related equipment. The postponed sale is set for June 1 1922 at 1 p.m. at Eureka Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Walt
Eureka Nevada Mining Company
United States of America
Adobe
Dee
Eureka
State of
Nevada
Magdalena
Pmthia
Sale Postponed to July 3, 1922 in Nevada County
The sale is postponed to Monday July 3 1922 at 1 p m by Sheriff E B Cobb Deputy in Hureka County Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Mahoney
Hureka County
Nevada
Cobb
E. 8. Cobb
Postponement of Eureka County Sale Set for August 8 1922
The sale is hereby postponed to Thursday August 8 1922 at 1 o'clock p m. by the Sheriff of Eureka County Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Mahoney
Eureka County
Nevada
Notice of Petition for Probate of Will in Nevada Court
In the Third Judicial District Court of Nevada the estate of Maria Minoletti is in probate. Annie A Bogantini and J J Minoletti petition to admit the last will and testament and have letters testamentary issued. Hearing set for August 14, 1922 at 10 a.m. in Eureka Court House, Nevada, for all interested to object in writing or in person. Dated July 21, 1922. Reynolds and Eather Attorneys for petitioners. First publication July 22, 1982. Last publication August 12, 1922.
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Maria Minoletti
Annie A. Bogantini
J. J. Minoletti
Eureka
Nevada
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W. H. Brennen
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DE. A. E. Belanger
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Surveys
Clarence Johnson
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J&l Cafe
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Elko, Nevada
Cunard Line
Marco Venturino
Almont Pastorino
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Commercial Street
Elko
R. H
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Salt Lake City
Bend
Silver State Chemical Company
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Commercial St. P. O
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