02 Mar 1912
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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1912
Page
1
A Philadelphia Time clipping recalls a local doctor nicknamed Shorty Mask praised for acting in town shows. An elderly critic urges him to seek larger stages with Mansfield or Booth, noting the great actors are long gone. The piece blends literary verse and humorous anecdotes about card play and bashful romance.
In a special election on Tuesday Tonopah residents approved a $50,000 city bond for a new school. White Pine County’s tax rate stands at 2.14 dollars per 100 valuation, with Ely at 3.44. Measles raged in Virginia City with 35 cases, while a large beet contract was let at Washoe Lake for 4000 acres.
A Scottish parish fund collectors joke ends with a wry twist as a miserly villager balks at whisky or snuff then quips the barber pays him two pence for shaving and offers the money to the minister. A dinner quip about red hair leads to a clever literary riff. Senator Voorhees anecdotes recount Democratic leanings in Indiana’s Civil War drafts with a punchline from a drunken front-row Democrat.
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