Doubling Up at the Fair in World’s Fair Era
The Sacramento Bee reports repeated assurances that hotel rates will not rise during the World’s Fair but guests will be asked to double up to increase room capacity. Managers may restructure rates, moving rooms into higher classes while charging the same daily price, echoing railroad reclassification tactics. Hotels claim public spirit, yet aim to make hay while the sun shines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento Bee
St. Louis
Manter
Board of Education to adopt intermediate penmanship system
The San Francisco Board of Education plans to abandon the upright writing system after four years of use. They have narrowed the choice to several intermediate penmanship methods, aiming to preserve individuality in writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Hottest paper in Nevada sparks charge clash
Virginia Chronicle reports Friday's Reno Journal inflames a swirl of charges and counter charges amid clashes between newsmen policemen and city officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Chronicle
Reno Jornal
Multiple Local News Bits From Nevada State Scene
A digest reports whooping cough illness among children in Hamilton White Pine County. the Virginia City Guilty newsroom ends seven years of publication. A bullion bar valued at 2300 dollars was stolen from Edgemont Mining in Edge Mont Elko County. New York Manual Life instructs agents to stop risks for cyanide plant workers. Reno Citizens League resolutions push saloon hours liquor license and gambling restrictions. Nevada Observer gambling stance praised. Fallon reports oil strike near top of well three feet deep. Hearst campaign wins San Francisco delegation and pushes uninstruced national ticket at Santa Cruz Democratic convention. Stewart heirlooms auction planned in Washington DC with family upset over timing and notice to daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
White Pine County
Baa
Virginia City
Edgemont Mining Company
Edgemont
Elko County
New York Manual Life Insurance Company
Citizens’ League
Reno
Nevada Observer
Fallon
Churchill County
United States Land Office At
California
Hearst
Santa Cruz
Cal
St. Louis
Congress W. R. Hearst
Committee On Resolutions
Committee On
San Francisco
Two Bodies Recovered After Trucky River Tragedy
Only two of four drowned in the Truckee River last Sunday have been recovered. Mrs Jeb Enos body was sent to San Jose for burial. Miss Nita McMillan was found in the willows near the river pool. The ferry of the party was believed to be Morris Jacobs. Local business leaders plan a large search if remaining bodies are not found by Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truckee
Jeb Eno
San Jose
Cal
Miss McMillan
Nita McMillan
Willows
Reno
Masonic Te Fmpie
Eastern Star
J. Darneille
Episcopal Church
Carson
Jacobe
Riverside Dam
Virginia Street
Morris Jacobs
Price of Flour Reduced in San Francisco
Flour prices fell 20 cents per barrel in San Francisco this week due to dull trade and competition from outside sources. Much flour has moved from the North and East, spurred by high prices since the war began, while Far East demand failed to meet expectations and a fall in wheat prices has made maintaining prices unprofitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Far East
United States
A Childish Comment About Marriage
A child questions Aunt Jane about marriage and the aunt refuses, while the child notes her mother says lying is wrong. The brief dialogue captures a social exchange reported by the Chicago Post with a cautious moral tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Chicago Post
Water Irrigation Use Notice in Eureka Nevada 1904
Notice allows irrigation of gardens during specified hours at Eureka Water Works with extra charges based on garden size. Water may be curtailed if needed and violators face shutoff and a $2 reactivation fee. M Fixreuer, superintendent, Eureka Nevada May 20 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Nevada
Ber Freedera
William Jenninga
George A, Kemp
Albert Ninnia
L. Broy
Gare Dens
M. Fixreuer
Eureka Water Works
Cured His Mother of Rheumatism with Pain Balm
W H How describes how his mother suffered rheumatism for years and found relief after using Chamberlains Pain Balm. He notes she can walk again and keeps Pain Balm on hand for occasional use, with Mrs H M Schneiders selling it locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Howsak Ols Bell
Toul
Chamberlain
Belind
Ih. M. Schneiders
Quips on conduct and business from a sly adviser
A collection of aphorisms on manners, loyalty, marriage, hiring, listening, and self restraint. The speaker extols tact, humility, and restraint while warning against threats, arrogance, and ill-fated investments in talent. It reflects social mores, gender views, and workplace ethics with period slang and humor.
After School After College Promised Foundling Ends in Society Engagement
A foundling girl, kept as a farm laborer and later a city kitchen maid, is saved by a wealthy family when Horace Brayton, heir to their land, returns. She reappears in refined dress as Alice Townsend, now poised to wed Brayton after he reaffirms his vow "after school, after college." Their engagement shocks society and ties two powerful lineages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foundling
Horace Brayton
Horace
Lfe
Alice Townsend
Alice
Kamu
Miss Townsend
Old Brayton
Tagiman
S. A. Mitchal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hevada
State News
Stewart
Washington, D. C
William M. Stewart
Sloan
NEW Today
Gorgon
John Graham
George Borace
Loremer
Russell Sage
Sample
Simkins
Mrs. Bickering
Timpkins
Chicago News
Gollege
Yokohama
Henderson Banking Company
Jons Hexpensox
L. O
Pruesiesr
Casinzr
ELKO
Johnson Mercantile Company Inco
Hiram Johnson
Hylton & Williams
Philip Parant
Schneider Drug Store
New Gouda
Department of Pharmacy and Chemistry
University of California
di Drewes
H. M. Schneider & Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!