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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1912
Page
8
A doctor extols patience over quick schemes and cites Aesop on the tortoise. He argues wealth grows by steady saving and compound interest, warns that risk rises with higher returns, and urges safe, long-term investing over speculation. The message favors slow, steady accumulation through sinking funds and prudent investments.
News briefs from Lovelock Tonopah and Tonopah area report telephone links to Southern Oregon, a Tonopah mining death from blood poisoning, parole and sentencing for horse thieves Ross and Roberts, a Tonopah fraud suit against Key Pittman, Nye and Ormsby Bank liabilities, a fatal wagon accident near Imlay Unionville, Jamon Riordan’s self written obituary, Stock chosen to fill Nye County auditor post, and Reno guards funding prospects for a new company and armory under state leglislation.
Rocklin in Placer County again claims the honor as the first consignee of navel oranges for the 1912 season. A carload of well colored fully matured and sweet oranges was shipped to the Eastern market last week.
Notary public R A Broy offers insurance and typing services at the Eureka Nevada post office. Legal blanks for sale at Say Titanium.
A historical note on the 1513 Balboa expedition leading to the first sighting of the Pacific Ocean at the Darien isthmus. It details Balboa's ascent, his proclamation that the ocean and adjacent lands belonged to the Crown, and his subsequent execution.
Deputy Sheriff Jack Myles recovered a horse stolen by ex convict Clift Regan from H. K. Schabbell's Independence ranch in Inyo County. Joe Williams of Hol Creek sold the horse in trade near Joly, and offered 250 dollars to Schabbell who accepted with plans to return to Independence soon. Schabbell, joined by Charles Leonard, identified the animal and prepared to return home.
A historical note explains a solid jelly form of gasoline, transparent and cuttable, with the same properties as liquid gasoline. It evaporates on heat rather than melting, burns like wood, and is transportable in boxes. The solid makes up about 80 percent of liquid gasoline and yields a combustible gas for motors. The gas is dried and carburated before entering engine cylinders to aid explosion and combustion.
At the New York navy yard 125 enlisted men will chew 40 kite of tobacco over six weeks to determine which kind will be bought for the navy. Washington bids for 200000 pounds at 23 to 42 cents a pound undergo chemical tests. The men’s trial decision will be the final pick, though they do not know the exact tobacco during testing.
A Reno Nevada dispatch reports a plan to release Eureka Lander and Churchill Counties from sheep quarantine. The proposal, sent to Washington by F E B Murray Inspector in Charge, includes a letter to Secretary C D Wolensparger. Prominent officials from the Bureau of Animal Industry including Murray Melvin Ramsey and McCabe will meet December 9 to discuss state quarantine legislation.
Reno news reports a misinformed traveler Mrs. Trowbridge traveled from Manila via Reno to seek a Reno divorce believing a decree could be obtained in two weeks. She purchased a 30 day round trip to San Francisco after learning residency is required, then returned home dismayed at the marital law wait.
Advice on breeding mares to produce a colt each year to maximize horse power and value. States a brood mare can raise a colt nearly every year after age two, and that colts will cover upkeep costs through sale or use. Mentions that breeding does not harm working qualities and emphasizes efficient farm management.
William Zadow announces the sale of People's Market and purchasing business in Eureka to his son Rudolph Zadow. He asks all claimants and debtors to settle accounts promptly as he plans to leave Eureka soon. Dated Eureka Nevada September 14, 1912.
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