Nevada News Tensions Rise Over Tax Values Nevada
Nevada State News reports Humboldt County land owners criticize the Tax Commission value raises as excessive while Ely sees local shifts with a fatal switch engine death. Sparks layoffs ease as workers are recalled. Nevada Northern Railway opens a new reading room in East Ely. Ely city council begins retrenchment, with salaries cut and City Attorney Boreman resigning.
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Humboldt County
Tax Commission
Joseph Caskey
Ely
Nevada
Sparks
Nevada Northern Railway Company
East Ely
Boreman
Sheep Disease Investigation Leaves for Skelton
Elke County veterinary officers Dr W D Mason and D D Ogilvie the State Sheep Inspector left for Skelton and vicinity Monday to investigate a reported outbreak of pecorlacillosis in buck herds known as lip and leg. Mason urges adherence to inspector instructions to keep the disease in check and eradicate it in a reasonable time.
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W. D. Mason
D.D. Ogilvie
Skelton
Elke Free Press
Elko County
Progress of the War From Sundays Salt Lake Tribune
A comprehensive digest of World War I actions from the previous week across the European fronts and surrounding theaters. It covers the Turkish coastal incident near Warla, the German drive against Russian forces in Poland, the siege of Przemysl, Goeben versus the Russian squadron, Turkish and Persian operations, Western Front fighting around Ypres and Dixmude, and strategic movements near Verdun and the French right wing, plus North Sea minefields and Baltic bombardments. It notes Allied and Central Powers’ naval activity, economic measures in Britain, and a light human-interest piece about concert tickets.
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U. S
State
Navy Department
Washington
Decker
The
Tennessee
Poland
Warsaw
Petrograd
Cracow
Galicia
Przemysl
Sebastopol
Berlin
Asia Minor
Persia
Black Sea
Gulf of Aden
Persian Gulf
Flanders
France
Ypres
Dixmude
St. Mihiel
Chanvoncourt
Paris
Verdun
Toul
Verdon
North Sea
England
Itia
Amsterdam
A Wandering Lake in the Tabi Desert
The lake Nor in the Tabi desert, called the wandering lake, shifts its position under the combined forces of the Tarim river’s salt load and seasonal winds. Svensk explorer Sven Hedin offers a plausible explanation: salt from the river drives the lake southeast while southeast winds push sand and dust, causing intermittent southward migration.
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Lake
Nor
Tabi
Asia
Sven Hedin
Tarim
Absentminded Woman Bets Rainy Day Umbrella Swap
A forgetful woman leaves her umbrella with a newsdealer at the subway. Rain begins, a boy brings back a borrowed umbrella for escort home, and she discovers she paid him 10 cents for retrieving her own umbrella. She calls him an idiot in disbelief.
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New York Press
Yorkshire
London Spectator
The Amen of Nature by Oliver Wendell Holmes
The piece argues poets endlessly reference flowers and nature, insisting repetition mirrors nature’s constancy. It compares blooming in poetry to stars and blossoms in summer, urging continued use of nature’s themes despite critiques.
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Babel
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Widow Spicer and the oil drenched courtship tale
Silas Goodenough, a plain farmer, courts Widow Spicer but discovers she values wealth and security over romance. After a failed proposal and hints the widow favors Jim Wheeler, Silas rigs an oiling ruse to boost her desirability. The plot ends with the widow marrying Jim for $10,000, silencing his earlier rejection and producing a bitter, humorous twist.
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Silas Goodenough
Spicer
Silas
Widder
Brownsville
Mr. Goodenough
Widder Spicer
Jim Ofter
Jim Wheeler
Widow Spicer
Weill
Jim
Abe
The First Balloons Described In Dr Johnson Letter
A late 18th century quotation explains air balloon construction and operation. It describes capturing vapor, inflating a bladder, heating, and sealing a spherical light matter capsule to rise like ether in air, noting balloon ascent and failure risks from wind or water.
Intuition Defined as Quick Yet Flawed Insight
The quote from Puck challenges intuition as a rapid path to incorrect conclusions, framing intuition as a faulty shortcut rather than a reliable approach. It reflects a skeptical view of relying on instant perception over contemplation.
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Puck
Physician Attendance and Prepaid Orders Notice
A brief notice states physicians are always in attendance and all orders prepaid. Signed M S Morris.
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M.S. Morris
Estray horses report Beowawe Nevada Beowawe ranch
Two sorrel horses branded J C recently came to Humboldt Land and Cattle Company at Beowawe Eureka County Nevada. Owner may reclaim by contacting the undersigned and paying charges Carrie Compact Hompeter Last Beowawe Nevada.
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J. C
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Nevada Ministerial Association
Elke County
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Eureka, Nevada
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