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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1922
Page
4
Saturday edition notes the paper was entered at the post office as second class matter on September 8, 1922. It highlights the newspaper’s archival mailing status and likely edition details.
The article outlines Labor Day set by statute in most states, tracing its origin to 1892 with Knights of Labor parade in New York City on September 5. It notes Maryland and Wyoming lacking statutes, observing the day by executive proclamation instead.
The Panama Canal boosted re exportation of foreign merchandise from the United States. Before the canal, annual re exports rarely exceeded 35 million dollars, and in the decade before its opening averages stood around 30 million. After August 15 1914 opening, yearly re exports rose to 150 million in 1915 1818 1 918 1 1931 then fell to 71 million in 1922 but has since run about 90 million annually, tripling pre canal averages.
At a Big City Council meeting City Engineer Millard said flood debris was cleared from streets and alleys at a cost of 1600 to the city. Peter Lubchenco, a Grass Valley miner on vacation, will enroll at Mackay School of Mines Reno to become a car mining engineer. Lubchenco arrived from Japan a year ago as a Soviet Russia refugee. Joe Bush, the miner bandit who confessed robbing the Central saloon at Rochester, escaped Love Lock jail with Deputy Ward Buckingham nearby by climbing a trap door and dropping to the ground.
A San Francisco Bulletin item notes that every machine and car yields a unique exhaust sound. Locomotive engineers can distinguish engines by their tone, and draymen recognize each dray by its sound in busy districts. The piece remarks that no two used objects are truly identical despite shared molds and precise measurements.
President Harding sent to the Senate the nomination of former Senator George Gutherland of Utah to be Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, to succeed Clarke who resigns effective September 16. the nomination was immediately confirmed.
The Vera Lamper company at Eiko announced higher coal prices with stove coal up by 1.26 dollars per ton and lump coal reaching 15 dollars per ton, affecting delivery costs across western fields.
Washington details Senator Pittman and supporters arguing the Pittman Act will keep buying American silver at $1 an ounce. They warn that world demand, production limits, and European recovery will push prices above $1, ensuring continued government purchases and a fund for emergencies.
A bishop presiding at a religious meeting visits Mrs. Carter noted for mince pies. He indulges in pastry despite warning, becomes indigent, and dies after severe pain. A minister asks if he fears death. the bishop says he is not afraid to die but ashamed to.
Scientific American notes bare walls harm radiophone studios. A leading studio moved to a decorated room with paneled walls and a smooth ceiling. Previously the cloakroom space produced excellent results due to minimal echo, while the new room will require tapestries or sound absorbing hangings to reduce echo.
The Louisville Courier Journal reflects on a terse exchange about a statesman’s remarks. The column riffs on the absence of substantive content and questions the value of extended commentary in public discourse.
A diner berates a restaurant claiming the steak is rotten and inedible. The manager apologizes and offers to replace it after a brief wait, promising a corrected meal. The exchange takes place in a casual dining setting.
A humorous exchange centers on a barber and customer quarrel as a hair restorer causes unexpected hair loss. The barber blames overuse while the patron insists the product damaged the hair beyond repair. The banter captures a period tone and comic domestic tension.
A brief quote from the Louisville Courier-Journal notes a man after college works as an usher at weddings. The exchange questions what he is doing, with the reply that ushering weddings is about all.
Panama, Sept. 1. Two hundred eighty one ships passed through the Panama canal in August, a record since the waterway opened eight years ago. Tolls exceeded one million dollars. France, facing taxes and high coal or gasoline costs, is building smaller cars than typical U S models. An official Paris contest awarded a winner who achieved about sixty miles per gallon with advanced carburetor development.
A sharp critique notes the pain of hypocrisy as one person realizes another deceives the public. The remark frames public scrutiny and the emotional toll of seeing someone mislead the populace.
Upright piano in first class condition for sale. For details contact Mrs. G A Playin in Eureka Nevada.
Documents of record include certificates of location for multiple mining claims in Secret Canyon Lynn and Eureka districts, with recorded dates Aug 26 through Sept 6. Transfers list property parcels in sections and townships, water rights, and consideration of $10. Also a general wisdom line contrasts hattery and commendation.
400 yearling Rambouillet bucks describe as big boned and well wooled. They are said to be 100 percent in service and mountain raised, hardy as wild mountain sheep. Written inquiry or wire for further information.
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