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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1908
Page
2
County commissioners report no bids or signed offers to install a new water system in Pioche after advertising for bids. With no bids or commitments, the project remains stalled and the town may consider laying plans for its own system if action is not taken.
On the eve of May the Rev Bain united J Lester Denton and Hazel M Foster of Caliente in marriage at the bridegroom’s home. A reception followed with gifts from families and friends, then a wedding ball at the opera house ending in celebration and well wishes for the couple.
A fragmented OCR note shows the L. and Shelton Company in a lumber context. It references a possible completion or delivery action and implies a business update. No dates or clear entities beyond the company names are readable.
A tiny boy, son of a minister, tries building a church with blocks but lacks enough pieces. He asks his father to raise funds from the congregation to finish the construction, delivering a grave plea for support.
The readable text shows a damaged OCR notice with garbled names and dates. It mentions a public sale or retention event and a newspaper publication at an unspecified location. Names, dates, and exact actions remain unclear due to transcription errors.
A fragmented record from a land office patent application notes a motion and ministerial steps, with references to surveys, field notes, and lot subactions. Named entities include a land district, state, and individuals connected to the filing, with dates indicating a first publication in early April 1908.
A historic land office notice from Canon City Nevada United States indicating patent action and survey references. The text includes headings for notices with dates and survey numbers and references to an initial publication date in April 148 0. The fragmentary OCR preserves names and survey data without coherent narrative coherence.
Notice of application for patent for a lode mining claim in Nevada and Utah. Describes claim boundaries and plat references, with record locations and surveying details. Names involved include W Parks and the attorney. The document records a legal action to grant patent rights and asserts the claim’s location and status.
An essay argues against universal cure-alls for all maladies. It cites varied medical cults and cautions that no single remedy fits every disease. It stresses tailored treatment through experience, climate, rest, diet, and selective drug use as the proper medical approach.
A debate on wearing feathers in feminine hats cites potential job losses for Paris millinery workers and a factory safety measure. The article notes the New York scheme to curb fires and the Northern Pacific Railway response to woodbridge fires by covering exposed woodwork with galvanized iron sheets riveted in place.
A compact reflection on male nature, praising heroic deeds and generosity while critiquing divided morals. The text cites Jules Simon on virtue and cites a Brooklyn Eagle quote about business and private ethics merging into a single, flawed code.
There to an old fashioned yire can Yon of Keele a goat in a stable. Supposing always that the animals are fooge, the goat will have the stable on the outbreak of fire, and the horses will follow the goat when no amount of persuasion from man will get the terrified creatures to budge.
A boy sent home at night in Liverpool startled a neighbor who fired a warning shot. The boy, shaken, claimed the assailant threatened him. A later exchange about pencil quality contrasts domestic and imported cedar from Florida, noting Florida leads in cedar production.
Bradnor Matthews spoke on theatrical conventions and told a humorous tale about a little girl who turned a sofa pillow into a horse and, after care, drank pretend water from a jardiniere, offering the glass to her pillow in a grave imitational moment.
Johnson tells his wife he will stay home to tidy the house and work on carpentry while children are sent to grandma's for the day. He jokes about his church role and his tendency to hurt himself with a hammer, showing domestic humor.
Postmistress Mrs Kenward, active since 1846 at the Wivelsfield post office near Haywards, celebrated her eighty eighth birthday. She tends to her duties, reads newspapers, and believes herself the country’s oldest mistress. Her father was a farmer at Speldhurst. She hopes to reach a centenarian milestone while in harness.
A compact comment revisits the Nebié birth and questions peerage origins, arguing that many titles stem from memories of shame rather than honor as reflected in a London context. The piece contrasts lineage tradition with ethical judgment in aristocratic titles.
Fragmented OCR describes a mining claim area with references to Patrat May Sle, Steamers Kapioration, and various lodes including Rabbit lode and Junction lode. Appears as a mining notice with bearings, distances, and public notice timing ending with first publication May 18, 190k.
Obscure mineral claim notice from the United States Land Office Carson City Nevada. Describes Hoodoo No.1 lode location on the Mary Fat discovery point with magnetic variation and survey bearings, distances, and corner points. Names Lawrence & Robertson and Atlas Black of Salt Lake City as agents. First publication May 16, 1908.
A Hest high school freshman named Thomas missed school after the municipal race excitement. His father won a city council seat, but Thomas added in his own note that his father was elected, making the excuse note complete in his view.
A Baltimore Sun columnist laments how certain art exhibitions corrupt refined sensibilities. A child raised by a whiskered father endures lifelong impairment from exposure to coarse dining behaviors, missing romance and poetry in soup. The essay satirically contrasts cultured dining with crude menus like custard pie and sauer kraut.
A bee swarm invaded a kennel and stung a terrier severely. The dog resented the intrusion and bit at the bees. The master acted quickly with water to douse the swarm, saving the dog's life.
The Ludwall parish church Sunday school will operate as a men's club in winter. Vicar Rev. O Harris will lend his billiard table and other games until the club can buy equipment. He will provide newspapers and free tobacco. Membership limited to confirmed men.
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