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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1908
Page
2
A satirical meditation on calmness and serenity as remedies for everyday troubles. It argues that modern life with golf, cantankerous relatives, and disputed issues makes hermitic sanctity impractical, insisting worry is a common human condition and serenity is hard to attain yet desired.
A satirical cry from an elderly colonel calls for a law to protect rich men from marrying young women, proposing that men over 66 wed 15 years younger women not inherit assets. The piece parodies legislator rhetoric and warns against risks to young women.
reminiscences of Senator William M. Stewart recount a gold rush era camp where a lone woman visiting a mining camp sparked a mass gathering. miners raised about $2,000 to honor her, the woman briefly appeared, and by next morning the wagon and party had vanished from the area, leaving no further trace.
The London church All Hallows opens its doors each morning to accommodate women and girls arriving by workmen’s trains. A brief service is held, then attendees are encouraged to read or work on needlework. Reading materials are provided with careful curation to avoid narrow focus.
Miss Olivia Salamanca of Cavite Philippines has won the Agnes H Robinson Mesner prize for Anatomy at the Philadelphia Woman's Medical College. The award is given on competitive examination to second year students. Classmate Miss Ethel Das, from Ferozepore near Lahore, also attends the program. Both plan to return home to practice medicine.
Fragmentary OCR records a court notice from Pour Zula Dhue Court of the State regarding the estate of Bentowin with references to a detached date, town Pace Lipedin, and officials Hoell and W Garriaun, Deputy Clerks, with unclear dates and parties.
A fragment from Catholic Standard and Times shows Cholly Karlow exclaiming Merer and Pepprey noting the cold. The dialogue hints at contacting Knox about Wheling, with a remark that nothing substantial was in it.
Joseph W. Taylor founded Bryn Mawr College and began building in 1879. He died in 1886 leaving a $500,000 endowment to support the work for women.
Louis J. Coun, Register, records an application for a United States patent covering 318 linear feet of the Junction Tail nine claim near Jack Rabbit mine in Lincoln County Nevada. The notice lists survey details, adjacent claims Gold Leaf and Gold Tass Geer, and sets the first publication date for October 10.
United States Land Office, Cavan City Nevada, states P Gaskill has applied for a US patent for 1106 mine feet of the Yuba claim in the Ely Mining district Lincoln County Nevada. The description lists claim boundaries, bearings, and distance details with notes on other concurrent claims and the mining lode named Currency lode. Publication date October 1, 1908.
Public notices announce Nevadida Utah Mines and Smelters corporation patent application for Detroit Lode Mining claim in Lincoln County Nevada with survey notes. Also Fourth Judicial District Court order to show cause why sale of real estate of Riah Marshall, administrator, should proceed, with dates and filing requirements.
A man asks a skeptical question about superstition. Mr. Erastus Pinkley replies firmly that he does not believe and warns that those who hope ghosts will stay away are trying to convince him otherwise.
Partial OCR reveals a mining and surveying notice with terms like lode names and compass bearings. It references dates around September 20, 1908, mentions mon, bear directions, and multiple lode numbers. The readable fragments suggest a property or claim listing tied to coordinates and sections.
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