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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1908
Page
3
The piece notes market poultry varieties like speckled plymouths dollinickers and fat leghorns in crates while contrasting them with a scene of a disabled boy in a rolling chair and curious crowds. It includes a Washington Star excerpt on self interest and a Hadley quote about Christian philosophy amid national challenges.
Nevada enacts the act to create the Nevada State Police, outlining structure with a superintendent, inspector, sergeants, and 250 reserves. It details duties including arrests, riot control, civil process, martial law rules, salaries from 1200 to 3600 dollars, and oath, bonding, and expense provisions. The measure, approved January 29, 1908, is certified by Secretary of State W. G. Douglas.
A report in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society details a lightning event on an open moor in Northumberland. A four to five foot diameter hole opened in peat, with multiple furrows radiating outward and turf fragments scattered up to seven feet away. Small earth holes radiated from the main cavity, indicating subsurface impact beyond the surface crater.
The Forest City treasure from 1812 to 1814 allegedly lay in the Marrett house parlor in Standish village. An enormous lock with brass handle and extra door supports mark the room where money was stored for two years, guarded by a single sentry before its removal.
The piece argues that fun and humor are essential, not luxuries, shaping physical and mental health. It contends many deem fun frivolous and criticize children seeking amusement, urging a revolution in how humor energizes thinking, mood, and overall vitality.
A traveler recalls staying overnight in a tiny town where the marshal runs every major store under one two story roof. On the hotel porch the landlady bursts out with the wild gust of humor about a chicken and a surprise dime that flies from its craw after head removal, a rural play plot moment.
Two Irishmen discuss a riddle as their supply runs out Pat suggests making up a conun and Mike asks what goes around a barnyard in feathers on two legs and barks the dog Pat admits difficulty and finally the answer a chicken. The punchline adds barking of a dog to raise the challenge.
A female student recalls a medical lecture in which the professor claimed certain diseases were gender specific. He recounted Bright's disease as peculiar to men, prompting the woman to note seven women were present and propose a course of action.
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