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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1917
Page
3
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A wartime style appeal urges organized volunteer labor to rescue potato crops and boost farm harvests. Citizens, shopkeepers, teachers and hotel staff are urged to coordinate with farmers to supply workers at the right times, preventing losses from last year.
The article reports that at the request of the Food Administration the Federal Trade Commission will probe alleged dishonest trading methods by food dealers who order perishables from afar and threaten lower prices or reject goods to force reductions. It notes such practices over a quarter century harm farmers by depriving them of fair returns and capital for future operations, referencing a hostile market trend.
In a quirky New Year chapter, Angela Hanna schemes to marry well through bold attire and a social visit to Deacon Perkins. He weighs a quiet disguise of propriety against a possible match, while townsfolk chatter about romance, fortune, and fate on a festive winter day.
The piece rails against bureaucratic reform and FTC powers led by Victor Mirdock, claiming endless investigations and publicity without real efficiency. It ends with a classified notice seeking winter cattle feed for 500 Neal cattle and 1,000 sheep from E. O'Shaughnessy at the Times Office.
In a backwoods tale, Ethan Crane confesses his plan to wed Mirandy after securing her love against an engagement to Joshua Simpkins. Mirandy reveals her true feelings, and the couple marries with Mrs. Crane welcoming them at the farm as a fresh start for the new year.
On November 24 1917 John B Galsher of Yerington Lyon County Nevada filed to change the place of use of Walker River water and the rate of use. Water diverted at Vox Ditch head and conveyed to lands including SW quarter of NE quarter NS half of SI quarter and other described parcels for irrigation and domestic use from March 1 to November 1 each year. The action follows Section 59 Chapter 140 Statutes of 1913 and involves two shares in the Pos Ditch Company.
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