Past Pages for Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014

140 years ago

The rancher, who is a friend to the birds and who takes a wise and practical view of their usefulness, comes to us protesting against the practice, all too prevalent, of certain pot-hunters who are continually killing blackbirds. Says he: “These birds live on insects and grain. We have not birds enough now, for as one can see, for the looking every cabbage leaf in this valley is perforated with insects. So, I suggest that you make an appeal to the hunters to leave the blackbirds and meadow larks alone.”

130 years ago

To give an idea of how political rumors go, the following is related as fact. A man recently was overheard to tell another that it was the superintendent of the Mint who originated the Crawford plan of holding primaries, and went away fishing on election day to avoid the storm of public disapproval.

100 years ago

At a meeting of the Churchill County Chamber of Commerce, members endorsed the Newlands-Broussard River Regulation bill to appropriate $60,000,000 a year for ten years to promote irrigation.

70 years ago

Advertisement. Carson Hot Springs. Something New. Big Barbecue Sandwiches — 25 cents. Drinks at Carson Prices. Swimming — Horseback Riding — Sand Beach. Have a Hot Time at Carson’s Hot Spot! Swim in drinking water!

60 years ago

At the Sky-Vue Drive-In Theater, “Call Me Madam” with Donald O’Connor and Ethel Merman plus “The Hottest 500” the story of the dramatic Indianapolis Race plus a cartoon and the news.

Trent Dolan is the son of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.