Past Pages for Wednesday, May 4, 2016

150 Years Ago

Mint papers coming. Good for us! Reckoning by the usual rates of time for the transmission of mail, those papers will reach here inside of 10 days. The cornerstone of the Mint, according to our prediction, will be laid by the middle of June.

130 Years Ago

All sorts. Charley Brown the undertaker of Virginia City is talking of opening an establishment here. Several strong anti-Chinese people, (on paper) are giving their washing to Chinese men after dark.

110 Years Ago

Advertisement. “Opera House, J. P. Meder Manager, One Night Only — Graves Pictures of the Fire and Earthquake — More than two hundred Stereopticon views of destruction of San Francisco and other Cities — Prices 25, 35 and 50 cents.

70 Years Ago

Jobs for veterans. Veterans and widows of veterans who are residing permanently in Nevada will not be required to satisfy the one year residence requirements for admission to the State Merit System for positions with the Employment Security department. Positions now open and which examination are held are accountant, claims examiner, clerk-stenographer, bookkeeper and clerk.

50 Years Ago

Advertisement. “You’ve Tried the Rest Now Try the Best! Now Open, KING KONE DRIVE INN, 3190 Highway 50 East; Chicken & Shrimp Baskets and a World of Burgers. To go only — 19 cent hamburgers.”

20 Years Ago

Top movies: “The Quest,” “The Truth About Cats and Dogs,” “Sunset Park,” “Primal Fear,” “Mulholland Fails,” “James and the Giant Peach,” “The Birdcage,” “The Substitute,”“Fear,” and “A Thin Line Between Love and Hate.”

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