130 Years Ago
Editor offers "Thanks" to Philanthropist George Tyrrell of Rail's hardware house for the most approved and infallible rat enticer. In use twelve hours has caught 300,001 rodents weighing from one to thirty pounds each. Rail is the sole agent in this city for that style of trap.
110 Years Ago
Charles P. Wilcox, the curator of the museum at Golden Gate Park, has written to Abe Cohn for one of the photographs of the Basket princess to be found on exhibition in the Park museum.
70 Years Ago
Advertisement: "Arlington Hotel (once across the street from Nugget), Carson City's Leading Hotel, headquarters for commercial men and travelers, rest and reception rooms for the traveling public, every convenience for guests " tourist trade solicited " dining room service unexcelled. W. J. Maxwell, Proprietor."
50 Years Ago
Rev. Andrew Daughters, accepts invitation to become minister of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Carson City. The new pastor, who succeeds the late Rev. Richard Houssell, is married and has four sons.
20 Years Ago
Folks from Coors Beer stopped by to film at the Genoa Bar, a true American original. About 150 advertising people swarmed around the bar, and that included production crew members and local extras " all to produce a five-minute commercial segment.
10 Years Ago
The Dow Jones average of 30 industrial stocks broke the 10,000 barrier. Helping power the Dow's rise were reports showing new housing starts hit a 20-year high and the booming market for home construction.
- Sue Ballew is the daughter of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.