130 Years Ago
It is coming. Sarah Maud Pollard, or Samuel Michijah Pollard, the notorious Eastern Nevada "What Is It," will soon entertain a Carson audience. The subject of the lecture is the story of her life. It, he or she is a married man or woman, and its, his or her wife is living at Tuscarora. It will undoubtedly create a little ripple of excitement when he, she or it arrives here.
110 Years Ago
Thoughts on Tahoe " I wish I could go back ten years and play by Tahoe's shore,
And sail the lake and smell the pines and here the fishers lore,
and hunt the flower in the woods and berries wild and sweet.
It all comes back like yesterday the years are all too fleet."
(Tod Goodwin from the Salt Lake Tribune)
70 Years Ago
The Dionne quintuplets have hundreds of toys to take on their trip to meet King George and Queen Elizabeth. Their selections: Marie, old doll; Yvonne, sad old toy duck; Anette, one-eyed teddy bear; Emilie, toy monkey; Cecile, ancient doll.
50 Years Ago
Advertisement: "Shop Austin's Market " butter 69 cents a pound; Shasta soda 6 for 57 cents; ice cream, 79 cents a half-gallon; Post tens cereal 10 pack, 2 for 89 cents."
20 Years Ago
Births: Jeanne and John Greene, a son, Jamie Ray Green.
10 Years Ago
"Safe Schools Forum" was held to provide a plan to curb violence in Carson City schools coming one month after the mass murder at Littleton, Colorado.
- Sue Ballew is the daughter of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.