Past Pages for July 5-7, 2023

Wednesday

150 Years Ago

The Episcopal Sunday School excursion to Bowers Mansion at Franktown: The road is clear, the whistle sounds, and the uneasy crowd that had jumped off to view the surroundings or to “bust” a soda bottle, jumped on again. The head of the avenue with “Mansion” in sight at the foot of the mountain a half mile off is reached.

140 Years Ago

All sorts: An elegantly finished, large picture of the late Hank Monk is on exhibition at the Ormsby House.

130 Years Ago

All sorts: No more cigarettes can be sold in Carson from this day on. A cigarette fiend was seen purchasing all of the lung destroyers remaining in Carson tobacconist’s stock and was heard to remark that he didn’t propose to be without the little life destroyers when the sale of them is prohibited on the 1st proximo.

120 Years Ago

Fishing at the Mexican Dam and along the Carson River is said to be something superb. You can snake ‘em out as fast as you pitch in the line.

70 Years Ago

Trading Post moved: Carson City lost another building. The Carson Trading Post was moved by Beviliacqua House Movers of Reno to a location south of Carson City. Also moved were the black locust trees to the new Trading Post location. The trees were planted a number of years ago by Mrs. Dominique Laxalt. Also moved was the small “Out of the Looking Glass” type building formerly used on a used car lot south of town for State Motors. The building has been placed on the lot next to the Civic Auditorium owned by Lee Scott and Jack Ross and will be managed by George Gessler, formerly of Hunter’s Lodge, as a used car lot, called the “Car Corral.”

30 Years Ago

TV warning: A new warning system of violent television programming is a “significant step in the right direction,” but they vowed to keep up the pressure on producers and broadcasters. The warning will be in the Fall’s programming, will be repeated during station breaks and in commercials while the shows are running.

Thursday

150 Years Ago

The Episcopal Sunday School excursion to Bowers Mansion – a half mile walk: The walk was slightly warm. There was a wagon on the road to cheaply transport the picnickers. When it had taken half dozen to the mansion, the group of aged humanity had already begun to scatter and establish themselves in cool places on the principle of squatters’ sovereignty. Sandwiches, chickens, biscuits, and the like with a top covering of unintoxicating beverages were stowed away.

140 Years Ago

Orphans’ Home: Attorney general Davenport has rendered an opinion in which he says that the board of directors of the Orphans’ Home have no legal right to send the wards of the state to the public school.

130 Years Ago

The Beauty Contest: The public interest in the Beauty Contest grows as the close is near and the Appeal office is hard pushed to supply the extra demand for papers. Orders are coming in now in block of one and two hundred. The ballot boxes will go to Frank Golden’s jewelry store and the contest will close on Monday evening. The vote now stands as follows (top five): Miss Lottie Gladding — 580; Miss Louise Rinckel — 486; Mrs. Sam Wright — 388; Mrs. P. Dupuis — 300 and Miss Ella Cahill — 230.

120 Years Ago

Petrified body: Frank Quinn, prospector, found a petrified body near Mono Lake a short time ago. Mr. Quinn has made arrangements with a museum in San Francisco to exhibit the body and is now on his way to secure it. He states that in the vicinity of the body he found a number of stone vessels, some in a fair state of preservation and a number of flint arrowheads. He believes that it was the place of an old burial ground where the Indians had tied the dead to the submerged rocks and the chemical action of the water had done the rest. (Bridgeport Chronicle)

70 Years Ago

Advertisement: “Sky-Vue Drive-In Theatre, Glenn Ford in ‘The Green Glove’ and ‘The Lady Says No!’ with Joan Caulfield.”

30 Years Ago

Advertisement: “Cabin in the Sky — fun place to dance, featuring a great 32 oz. prime rib. seafood and steaks, the finest filet mignon in the area.”

Friday

150 Years Ago

The Episcopal Sunday School excursion to Bowers Mansion observations: It was delightful to observe the minnows swarming and snapping at crumbs. Others found enjoyment in swinging on a couple of lofty swings and in rambling over the premises and through the much-noted mansion. The musicians were summoned forth from their pleasant retreats and slowly disappearing Havana’s to fiddle while the rest danced. And then it was time to return, and the stage was made. A charming young lady had her guitar on hand and played upon bewitchingly, singing along also, and she was accompanied by a number of others whose voices blending charmed all that were within reach of the sound. The train rumbled onward near the dark tunnel.

140 Years Ago

A narrow escape: Mr. Porter Ashe narrowly escaped drowning and a few months ago when he came near meeting his death in a railroad disaster. The news comes from the lake that he came very near losing his life in an encounter with a black bear a mile back of McKinney’s station. He was out on a jaunt with several young ladies from Idlewild when Miss Crocker, who was about fifty yards ahead was confronted by a young bear. She screamed with the usual feminine scream, rushed back, and Mr. Ashe, rushed to the scene, drew a six shooter and fired as the bear was rushing on the young lady. The ball did not deter the bear, and he sprung on Mr. Ashe and bore him to the ground. He was able to shoot the bear again and killed it. Mr. Ashe was only slightly injured.

130 Years Ago

What's in a name: We do adopt unearthly names for our towns, mines and newspapers. Arizona has a town named Tombstone, and a newspaper called the Epitaph, edited by a man named Coffin, published by A. Sexton and delivered by a Paul Bearer. No undertaker's advertisements are permitted in its columns. (Metal Review)

120 Years Ago

All sorts: The gypsies have moved camp as they have about worked their graft in this city.

Kansas and Nebraska are requesting information from the Reno Chamber of Commerce in relation to the establishing of a colony in this state.

70 Years Ago

Tree treatment: Don’t make your tree your house pet. Tree lovers sometimes build homes around arboreal giants, but a tree in the house isn’t practical. Tree doctors have to rip up the floors now and then to feed the root system. Besides insects are apt to make themselves at home in the living room.

30 Years Ago

Photo caption: A rare photo of the first American Navy warship to bear the name "Nevada" has turned up in a military archive in Connecticut. It is believed to be the only one in existence. (Built during the Civil War and never sailed, cost $680,000, towed to Groton, and sold as scrap in 1874 for $25,000.)

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