Past Pages

130 Years Ago

Sickness: Scarlet fever and diphtheria are raging in Carson... A temporary closing of the public schools might have a good effect of checking the spread of the disease in a measure. It behooves every family who has little ones to care for to disinfect the house. Carbolic acid diluted with water sprinkled about the house or allowed to stand in saucers half-filled with sawdust, fumes of burning tar and bags of camphor hung about the necks of persons liable to contagion are excellent to ward off the disease.

120 Years Ago

All sorts: The Appeal acknowledges receipt of an invitation to a social dance to be given by the Jack Rabbit Club of Virginia City. The steamer Tallac (at Lake Tahoe) is in running order. It has been increased in length and its speed is 14 miles per hour.

70 Years Ago

Save a Life with a Knife: Your hunting knife is the most effective weapon for use in hand-to-hand encounters or for cutting paths through heavy jungles... The Ormsby county salvage committee has been requested to cooperate in a statewide collection plan of knives for the war effort.

50 Years Ago

Trial: Twelve jurors were seated in federal district court to hear testimony in the income tax evasion trial of Joe Conforte, former brothel operator.

30 Years Ago

Photo caption: In King's honor-Applauding the Harlem Boys' Choir during the 54th birthday celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington, D.C. are President and Mrs. Reagan...

10 Years Ago

Kmart will close the Carson City store in 30-90 days. Kmart filed for Chapter 11 protection from its creditors a year ago after failing to compete with Walmart's prices...

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