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120 Years Ago

Miss Minnie Palmer has explained how she is able to kick so high on the stage and yet not appear immodest. She winds 100 yards of lace about her hips and has it crinkled in and out; when she kicks her foot level with her head and points her toe, it does not offend the modesty of the most fastidious Reno audience.

100 Years Ago

"I tell you 1909 is going to be a lively year for Nevada. There is no fear of any more business depression..." according to Tony Abbott who is visiting several points on his way back to Colorado Journal.

70 Years Ago

The cause of death of Mrs. Gilbert was starvation according to pathologist F. Proescher. Mrs. Marian Gilbert, 25, former Menlo Park girl was found dead in the snow near Minden ... missing since February 5.

50 Years Ago

J. Edgar Hoover attacks movie and television plots with a verbal blast calling it "crime glorification." One of the Hollywood producers dismissed the charges with a bored shrug and said he should "take a look in his own backyard."

20 Years Ago

The first annual "Snowshoe" Thompson day was met with snow flurries and high winds. In 1856 John A. "Snowshoe" Thompson began his mail service. Mail, medicine and supplies were carried by "Snowshoe" from Reno to Placerville and back for 20 years.

10 Years Ago

Mary Walker, Carson City Finance and Redevelopment Director, resigned to become a partner for the Las Vegas financial advisory firms of Hobbs, Ong and Associates.



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