Quotation by Administration in the State of Neva

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Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State (The WPA Guide to Nevada) Binfords & Mort (1940)

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It is told that some divorcees, elated by their freedom, pause on leaving the courthouse to kiss a front pillar, or even walk to the Truckee to hurl their wedding rings into the river; but boys who recover the rings declare they are of the dime-store variety, and accuse the throwers of fraudulent practices.

Administration in the State of Neva

Administration in the State of Neva, U.S. public relief program. Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State (The WPA Guide to Nevada), p. 154, Binfords & Mort (1940).

Regarding the "Divorce Capital" of Reno.

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