The Mutual Friend of Grace Perry and Bert Fleming
Grace Perry learns Bert Fleming faces no will money obstacle as her inheritance remains hers. Jack Fisher, Bert’s friend, confesses he too has feelings for Grace, but Bert proves steadfast and Grace accepts his resolve, leading to a wedding plan with Fisher as best man.
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Bert Fleming
Grace Perry
Grace
Young Fleming
Bert
Jack Fisher
Fleming
Fisher
Jense
Wisdom of the Donkey and the Salt Load
A Greek philosopher Thales owned a mule that carried salt between towns. The donkey learned to waste weight by soaking salt sacks in water, then later sought deeper water to lighten its load. The experiment ends when the owner adds wool sacks that absorb water, defeating the creature's strategy.
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Thales
The Clock Struck First Hertford’s Timely Reprimand
King George the Third forgave Lord Hertford after the noble smashed the Windsor clock face in anger at being late. The earl replied with the witty quip that the clock struck first, provoking the king’s amusement and eventual pardon.
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George
Lord Hertford
Windsor
Hertford
Man Found Dead at Burlington Hotel
D. M. Murray was discovered kneeling beside his bed in the Burlington Hotel, likely from a malignant disease. His body rests at Darling Undertaking Parlors awaiting Kansas City friends to decide burial, with county burial possible if no word by Friday. Murray had been in town two weeks, poor, and supported by friends while working as a solicitor for a correspondence school.
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D. M. Murray
Burlington Hotel
Darling
Kansan
Murray
aKnsan City
Potash Survey Progress Reported Near Alliance
Dr. Geo E Condra director of the Nebraska soil survey tours the potash district near Alliance this week reviewing surveys by department staff. The work proceeds rapidly and each lake is tested to ensure the report shows the amount of potash in every area.
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Geo. E. Condra
Nebraska Soil Survey
Alliance
Condra urges cautious potash lake development and surveys
Dr. Condra warns against excessive promotion in the potash district. He favors tying lakes to promoters under lease but aims for a permanent, sustainable industry. Antes leasing school lands, he calls for surveys to reveal lake contents and ensure fair state returns. He will continue work in the potash district until the survey completes.
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Condra
State Board
Plans Made to Hull All Beans in Box Butte County
County Agent George Neuswanger reports an unusually large bean crop across Box Butte with many patches of varying sizes. Since individual hullers are impractical for all growers, a central service is proposed. O. E. Phillips of Hemmeford farms 125 acres and may buy a huller to serve neighboring growers. Neuswanger invites growers to contact him for hulling arrangements.
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Box Butte
George Neuswanger
O. E. Phillips
Hemmeford
Phillips
Neuswanger
Hull
Bean Growers Offered Cheap Bean Hulling via County Agent
Arrangements with Mr Phillips to do the work for all who desire it done provide a cheap means for bean growers to have their beans hulled. The suggestion is to take up the matter soon with the county agent.
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Phillips
Hatchet Attack Alleged in Seward County Turmoil
Tyndell H. Lyon of Seward County filed a county court complaint against F. M. Clark accusing him of throwing a hatchet at Lyon. A warrant issued, Clark fled on train No. 43 to Hemingford, with later reach toward Crawford failing to stop him. Officers suspect Clark fled to Wyoming after missing belt and other equipment from Lyon’s threshing outfit.
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Tyndell H. Lyon
Seward
F. M. Clark
Clark
No. 43
Hemingford
Crawford
Wyoming
Lyons
Lyon
Fisher Here Friday to Look Thing Over
W. D. Fisher, district representative of the Germania Life Insurance Co. at Topeka Kansas, and a former secretary of the Alliance Commercial. Fisher plans a Friday visit to review business matters and discuss local prospects.
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Fisher
W. D. Fisher
The
Germania Life Insurance Co
Topeka
Kansas
Alliance Commercial
Alliance Club Eyes Fisher Return as Secretary
The Alliance Commercial Club directors plan Friday talks with Club officials to decide whether to hire Mr. Fisher as secretary again. He previously kept busy, pushing work, while others lagged. Members hope to reappoint him as secretary as the position opens. Mrs. George Reed returns to Alliance after a weeks’ visit in Iowa.
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Alliance
Alliance Commercial Club
Tha
Fisher
George Reed
Iowa
Western growers dig spuds yet green
Potatoes move from Nebraska with light car counts as growers harvest immature stock. Morrill reports $1.00 to $1.30 per hundred pounds for spuds while green stock increases. Presque Isle Maine sees a week of strong prices up about 30 cents, Moorhead Minnesota holds steady, Ohio seed and table stock bring 90 cents to $1.00, and Southern markets absorb supply at fair prices. Kansas City steady. Chicago and St. Louis report lighter demand and weaker prices.
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Nebraska
Morrill
Presque Isle
Maine
Moorhead
Minn
Ohio
Kansas City
Chicago
St. Louis
Value of Sunflower as a Farm Plant and Feed
The sunflower provides valuable livestock feed from its seeds, offers oil comparable to linseed, and yields stalks suitable for fuel.
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Katherine Howe
Thomb
DR. Condra
Commercial Club
Maxwell Motor Company
Chalmers Motor Company
Chalmers
Maxwell Motor Company, Inc
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