The Great Swamp Fight and Its Echoes Across Wars
An 1875 editorial contrasts the Great Swamp Fight with later American campaigns from Ft. Robinson to Vietnam, noting repeated cycles of brutality by both sides. It argues that wartime dehumanization and harsh actions reflect broader patterns in US history and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Rhode Island
Phillip
Ft. Robinson
Neb
U.S. Cavary
Chayennes
Columbus
Budd Manufacturing Company
Philadelphia
General Motors
Omaha
Denver
Kramer High School
Union Pacish
J. Haw
TD. C. Meuhart
Enéral
E. A. Klippel
H. E. Shumway
Sheral
Hotel Evans
FL. P. Behlen
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Edgar Howard
The
Telegram
Z. H. Mis
the Telegram
J. 0. Peck
J. P. Young
City School System
John T. Hay
Columbus Chamber
Nebraska
Weather Bureau
Frank Miinar
Columbus Methodist Church
Dana Dawson
Topeka
Kan
Duncan Methodist Church
Miinar
Humane acts contrasted with My Lai brutality debate
In war, survival has driven harsh actions, yet no incontrovertible proof links GI units to My Lai killings. The piece argues Americans must seek truth, reject collective guilt, and praises humane care given to a Viet Cong prisoner at Tuy Hoa and Qui Nhon where medics and soldiers saved him.
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My Lai
George MacGovern
Vietnam
Army
Tuy Hoa
Tuy Tin
Qui Nhon
Alfred B. Watson Jr
AL Qui Nhon
Cal
Thomas H. Witschi
Furgeon
Lee R. Miller
Witschi
Lves
Jamaica Honeymoons and Havens From a Carib Sea Dream
Jim Bishop delivers sardonic travel notes on Jamaica’s tourism boom and honeymoon culture. He sketches Port Antonio and Kingston temptations, pricey resorts, and jungle dangers, contrasting luxury with pitfalls. The piece mixes anecdote, irony, and vivid locals to illuminate a controversial romance with island escape.
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Jamaica
Caribbean
Captain Bligh
Yorgel Montego Bay
Tingslan
Frenchman's Cove
Steatey
Maine
Scotland
Miami
He Beach
Big Grande
Kingston
Barbs by Phil Pastoret on Thanksgiving Tone
A column with light, humorous reflections on appreciation and family habits. It notes speaking softly to children, a worker bringing home his slight workload, and the rush to copy parish fashions for spring, ending with observations on work habits and seasonal gratitude.
Telegram Freedom Newspaper Ideals From 1959
The Telegram from Columbus Nebraska on December 15 1959 advocates personal freedom aligned with moral guides, arguing freedom is a divine gift not a government grant. It stresses that freedom is not license or anarchy but must align with moral truths and Declaration principles.
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Telegram
Your Freedom
God
the Telegram
Columbus
Nebraska
Safe sledding rules for children during snow days
A guide to protecting children while sledding advises proper gear, inspecting sleds, and choosing safe areas. It warns of car collisions, intersections, and icy patches, and promotes a stomach position, scarf safety, and responsible behavior. It also answers a question about a child's breath-holding and confirms it will pass by age five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue
Who Named Martha's Vineyard
Explorer Bartholomew Gosnold gave Martha's Vineyard its name in 1602 naming the island for his daughter and the grape vines he found there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha's Vineyard
Bartholomew Gosnold
Sland
Veterans Day Across Tratian Parade Clues
A fragmented crossword style item listing clues across and down such as regional parade events, poker, biology terms, and abbreviations. It includes references to battles, animals, body parts, and musical notes, with scattered proper nouns and obscure hints.
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Tratian
Batali
Bcarmine
Abel
Eastern State
Fragmentary Puzzle Outs Words From Historical Page
A garbled OCR fragment lists assorted terms such as molecular names and clues like pioneer 10 and Mariner's dab. It contains stray phrases, partial numbers, and scattered nouns that resemble a word puzzle or crossword style word list from a newspaper page without coherent narrative.
WPA project near Lindsay to obtain cement mixer and gear
County supervisors authorized a special committee to procure a cement mixer, trackage, a stove and minor equipment for a county WPA concrete culvert plant to be built at Lindsay. WPA has forms ready and a carload of cement on hand. storage tanks for gasoline were also being explored to prevent delays in road and bridge jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Elwood Smith
Lindsay
Smith
Hilger Nelson
Ed Johnson
John Brandl
Columbus and
Platte Center
Walter Loseke
Ed Asche
Platte
Platte County Agriculture Extension Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Nebraska State Extension Service
GE holds the pass as unions push inflation risk in Nixon era
The article argues unions press wage raises beyond productivity, with management yielding and government inflating the currency to cover costs. It cites Lindblom on capitalist doom, notes the Fed and Nixon policy tensions, and suggests GE’s stance could signal broader industry behavior and consumer economic impact.
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Chicago Cubs
Lindblom
General Electric
Nixon
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Muravur
Tiger
Andrews Sisters
King Features Syndicate
Phil Pastoret
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Pioneer
Maxim
Proupunene Bremove
Tom
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Friecprine Assn
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Yesteryear
Sveacc
Loomis
Duncan Church
John P. Brooks
Mr. Brooks
Mlinar
Ric
Kurinasi Comedeto
Gozaimasu
Central Electric & Gas Company
Northern Naturil Oe
Central
R. W. Beck & Associatts
Sturgis
D.C
Robert Gurholt
Platteville
Wis
South Dakote
John Egger
Mead County
John Chamberlain
Ralph Nader
Charles Ef, Lindblom
Yale University
Nixon Administration
Federal Reserve Bank of
St. Louis
Monthly Review
U.S
Argentina
Brazil
Felag
White House
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Nabras
Merrick
Hesse
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Mbar Tegoram
Ie Irons
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