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Newspaper
Falls City Tribune
Location
Falls City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1908
Page
4
The Falls City Tribune notes Missouri counties voting against license and hints at Taft supporters in a growing nomination by acclamation. The paper adds new names to its list as subscription prices rise to $1.50 per year.
The new law bans sale of impure foods including colored butter. Producers must avoid artificial colorings and adhere to purity standards to prevent distribution of product deemed unfit for consumption.
Nebraska supplies eighty percent of popcorn grown for commercial use in the United States. The state is a leading source for this favored snack.
The county offices are fully under Democratic influence with five Democrats on the board, one Republican, and John Hinton. Analysts anticipate a focus on promised economic improvements.
The Chicago gathering will feature Taft Hughes Lafollette Knox and other contenders making the convention far from a routine affair with a lively fight for the party’s nomination.
A call to attend the upcoming Farmer's Institute invites full participation for every session. It promises instructive lectures and educational exhibits on farm products. Home exhibitors are encouraged to display products and involve sons and daughters to foster interest in farming.
The Salvation Army has shifted public opinion, gaining esteem for its aid to the desperate in slums and among the lowly. In Chicago alone over six months it reportedly saved 335 people from suicide, marking a notable achievement for its outreach bureau.
Opinion urging citizen participation to plant shade trees in the new Falls City park. Suggests each family or school grade contribute trees, with city guidance or labor to ensure proper planting and a well planned layout.
The text discusses whether counties should call a primary to choose delegates to the state convention or leave it to county caucuses. It notes no law requires a primary for delegates, contrasts with a primary for nominations, and mentions Taft as favored locally. It also asks who pays primary costs and favors precinct caucus to reflect majority will.
Local residents from Barada Stella and nearby towns visited relatives neighbors and friends over the past week. Calls and visits include Wm Westie John Langdon Barada J C Shulenberg M T Hill Wm Higgins Joss Ritter George Frasio Chas Wilson Eliza Griffin and others with family birthdays and community events.
In later years readers will recall the winter of 1907 and 1908. By mid January there had been no truly cold days, no ice of consequence, and no snow.
A social note jokes that women would love a world full of Teddy bears to end the pet dog fuss. The speaker claims Teddy bears are ideal companions at gatherings, quiet at meals, and not loud during conversations or bridge games, unlike yapping lapdogs.
The new Episcopal choir tenor feels out of place in unfamiliar vestments. He worries about tripping on the cassock skirts and slipping his linen cotta as the rector intones the opening prayer. A band member asks if he is a tenor, and he half jokes that he feels like a twospot.
A missionary invokes charity after his talk and a small boy climbs the platform requesting unused foreign stamps. He explains his goal is to help the cause, not donate cash, prompting the speaker to respond with encouragement as the audience witnesses the unusual appeal.
The piece recalls Wu Ting Fang’s past visit with the president after a brisk Rock Creek outing. The president joked of a brace of quail, Wu countered preferring a brace of turkeys, reflecting a witty exchange on appetite and travel.
In a Brooklyn classroom a teacher demonstrates knot tying to young pupils. Patsy, asked if he has tied any knots, replies no with a puzzled remark that highlights his disinterest and humor.
A Planet article praises progress in the English church of the twentieth century noting it is more humane merciful enlightened and wise than the fifteenth century. It recalls the church has outgrown harsh doctrines and no longer vilifies Darwin as an enemy of God.
Rulo notes show Ed Davis in St Joe and multiple visitors from Kansas Nebraska and Missouri week of January. People like miners bankers students and relatives travel to and from St Joe Paris City Grand Island and Beatrice. Church work advances as new parish structure nears completion while social events and funerals mark the week.
A paralyzed man died after a brief illness leaving a wife and eight children. The funeral was held at Rule cemetery west of town. On January 8 Miss Iva Johnson of Rulo married Henry Ray of Crab Orchard. After a short visit the couple will settle in Crab Orchard. A Jolly club gathering featured contests with John Mooney taking first prize and Essie Marek winning the ladies prize. Richardson County will send 17 delegates to the Republican State convention.
A marketing pitch touts Dr Shoop’s Cough Cure as safe for mothers to give to infants. It describes a green resinous mountain shrub, called “The Sacred Herb” by Spaniards, as the source of the remedy with no opium or chloroform.
In the County Court of Richardson County Nebraska the estate of Frances Honstiy is cited. Creditors must file their claims within six months after January 1905 and those not filed by July 10 1905 will be barred. The court will consider claims filed properly and unmoved at the county court room in Pal l City March May June and July 1905 at 1 o clock am. County Judge Joa UaasNwos presides.
Notice states a meeting of creditors will be held at the office of the county judge in Hichardeon County at 10 o clock on Monday January 27 1907 for the purpose of choosing a trustee under the deed of assignment in a trust concerning Emil Hawa. Judge Jom Gacxon signs the notice dated January 10.
A clean bright comedy pleasing all classes with a beautifully staged production and fine costuming. The performance brings light humor, polished acting, and vivid visuals that resonate with diverse audiences.
Hermes Bros offers fixed poultry prices for 2 car loads delivered to Falls City on specified dates. Farmers urged to bring poultry while prices last.
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