Nebraska notes on camps roads and local projects
War Department to establish a Citizens Military Training camp at Fort Crook Nebraska in August. Tecumseh wholesale buyers shipped ten carloads of eggs to Chicago and New York from Johnson and adjoining counties. North Platte Valley cheese co ops plan a Gering cold storage plant for yearly cheese output. Liberty village dog poisonings prompt investigation. Anti theft association grows to 300 members to curb poultry thefts across Saline county. Cave-in near Newbligh creates spring water flow. Elwood farm cave site becomes local attraction. Nebraska City eyes May 3 election for junior high school building with plans costing about 145000 dollars by Kansas City architects. Coleridge booster project to grade and drag country roads and install signs to Coleridge. Stanton to host National Editorial association in June with train tour. Morrill County Historical Society adds twenty active and twelve honorary members. two logs gifted for museum from Redington church site. Hastings cinder track rebuilt for Nebraska conference relays on April 16. Central Nebraska crop conditions improve with two inches of rain. winter wheat strong. Lincoln Optometrists meet for dinner and discussion. Worthington anniversary celebrated with open house. Carl Johnson of Laurel had a bullet removed from his finger. County girls clubs plan two major programs. Saunders county to sponsor clothing and canning clubs for 8500 club goal.
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North Platte Valley
Gering
Liberty
Anti-Theft Association
Saline County
W. A. Elwood
Newligh
Board of Education
Nebraska City
Kansas City
Coleridge
Glenn Pierce
Libyu Henry
L. Wolt
Stanton
National Editorial Association
Omaha
Nebraska
Stanton Business Men’s Club
Norfolk
Elkhorn Valley
Morrill County Historical Society
Bayard
Bridgeport
Redington
Paul Henderson
Hastings College
Lincoln Association of Optometrists
Grand Hotel
M. R. Worthington
Aurora
Carl Johnson
Laurel
Saunders County
Pawnee City Marks Fortnight Anniversary as City of Second Class
This week notes Pawnee City's forty eighth anniversary as a second class city after the March 27, 1879 ordinance to raise status. Marcus Rice was elected first mayor. few early business names remain, with Farmers State Bank and Inglis' blacksmith shop among the survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawnee City
Pawnee
Marcus Rice
Fawnee City
Farmers State Bank
Inglis
A. B. Anderson, Jr
Table Rock
County women lead Lancaster beautification drive for Nebraska farms
In Lancaster county sixty farmers join a district wide effort to beautify homes. County Agent Purbaugh notes women are the driving force, organizing through local clubs. Meetings highlight the contrast between tidy eastern farms and the typical Nebraska home.
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Lincoln
Lancaster County
Nebraska
Purbaugh
Arbor Day History Emphasis Planned for Nebraska City
Arbor Day will be marked in Nebraska City on April 22 with historic items on display from the state historical society. About 100 Native Sons and Daughters members will attend a chamber of commerce dinner. Dr. Raymond Pool of Lincoln will lead tree demonstrations and N C Abbott will recount Arbor Day founder J Sterling Morton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska City
Nebraska
State Historical Society
Arbor Day
J. Sterling Morton
Campaign to Burn Mortgage at Father Flanagan's Home
A drive seeks 103200 to burn the mortgage on Father Flanagan's Boys Home. The institution cares for homeless boys and relies on public support with no church, city, or state funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Father Flanagan
Beatrice Postal Chief G H Van Horne Retires
After 38 years in the Beatrice post office and since 1916 superintendent of mails G H Van Horne retires under the pension system. He has served in all postal departments since his start.
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Beatrice
Beatrice Post Office
G. H. van Horne
Postal Service
Advertising fuels irrigation settlement in Nebraska valley
Advertising drew eastern capitalists to Bridgeport Nebraska and Morrill and Scotts Bluff counties. Farmers from the east settled on lands irrigated by the district, funded by water supplied by the company. The irrigation district spanned Morrill and Scottsbluff counties, transforming a region once called The Great American Desert into a thriving area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Neb
Morrill
Scottsbluff
Great American Desert
Seed Corn Seeded for California Test by Ithaca Farmer
A farmer near Oakland California requested seed corn from this locality for a yield test on his farm near there. H McElfresh of near Ithaca filled the order. The seed, an improved yellow variety, will be grown with other varieties in the test. McElfresh ranked third in the East Nebraska district corn yield contest last year.
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California
Oakland
H. McElfresh
Ithaca
Californian
McElfresh
East
Nebraska
Farmers' union of Rose Hill district outlines soil culture program
Hartington Neb farmers join a Rose Hill district program by the Farmers' union featuring plays and debates on crop rotation fertilization and proper cultivation to improve soil conservation and spread valuable information to many farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartington
Neb
Farmers’ Union of
Rose Hill District
Silent Resurrection Verse Echoes Mixed with Nature Imagery
The excerpt presents a devotional tableau where Christ rises from the tomb and a gleaming silver grows beside it. Angels kneel, and visitors perceive Christ’s glad face with a fragrance of praise, blending reverence and natural beauty in a concise poetic scene.
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Christ
Calvary as the focal point of faith and love
A reflective sermon on Easter, arguing Calvary reveals love as the universe’s ultimate motive. It stresses that faith must respond to this truth, act upon it, and breathe its redemptive atmosphere into life, even as it confronts theological challenge.
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Calvary
Wall of
Jerusalem
Calvary and the Triumph of Love Over Defeat
The author argues that true victory lies in faith and love despite appearances of failure. Jesus faced apparent defeat at Calvary yet chose the path of love, urging Christians to act on faith, risk all, and trust that love conquers. The Cross symbolizes a future dawn when love is drawn to all humankind.
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Savior
Jesus
God
Annas
Pilate
Rome
Calvary
Easter Day Promise Amid Stony Gates
Fragment from a poetry fragment notes a rebirth theme with angels guarding a folded shroud and Easter day as a turning point. It reflects on pride, earth, wrath, and scorn giving way to renewal. The verse emphasizes mourning the past while embracing new life.
Easter Miracle and the Resurrection Faith
The Detroit News meditates on Easter as the dawn of Christian faith and the risen Christ. It cites Mary Magdalene, Peter, and the beloved disciple, and recalls Paul urging believers to seek things above and prepare for everlasting life.
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Mary Magdalene
Simon Peter
Jesus
St. Paul
Colossae
Christ
Detroit News
General Purpose Farm Barn: Practical for Small Farms
A substan tial 94 by 32 foot plank frame barn with gambrel roof and 24 cow stalls, horse stalls, a 16 foot silo, carrier tracks, and concrete floors. Features include fresh air inlets, four air shafts, sanitary steel partitions, drinking cups, ample daylight, and lightning protection. Aimed at small farms, the design emphasizes long term durability and labor savings.
Foundation in Home Shows Its Condition
A Liberty letter advises home buyers to start basement checks for water status and seepage, inspect foundation and retaining walls for thickness, and ensure main foundation walls below grade meet minimum widths of 10 inches for light-frame structures, 18 inches for brick or stone, noting sand and loam in concrete as defects.
Expensive Floorings Prove the Cheapest
Builder guidance from Arts and Decoration urges choosing premium flooring for long lasting finished surfaces. Labor for installation and finishing is similar across grades, so higher initial material cost buys durability and reduced refinishing expenses over time.
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C. Stanley Taylor
Arts and Decoration Magazine
Retaining Wall Becomes Garden Charm Along Slope
A hillside garden shows a retaining wall that enhances the home’s grounds as flowers grow through and over it. The wall’s utility fades beside the beauty and fragrance of blooming plants that soften the landscape.
Zinc Use Well Tested in Europe for U.S. Roofing Need
Europe shows zinc as a time tested building material for roof and gutter work, arguing its proven reliability could boost American industry and construction through durable metal use.
Warning on wood rot in house foundations and walls
The text warns that disease to the wall plate and mud sill damages the dwelling’s superstructure. It notes that dry rot and decay begin there, undermining structural strength and allowing water ingress. Early inspection of these components is essential.
Sticking Windows and the Weather Strip Ease
An article extols sticking windows as a common nuisance and notes that a weather strip prevents sticking by ensuring smooth operation in all conditions. It emphasizes the weather strip as the key to ease and comfort regardless of the weather.
Finish Aids Home Tone and Satisfaction
The tone of a house is determined by the finish used. The quality of finishing material largely dictates homeowner satisfaction.
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Nebraska Briefs
War Department
Citizens
Fort Crook
Tecumseh
Chicago
New York
Johnson
Club
Lincoln Radio Club
Elks
Guy Tou Velle
Emerson FE. Smith
Old Gethsemane
Faith’s Foundation
Judaism
William A Radford
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
W. A. Radford
Europe
America
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