Nebraska News Roundup Highlights Local Events
Nebraskans read of faith assembly at Riverside Park Milford August 23 to September 2 and Ak-Sar-Ben palace shows in Omaha. Fire damages a Liberty wheat field and Smith investigates a $2.5 million Johnson county tax error while Walter Albach earns naval academy admission.
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Assembly of
Evangelical Churches of
Nebraska
Riverside Park
Milford
Albert Rubling
Liberty
North Platte Valley
Torrington
Vigil Jensen
Kearney
Rosabelle Sladek
Julia Husak
Schuyler
Walter H. Albach
W. G. Albach
Otuaha
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Alfred Thergeruson
Swedeburg
State Board of Equalization
Smith
Johnson County
Ed Brass
Grand Island
Chicago
Lincoln
Sybil L. Nelson
FE. W. Nelson
National Credit Men’s Association
Deadwood S. C
Harding
Taft
John J. Pershing
Omaha
John Lee Webster
Henry Allen Brainerd
Nebraska Press Association
Colfax County
Maple Creek
Billy” Becker
Columbus
J. M. White
International Stereotypers and Electrotypers Union of North America
Oscar Frannum
David City
Bapist
Qld
Dobbin
South Omaha
South Dakota
Iowa
John Matzen
Eli A. Barnes
Barnes
Fred Gerton
Richardson
Jonathans
A. J. Weaver
Falls City
State Horticultural Society
Rule
Dupuis Ball Park
White Cloud
Kas
The
Agricultural College
Navy
Ak- Sar-Ben
F. FE. Rogers
Fairbury
United States
Pat Welch
Helen Foss
Beaver Crossing
L. L. Doyle
Fremont
Northwestern
John Smith
Sioux City
Doyle
Nettie E. Holcomb
Holcomb
Lawrence E. Hall
Bellingham
Washington
Ashland
134Th Infantry
110Th Medical Regiment
35Th Division
134Th Regiment
York
Neb
Lrgan
General Pershing
Home Like Small Residence Adapts To Brick Or Stucco
William A. Radford offers free advice to readers on building adaptable homes with economical design. The piece highlights a home suited to any construction type, with a sheltered portico, open summer ventilation, and thoughtful landscaping to avoid sameness.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Fewer crimes of violence in favor of swindling rise
A Victorian era police inspector notes crime shifted from violence to elaborate swindles targeting the wealthy. He cites social schemes, hospital fundraisers, and con artists gaining entry to social events as common ruses, with hundreds of criminals operating nationwide.
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Sir Leonard Dunning
Constabulary
England
Sir Leonard
Relics of St. Vitus Reach Saxon Abbey Mission to Rugenians
Relics of St. Vitus, famed for miracles, were placed at the Abbey of Corvey in Saxony. Monks spread the cult to Rugen, Baltic islanders who shifted from Christianity to heathenism yet kept the St. Vitus dancing rite. Islanders flocked to altars seeking cure for the dancing disease.
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St. Vitus
Abbey of
Corvey
Saxony
Rugen
Baltic
Thor
Olin
Sicily
Expressive but Untimely Porches Exchange Sparks Tension
A personal anecdote recalls moving to a new neighborhood where a Jewish neighbor offered kindness. On a porch visit, news arrived that rugs planned for delivery would be delayed indefinitely. The narrator reacts with irritation, uttering a bitter remark about Jews.
Gossip at the drug store sparks abrupt exit
A group of young women talked loudly about a married fifty seven year old woman in a crowded drug store. Startled by the lady overhearing them they made a quick retreat, according to an Exchange report.
Frantic prayers for healing amid exhausting illness
The passage describes people pleading and praying desperately for relief as exhaustion overtakes them, hoping St. Vitus will grant a cure and bring them back from collapse.
FourYearOld’s Question Delights Shoppers in Store Scene
A mother and her four year old daughter Ann were in a shoe shop when the clerk brought several pairs for fitting. After Ann tried on one shoe from each pair, the mother chose a pair and prepared to purchase. Ann then asked, “Mother, don’t we get two?” inviting a lighthearted moment in the shop.
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Ann
Mother
Made Him Long-Legged Too
A homesteader from the Dakotas asks a storekeeper for a slab of bacon. The clerk offers big or little, and the man jokes about eating so many cotton tails and jackrabbits that a dog bark sends him scrambling under the porch.
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Dakotas
What defines an adventurer in the modern era
The piece argues that true adventurers are lone-hand pioneers who seek new perilous frontiers rather than riches. It names historical figures from Norway, Cameron, Stanley, and de Laboulaye among others, contrasts shameless self-promotion with genuine exploits, and claims living adventurers like Strathcona Cody Amundsen and others herald a new era of audacious journeys.
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Saint Paul
Saint Louis
Francis Drake
Livingstone
Gordon
Tromp
de Ruyter
Blake
Monk
Clive
Warren Hastings
Switzerland
Russia
Norway
Columbus
John Smith
United States
Stanley
Cameron
Africa
Patrick Forbes
Rhodesia
Spain
F. C. Selous
Foundling Hospital
Nat
Jim Beckwourth
Jim
Herd
Lord Strathcona
8S. B. Steele
Cody
Forbes
Grogan
Amundsen
Hansen
John Boyes
M. H. de Hora
H. M. S. Shah
Doctor Bodkin
Makualand
Caid Belton
Tompkins
Johore
C. W. Mason
China
Charles Rose
Mazatlan
Mexico
Corrientes
Paraguay
A. W. W. Crawley
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Alr
Fun as a Safety Valve and Social Satire Says Josh Billings
An essayish passage defines Fun as a safety valve that relieves steam and prevents bursts. It portrays Fun as lively, varied, and essential, likening it to craft, play, and social observation. The piece cites Josh Billings style to wax humorous about everyday amusement and wisdom.
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Josh Billings
Wellington at Waterloo and the Duke's daring leadership
Sir William Fraser notes Wellington rode along the ridge under heavy French fire to inspire his mostly young troops. He acted to balance risks with the need to rally confidence, believing the army’s fate rested on his example and leadership.
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Wellington
Waterloo
Duke of Wellington
William Fraser
Lake of Epsom Salt in Basque BC
A Basque in British Columbia lake is said to be at least 41 feet deep with a seven acre area and a hard crystal surface. Snow melt floods the surface, creating brine that evaporates to form a crust which is later scored and removed. Spring freshets form another seven acre pan, likened to lake asphalt in Trinidad.
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Epsom
Basque
British Columbia
Trinidad
The First Theater Emerges in England After 1576
The text notes that before 1576 plays in England were staged on platforms in public house courtyards. It states theaters were established after that date.
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England
Real Meaning of Sports in Fowl Breeding
The article explains how the term sports refers to unexpected color or comb variations within poultry breeding. It notes white and black Wyandottes arising from sports, the Black Rock from Black Plymouth lineage, and how many modern varieties emerged from such sports during the last 40 to 50 years.
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Rhode Island
Movable Roosting Coops Aid Growth of Young Fowls
The article explains movable roosting coops for rapidly growing chicks. Structures about six feet by three feet provide air flow via wire sides while keeping predators out. Curtains on top allow weather protection, and coops are placed on skids for daily relocation to give shade, airflow, and cooling.
Poultry Notes On Chicks and Ducklings Care and Profit
Advice on poultry management urges not crowding flocks to improve profits. Notes on duckling care, feeding with oatmeal and buttermilk, and water needs for ducklings. Stresses vigorous breeding stock, clean water, and dangers of white diarrhoea from dirty troughs and foul quarters.
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