Local residents host visits and outings across Polk County
Polk County residents enjoy varied social visits over the weekend and into Monday. Families from Battle Creek to Haddam, Denver to Lincoln host relatives and friends, while births, travels, and local club activities list among the entries.
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G. A. Myers
R. L. Smith
Nellie Jean
Battle Creek
Neb
Ernest Flodman
Will
Mabel Shostrom
Curtiss Flodman
Oscar Sundberg
Red Feather Lakes
Colo
Fred Bartratt
Lincoln
Karl Detloff
P. T. Wurtz
Martin Baack
Lester Rhode
Hampton
Henry ‘Smith
Lester Rehrs
Elwyn Johnson
H. B. Johnson
Matilda Erikson
Rockford
Ilinois
Verna Moline
Herndon
Kansas
Sleeping Cars Then and Now Aboard Trains
A railroad employees' magazine recalls early sleeping car travel as hazardous and offers era medical tips. Advice covers nightcaps woolen garments loosened corsets and bed placement with head toward the engine for smoke cleanup plus quinine and vaseline routines for travelers.
Palais des Papes: Avignon crown of medieval France
A Los Angeles Times writer describes Avignon and the Palais des Papes. The vast 14th century palace features 39 towers and 13 foot thick walls, rising above the Rhone and guarding the Pont d Avignon. Benedict XII began construction, Innocent VI finished it, with Clement VI adding key galleries and chapels.
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Rhone
Avignon
France
Palais Des Papes
Pont d’ Avignon
Mediterranean
Rhone Valley
Los Angeles Times
French Riviera
Benedict XII
Innocent VI
Clement~ VI
la Chaise Dieu
Forez
Mutiny on the Bounty and the Pitcairn survivors
The Bounty mutiny forced Captain Bligh and 18 men into a boat. They landed in Dutch territory and returned to England. The rebellioners faced court martial. nine escaped and were later traced to Pitcairn Island. Alexander Smith alias John Adams became a farmer teacher and pastor, dying in 1829.
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Bounty
Bligh
Otaheite
Fletcher Christian
England
Edward Edwards
Mediterranean the Great Sea and its enduring influence
The article proclaims the Mediterranean as the great sea linking all history. It credits Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, and Venetians as Mediterranean peoples who planted cultural seeds. Their legacy shaped modern civilization and spread to neighboring lands.
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Mediterranean
How Martins Ferry Got Its Name
The town of Martins Ferry Ohio sits on the Ohio River opposite Wheeling West Virginia named for Ebenezer Martin who laid out a village in 1835 after the land was taken by his family in 1788. It was first called Martinsville but renamed Martins Ferry to avoid duplication with another Ohio town.
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Martins Ferry
Ohio
Ohio River
Wheeling
Ebenezer Martin
Martinsville
Canary origins from dogs named Canaria by ancient travelers
The word canary traces to Latin canis meaning dog and to Canaria, the Canary Islands name. Ancient accounts say King Juba of Mauretania found many large dogs on the islands during a visit around 40 B.C.
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Canary
Pliny
Canary Islands
Canaria
Juba
Mauretania
Islands
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha Auction Roundup
Stock prices and receipts at Union Stock Yards Omaha August 1 1939 show cattle receipts 11 000 head with traders noting active buying. Yearlings light steers and heifers sold steady to strong. best steers around 9.50 to 9.75. Cattle classes listed with price ranges and notes on market demand.
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Union Stock Yards
Omaha
Hogs drop to season-low at Omaha market
Hog receipts reached 8 500 head in Omaha Monday as opening bids 15 25 cents lower pushed values to season’s lows. Light and butcher weights sold from 6.25 to 6.45 while heavy and packing grades ranged 5.25 to 6.25, with lows 3.50 to 4.65 under the spread.
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Omaha
Fat Lamb Prices Ease at Omaha Trade
Receipts of sheep and lambs at Omaha Monday totalled 14 500 head with opening prices 25 cents lower than last week. Native and western lambs sold around 8.00 to 8.50, feeder lambs steady at 7.50 to 7.90, aged sheep limited and steady to strong, fat ewes 3.60 and up. Fat lambs priced 8.10 to 8.75 for good to choice, 7.50 to 8.10 for fair to medium, culls at 6.75. Feeder lambs good to choice 7.50 to 8.00, fair to good 6.85 to 7.50.
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Omaha
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Polk
Rolland Dahlin
Miss Erikson
Dahlin
Moline
Robert Strickland
Chicago
Ill
R. L. Peterson
Strickland
N. E. McNeely
Fullerton
J. V
Phillip Johnson
Lennis Lind
Albert Lind
Harvey Lind
Neil McNaught
Billie
Carl Steelquist
Lloyd Kroger
Jeanelle
Maxine Kroger
W. J. Kroger
Kenneth Leach
Ord
Virgil Leach
Clarks
Elwood Sandell
Mary Lou
C. R. Leach
Walter Kupke
Virgil Blase
Emalyne Deuker
Mildred Keuper
Bernice Blase
Walther
C. A. Carlson
Clifford ‘Carlson
Analy Carlson
Gust Brondel
Emma Panzitz
John Ray
Ray Werner
Walter Green
Glen Green
Mary Klone
Betty
Beverley Gustafson
Hordville
Rudolph Gustafson
Ed Coover
Rena
Francis Johnson
Dinnner
Ed Rudman
Myra Cox
Gilbert Benson
Bertina
Denver
L. E. Blase
Grand Island
Donald Johnson
DeMaris
Irvin Light
E. L. Werner
Oscar Stromberg
York
S. S. Piper
Fairmont
Irvin
Hahn and
Ernest Hahn
Maurice Lindburg
Colliers Weekly
Farm Journal
Farmers Wife
Osceola Record
Collier’s Weekly
Collier’s
Ace Reporters
Woman's Home Companion
America
Farmer’s Wife
Ideal
South Omaha
Chas. F. Stroman
Polk County
Nebraska
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Ethel M. Ball
Philip J. Ball
Towit
Shelby
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Llette
Sd Boven T
Gillette
Professional Directory
R. B. Lytle
First National Bank
H. S. Eklund
Crouse-Tex Drug Co
Harley Eklund
R. P
Geo. T. Alliband
M. D
Court House Square
Osceola
Nebr
Moderne
P. A. Nelson
Hesler Cleaning Works
Sghroe
Midway Ballroom
Havens
Lincoln Highway
Silvercreek
Kay Kurley and His Orchestra
Mel Prester and His Orchestra
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