Osceola Nebraska franchise vote on electric company ordinance
A public question in Osceola Nebraska asks voters if the Mayor and Council should enact Ordinance No. 154 granting Town Nebraska Light and Power Company a twenty five year franchise to operate electric light, power and heating systems and use city streets for transmission lines and equipment. The measure presents FOR and AGAINST positions on granting the franchise.
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Osceola
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Town-Nebraska Light and Power Company
Laws for the Goose Very Time You Feel Jealousy
The text argues jealousy weakens a person and strengthens others. It suggests marital happiness comes from minimizing mutual unhappiness rather than maximizing personal or spousal happiness. It notes women's tolerance of bad men stems from ease of generosity over restraint.
Latchkeys, families, and a banana voyage
A quirky moral about latchkeys versus home life leads to a tale of Robert visiting his aunt. She wakes to a sick boy and learns he ate a dozen bananas on the train, prompting his plea that he had nothing else to eat.
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Robert
Verdicts Marked by Crucial Comma in New Jersey Murder Case
A New Jersey jury found one defendant guilty of first degree murder and the other guilty of second degree with a leniency recommendation. A later court ruled the comma between the verdicts prevented the mercy recommendation from applying to the first degree finding. The attorney argued for a semicolon to show intent. The piece also notes how punctuation affects contract interpretation in insurance policies.
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New Jersey
Pepper a staple spice with rich, hazy trade lore
Black pepper remains the most used spice. A medieval belief claimed it came from a burned forest. Early caravans from the East supplied pepper from the East Indies, though now cultivation spreads to other tropical nations. It is the dried fruit of a vinelike tree.
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East Indies
A Holmes Reflection on Rowing as Flying
In 1858 Oliver Wendell Holmes muses on rowing as near flying, describing a boatman with a rod length oars spanning over 20 feet and arms extending into the blades, noting how every action aligns with the spinal center and nerves reaching the oars. He calls this the closest man has come to flight.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Pretty but Dangerous Vessels of the Navy 1908
The navy ships had their ornate goreheads removed in 1908 to reduce visibility. The carved scroll work was decorative but drew enemy gunfire from afar, making ships easier targets during combat.
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United States Navy
Erie Canal Facts: Length, Dimensions, Cost
The canal total length runs 340 miles with the main canal at 122 miles long, 150 feet wide and 12 feet deep. Construction including terminals cost about 175 million dollars.
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