Fair Time Again Reflects Community Spirit
An extended editorial on fairs explains their purpose as community advertising and social gathering. It traces fair origins from Old World feiras to American agricultural exhibitions and city street fairs, highlighting the role of hospitality, advertising, and local pride in drawing visitors and prospective settlers.
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United States
Pharaoh
Plato
Europe
Siberia
Manchuria
Asiatic
Turkey
Value of Fair to Our People
An agricultural and industrial education fair showcases farm machinery, livestock, dairying, horticulture, home economics and domestic science. The exhibit emphasizes demonstrations over words, linking farming with modern industry and community progress for town and country residents alike. It promotes practical learning through eye catching examples and cooperative city country ties.
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Othrs
Letter From Fred Campbell August 18 1916 Home Front News
In a dated 1916 letter Fred Campbell writes from Indiana Y M C A where he is stationed with a squad including Walt Neu and Earl Blacker. He describes guarding duties, hard marching with an 80 pound pack, and meals of beans tomatoes and hard tack. He notes weight gain, dental work, and friendship with Cedar Rapids and Seward locals. The letter includes community items about Osceola clubs and county events, the Commercial Club’s supper and membership drive, and plans for courthouse publicity and the Polk County booster trip during fair week. He closes with well wishes to Bert and family.
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Jay
Helen
Lucy
Flo
Indiana Y. M. C. A
Walt Neu
Earl ‘Blacker
Steve Piper
Walter New
Earl Blacker
Charlie Benjamin
Slim Tyree
Charlie Starky
Slim
Johnson
Bert
Osceola
Dearborn
Court House
Polk County
Polk
Chautauqua
Guarantee Committee
Commercial Club
No More News From Border Rumor Suppresses Front Letters
A border dispatch says an army order forbids writing home letters from Mexican front. The correspondent laments the gag alerting relatives that officers suppress camp news and keep facts from families.
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Ord
Alfalfa Field Tragedy Claims Local Landowner
Aaron F. Sutton, a 68 year old resident near Silver Creek, was instantly killed when a hay sweep lever shift caused him to fall. A wheel struck his head breaking his neck as the team backed up. He leaves a wife and five children. Sutton was a prominent land and real estate owner.
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Aaron F. Suttons
Silver Creek
Concrete floors for granaries keep grain dry when well dried
The agricultural engineering department at the College of Agriculture Lincoln reports that concrete floors in granaries and corn cribs will not cause musty grain if they are allowed to dry for two to three months. Once dry, the concrete will not absorb moisture from soil or transfer it to grain. This conclusion comes from farmer correspondence.
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Agricultural Engineering Department
College of Agriculture
Lincoln
Brooke party visits Hastings. sister visit ends in tragedy
George Brooke and his daughter Katherine along with Miss Geralyn Walrath traveled to Hastings on Saturday to visit his sister. They returned home Monday evening.
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George Brooke
Katherine
Geralyn Walrath
Hastings
Osceola Schools Set September 4 Opening Date
The Osceola schools plan a September 4 start with high school registration on Saturday afternoon September 2 from 1 to 4 pm. Parents of first time entrants are urged to attend to aid course selection. Four new teachers join the staff and the teachers’ meeting is set for September 2 at 8 am.
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Osceola
Groups of
Kearney
Misa Slewman
Hastings
Thygesen
Miss Grover
Lincoln
Weeds and Prevention Advised by Nebraska College
The College of Agriculture at Lincoln urges preemptive weed control. Pulling, hoeing, plowing and mowing before seed ripening prevents thousands of seeds and reduces next year’s weed crop. Perennials require root destruction with specific methods. Send a weed specimen to the college for guidance. Mrs. Julia M. Petergon and Ernest G. Johnson visit Omaha for relatives.
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College of Agriculture
Lincoln
Botany Department
Julia M. Petergon
Ernest G. Johnson
Omaha
Warning on Asphyxiation Risks in Silos
Department of Chemistry at the College of Agriculture Lincoln warns of death risk from carbon dioxide during silo filling. Open doors to vent gas, avoid entering if the blower is off, and restart blower for minutes before reentry in both pit and other silos.
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Department of Chemistry
College of Agriculure
Lincoln
Exhibition Spotlight on Fall Stetsons Display
An invitation to view the fall Stetson collection featuring derbies soft hats and a wide range of styles. The exhibition promises a rich display for men adopting the better class hat trend and invites all to drop in and explore.
Polk County Fair Promises Large Exhibition and Races
The Polk County Agricultural Association presents one of the county’s finest fairs with substantial premiums for exhibitors and purses totaling 1800.90 across racing events. A new Poultry Building is under construction and funds for an annex to the Ed National Building have been provided by the County superintendent of Schools. A demonstrator will be on site, and 30 to 40 racing horses are expected to entertain visitors, with preparations to accommodate thousands of attendees.
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Polk County Agricultural Association
Namey County
County Fair Schedule Mixed With Racing Events
Judging of stock exhibits and premium awards at 9 00 A M. Band concert at 1 00 P M 2 00 P M to 5 00 P M events include 2 25 pace 22 39 trot and running race Thursday August details show band and racing segments with times and locations unclear field notes list county and district mentions Sed Hea
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Sed
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America
Albany
N. Y
Elianah Watson
Co A. Carter
New York
Evening Sun
Osceola Bank
Depositors ‘Guaranty Fund
State of
Nebraska
Fred Campbell
Farmer
Wahoo Wasp
Wu Ageag
Mee
Svefdporr
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