Osceola Neb Board Sets 1933-34 County Levies
Officials set levies for the 1933-34 year across General Fund Road Levy and various school districts. Totals include County General 13.546.000 and Bridge 270.00 with allocations for Soldiers Relief and Mothers Pension. Board adjourned sine die after equalization work.
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Shelby
Osceola
Stromsburg
Polk
Poe
Wwe
Board of County Commissioners
Polk County
Nebraska
August P. Anderson
John Lees
F. W. Peterson
J. W. Fillman
Polk County Board of Equalization
Board of Equalization
C. H. Bond & Int
Fair Society
County Board Sees State Hospitals Burden Increase
The board warned that crippled state hospitals refuse patients for tax saving measures, increasing county costs borne by taxpayers. They adjourned to September 5 1933 at 9 am for September claim day. those with county labor and material claims must file by September 1 with the county clerk. Aug P Anderson J W Filman Chairman County Clerk
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P. Anderson
J. W. Filman
Sale of Household Goods of Mrs. Tillie Rutter
Remaining household goods of Mrs. Tillie Rutter, deceased, will be sold at private sale at her home west of the Lutheran Church on Friday August 25 1933 at 9 00 a m. Includes a practically new Electric Washer and other good articles. Mabel Thompson Executrix.
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Tillie Rutter
Lutheran Church
Nebraska Marine Hits Bull’s Eye in Shanghai Cup
Sergeant Vincent E. Boyle of Hebron Nebraska topped 70 entries at a Shanghai rifle match to win the Arethusa Cup presented by a British battleship crew. The 4th Regiment Marine scored 101 of 105 points and is lauded for his China and Haiti service and strong military record.
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Vincent E. Boyle
U. S
Hebron
Nebraska
Shanghai
China
Boyle
4Th Regiment of Marines
Haiti
Lutheran Church Week Activities Highlight Africa Lecture
The Luther League hosts an ice cream social with a slide lecture by Mr. Milan Lany on Africa and missionary work in Tanganyika. A Harmony Society gathering moves from Thursday to Friday. Confirmation, Junior Mission Band, and Sunday services led by John Oberg Jr. are scheduled.
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Lutheran Church
Luther League
Africa
Milan Lany
United States
Tanganyika
Lany
Lang
Eyveryone
Harmony Society
Vivian ‘Nelson
John Oberg, Jr
Great Chalice Draws Crowds at Chicago World’s Fair
The Holy Grail chalice long claimed as the Last Supper cup attracts visitors to A Century of Progress in Chicago. It is among numerous free exhibits drawing throngs at the exposition.
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Antioch
Polk County
Polk Co. Fair
Gas poisoning set to fade as new treatment arises
Columbus Dispatch reports a pioneering case in Cincinnati where methylene blue dye aided rapid recovery from monoxidine gas poisoning. While hailed as a potential new antidote, medical skeptics urge further testing and complementary therapies before universal adoption.
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Cincinnati
California
Columbus Dispatch
Timely Sayings Reflect on Advice and Fortune
A collection of aphorisms on advice, wealth, freedom, virtue, and aging. It contrasts prudence with risk, notes the vanity of curiosity, and jokes about human foibles in daily life and social conduct. The tone echoes a bygone newspaper feature of squibs and maxims.
Veterans relief costs compared to major wars
The United States spends over 900 million dollars yearly on relief for veterans and survivors, amounting to about one eighth of the Civil War cost, three quarters of the Spanish-American conflicts, and around one fifty fifth of World War I costs. Civil War cost cited as 8.5 billion, Spanish War 1.2 billion, World War I 50.2 billion, with military engagement counts of 2,213,365. about 400,000. and 5,019,874 respectively.
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United States
City of Magnificent Distances Origin
John Randolph of Roanoke is credited with naming the capital district a city of splendid poverty and magnificent distances. Though the splendid poverty phrase faded, the comment on vast distances endures in the era’s lore.
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John Randolph
Roanoke
Capitol
White House
Randolph
He Would Go For Lawyer And Divorce Desire
A Missouri Pacific Magazine line contrasts a man Mose who would seek a lawyer to obtain a divorce. He jokes that marrying cost him only a string of fish, but asks for divine help to be rid of his wife.
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Mose
Gawdah
Missouri Pacific Magazine
Record Snow at Cumbres Pass Surpasses Yearly Total
Cumbres Pass Colorado recorded 109 inches of snow this year, far below last year’s 223 inches. The unusually heavy snowfall highlights ongoing winter conditions in the region and impacts local travel and safety considerations.
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Cumbres Pass
Colo
Rust on Coat Prompts Tailor Ironclad Retort
A humorous exchange features a man noting red marks on his coat, answered with a tailor's quip that the cloth would wear like iron. The exchange, from Der Lustige Sachse, showcases wit in garment misfortune.
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der Lustige Sachse
Request for Smaller Waiter Sparks Dining Complaint
A Berlin humorous paper quotes a reader asking Walter to ask the manager for a smaller waiter as the husband plans a food complaint. The note reflects a lighthearted, etiquette driven quip about service size and dining dissatisfaction.
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Walter
Berlin
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