Snow fences in Nebraska total over 770 miles
Nebraska highway department reports 772 miles of snow fences erected to prevent drifting on roads. Maintenance plans include replacing worn material and adding fences to new roads, with 832 miles placed last year and stored for future use.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Rhode Island
Nebraska Highway Department
F. H. Knetsch
Klietsch
Kansas
South Dakota
New Mexico
New York
Union
Nevada
Nebraska Farm
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
When Jesus Came Christmas Lesson 1937
A Christmas meditation on Luke 2 8 20 and Luke 2 11 stressing the birth of Jesus as savior. The piece urges personal faith in Christ, peaceful living, and sharing the gospel, noting shepherds' response and the call to proclaim good news to all.
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City of
David
Christ the
Jesus
God
Lord
Bethlehem
Mary
Joseph
Christ
Lord Jesus
Christmas Changes Two Enemies On Smoke Creek
On Christmas Eve Jim Knox frets over a threat from Joe Hathway and contemplates his rifle as the valley darkens. Joe, inspired by The Christmas Carol and a Bible chapter, abandons his feud, leaves his cabin at dawn, and seeks work, hoping for peace on Cedar Creek.
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Smoke Creek
Hollow
Jim Knox
Joe Hathway
Jim
Joe
Bethlehem
Mary
Cedar Creek
Western Newspaper Union
Boxing Day Gift Traditions From English Holiday History
A Detroit News writer notes Boxing Day as a legal holiday in parts of the UK and a day for giving Christmas boxes to servants and mail carriers. The piece traces historic boxes from earthenware recipients to alms boxes opened only on December 26 and links to New Year gifts and Saturnalia customs.
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England
Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Detroit News
Chambers
Christmas Eve Wedding Brings Father and Son Back Together
In a snowy Christmas scene, Tom Jr. returns with Sally and begs his father to bless their union at the Wormley farm. The elder Madsen, who once opposed the match, is drawn back by the holiday promise and the plea to share in their happiness.
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Madsen
Tom
Dad
Sally
Wormley
Tom, Jr
Tom, Sr
Western Newspaper Union
How Sew O Modernizes Walnut Chair in Upholstery Project
The article describes modernizing a walnut chair by removing underarm pieces, concealing carving, and replacing the back padding with a fiber board and loose tufted cushion. It explains fasteners, tacking methods, and material choices, and promotes Mrs. Spears new book SEWING with instructions for slipcovers, upholstering chairs, and home crafts.
Industrial wages rise from 1869 to 1929 in America
The article notes that factory wage payments in 1869 totaled $620,467,474, and by 1929 had grown to $11,620,973,254 due to rising demand driven by advertising for factory products.
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America
To Create If you would create something you must be something
A compact quotation strokes a paradox about making and being. The line hints at inner formation as a prerequisite for creation. It echoes Goethean ideas that potential becomes art through personal being and discipline.
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Goethe
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Douglas
Lancaster
Douglas County
Lincoln County
Scotts Bluff
Platte
Nebraska Board of Control
R. T. Malone
Washington
Philip P. Jacobs
National Tuberculosis Association
New York City
Thomas Taylor
Hathway
Harold L. Lundquist
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Santa
Ruth Wyeth
Spears
South Desplaines St
Chicago
Illinois
Luden
Gibson
Nujol
Stanco Inc
Ra Anam
Voltaire
Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation
Oil City
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