Gold Star Mothers Aid List For Fourth Nebraska District
Gold Star Mothers Appropriation funds visits for mothers and widows of deceased service members. The list names ascertained mothers in several counties of Nebraska’s Fourth District, with notes this includes mothers of those who died at sea or in battle but not identified remains.
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Nebraska
Mina Bell
Ulysses
James Kayton
Octavia
Jennie B. Forbes
Fairmont
Anna Houska
Milligan
John M. Barnett
Wigmore
Mary Josephine Day
Blue Springs
L. D. Gray
Beatrice
Mary Thaber
Dorothea Willadsen
Marquette
Sophia Wolff
Aurora
Eldora Carter
Fairbury
Nancy
Colon
Egr
Frank Deavert
Weston
Helen Garner
Seward
Nebraska claims two famous homesteads in Beatrice and Stromsburg
Congressman Chas H. Sloan touts two Nebraska landmarks the Daniel Freeman homestead near Beatrice and the Charles Morrill homestead at Stromsburg Each site draws hundreds of visitors The Freeman entry at Brownville was filed just after midnight on January 1 1863 as the first homestead under the 1862 Homestead Act signed by Lincoln Freeman a Union soldier established his log and brick houses and planted the trees that shade the site today
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Nebraska
Chas H. Sloan
Daniel Freeman
Beatrice
Charles H. Morrill
Stromsburg
United States
Cub Creek
Gage County
Lincoln
Freeman
Brownville
Land Office
Missouri River
Beautiful farm hoped to become a national park
A local note envisions the estate as a future national park, praising its stewardship and prospect of preservation for the nation and state.
Rabbits Grow As Profitable Nebraska Industry
At a Omaha conference director Steuagst of the federal census noted rabbits defy easy classif ication and soon become a major Nebraska industry. Farms raise rabbits for fur and flesh. dressed animals sell for 25 cents, hunters get 15 cents, with Lincoln and Omaha markets handling large daily loads. Cottontail meat increasingly popular.
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Nebraska
Steuagst
Federal Bureau of the Census
Omaha
Lincoln
Nebrasa
Sleep Disturbances Vary Across Adults In Study
Dr. H. M. Johnson notes on an average night the most restless sleeper wakes about 42 times, the quietest about 21 times, and the typical sleeper around 35 awakenings. Most awakenings are brief and memory of two to five is common next day.
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H. M. Johnson
Definition of a gentleman echoed by Shaw and forum
The Forum defines a gentleman as one who respects others sensibilities, while Bernard Shaw links it to never unintentionally offending. The New York Post Office motto is traced to Herodotus, noting the line about couriers completing their rounds despite snow rain heat or gloom of night.
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Forum
Bernard Shaw
New York City
Herodotus
B. C
Evils Compared in a Veiled Verse Commentary
A terse line from the Terre Haute Express notes that evils are measured by comparison, suggesting how vanity and conceit alter perceptions of others after interactions with boastful individuals. The quote implies social judgments based on temperament.
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Terre Haute Express
Put It Up to Doctor
A proverb attributed to Miles F. Porter urges letting the physician handle health concerns rather than shouldering the burden personally. It frames medical duty as a wise approach for maintenance of well being.
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Miles F. Porter
To Mend a Vase With Paraffin Melted wax fixes crack
Pour melted paraffin into a cracked vase and let it harden. The solid wax seals the crack so the vase can hold water again.
Osceola School Notes Kept Busy With Debates and Sports
Osceola students report on BPO Freshmen election results and party plans. Debate teams, Silver Creek loss, and upcoming tournaments at Stromsburg and York shape the week. Track and spring football begin with 48 athletes. honor roll lists feature 26 high school students across grades.
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Newman Grove
Osceola
Stromsburg
York
Jerry Parker
Bulldogs
St Pauls Lutheran Church Weekly Schedule
The Luther League gathers Thursday at 8 PM at the Walgren home, hosted by Mr and Mrs Martin Jones. Friday deacons meet at the parsonage. Sunday March 2 includes Sunday School at 10 AM, English Worship at 10:30, Swedish Worship at 11:00, with pastor away in Central City and Hordville. Evening vespers at 7:30 led by Luther League. Trustees meet Monday at 8 PM at Melvin Pearson home. Tuesday choir practice. Thursday Ladies Aid meet at 2:30 PM, hosted by Mrs John Carlson and Mrs Grant Walgren. PAUL MELIN, Pastor. Record Ads Pay Dividends.
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Luther League
Chas. Walgren
Martin Jones
Marsh
Central City
Hordville
Melvin Pearson
Ladies Aid
John Carlson
Grant Walgren
Paul Melin
Two Real Farm Bargains Near Osceola and Clarks Neb
Two 160 acre farms priced to sell near Osceola and Clarks Nebraska offer well improved properties ready to move in and profit from. Investment or home buyers are urged to view promptly as these bargains are certain to sell. Office over 1st Nat Bank.
First steel pens replace quills around 1803
The article notes that steel pens began use circa 1803, marking a shift from traditional quills to metal writing implements. It highlights the adoption timeline and historical context for this technological advance.
Optometrist Glasses Fitted at Ground Floor Swan Theatre
An optometrist offered glasses fitting services on the ground floor of Swan Theatre Bidg. Patrons could arrange eye tests and purchase spectacles in this temporary listing.
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Swan Theatre
Bidg
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Glen de Land
Milton Hansen
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George Koehler
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Charles McBeth
Joseph Sward
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Loujce i Fraiser
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Silver Creek
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Osceorla Bulldogs
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Plorence Cunningham
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Pauline Collier
Kenneth Drum
Erma Eglehoff
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Alberta Anderson
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Charles Jackson
Quentin Coyle
ST. Paul’s Lutheran Church
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Osceola Realty Auction CO
Osceola, Nebraska
Nat. Bank
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Columbus, Nebraska
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Osceola, Nebr
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