Nebraska Farmer questioned over county road funds critique
The letter contends the Nebraska Farmer misleads readers about road and bridge finances in this county. It accuses the publication of using false testimony to push for a highway commissioner system, noting large fund increases and rising warrants from 1908 to 1914 while defending local spending choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Neaska
Nebraska Farme
Norton
Rene Aha
Wmive
Fe Farrers
Port “Ianty Wil
Opin
Polk County
New Year Parties and Local News in Dist 48
A roundup of small town events includes a rabbit drive on New Years Day, school closure due to a ill teacher in Dist 48, and community visits. Socials also feature a supper by Herman Fredrickson and wife, a party at Nels Jarmin’s New Year night, and a family reunion at Carl Ekstrom’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Laimbergond
Dist
Herman Fredrickson
Harry Boden
Gust Bodene
Sigrid Johnson
Nels‘ Jarmin
John Monson
Ed Heffelbower
Carl Ekstrom
Andrew Anderson
Harvey ‘Miller
A. A. Hdnnell
Hoyell
Treffeltower
L. W. Petersen
Philip Wieseman’s
Fragments Reveal Antarctic Ice Edge and Odd Fauna
The fragments from Buckley Island near the glacier hint at past conditions when the area was different. They include a young Weddell seal, an emperor penguin, and a gray headed mollymank ine bird, suggesting unusual wildlife and geologic interest in the Antarctic ice seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ucotta
Wilson
Buckley Island
Emperor
Penguin
Antarc
Old Shaft Saw Patented for Stone Cutting
A 19th century note describes Eugene Vallier’s metal cable sand water method for stone cutting. An endless three-wire rope drives abrasive grit, cooling with water, enabling rapid sawn progress on porphyry and granite, slower on marble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenevallier
France
Pont Neuf
Paris
First English Child Born in America Roanoke Island Dream
A Norse founder Thor Karlsefrie established a 1007 colony on the American coast with 60 men and three ships. His son Snorro, the first white child in America, died and the settlers returned to Europe after Indian tensions. Spanish and English children followed in Florida and Virginia Dare was born in 1587 on Roanoke Island.
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Thorfind Karlsefrie
Snorro
America
Europe
Florida
Virginia Dare
Roanoke Island
North
Caroling
Empire Heritage Reflected In Andean Civilizations
In National Magazine Peter MacQueen writes of Peruvians as a proud imperial people living amid grand western scenery. He recalls high ideals in education and noble sentiment from colonial estates and contrasts with the Indians on the high plateaux, noting a civilization that flourished before white contact and whose remnants lie in the ruins of ancient temples and walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nic
Catile
Aragon
Ion Tst
Met
Andes
Cies Thay
Tis Empire Children
Peter MacQueen
National Magazine
Banker ponies of North Carolina coastal marshes
North Carolina coast hosts a wild horse herd called banker ponies living on salt marshes. The animals forage on fish exposed at low tide and dig holes for stranded prey. Herd owners pen and brand foals each year while some older horses are sold to dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Milk on Patrol Ends With a Laddie’s Quick Wit
A Scottish milk lad was halted by two police during his rounds and asked what his employer put in the milk. The boy, grinning, demanded sixpence before answering with a joking line about “the measure the very milk is in,” dodging the question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tintil
Anster
Proposal tales and wedding talk in quirky missive
A garbled message reveals a courtship note as a woman recalls thirteen proposals before acceptance. A neighbor and related chatter show social gossip tone with personal names and fragmented phrases about marriage and daily life.
Parliament Barrachas and a Navy Propeller Claim
An old fragment describes a minister asking a soldier about regiment and station in Liverpool. It then oddly shifts to a US Navy officer reporting that adding ribs to a propeller blade increases thrust by about thirty percent, a claim about high speed vessels.
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Barracha
An -Inch Goliter
Liverpool
Pat
V.rennigg- Pat
States Navy
Unknown Andean City Ruins Revealed on Peruvian Summit
Archaeologists report a newly found ancient city high in the Peruvian Andes. The discovery, tied to the Cuzco valley and Inca history, suggests a wealth and urban complexity rivaling major empires.
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Tica
Andee
Therads
Berkayys
Fiizam Bingham
Yale
Cuzco
Valleya
Peru
Spain
Eabire
Herpes
Nervous Prostration and Restorative Nervine Endorsement
An testimonial notes severe nervous prostration and claims relief after using Dr Miles Nervine. The speaker describes nerves causing bodily dysfunctions and urges readers to seek Nervine via Mrs BD Lons of Cleveland at 1800 Broadway. The advertisement emphasizes nervous origin of illness and the product as a remedy.
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Broadway
Cleveland
Beseu Ang
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Clark
Delmar White
City
Geo-Irland
Toy Richards
Anton Heimer
D. E. Walter
Pennsylvania
Afessor
Mrs. Snyder
Big Springs
Brother
Martin Fosbender
Osceola Auditorium
Chas
Hanzen
Earth
Wisn
Yar
Osceola
Peterson & Peterson Mill & Elevator Co
Chas. F. Bell Manager
Osceola Lumber Co
North Side
Frank Andderson
Myr
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