Cannibals Here 4 000 Years Ago
Dr. Robert F. Gilder reports excavations south of Omaha Nebraska claiming evidence that a peace loving race inhabited the Midwest 4,000 years ago. He cites mud stone thatch structures with separate dwellings and south east entrances as signs of community houses and finds bones and roasted remains. He argues the culture predates the Indians and shows non hostile, dispersed communities.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Robert F. Gilder
Doctor Gilder
Clares
Experiments claim sheep live long on prickly pear diet
Experiments on the Grootfontein government farm show a sheep can survive 280 days solely on prickly pears and 500 days with a small amount of lucerne without water, reportedly surpassing the camel.
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Johannesburg
S. A
Grootfontein
Youth Heroically Survives Eight-Story Fall
Detroit report of eighteen year old John Hancock of 510 Abbott street who pushed a wheelbarrow into an eight story hoist shaft at Third and Baltimore. He tried to save himself by dropping the wheelbarrow but was dragged forward and fell into the alley below. Surgeons found no injuries after examining him.
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Detroit
John Hancock
Abbott Street
Third and
Baltimore Avenues
John
Beavers Cited for Water Shortage at Local Electric Lake
Water shortage in Electric Lake near Branchville New Jersey disrupts borough lighting as beavers dam the stream and divert water from its natural channel. The issue is centered on Lake Low Blame beavers Middletown N Y.
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Middletown
N. Y
Electric Lake
Branchville
N. J
1 766 118 Are Soviet Victims
Washington officials and diplomats report statistics claiming 1 766 118 people were executed in Russia from 1917 to 1921 under the Soviet regime. Farmers lead the list with 815 000, followed by intellectuals, soldiers, laborers, and clergy including 28 bishops and 1 215 priests. It notes uncertainty about the czar family and cites claims of widespread religious persecution but cautions official confirmation is lacking.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Russia
Nicholas
Whales Face Extinction Warns British Scientist Urges Ban
Sir Sidney Harmer of the British Museum warns that if whaling continues at current rates whales may be extinct within a decade. He notes Greenland whales are likely gone and that Antarctic catches fuel vast profits. oil, bone, and ambergris fetch high prices while cetacean hunts persist, urging legislation to halt hunting.
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London
Sidney Fr. Harmer
F. R
Natural History Department
British Museum
Alfred the Great
England
France
Spain
Scandinavia
Sidney
Greenland
Antarctic
May Run Or Ruin The World
London reports Doctor Ashton of Cambridge warned that atomic energy could power the world or, if uncontrolled, blow Earth apart. He cited Rutherford’s atom collision showing transmutation and noted hydrogen to helium yields immense energy. He called such a catastrophe practically negligible but possible if uncontrolled.
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London
Ashton
Cambridge
British Association
Rutherford
Earth
Wolves menacing farmers near Warsaw Indiana drive hunt
Fearful farmers kept children indoors as a flock of wolves driven from a swamp by fire terrorized the area. Roy Tople was killed by six wolves while tending a field. Cattle sheep and hogs were attacked and a large organized hunt of about a hundred residents is planned.
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Warsaw
Ind
Nacks
Roy
Tople
Birth rate in France drops in first half
Vital statistics for the first six months show a decrease of 25,000 births and an increase of 89,000 deaths over the same period in 1921. The excess of births over deaths falls from 73,000 last year to 9,000 this year. January to July counts are 396,000 births and 387,000 deaths, versus 412,000 births and 348,000 deaths in 1921.
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Paris
Central American capitals to be linked by air service
Tegucigalpa will host ambitious plans to connect the Central American capitals by passenger and mail flights. Italian aviator Luis Storniolo is present with six Italian and three French planes, serving as headquarters for the project in Tegucigalpa.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Central America
Luis Stornaiolo
Woman finds lost diamond in chicken gizzard
Raymond Washington Mrs D B Rooney of Zebani found a diamond lost two months ago in the gizzard of a chicken she was preparing for dinner The ring setting held the stone as the bird was being cleaned
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Raymond
Wash
D. B. Rooney
Zebani
Divorced Couple Remarry Within Five Days Cross States
Belle Plaine Iowa reports an unusual case of Mr and Mrs Elmer R Rusk who divorced and remarried in under five days. Iowa law bars remarriage within six months prompting a second ceremony across the Missouri line.
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Belle Plaine
Elmer R. Rusk
Iowa
Missouri
Tenants Inherit Landlord Estate From George Leon
Tenants of George Leon, who recently died, learn they are his heirs. His estate valued at 25000 dollars includes five houses devised to the families occupying them. He was survived by no known next of kin.
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Los Angeles
George Leon
Fire and crime and public notices in Nebraska
Fire damaged the Christian church in Fremont causing over 4000 dollars in losses. A masked robber seized cash at Falls City. The state farm union meets in Omaha January 9 to 12. Obits include John Walsh and George Barrett. Various local items note dry facts, budgets, court, bar association picks, and sugar beet payments across Nebraska.
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Christian Church
Fremont
State Farmers’ Educational and Co Operative Union
Omaha
T. P. Griggs
Falls City
Joseph Bauer
Morse Bluff
Harry Morse
Burlington
B. L. Allsman
John F. Walsh
Nebraska Soldiers and Sailors Home
Grand Island
Omaha Woman’s Club
Omaha Women’s Christian Temperance Union
S*atty Arbuckle
Philip F. Bross
State Finance Department
McKelvie
Edward P. Holmes
Lincoln
Nebraska State Bar Association
Nebraska
Chicago
F. J. Schmeckle
Cozad
Dawson County
Charles Wooster
Silver Creek
J. A. Reuling
First National Bank of Wymore
Nebraska Pioneer’s Association
Edgar Howard
Columbus
Moses P. O'Brien
Nebraska Children’s Home Society
R. E. Ralls
North Platte Woman's Club
Buffalo County
Shelton
Marsh
McDaniel
Cheyenne County
Reformatory
Great Western Sugar Company
Scottsbluff
Saunders County Extension Agency
Hastings
David City
H.E. Good
Wahoo
Supremes Court
Bowell
Kearney
Mid-West
Gaslin
Nebraska Builders Gather For Annual Convention Notes
News from Omaha and Lincoln covers the Master Builders of Nebraska banquet speakers Edwin J Brunner and Karl H Stokes plus John Latenser Jr. Other items report Nemaha fires losses, a Rock Island station robbery, a Chadron state park funding pledge, twin births near Humboldt, North Platte bridge damage, and ongoing oil drilling near Lakeside with hopes intact despite setbacks.
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Edwin J. Brunner
Master Builders of Nebraska
Omaha
Bureau of Publicity
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Brunner
Karl Il’, Stokes
National Association of Builders Exchange
John Latenser, Jr
Rock Island
Lincoln
Nebraska Realtors’ Association
John Raschke
Platte County
Humphrey
Fairmont
James E. Good
Chadron
J. T. Gill
Tekamah
Liberty
Gage County
Barneston
County Farm Bureau
Scottsbluff
Phil Sheldon
Saeger
Fremont
J. C. Cook
Rainy Lake
Canada
Association
United States
Federal Mercury
Bureau
Farm Bureau Federation
Washington County
A. Kk. Stalder
Humboldt
Stalder
North Platte
Lakeside
Sheridan County
Alliance
Council Bluffs
A. J. Nichols
Doniphan
Nichols
William Garrett
Sarah Joslyn
George A. Joslyn
State
Nebraska
Nebraska Association of Fair Managers
State Board of Agriculture
Madison
The Grizzly King and the Manitou's Daughters Tale
An Indigenous creation tale recounts how the Manitou created animals and the grizzly king who ruled fairly until a Manitou daughter's abduction by the bear. Her son pleads for justice, prompting the Manitou to punish the grizzly and establish Red Man as ruler, then hints at future struggles with evil spirits.
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Heaven
Manitou
Red Man
Earth
Legend of Utes and tribes told in pictures at Ignacio
Note here again we have a legend from the nomadic tribes of the mountain district the Utes the Comanches and all the tribes of the great Shoshone family. This legend expressed in pictures is one of the features of the tribal home in the great Ute reservation at Ignacio Colorado.
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Mountain District
Ignacio
Colo
Puck Rehearses Act II After Act I Twist
A witty exchange shows Puck and the Provincial debating the next act. He insists on a different direction while the Provincial wants the same approach, prompting a light theatrical joke about repetition and adaptation.
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Tia
Puck
Greyhounds as Rent in New Forest Tenancy
In Hampshire's New Forest a house remains with tenants on condition they present a pair of milk-white greyhounds to the reigning monarch during forest visits. The arrangement ties property rights to a ceremonial animal offering.
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Bury House
New Forest
Hampshire
England
Forest
Rest the Eyes and Relaxation Techniques
Focuses on eye care advice urging periodic rest from light exposure. Recommends gently covering or closing the eyes and relaxing for a few minutes to reduce strain. Contains practical steps to ease tired eyes.
Mayas Led the World in Zero Use Long Before Others
In Guatemala, Maya civilization showed advanced numeracy using zero 500 years before Hindu development and 1,000 years before European scholars. The excerpt notes their early mathematical concepts and impact on global numeric history.
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Guatemala
The Kitchen Cabinet Quote From 1923 Edition
A brief note from The Kitchen Cabinet of 1923 presents a quotation about enjoying common humanity and its freeing effect. The text emphasizes unity beyond self and social constraints, reflecting a humanist tone from the Western Newspaper Union publication archive.
Unusual Fruit Mince and Related Dishes Featured
A column presents a peculiar fruit mince recipe with grape jam peaches plums and citrus peels plus spices and vinegar. It also describes Custard Potatoes Raspberry Tapioca Oyster Fritters and Cranberry Mold with cooking steps and serving hints.
Great Step Gained Shaking Off Bondage of Comprehension
A reflective remark on personal growth as one frees themselves from the obligation to instantly understand every admired thing. It emphasizes patience, curiosity, and gradual understanding rather than hurried judgment.
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Martha Baker Dunn
Coffee Making Tips and Old Fashioned Recipes
Advice on selecting grinding storage and cleanliness to improve coffee flavor with simple methods. Also includes Whole Wheat Pudding and Baked Smoked Fish instructions with measurements and baking steps.
Ancient Checkers Treatise Links Egypt to Early Game
The oldest known treatise on draughts dates to about 1547, while the British Museum houses boards and pieces showing the game was played in ancient Egypt and suggests earlier origins.
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British Museum
Egypt
Franklin Named the Gulf Stream Title Chart Pioneer
Benjamin Franklin published the first chart of the Gulf Stream in 1770 and proposed the name by which the current is known.
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Franklin
Gulf Stream
Benjamin Franklin
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