Osceola County Commissioners Set Budgets and Appointments
Osceola Nebraska January 9 1940 county board convened first meeting of year 1940. Twarling named chairman. Strain reappointed to Soldiers Relief Commission for three years. Drs Smith and Eklund named county physicians with 100 salary. Budget adopted listing General Fund 55196 Special Bridge 12000 etc. Wage scales set for labor, drivers and overseers, with detailed hourly rates. Board adjourned to January 17 1940.
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Board of County Commissioners
Arthur C. Twarling
Arthur Is. Nelson
Owen McClung
Polk County
Fred J. ‘Strain
Soldiers Relief Commission
D. J. Smith
Harley S. Eklund
Shelby Sun
Headlight
Polk Progress
Osceola Record
Polk County Democrat
Nebraska
County General Fund
Gen. Road Inc
Court House
County Fair Association
Pleasurable myths of early sleeping cars and safety tips
Early sleeping cars were considered hazardous and a medical journal advised practical sleep safeguards. Tips covered head coverings, loose nightdress, bed orientation to keep dust away, warm bedclothes, and even quinine doses before sleep, with vaseline for skin care.
Magnificent Palais des Papes of Avignon Revealed
The Palais des Papes dominates Avignon above the Rhone and is described as the world’s most remarkable palace. Built in the 14th century over about 25 years, its 13 foot walls and 39 towers overlook the Rhone valley near the French Riviera. Führung by Benedict XII and Innocent VI.
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Rhone
Avignon
France
Palais Des Papes
Pont d
Mediterranean
Rhone Valley
Los Angeles Times
French Riviera
Benedict XII
Innocent VI
Clement VI
la Chaise Dieu
Forez
Notice to Creditors in Elizabeth S. Kinsman Estate
In Polk County Nebraska creditors are warned of a County Court hearing on April 29 1940 to hear adjust and allow claims against the estate of Elizabeth S. Kinsman deceased. Claims must be filed by April 27 1940 to avoid bar. Dated December 29 1939. L. M. Merrick County Judge seal. Jan 4 11 18
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Polk County
Nebraska
Elizabeth S. Kinsman
State of
L. M. Merrick
Sheriff Sale Notice for Polk County Real Estate
By order of sale of the Polk County Nebraska District Court I will sell at public auction the south half of the northeast quarter in section 25 township 15 north range 3 west at the south front door of the Osceola courthouse February 13 1940 at 2 pm to satisfy the judgment and costs. Gunnard Peterson sheriff. W W Norton attorney. Jan 11 18 25 Feb 1 8.
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District Court
Polk County
Nebraska
Alice N. Johnston
John E. Anderson
Osceola
Dea
Towit
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha January 16 1940
Receipts at Union Stock Yards Omaha were light with 6800 cattle. Demand lacked breadth though lighter stock sold high while trade on steers and cows was slow. Best steers topped near lir money with many sales under 10 dollars. Stockers and feeders sold firm, yearlings and medium feeders up to 9 dollars. Hog receipts 11500 with 7400 on sale, demand uneven but improved over last week. Lambs and sheep sold slowly with weak undertone and some kids down 25 cents from week end. Fat lambs expected under 9 dollars. feeder lambs up to 8.75 dollars.
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Union Stock Yards
Omaha
South Omaha
Ways to Dry Lumber Air or Kiln Methods
Lumber must be thoroughly dry for satisfactory use. Air drying relies on weather, while kiln drying uses heated air and live steam to control moisture. Kiln drying suits larger mills despite higher cost, preventing warps, shrinks, and structural issues in homes.
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Chicago Tribune
Mutiny on the Bounty and the fate of its crew
The Bounty led by Captain Bligh mutinied at sea led by Fletcher Christian. Bligh and 18 rebels were set adrift then landed near a Dutch settlement and eventually reached England. Captain Edwards pursued 14 captives. nine escaped. By 1806 the missing nine were found on Pitcairn Island with Alexander Smith, alias John Adams, the sole survivor who died in 1829 after serving as a farmer teacher physician and pastor to 170 inhabitants.
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Bounty
Bligh
Otaheite
Fletcher Christian
England
Edward Edwards
The Mediterranean Sea and the cradle of civilization
The text describes the Mediterranean as the great sea present with all history and notes that ancient powers such as Phoenicians Carthaginians Greeks and Romans were Mediterranean peoples whose cultural seeds shaped modern civilization and spread to other lands.
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Mediterranean
How Martins Ferry Got Name
The town of Martins Ferry Ohio lies on the Ohio River opposite Wheeling West Virginia. The ferry gave the town its name. Ebenezer Martin laid out a village in 1835 from family land taken up in 1788. It was first named Martinsville but changed to Martins Ferry to avoid duplication in Ohio.
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Martins Ferry
Ohio
Ohio River
Wheeling
W. Va
Ebenezer Martin
Martinsville
Canary name origin traced to dogs and Canary Islands
The term canary derives from the Latin canis meaning dog. Ancient writer Pliny notes the Canary Islands were named Canaria after the many large dogs seen there by King Juba of Mauretania around 40 B C.
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Canary
Pliny
Canary Islands
Canaria
Juba
Mauretania
Islands
Tea's Rise Shapes Society Through Romance and History
The article traces tea from a luxury commodity in the late seventeenth century to a staple accessible to all as imports rose. It notes a harbor incident recalling Alice R. Rollins in the Los Angeles Times and describes early silver tea caddies dating to around 1710, detailing their shapes and designs.
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America
Alice R. Rollins
Los Angeles Times
Mark Twain On New England Weather Comedy
Mark Twain comments at a New England society dinner on the region's weather. He jokes that New England weather is always busy and changing, noting it “gets through more business in spring” with 136 different kinds of weather counted in a single day.
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Mark Twain
New England Society
New England
Meanings and phrases for names Sheldon and Rien
The text discusses the etymology of Sheldon as shield bearer or ledge on the hill with shelf and down as roots. It explains Rien as nothing and lists idiomatic French phrases such as Pour rien Rien de plus beau Rien autre chose and related expressions and translations.
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Sheldon Sheldon
Persian and Angora Cats Distinct Long-Haired Breeds
The article notes that Persian and Angora cats are separate long-haired breeds rather than one species. It describes Angora as small headed with tufted ears and tufted silk hair, possibly from Angora in Turkey. The Persian is larger with coarser hair that thickens toward the tail end.
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Turkey
New International
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Otto Mueller Jr
Lawrence Stachura
John Stachura
Shelby Co-Op Oil Co
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A. S. Nelson
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George Korger
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Tiny Little
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W. W. Norton
Silte Calle Peace
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