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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1930
Page
3
The notice describes an act affecting cities villages and public electric light and power districts owning electric plants and lines. It authorizes extending lines to serve farmers outside cities and villages and provides financing methods for such extensions.
Be It Enacted By The People Of The State Of Nebraska Section 1 authorizes cities villages or power districts to extend electric plants distribution systems and transmission lines beyond municipal boundaries within the state and to contract to sell electrical energy. Section 2 allows interconnection with other districts by majority voter approval. Section 3 permits financing by bonds taxes or pledging net earnings to cover costs upon election approval.
Ballot measure outlines expansion of city and district electric plants beyond borders, interconnection of lines and service, and pledging net earnings to fund properties. It sets rules for sale to private parties, requires cost filings, and applies private company laws on eminent domain and construction. It also restricts campaign spending related to plant sales.
The draft authorizes districts to own operate or acquire electric light and power plants and networks outside city boundaries and to extend into neighboring territory. They may contract to sell energy to various entities and connect with other districts under mutually agreed terms and conditions. The act remains cumulative and not limited by existing statutes.
Long section outlines state authority for cities villages and districts to fund electric plants and lines by net earnings pledges, sets thresholds for sale or transfer to private parties, imposes filing and reporting requirements with the Department of Public Works, restricts campaign spending on sales, and prescribes penalties for false statements and violations. It also covers eminent domain and public highway use rights.
The oldest English Christmas name Meddra Niht or Mothers night marks the early Saxon practice in England. December 25 focused on games and feasting while the night honored mothers with special regard.
Federal aid has helped complete 76 074 miles of highways nationwide since 1916. The program boosted road construction across states and connected major cities and rural areas through improved federal cooperation.
In a letter to the Missouri Historical Society Cyril Clemens recalls Mark Twain delaying an introduction at a mass meeting for Gen. Joseph R. Hawley. Twain jokes about his appetite and proposes that banquet food be shared with public charities across states.
A fragment quotes the Kansas City Times urging crates of equal heft, noting no partiality by political creed or geography. The line emphasizes fairness in shipment or handling standards.
A reflective line from Emerson urges the heart to trust the inner power that sustains life. It questions whether one should abandon familiar leadings for the soul that has gently guided and educated it, promising a future worthy of the past.
The text states that provisions of the Act shall extend as far as practicable to municipalities and public electric light and power districts in exercising powers and duties granted or imposed under the Act. It emphasizes broad application to local government bodies and utilities within its framework.
A 326 act regulates sales of electric light and power plants or networks by cities villages or districts. It bans sales unless voters approve and payment is cash only. It also governs election rules and bars exchange of value in connection with such sales and sets penalties for violations.
For an act governing cities, villages, and public power districts that own electric plants and transmission lines. Prohibits sale except for cash and without elector approval. Regulates such sales and forbids offering or receiving anything of value in connection with the sale or purchase. Establishes penalties for violations.
Section 1 requires city or district votes and four weeks of notice for selling electric plants and lines with cash payment. Section 2 bars officers or vendors from accepting bribes in related purchases or transfers, punishable as a felony with fines up to ten thousand dollars or up to one year in prison. Additional notes define chauvinism and tuberculosis risks in animals.
A reflective note recalls the house where the speaker was shorn and the intimate scenes of childhood. Names of animals and mentors appear as faded memories, with a fleeting allusion to a trade "bought at SS and sold at 43" in a Boston Transcript voice.
The Nile in Africa runs about 4,000 miles, the Amazon in South America about 3,900 miles, the Ob in Siberia roughly 3,200 miles, and the Yangtze-Kiang in China about 3,100 miles.
The text notes that formal political conventions began in about 1825 while Federalists previously held party leader gatherings. It also records that the Republicans conducted their final legislative caucus in 1824.
In 1641 the Massachusetts Bay colony decreed that the great ponds over ten acres in extent should be open forever to the public for fishing. The designation marks an early public access policy preserved in colonial records.
The Larnaudian epoch is an European pre historic period marking the end of the Bronze Age named after Larnaud station in the Jura mountains.
A Cincinnati Enquirer item notes an elderly woman known for a crumb-filled bed now has a daughter who burns sheets with cigarette smoke. The quirky family detail highlights domestic life in a humorous, kitchen-table style blurb.
Quote from the Shoe and Leather Reporter notes that as a man earns more money he has less time to spend it and observes that wives and daughters step in to help manage time and finances.
The British empire covers 13,226,749 square miles, more than any other country or its colonies. France and its colonies total 5,870,461 square miles.
The Detroit News notes an alleged estimate placing the country’s bird population at four billion, attributed to a suburban gardener who had just planted a garden.
A Frenchwoman known as the sleeper of Themelles reportedly slept for 17 years due to mental shock. The record sleep was noted as the longest on record in the account.
The Moffat tunnel cuts six miles through the Rockies in Colorado at a cost of 18 million dollars. The ambitious railway project showcases heavy investment in mountain transit infrastructure and marks a milestone in early rail engineering.
The postal guide notes 24 cities share the name Springfield nationwide. Each Springfield appears in varied states and counties, reflecting common town naming patterns in U S geography.
A Los Angeles Times quotation emphasizes careful thinking over rash action. The terse line suggests strategic, measured progress rather than hurried leaps. It underscores thoughtful planning as a path to success.
A concise note describes a conceited man defined by vanity and self-importance, highlighting how ego shapes his actions and reputation.
The law defines negligence as failing to act with the care a prudent person would or acting in a manner a prudent person would not. In risky occupations it is not exhibiting the skill or care usually expected in that field by practitioners.
A golfing patient writes to his obesity doctor praising the diet plan. He notes that after months of effort he recently holed out the penultimate button of his dress waistcoat, signaling progress.
A Boston Transcript quote recalls Abraham Lincoln calling a windy speech "as thin as a homeopathic soup made by boiling the shadow of a pigeon that had starved to death." The remark mocks excess verbiage and rhetorical emptiness.
The article explains that weighting silk with tin salts dissolved in muriatic acid is legal in some fabrics. Heavily weighted silk tends to deteriorate and sell for lower prices.
A modern philosopher notes that raising a laugh and pleasing applause may provoke the wit’s fiercest hate, asserting that clever humor can incite stronger antagonism than praise. The remark appears in American Magazine.
The water wheel’s origin is ancient, with use in Egypt and the Archimedes screw remaining foundational to modern turbine design.
The London Opinion reports a sheep is being taught simple words and has mastered the first syllable of banana. The claim suggests progress in animal speech training and attracts curiosity about the creature’s future vocal abilities.
The article notes Europe endured repeated plague outbreaks in the Middle Ages while India first faced the disease in the nineteenth century. It contrasts centuries of European plague with a later appearance in India.
Quotation from Uncle Eben in the Washington Star notes that a man who cheats at craps risks his life each time he rolls the dice. The colorful line reflects streetwise humor about danger and cheating.
The ship Sovereign of the Seas achieved the fastest day’s run on any sea at 437 miles while traveling from New York to San Francisco.
A Lafayette Journal and Courier columnist comments that loud opinions may worsen issues. The remark emphasizes restraint and thoughtful dialogue over loud rhetoric without naming individuals or events.
A brief caption from the Montreal Star features a playful vent in a domestic quarrel where a wife指 admonishes Harold not to say the remark in front of their canary. The item captures lighthearted newspaper humor.
A sample of liquid air is described as appearing like water with a faint blue tint. The observation notes its clarity and slight coloration, suggesting a visible phase consistent with liquid air properties.
The St Louis Post-Dispatch notes that a biography often reframes a person away from personal heroism, exploring how biographers shape public memory and question traditional hero status.
The article reviews the fate of Father George Gapon, leader of the 1904 protest in St Petersburg, whose disappearance after April 1906 spawned multiple theories. It traces his origins in Poltava, his role among peasants, and the varied posthumous rumors about whether he was killed, exiled, imprisoned, or still alive, marking him as a central unsolved riddle in Russia’s history.
A maid who served the doctor for years stays at his home after his death. An old friend, recently returned from abroad, asks to see the doctor but learns he has died. The moment of news leaves him speechless as the maid offers to wait.
Modern aviation and traditional sheep grazing intertwine at Ain air port France. Airmen are instructed to circuit the field before landing to allow a shepherd time to gather his flock and clear the runway.
El Capitan in western Texas rises to over 9000 feet, making it the highest mountain peak in the southern states. The landmark dominates the region, attracting hikers and adventurers to its rugged summit.
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