Terse Nebraska notices of growth and change
Quick perusal of state items shows Lincoln to gain a 200000 dollar Masonic Temple and Kearney to build a 135000 dollar temple. York ships 600000 dollars of poultry in 1925. O Neill to add a 150000 dollar creamery and poultry plant. Beatrice sends poultry to London Miami and Los Angeles. Public notices include court house sale in Red Willow and 235000 dollar new jail in progress.
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Lincoln
Masonic Temple
York County
York
Kearney
College of Agriculture
Nebraska
O'Neill
Cass County
J. Marl Smith
Smith
Nebraska Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Fremont
Peter Johnstone
Nebraska Mualc Teachers Association
Omaha
Bayard
A. H. Waterhouse
Board of Education
Beatrice
London
England
Miami
Fla
Los Angeles
Calif
J. C. Thomas
Tobias
John J. Sullivan
Platte County
San Diego
William Donahue
Don Chatterson
Inland Farm Club
State Agricultural College
Red Willow County
Martha Spearman
Plains
Ohio
Andrew Jackson Spearman
Sarpy County
Nebraska Dairy Development Society
John Randall
Bennet
Ft. Calhoun
William Luebke
Palmer
Merrick County
A. M. Nelson
State
Mary Lancaster
George Taylor
Board of Commissioners
Asume
Citizens
Seventh Corps
Fort Snelling
Fort Des Moines
Fort Leavenworth
Jefferson Barracks
Funeral services for Grandia Vanek in Prague
Fremont reports the funeral for Mrs. Martin Vanek known as Grandia was held in Prague. A Nebraska pioneer who came from Czecho Sl vokakia in 1869 she was one of the oldest residents of eastern Nebraska. She leaves three daughters two sons 45 grandchildren 01 great grandchildren and 153 descendants.
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Fremont
Martin Vanek
Potter farmer yields record potato crop per acre in Nebraska
Bridgeport reports A J Gestner, a Kimball county farmer, grew 231 bushels of potatoes per acre on dry land last season. After reserving 50 bushels for seed and selling 15 130 pounds for seed, he earned a gross income of 462 dollars from the crop.
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Bridgeport
Nebraska
A. J. Gestner
Kimball
Alliance-Box County Plans Early Spring Irrigation Project
True Miller will launch the county’s first irrigation scheme this spring. He has acquired 80 acres on Bronco Lake shore and will use lake water for irrigation, installing a large pumping plant to lift water to a higher elevation over the land.
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Alliance
Box Butt County
Bronco Lake
Cost of Running Schools Decreases
State Superintendent John M. Matzen told a community gathering that Harvard Nebraska spends annually 27000000 dollars for its public schools and that costs have declined markedly since the 1923 peak as improvements and practical courses continue to be added.
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Harvard
Nebraska
John M. Matzen
Nebraska to finance publicity bureau with 25000 vote
Governor McMullen indicates Lincoln-Ralising of 25000 to fund a Nebraska publicity bureau until the next legislature appropriates money. He plans to include a publicity appropriation in his budget to the lawmaking assembly and to select a capable head for the bureau.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
McMullen
Sugar Factories Complete Runs Near Scottsbluff
Great Western Sugar Company finished runs at four scottsbluff area factories producing 2,000,000 sacks of sugar. Cold weather reduced potato shipments and the price averaged about $2.50 per hundred weight.
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Scottsbluff
Great Western Sugar Company
County Superintendent Resigns From Park View Cemetery
Robert Graham resigns after 11 years as Park View Cemetery superintendent overseeing over 1550 burials. He will move to Lincoln to become caretaker of Wyuka Cemetery.
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Lustings
Parkview Cemetery
Robert Graham
Lincoln
Wyuka Cemetery
Hastings Records Largest Documentary Stamp Use
The Clark hotel deed from Citizens Hotel Co to R. E. Bryant for $280000 carried documentary stamps totaling $280, the largest single use in Hastings history as government revenue stamps were affixed.
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Hastings
Clark Hotel
Citizens Hotel Company
R. E. Bryant
Cow Tramples Aged Man Injuries Reported
Randolph J. H. Lewis, 60, suffered a broken collarbone and rib along with head cuts bruises and arm tendon injuries after a cow he was milking kicked loose and trampled him. The accident occurred while he tended the animal.
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Randolph
J. H. Lewis
Coyotes Remain Plentiful as Trappers Push Season
Bridgeport reports trappers stay busy as coyotes remain plentiful with bounties in nearby counties and skins offering extra money. The active trapping continues despite nearing season end.
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Bridgeport
End of Famous 50 Cent Case in Lincoln Hotel Claim
District court jury settles the dispute over a lodging claim in Linco ln hotel reducing the board’s amount from $2 to $1.50. Sheriff Al Young is declared the winner after appeal by the county board.
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Falls City
Richardson County
al Young
Lincolin
Nebr. Academic Leaps to Death in Detroit Hotel Window
Lincoln William J. Hart of the University of Nebraska, described as a mental specialist, leapt from a fourth floor window at the Statler Hotel in Detroit. He had been missing since February 5. The dispatch notes his death occurred in Detroit, citing the Michigan city report.
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Lincoln
William J. Hart
University of Nebraska
Statler
Detroit
Michigan City
Publisher Norfolk Daily News to Visit Europe
Norfolk editor Gene Huse and his wife depart for Europe with plans to visit Paris Naples Genoa and other cities. The pair travel together as they represent the newspaper on the overseas trip.
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Europe
Norfolk
Gene Huse
The
Norfolk Daily News
Paris
Naples
Genoa
Huse
Nebraska Fire Toll: Fifty-Six Hurt in One Year
Lincoln reports a year of deadly fires claiming nineteen deaths including seventeen children and fifty six injuries. Fire marshal John Trouten notes the toll across Nebraska with widespread damage and losses.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
John Trouten
Poisoning Claims Kill Off Local Horses Near Here
A three year old horse owned by Ulysses William Mineriy and several other horses have died from cornstalk poisoning in the area. Locals report multiple similar deaths recently.
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Stalke
Ulysses
William Mineriy
Tragic Farm Accident Claims Youth Rider
A wagon loaded with corn slid off a grade near tere and toppled into a ditch, crushing 23 year old Foster-Gregor Tinnesand’s chest and causing instant death. The incident occurred as the youth rode the wagon, with authorities noting a fatal farm accident.
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Gregor Tinnesand
Tere
Tinnesan
Veteran mail carrier marks 25 years on county route
Joe Rich, 65, West Point born, began carrying mail on the county’s first route 24 years ago. He remains on the same 28 mile route as a veteran carrier and pioneer of local mail service.
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West Point
Joe Rich
Well Designed Entrance Adds Beauty to Exterior
William A. Radford offers free building advice to readers, praising entrances as key to curb appeal. The article reviews a colonial style home with a well planned entry, spacious living and dining rooms, a sunlit breakfast area, sturdy storage, and a practical two floor layout including multiple lavatories and ample closets.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Modernist Interior Decoration With Wood Trim Schemes
The piece discusses a modernist trend in home decoration using woodwork like baseboards and trim as focal points. It describes contrasting floor stripes, black floors and baseboards, gray walls, crimson accent bands, a gray rug, black mantel, silver candlesticks with red candles, and cushions in red gray and orange to create a striking, tasteful interior.
Chimneys Inspire Modern Builders with Historic Charm
The article urges modern builders to study historic chimney design. It argues that much of old buildings’ charm derives from chimney craftsmanship and details and encourages embracing these possibilities in contemporary construction.
Radio set with three-tube detector and tuned feedback
A detailed description of a three-tube radio detector using a three-circuit tuner and two audio transformers with feedback tickler. It explains variable resistors for regeneration and audio level, inductive tickler coupling, and wiring for six tuner posts plus component list including condensers resistors transformers jacks clarostat dial knobs and rheostat.
Code Practice Radio Circuit For Dots And Dashes
A schematic for a group radio code practice setup using a buzzer telephone induction call switches and phones per person. The design supports multiple operating positions with intercom between receivers and minimizes lag and key thump by locating keys on the secondary circuit.
How to Build a One-Foot Loop Antenna
A simple loop antenna method uses a one foot square frame with two crosspieces forming an X and an upright attachment. Cut slots in each end to hold four rubber spacers and wind 26 turns of loop wire or cord, placing rubber pieces inch apart perpendicular to the frame for a sensitive receiver.
Dust in Sets Burdens Radio Efficiency
Dust accumulation significantly reduces radio performance, especially in wet weather when damp dust leaks currents. Key spots include binding posts and condensers. A two inch brush or pipe cleaner can remove dust from between wires, terminals, and condenser plates. monthly cleaning is advised.
Keep Tube From Vibrating When Tube Elements Not Rigid
This excerpt explains that non rigid tube elements vibrate easily causing rattling and howling noises. A microphon ic tube distorts sound when the loudspeaker faces the set as sound waves cause the receiver and tube grids to shake.
Lazy Switch Hook Lets You Power Off From Bed
A simple device attaches to the negative A lead of an electric set allowing you to extend the lead to reach your pillow. The battery cut off switch saves reaching for the main switch and the loud speaker can operate as part of the setup.
Ways to Avoid Troubles With Tubes in Your Radio Set
The article explains common tube problems in radios from poor contacts to weak tubes. It discusses A and B battery issues, tube placement, and the advantage of matched tubes. It notes that a single weak tube can cut volume and range by about half and that reactivating tubes can restore life.
Crystal radio range caps at twenty five miles at night
The article states a crystal set can receive signals up to twenty five miles under normal night conditions.
Puree and Olive Sandwiches Help Housewives Impress Guests
A 1926 kitchen column offers dogeared recipes for Puree of Sardine Sandwiches Melba Sandwiches and Halibut Sandwiches plus Quick Relish and foods for the family. It suggests using canned goods and provides preparation steps to assemble attractive sandwiches for winter lunches.
Anchor from Columbus ship Santa Maria found by Chicago society
In Navidad Santo Domingo ruins explorers had found a Columbus inventory listing the anchor of the caravel. Doctor Llenas, after extensive Columbus lore research in the West Indies, succeeded in locating the anchor now in the possession of the Chicago Historical Society.
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Columbus
Santa Maria
Chicago Historical Society
Navidad
Santo Domingo
Doctor Llenas
West Indies
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