Abolition Bill Delayed as Nebraska Senate Debates War Needs
Senate postpones consideration of Senate File 159 to abolish capital punishment amid wartime unrest. Governor’s bills advance on banking tax exemptions and library funding while highway, police, and fire pay measures proceed. Public utility salaries, airplane bootlegging ban, and balloon exemption noted. code bill printing boosts expectations of major reform before adjournment.
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Lincoln
Senate
Chappell and Neal
Cordeal
Judiciary
House
Osterman
Good
Boards of Health
Holt County
Swanson
Neal
Peterson
Sears
Vance-Osterman
Davis
Maurer
State Board of Control
Nebraska
Senate Judiciary
Nebraska Farms Report Bright Wheat Prospects Across Gage County
Farmers in Gage County near Odell say winter wheat prospects are excellent. Nebraska jewelers at Lincoln adopted resolutions urging a new line of goods as exclusive trade terms. Hogs at South Omaha yard February receipts total 389000 head, 25000 more than February 1918 totals.
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Gage County
Odell
Nebraska Jewelers
Lincoln
South Omaha
Nebraska
Charles Keyes
Dayton
Ohio
S. St. McKelgie
S. Ek. McKelgie
Clay Center
Congress
Federal
Good Roads Fund
McKelvie
New York Sun
Germany
France
Crete
Hitchcock
Norris
Senate
Mublie
Lodge
Massachusetts
Sergeaire Clyde, Curtis of
Stella
Curtis
Soissons
Geneva
Beatrice
Kearney
West Point
Fremont
Omaha
Nebraska Speed Association
Nebraska National Guard
B. J. Paul
Paul
Co. L. Jensen
Minden
Nebraska Cleaners’ and Dyers’ Association
Organized Agriculture
Blair
Vincoln
Stmmer
MecKelvie
Minatare
Hos Insurance Company
Filmore
Montana
Iowa
South Dakota
Kansas
Wyomnitishikonen
Vermont
University Farm
Nebraska Railway Commission
Arapahoe
C. W. Rector
Hyers
Neville
Wilson reaffirms push for league of nations in Paris return
President Wilson spoke at the Metropolitan Opera House announcing his return to Paris to push a league of nations. He asserted broad American support, warned critics not to oppose the issue, and praised soldiers and ongoing peace conference progress in Paris.
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New York
Wilson
Paris
League of Nations
Taft
Metropolitan Opera House
League In America
Europe
Mr. Wilson
America
United States
League
Prohibition Convention Planned in Paris by League
Prohibition workers from nearly every civilized nation will convene in Paris in April to discuss worldwide prohibition issues, announced by the national headquarters of the Anti-Saloon League in Westerville Ohio.
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Westerville, O
Paris
The
Anti-Saloon League
Aerial mail service begins England to continent
London announces an aerial postal route to Cologne for army mail. The new service cuts transit from five days to ten hours. On the inaugural flight four machines carried twenty three mail bags.
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London
England
Continent
Army of Occupation
Cologne
Mercer union to back no beer no work plan at Newark meet
The central labor union of 7 000 Mercer county workers announces delegates will vote for the no beer no work proposal at the state labor convention in Newark on March 16.
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Fremont
Hastings Woman's Club
Wash-Co Alfalfa Milling Company
Nebraska City
Lincoln Central Labor Union
Moving Picture Censorship Board
Nebraska
Davis
State Railway Commission
Union Pacific
W. W. Koster
Trenton
N. J
Central Labor Union
Mercer County
Newark
Submarine R-6 Launched at Quincy Navy Yard
The United States Navy launched the R-6, latest ocean going submarine with all improvements in undersea boats, at Quincy Mass. The vessel represents the newest submersible in active service.
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Uncle Sam
Quincy
Mass
United States Navy
Representatives Tour Panama Canal Visit
A group of congressmen and many wives departed for the Panama canal trip. Notable attendees include Representative Reavis of Nebraska and Representative Taylor of Colorado.
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Panama
Washington
Congress
Panama Canal
Reavis
Nebraska
Taylor
Colorado
Labor Council Seeks Burleson Removal Over Treatment of Employees
The Pennsylvania Federation of Labor executive council adopted a resolution urging Postmaster General Burleson’s removal. They cited his treatment of employees and what they described as the un American spirit shown in his office.
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Burleson
Harrisburg
Executive Council
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
Foch Demands Immediate German Mercantile Fleet
A Weimar dispatch reports Marshal Foch demands the immediate delivery of Germanys mercantile fleet without regard to food supply concerns, signaling a hard peace stance in the Copenhagen talks.
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Copenhagen
Marshal Foch
Weimar
Build a barn plans urged for farmers in war era
Illustration shows a combined horse and dairy barn with a solid wall dividing stalls. William A. Radford offers free advice to readers on farm building. Government urges building to provide quicker employment and support farm prosperity as wartime industries shift to peacetime needs.
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William A. Radford
Wiliam A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
United States
Danderine Promise: Hair Revival and Beauty Claim
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a quick dandruff remover and hair regrowth aid. It guarantees no itching after use and urges readers to try a small bottle sold at drug stores to achieve lighter, fluffier hair with lustrous softness, claiming long term beauty benefits.
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Ria
Adv
Animal Devotion Noted in Domestic Companions
The article extols animals for their remarkable love and devotion to humans. It notes their acute sense of masters feelings and their ability to sense anger before others, with owners often recounting how pets detect emotional states faster than people.
Don't Worry About Old Age with Haarlem Oil Capsules
A health advertisement urges readers to stay hale in old age by keeping kidneys and bladder clean and flushing wastes with Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims improved vigor, mood, and youthfulness, endorsing Gold Medal Haarlem Oil and warning against fakes sold by druggists.
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Adv
Patriotism Remains After Conflict Ends
A reflective line recalls that patriotism should endure beyond active fighting, urging continued national unity and service even when hostilities have stopped. The sentiment emphasizes duty to country and collective resilience.
St Jacobs Liniment Claims Fast Rheumatism Relief
An advertisement promotes St Jacobs Liniment as a harmless, effective remedy for rheumatism and related pains. It urges readers to rub the ointment on sore spots to relieve soreness, stiffness, sciatica, lumbago, backache, and neuralgia, claiming rapid relief without internal treatment and false burns. A small trial bottle is suggested for immediate use.
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St. Jacobs
Four men clash for a cool million in hot rivalry
Four contestants vie for a million dollar prize in a high stakes event. Names and affiliations unknown, but the competition promises intense rounds and strong performance from participants.
Green's August Flower Ad Promises Digestive Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a remedy for disordered stomachs and liver inactivity. It claims gentle laxative effects, digestion regulation, bile stimulation, and blood impurity removal, urging trials and noting availability in civilized countries.
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Ady
A Moral Burdock as a Bad Habit Dug Out
A saying compares a bad habit to a weed to be pulled out by the roots, framing moral reform as a deliberate, intensive effort. It emphasizes thorough elimination rather than surface repair, urging decisive personal change.
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