Community notes on construction and civic projects
Carl Wilke of Beatrice begins a brick home project on North Eleventh Street valued at about 10000 dollars with occupancy aimed for January 1. Lincoln Park Commissioner Bair seeks a municipal nursery on 30 to 40 acres to save the city 4000 to 5000 annually on home grown trees with planting to begin in spring. Angus cattle sweep Ak Sar Ben show with Foster Brothers Earlham Iowa winning grand championship and Wayland Copley farms Atlantic Iowa taking reserve. Who's Who in Omaha new publication announced by Robert M. Baldwin with hundreds of photographs and biographies. questionnaires due by November 15.
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Carl Wilke
Wilke Baking Company
Beatrice
North Eleventh Street
Bair of
Lincoln
Angus Cattle
Foster Brothers
Earlham
Wayland Copley Farms
Atlantic
Omaha
Robert M. Baldwin
All American Yearbook Honors Tiger of Hastings High
The Hastings high school yearbook The Tiger won the all American annual prize, the top honor for schools with 500 to 900 pupils. Thousands of schools nationwide competed for the award, presented under the University of Minnesota.
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Tiger
Hastings High Schoo
United States
University of Minnesota
Nebraska outbalances farming with manufactured goods in 1925
Lincoln Nebraska reports that the value of manufactured goods in 1925 topped agricultural product values by 19 162 000 dollars. A E Anderson states total gross income from crops livestock and other farm products reached 424 147 000 while manufacturing goods hit 443 309 000.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
A. E. Anderson
Federal
Mr. Anderson
Nebraska births dip slightly in first half of 1928
Nebraska's Vital Statistics Office reports 13,793 births in the first six months of 1928, down from 13,890 in the same period of 1927. Boys again outnumbered girls, with 7,089 boys and 6,801 girls in 1927, while 175 pairs of twins and one set of triplets appeared in early 1928.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Office of State Vital Statistics
Hattie M. Summers
Burr May Cause Man To Lose Leg
Morrill Charles Hess a farmer in the South Sioux district near Morrill is suffering a serious leg infection from a sand burr. Doctors fear amputation after infection resisted local treatment following burr removal.
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Burr
Morrill
Charles Hess
South Sioux District
Trapping Season Opens as Bridgeport Trappers Prep
Bridgeport trappers prepare for the season with pelts already turned in including coyotes not protected by closed seasons. Furs are reported exceptional this year and the market should be strong. At least six trappers will devote full time, up from four last season.
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Bridgeport
Burlington to Dedicate New Minatare Depot
Minatare will honor the new Burlington depot with a public holiday and program. City officials and Burlington leaders will attend as guests for the dedication event this month.
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Minatare
Burlington
Izaak Walton League Plants 50 000 Fish Near Fremont
Officials announced that over the past summer more than 48 700 fish were released into lakes and streams near Fremont. The stocking included 20 000 bass 1 000 catfish 25 percent crappies and 70 adult bass for breeding purposes. The bullhead count could not be ascertained.
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Ikes
Fremont
Izaak Walton League
Track Acquisition Moves Muny Airport Near Kearney
City council advances plans to acquire an 80 acre airport tract located 1.5 miles east of Kearney on the Lincoln highway. It is leased at 600 dollars per year for five years with an option to buy at 10,000 dollars after the term. Paving links the field to the city.
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Harry Dorsey
Lexington
York
Trans-Continental
York County Commercial Club
Beatrice
Lancaster County
L. Kf. Stover
Adams County
United States
Canada
Europe
Division of ‘Agricultural Statistics
Muny
Kearney
Lincoln Highway
Will Advertice Bridge at Blair Fremont
An extensive advertising plan to publicize the new bridge over the Missouri River near Blair is planned for early spring. Booklets and maps describing the affected country and mileage savings by the Lincoln highway route from Iowa to Fremont will be mailed to prospective tourists. Directors announced: Chester A. Marshall Arlington Reed O'Hanlon Blair John Aldrich Marshall Howard Lincoln.
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Blair
Fremont
Missouri River
Lincoln Highway
Iowa
The
Bridge Corporation
Chester A. Marshall
Arlington
Reed O'Hanlon
John Aldrich
Marshall Howard
Lincoln
Falls City Ice House Destroyed in Storm Fire
Fire believed to have been started by a tramp during a storm destroyed the Crystal Lake ice company house in Falls City. Estimated damage set at 10,000 dollars. The building, about 45 years old, belonged to Charles Stanton. A second blaze followed as R W Jackson and Raymond Gerhardt rushed to the scene. a short in their automobile is blamed for igniting the car.
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Falls City
Crystal Lake Ice Company
Charles Stanton
W.W. Jackson
Raymond Gerhardt
Cozy Shingled Home With Unusual Roof Treatment
William A. Radford presents a cozy six room shingled house 26 by 34 feet with distinctive roof lines and casement windows. The plan includes a breezy stair hall kitchen pantry rear entrance and three upper bedrooms with ample closets and a central hall.
Wide Siding Creates Low Visual Profile For Houses
The article explains that wide clap boards and heavy cedar siding produce strong horizontal shadows that push the house visually toward the ground. This design approach supports low height while allowing vertical expansion for economic reasons, with cedar clapboards becoming standard in Colonial era homes and fireproof, insulated clapboards now available.
Brickmaking One of Oldest of Industries
Brickmaking is among the oldest industries. A brick, a solid clay block, differs from face brick with treated surfaces. Ancient Babylon used bricks from ruins. modern bricks come from surface clay or shales, prepared and burned by various local methods.
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Babylon
Overheating Blamed for Winter Ills by Public Health Aide
Dr. W. W. Peter of the American Public Health Association warns that high home temperatures cause winter illnesses. He says automatic temperature control could cut nation’s doctor bills and improve health by reducing poorly ventilated rooms that disrupt body temperature regulation and raise susceptibility to respiratory infections.
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W. W. Peter
American Public Health Association
Doctor Peter
Brick Quality and Firing Variations in Kilns
The brick standard is 8 by 2 and a half by 3 inches with a typical kiln temperature near 2000 degrees Fahrenheit. Brick shrinkage during firing varies by kiln zone and clay composition affects color due to iron oxide and lime content. Heat exposure influences color but color does not reliably indicate hardness.
Clover Winning Favor on Farm
Sweet clover is increasingly grown as a pasture and soil improving crop. Illinois tests show about 250 pounds per acre of nitrogen in tops and roots from spring plantings tested in May next year. Kentucky bulletin says sweet clover greatly boosts pasture and allows at least one steer or dairy cow per acre. Alfalfa meal mash at 20 percent in feed costs 17.2 cents per dozen eggs. 40 percent mix was unsatisfactory.
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Illinois
Kentucky
Feeding Soy Beans to Hogs Is Favored Plan
Soy beans can be fed to hogs with a good mineral mix as beans lack minerals. Mixing beans one part with two parts tankage yields success. Beans can be fed with pigs threshing, or replace tankage when bean price is two‑thirds of tankage per ton. If beans are owned with no market, they may be worth more than cash tankage.
Ground Alfalfa Hay as Economical Poultry Feed
Tests by the poultry department of South Dakota State College show ground alfalfa used as protein feed in a common ration produced the lowest feed cost per dozen eggs compared with middlings and bran. Farm grinding could further reduce costs, with results suggesting an optimal inclusion level for alfalfa in the mash.
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Poultry Department of
South Dakota State College
Winter Pullets Housing and Care Guidelines
Pullets should be placed in permanent winter quarters before laying. Ensure ventilation but avoid drafts and crowding. A 16 by 20 feet building holds 90 to 100 pullets with 3 to 3.5 square feet each. Cull weak pullets. treat lice with sodium fluoride applied in the feathers. Provide mash, scratch grain, green feed, oyster shell, charcoal, and occasional moist mash for sound management.
Selecting Seed Potatoes From Healthy Plants
Seed potatoes should be chosen from healthy green plants and lifted while foliage is green. Seed tubers with overdevelopment cause poorer growth and should decay. Seed tubers should be about the size of a fowl's egg and have set skins, which remain when rubbed and indicate ripeness. They must be ripened in sun for many hours and kept in grit through winter, covered with straw during cold weather.
Weed spread from railway cars and farm manure
The text warns that weed spreaders include cattle cars and cheap weed-infested bedding. Moving cars and animals disperse seeds along long right of ways and from tracks to fields. Unheated manure on the farm can similarly spread weeds.
Farm Woodlots Yield 5.83 An Acre Cash To Ohio Farmer
Ohio extension forester F. W. Dean reports a Richland County woodlot owner with 25 acres has earned 3,500 from timber over 24 years, averaging 5.83 per acre annually after deductions. Grazing removal and fencing are urged to preserve future timber.
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Ohio
F. W. Dean
Wooster
Richland County
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Advertises a quick cure for colds claiming Pape's Cold Compound settles any cold even when deep in the throat or lungs. Emphasizes rapid noon relief and encourages readers not to despair over a busy social calendar disrupted by illness.
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Pape
Light travels 186,173 miles each second in air
A light year is the distance covered by light in one year, traveling through air at about 186,173 miles per second. The figure highlights the vast scale of astronomical distances and the speed of light as a universal constant.
Floor Is Big Factor in Beauty of Home
The article explains that floor design greatly affects room beauty and advises homemakers to choose durable floors, darker than walls, in colors and finishes that are easy to maintain. It emphasizes a well wearing, low effort maintenance approach to selecting flooring materials.
Trim Carries Motif In Selecting Doors and Trim
The passage advises that doors and trim carry the architectural motif of a house and should be well designed and proportioned to harmonize interior furnishings with the woodwork. It suggests proper matching of interior furnishings to the woodwork.
Ventilation Commission Emphasizes Avoiding Overheating
The New York state commission on ventilation declares overheating avoidance the primary essential in all ventilation systems. Air change direction and flow are secondary factors.
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New York State Commission On Ventilation
Good Frames Will Keep Windows Weatherproof
Advice on choosing casement frames for weatherproof windows. Emphasizes that frame quality and locking hardware determine draughts and leaks, unlike double hung windows which fit inside their frame.
Garage Floor Slate as Durable Nonabsorbent Floor Material
A paragraph notes that garage floors benefit from slate due to its nonabsorbent nature in oily and greasy environments, suggesting its value as a flooring material.
Guineas as Laying, Foraging Farm Helpers
A Farm Journal writer notes guineas lay heavily from March to August and can produce up to 30 eggs before nesting. Weanlings weigh about three quarters of a pound, make fine fries, and guinea fowl are hardy and roam widely eating insects weed seeds and green feed, coloring yolks yellow.
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Farm Journal
Agricultural Hints On Farm Buildings And Animal Care
Agricultural hints emphasize attractive farm buildings and shelter upkeep. Proper space for pullets and lambing sheep is vital to growth and nourishment, with pasture cleanliness reducing disease risk. Erosion hurts U S farmers annually with soil losses estimated at 200 million dollars. Dairy cow butterfat costs vary by production level, affecting efficiency.
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A. B
Ben) Wood
Gering Courier
James E. Davidson
Nebraska Power Company
Walter W. Head
Davidson
Head
Union Pacific
Hastings
Associated Chamber of Commerce
North Platte Valley
H. F. Thies of
Scottsbluff
U. P
C. O. Lyda
Gering
Harry Wise Torrington
Wyo
B. J. Seger Scottsbluff
Ray Wisner
Bayard
Yoder
W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Kies
Clover
South Dakota Agricultural College
Dean
Phillips
Phillips Milk
U. S
Charles H. Phillips ‘Chemical Co
Charles H. Phillips
Magic Valley
Gregg
Mission
Texas
Germania Tea Company
First Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
Hanford
S. S. Shean Optician
O Street
Lincoln, Neb
Clare Sheridan
London
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
DR. Caldwell
Caldwell
Medical College
Roenig NE CO
N.- Wells St
Chicago, Ill
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