Meat consumption patterns across the United States
The Institute of the American Meat Packers reports U.S. daily meat intake between 55 and 60 million pounds with per capita consumption around 165 pounds annually. It notes regional tastes, imports minimal, and exports of pork and lard at about 1.75 billion pounds. The piece discusses urban rural differences and city specific preferences from New York to Fort Worth and across the Midwest.
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Chicago
United States
Institute of the American Meat Packers
The
Institute
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Boston
Chicago University Press
Farflung
Ctty
United States Department of Agriculture
New York
Hudson River
Long Island
Mid-West
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Ohio
Missouri River
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Omaha
Sioux City
St. Louis
Middle Atlantic
John Roberts
Bureau of Animal Industry
Argentina
Australia
New Zealand
Nebraska Briefs Highlight Local Happenings Across State
Morill county fair displays six beets weighing 8914 pounds. Omaha greets a September radio beauty contest. Guernsey dam will power the North Platte valley. Buffalo county may elect Mrs Maude Marston Burrows as state senator. Detective notes report thefts at Cent ral City warehouse. Lincoln hosts labor federation president election. Egger family reunion near Sprague. Wymore council creates a new paving district. Neligh signs contract for Boy Scout leadership. Lincoln records heat as 99 degrees tops U S. Nebraska banks consolidate Valparaiso and Agnew. Omaha Legion parade features frontier era pages. Bat tle Creek elects Howard Miller as president. Buffalo county team heads to Indianapolis. Two girls attacked by escaped baboon in Morrill. National Legion convention to showcase Nebraska frontier history. Western Public Service moves headquarters to Scottsbluff. Nebraska wheat outlook steady per federal stats. Deshler auto collision injures fourteen. Ak-Sar-Ben to host troops for Legion festivities. Scottsbluff conductor bitten by rat. Local farmers report livestock losses. Omaha hogs average 260 pounds in August. Gothenburg tabernacle to host October revival. Omaha elder Samuel Bouvier noted pioneer dies. Nebraska inmate pauper count at 580. Record fair attendance at state penitentiary.
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Morill
York
Guernsey
North Platte River
Buffalo County
Maude Marston Burrows
Kearney
Bristol
Omaha
Charney
Dakota County
Homer
Duffy Transfer Company
Central City
I. S. Betzer
Lincoln
Nebraska State Federation of Labor
Egger
Fred A. Egger
Sprague
Wymore
Chamber of Commerce of
Neligh
Arthur D. Brownell
Norfolk
United States
Weather Bureau
State Banking Department
Nebraska State Bank of
Valparaiso
Farmers’ State Bank of Agnew
Nebraska
American Legion National
Izaak Walton
Ind
Morrill
Ethel Wilson
Della Mae Cline
National Legion
Western Public Service Company
Montana
Colorado
Wyoming
Iowa
Colorado Springs
Scottsbluff
A. BE. Anderson
Harlan
Car Dayton
Fairbury
J. H. Rogers
York County
F. J. Thrall
Deshler
Ninth Field Artillery
Ak-Sar-Ben Field
American Legion
O. J. Smith
Burlington Railroad
Frank Amos
Ellis
Charles Nickeson
Gothenburg
Samuel D. Bouvier
State Penitentiary
Thursary
Admiral Eberle Honored by Fort Smith Community
From his home town Admiral E W Eberle chief of naval operations of the United States Navy receives a sword presented by the people of Fort Smith Arkansas in recognition of his ascent to the highest ranking officer's position in the navy.
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E. W. Eberle
United States Navy
Fort Smith
Ark
Bear once thought extinct sighted in California forest
California Academy of Sciences reports Col. John R. White saw a large grizzly of the California type in giant forests near Sequoia. Mining during the gold rush led to widespread destruction. the last known survivor died in 1911. Dr Barton Warren Evermann estimates about 600 grizzlies remain in North America.
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San Francisco
California
Barton Warren Evermann
Natural History Museum
North America
Monster Serpent Terrifies Belarista During Siesta
A serpentine monster eighteen feet long and three feet in circumference appeared in Belarista Spain during siesta hours, sparking panic among cafe patrons. Troops pursue the creature across the town as residents seek safety.
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Paris
Belarista
Spain
Reed Johnson rehabilitation bill aids thousands of veterans
The American Legion reports 40,000 disabled veterans and families received over 16.4 million under the Reed Johnson rehabilitation bill and amendments in the last year. Total awards reached 16,493,906 with an average of 418 per case. The Legion’s Watson Miller notes half of old denied cases are still under review.
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Indianapolis
James F. Barton
National Adjutant
American Legion
Legion
Watson B. Miller
Legion’s
National Rehabilitation Committee
National Convention of the Legion
Omaha
Reed-Johnson
Johnson
Miller
Six Die in Battle Over Ancient Gudea Statue
A fight among Mesopotamian Arabs over a soap stone portrait of Gudea, a Babylonian ruler 4425 years distant, ends with six deaths in London. The statue, 18 inches high and in excellent condition, is valued at $40 000 to $60 000 and is regarded by experts as possibly the finest work of its period yet found.
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London
Bagdad
Gudea
Nebraskans to Park at 24th and Martha for Legion Con
Omaha announces a parking station at Twenty fourth and Martha for American Legion National Convention visitors. W. E. T. Belt says 12 000 to 25 000 autos are expected and a 25 cent daily share or 1.00 weekly fee will be charged.
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Omaha
Nebraska
American Legion National
W. E. T. Belt
Committee On Transportation
Twentyfourth
Martha Street
Railroads Prevail in Nebraska Two-Cent Fare Dispute
After ten years of litigation Missouri Pacific and Rock Island railroads win in state railroad commission case. Federal Judge T. Munger issues two decrees sustaining railroads and making 1915 temporary injunctions permanent
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Lincoln
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
State Railroad Commission
Nebraska
T. ©. Munger
Nebraska Masonic Home opens $125,000 infirmary
The three story infirmary at the Nebraska Masonic Home, cost 125000 dollars, was dedicated by grand lodge officers and the Masonic home board. The new building, with full basement, will house forty patients and marks the first of several planned facilities on the home grounds.
Lincoln Babies Win State Fair Top Honors
Betty M. Kimball, 2, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kimball on a Lincoln area farm, named finest Nebraska baby girl with 98.1 rating. Richard S. Hay, 2, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Hay of Lincoln, named finest baby boy with 98 percent.
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Lincoln
Betty M. Kimball
Arthur Kimball
Nebraska
Richard S. Hay
R. S. Hay
Mitchell man mauled by wounded hawk in failed capture
Whitney Carr of Mitchell tries to seize a wounded hawk before its death and suffers a severe hand injury as the bird resists. The incident occurred near Scottsbluff, with the hawk's aggressive reaction emphasizing the danger of handling injured wildlife.
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Scottsbluff
Whitney Carr
Mitchell
Miners from Tamaqua Lead Legion Visitors to Omaha
Walter and Fred Nice, brothers and members of the Tamaqua Pennsylvania American Legion post, arrived at headquarters as the vanguard visitors. Both men are anthracite miners who were called out by the strike order dated September 1.
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Omaha
American Legion
Walter
Fred Nice
Tamaqua, Pa
The
Legion
Custer County Tops List in County Agriculture Value
Lincoln County and Custer County led a seven county report by the Lincoln chamber of commerce with a grand total value of 17,886,809 on major field crops and livestock. Eggs milk butterfat and similar produce are excluded from the figures.
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Lincoln
Custer County
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln opens 1925 duck season with armed hunters on waters
The 1925 duck hunting season starts as all Nebraska waters are watched by armed hunters and game wardens. No major law violations reported as wardens enforce game laws.
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Lincoln
First Swim Through Local Irrigation Tunnel Reported
Jack Miller and Elizabeth Armstrong became the first people to swim the mile and a quarter irrigation tunnel southwest of Gering last Sunday. Their feat took just over fifteen minutes.
Local G A R Veteran Suffering Stroke
David J. Hoenshell Civil War veteran and the town s sole G A R member has suffered a paralysis stroke and is in a serious condition at his home.
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Greenwood
David J. Hoenshell
County fair draws record crowd at Thurston clubs exhibit
Waisthill reports a county fair in Pawnee City featuring demonstration teams, baby beeyles, pigs, sewing, rope and cooking exhibits, corn samples and projects by Thurston county boys and girls clubs attracting a record crowd. Dubois issues 718000 water bonds registered with county clerk as land is turned over to buyers in the DuBois community.
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Thurston County
Pawnee City
Dubois
County Charge Heir to Fortune Beatrice
George Lawrnce becomes heir to 30000 after a Wisconsin brother’s death. He has been ill for months and cared for by friends in town.
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Beatrice
George Lawrnce
Wisconsin
Lawrence
Heaviest Rainfall in Eleven Years at Pawnee City
August rainfall reported by local weather observer F A Batton was the heaviest in Pawnee City in eleven years, marking a record for the period.
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Pawnee City
F. A. Batton
Competitive exam for forest end field clerks in Nebraska
Receipts of applications to take the United States civil service competitive examination for forest end field clerks close October 7. Examinations will be held at Alliance Broken Bow Columbus Fremont Grand Island Hastings Holdrege Lincoln McCook Nebraska City Norfolk North Platte Omaha ONeill Scottsbluff Sydney Superior Valentine and other listed cities.
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Lincoln
United States Civil Service Commission
Alliance
Seatrice
Broken Bow
Ciadron
Columbus
Fremont
Grand Island
Hastings
Holdrege
McCook
Nebraska City
Norfolk
Morth ‘Platte
Omaha
O’neill
Scottsbluff
Sydney
Superior
Valentine
Farm Building Grouping for Labor Savings
William A. Radford offers free advice on farm building layout. The feature shows three connected structures hog house corn crib and granary and poultry house designed to save labor and improve morale with neat efficient construction and practical details for pens floors driveways elevators and roosts.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Use of Short Lumber Could Cut House Cost
A Department of Commerce report shows builders lose time and materials when buying long lumber. Survey across Washington Philadelphia Chicago and Kansas City districts found one third of lumber under eight feet and over half longer than nine feet, prompting consideration of short lengths for small to medium houses.
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Department of Commerce
Department of Commercier
Central Committee On Lumber Standards
Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago
Kansas City
South Ardmore
Haddonfield
N. J
Hammond
Gary
Ind
Hardware for Home Is of Great Importance
Protection convenience and decoration guide builders when selecting hardware for any building. Modern hardware offers archeological accuracy in design and execution, harmonizing with the building style. Locks evolved from wood with long keys to improved metal designs over the last sixty years.
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Nineveh
Dust and wash guidance for painted woodwork care
Dust and wipe dirt from painted woodwork to keep it clean. Washing should be avoided unless necessary as it wears paint. handle around door knobs with care and wipe dirt promptly.
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Nebraska Briefs
Lido
Venice
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First Legion
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