Viaduct Idea Sparks Town Banter and Maps of Modern Look
The bystander muses a viaduck linking the First Nashional Bank to Gospel Ridge as a modern improvement. Residents argue it would ease hill climbs for Dave Mace, Jim Dunn, Dock Shaw, Henry Camel, and others while offering comic spitting fun from a high perch and possible tramway ideas to make Osceola or Omaha seem cleaner.
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Nashional
Gospel Ridge
Heck Dave Mace
Jim Dunn
Dock Shaw
Henry Camel
Lou Isserj
Leo
Charlie Timm
Joe Uurtman
al Weskutt
Sam Snider
George Rasmussen
Jay Hantings
Settin
Sennster Beeby
Osceola
Omaha
Thirty Fourth Division to Hold First Reunion
The Thirty Fourth Division, veterans of the World War trained at Camp Cody Deming New Mexico and later dispersed, plans a three day reunion in Omaha Nebraska September 19 20 21 during Ak Sar Ben Fall Festival. General Harris and General Johnston expect to attend with free billeting and rail fare assistance for ex service members and dependents. An estimated 10 000 veterans are anticipated to join.
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Camp Cody
Omaha
Nebraska
Geo. H. Harris
John A. Johnston
34Th Division
Stromsburg Notes: Births Trips and Local Games
Local citizens report a birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Fred Swanson. Several residents travel for visits and business including Adolph Carlson and Regina Carlson to Columbus and Albert Swanson to Wyoming. Stromsburg beat Seward 2 1 in baseball. Cornhuskers defeated the married businessmen 6 2. The Tennessee Rats plan a September 5 game with Stromsburg. Hazel Stanton departs Iowa for New York to attend an International Eugenic Convention and then Worcester to teach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Swanson
Almquist
North Dakota
John A. Johnson
J. Marquis
Minneapolis
E. EB. Knorr
Mountaines
Adolph F. Carlson
Regina Carlson
Columbus
Albert J. Swanson
Wyoming
Stromsburg
Seward
Tennessee Rats
Ira’ Banta
Wallace
Richard Freeman
Prescot
Arizona
Hulda
Albert Erickson
Colorado
E. G. Erickson
Hilda Lambert
Big Springs
Nebraska
Lindquist
Polk
Free Mission
Helen
Marion Scott
Canada
West
Romick
Central City
van Horn
Chas. Lambert
Clark Scott
Sioux City
Alex Scott
C. C. Clark
Cornhuskers
G. C. Barker
Grand Island
New York City
Worcester
Trouble Collector in Town Seeks Truthful View
In a world full of Everything the Trouble Collector prowls the streets with a suspicious mind. Tromie and Alwass uncover what they seek, whether Joy or Sorrow, as they search for genuine truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fignires
Tromie
Alwass
Ak-Sar-Ben Colors Symbolize Golden Grain Belt Theme
The Ak-Sar-Ben colors red green and yellow symbolize Nebraska and Western Iowa products red for beef green for alfalfa and yellow for King Corn. The fall festival runs from September 13th to 24th highlighting agriculture and commerce in the region.
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Nebraska
Iowa
Omaha
Plains
Mid-West
King Corn
Samson Favors Horses for Ak-Sar-Ben Parade
Ak-Sar-Ben plans its Electrical Pageant on September 21 using horses to haul the night’s outriders and electrical beats. Most similar parades have switched to motorized escorts. The pageant remains a rare horse drawn spectacle in the event lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samson
Ak-Sar-Ben
Horace Greeley Campaign Tour Recalled in History
The note recalls Horace Greeley as the eee candidate who planned an extensive speech making tour across the country during a past political campaign about 46 years ago. The reference preserves historical context of his presidential bid.
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Horace Greeley
Eee
Union Pacific Offers Scholarships to Nebraska Club Boys
Lincoln August 18 The Union Pacific Railroad announces twenty nine Nebraska counties will receive scholarships this year with thirty nine counties next year for the University of Nebraska in agriculture and related short courses. Each award valued at 75 dollars plus transportation goes to the highest ranking club boy. selection bases 75 percent club work and 25 percent community involvement. Boys ages 16 to 21 must grow specified crops with five acres of corn ten of wheat or one of potatoes. Scholarships usable within a year or the next session if still in school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Union Pacific Railroad Company
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
College of Agriculture
Schoul of Agriculture
Adams
Buffalo
Butler
Boone
Colfax
Clay
Custer
Dawson
Dodge
Douglas
Gage
Hall
Hamilton
Howard
Keith
Kimball
Lancaster
Merrick
Madison
Morrill
Nance
Nuckolls
Platte
Polk
Saunders
Scotts Bluff
Thayer
Washington
Adama
Cheyenne
Deneél
Garden
Greeley
Jefferson
Kearney
Logan
Sherman
Valley
Sarpy
Union Pacific Company
C. R. Gray
Gray
Maryland Agricultural College
Ak-Sar-Ben Fall Festival Opens With Royal Pageantry
The Ak-Sar-Ben festival in Omaha runs September 18 to 24 with horse and automobile races parades and a famed royal pageant led by King Ak-Sar-Ben. The event also hosts the reunion of the old 34th Sandstorm Division bringing Nebraska Iowa South Dakota and Minnesota National Guard veterans together for entertainment and hospitality.
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Middle West
Ak-Sar-Ben
Quivera
Omaha
Samson
Ak-Sar- Ben
T's Majesty
National Guard
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Minnesota
Ak-Sar-Ben den
Fireworks Light Up Lincoln Nebraska State Fair
The Nebraska Progressive State Fair in Lincoln hosts a grand nightly fireworks display from September 4 to 9. Officials emphasize new color schemes from wartime innovations and warn that many giant pieces are dangerous and handled only by trained personnel. The fair promises entertainment and educational content for families and a strong resident audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Lincoln
Insomnia Tip From London Punch Cartoon
A London Punch quip notes that a person has 15,000 millions of blood corpuscles in the body and suggests counting them to cure insomnia. The line mocks the idea as a bedtime trick.
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Geoffrey Keyes
London
Delco Electric System Installed in Brownville Business District
Brownville adopts a Delco electric system for its business district. Project aims to modernize lighting and power distribution across commercial blocks. Installation emphasizes reliability and improved service for shops and offices throughout the area.
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Delco
Brownville
Busines
Farm machinery at Nebraska State Fair promotes labor saving models
A report from the upcoming show notes a new line of farm machinery to be exhibited at the Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln from September 4 to 9. With labor shortages driving adoption, farmers are urged to view the latest labor saving implements on display.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Osceola Teachers for 1921 22 List of Faculty
The Osceola school year 1921 22 recites the faculty including O W Ritchey as high school principal and C E Andrews as superintendent and athletics. English teacher Alice Carpenter history and Latin Esther Sherrick and Grace Grant lead commercial and science programs. Other staff include teachers for grades one through five, domestic science and art, manual training and assistant superintendent duties.
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O. W. Ritchey
Alice Carpenter
Esther Sherrick
Esther Andrews
Hazel Theobald
Beatrice Alverson
Dorothy Garber
Edna Yost
Anna Oberg
Marie Bock
Marion Wright
Jean Brigham
L. Crow
C .E. Andrews
Consistency, Thou Art A Man Laughs at Vanity
A man laughs at a woman's vanity then straightens his tie and pompadour before adjusting his hat and entering a soft drink parlor.
Policewomen Adopt Regular Officer Stride in London
London policewomen have begun moving in pairs and adopting the standard policeman's pace. Their duties focus on moral suasion, and they carry no weapons, though they learn jiu jitsu techniques for self defense.
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London
Little Law in Albania and the Law of Lek
The text notes Albania as made of scattered mountain communities where men defend home and rights with rifles. It describes a traditional common law called the Law of Lek, attributed to the Dukadjini family as its traditional lawgivers.
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Albania
Lek
Dukadjini
Seven Senses in Ecclesiasticus Explored
The text lists see ing hearing tasting feeling smelling understanding and speech as human faculties. It notes the last two are not senses in the scientific sense, clarifying the distinction between perception and language.
Probate Notice of Andrew Peterson Estate Hearing
In Polk County Nebraska Gustaf B Hemdahl petitions for dispensing with administration for Andrew Peterson in testate death. Real estate, Lots 7 and 8 in Block 8 Smiths Fifth Addition Osceola Polk County, exempt from debts. Heirship listed widow Sophia Peterson and five children Gustaf I Hemdahl Peter Lindberg Minnie Westering Anna Johnson Algot Peterson. Hearing set September 6 1921 at 10 AM in County Court Osceola. Publication for three weeks in Osceola Record.
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Polk County
Nebraska
Andrew Peterson
Gustaf B. Hemdahl
Smith
Osceola
Sophia Peterson
Gustaf Ie, Hemdahl
Peter
Lindberg
Minnie Westering
Anna Johnson
Algot Peterson
Osceola Record
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Heck
Reunion
Deming
New Mexico
France
Kraker
W. F. Neujahr
Hogs
Union Pacific Railroad
Samson Ito
Grace Grant
Commercial
Kathryn Douglas
Science and Girls Physical Training
Lois Whitlock
Domestic Science
America
Osceola Bank
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