Castoria Week at Gering and Co
Bargain alert at Gering and Company with Castoria regular 35 cent size on sale for 19 cents. Phone number 36S listed for orders or inquiries.
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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1913
Page
7
Bargain alert at Gering and Company with Castoria regular 35 cent size on sale for 19 cents. Phone number 36S listed for orders or inquiries.
A platform dance is planned at the Tulene grove next Saturday evening August 9. The event promises a most pleasant time for all attendees with music by the Svoboda orchestra. You are invited to be present.
Mr and Mrs G Hansen and Mr and Mrs J H Jugwersen traveled by automobile from near Nehawka to Omaha on Monday and returned in the evening they halted briefly in Plattsmouth during the trip.
The stork visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Johnson yesterday morning delivering a daughter. The parents express happiness and look forward to the new addition to the family.
An appeal asks the public to donate three trunks for elderly residents at the county farm to store keepsakes. Those with trunks to spare are asked to leave word at the journal office.
Short classified notice seeks a Wandy man for immediate help. Free delivery offered to any part of the city. Contact by phone 36 for Ger ing & Co.
A notice advises prospective buyers to consult W. R. Bryan the county assessor regarding a farm offered for sale. This short item highlights official valuation guidance for the property in question.
The article notes rapid growth of a popular swine breed brought to Nebraska. Air. Samuel Parker near the city leads the county agency and invites breeders to visit his farm to inspect the animals, which reach market sooner and consume less feed.
The notice advertises a continued clearance sale with wash goods at about 5, 6, and 10 cents per yard and remnants at bargain prices. Ginghams, Chambra, embroideries, laces, and charmeuse poplin are offered with bulk reductions and display of 300 pieces.
A farmer and his wife shelter a stranger in a remote gulch They trade shelter for a clue to borax found in Death Valley The stranger reveals a large borax company backs the mine and takes 20 percent The Burnses profit greatly and move east to live in comfort for life
Prominent physician Dr. Cornelia B Deber counters Professor Frederick Starr who claims women are inherently inferior and unfit for great achievement. She argues woman evolves slowly toward larger action and will solve humanity's spiritual and existential problems, while motherhood remains a profound creation.
The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce reports a shift from foodstuffs to manufactures. Exported manufacturing goods jumped from 165.9 million to 1.2 billion dollars, and manufacturing materials from 409 million to 740 million, while food exports stayed at 510 million. Iron steel, copper, and machinery exports all climbed markedly. beef and beef products declined.
Dispatches report Pisa moving to stabilize the leaning tower by draining foundations and reducing water infiltration from the Arno. Workers will widen the base and raise foundations to the level of the square to prevent collapse.
A playful exchange on a train reveals a staged bride and groom conceit as they plan to appear normal. The dialogue mocks social pretenses while highlighting couple dynamics and wry humor in transit.
On a Green farm Sunday the Bowsers attempt to make old fashioned soft soap using improvised ingredients. Mr Bowser insists on the project despite wife Mrs Bowser skepticism. After hours of chaotic mixing and a broken kettle the couple face an unresolved quarrel as she sleeps.
A reflective optics lesson prompts a student to explain why he never saw his father. The boy回答 Bill says his father died before he was born. The doctor uses the example to illustrate retina images rather than objects.
A neighbor asks a boy to buy five postage stamps with two dimes given for payment. The boy returns crying claiming he lost one dime. The man asks why stamps weren’t bought, and the boy responds that it was his dime he lost, not the boy’s.
Mrs Snages asks what a canard is and Mr Snagrks pretends to doubt. The pair discuss the meaning stating a canard is something one can unduly believe in. The Savannah News records the humorous dialogue in period voice.
A reader questions whether radicals claim humans are turning into machines. The suburban Buffalo Express responds, noting the idea appears as a metaphor in a local context and reflects concerns about dehumanization in modern life.
Fragmentary script scene shows a tense exchange about a promised word that would make someone happy. Bub questions the speaker about hesitation, while the wife references a prior request that was never fulfilled.
A garbled OCR tale of a dining scene in London with a waiter and a menu misread as a band program. Dialogue flickers with names like Walter and Loudop Vratguder, illustrating a muddled exchange around what appears to be a dining page.
A Chicago Daily News item notes a child and her mother seeking meat on a struggling family budget. The mother asks for sirloin for the dog and five cents’ worth of dog meat for the child’s father.
A manager replies that if outsiders can stage a show without harming the troupe, New York will be impressed. The remark comes from the Indianapolis Journal with a wry exchange about early performances and touring.
A sympathetic woman buys a photograph and asks the bearded performer if life would be different without his wife and kids. The manly man replies that without his family he would quit his job today. The scene reflects social expectations and personal strain.
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