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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
3
A collage of quips on politics, industry, and social woes. References include Harding, a Cox speech, manufacturing forecasts for electric irons, gasoline shortages, prohibition, and travel ads. The tone is satirical and observational about current events and everyday life.
Europe faces a choice between working or fighting as dread hangs over the continent. James J. O Neil, renowned for his depiction of Monte Cristo, dies at age 70, ending a long noted career.
The Camden house once owned by Walt Whiteman, said to inspire many poems, has been sold to the city for 600 dollars and will be turned into a municipal facility. Babe Ruth confesses time in a reformatory but says it won’t affect his play, insisting he seeks only the home plate.
A California resting Vice President Marshall declares he acted in good faith when sending condolence telegrams to Governor Coolidge and Mr Roosevelt, the Republican and Democratic nominees. He says the official acts as the knife and fork of the national administration amid lingering controversy.
The text quotes Mr. Marshall arguing the vice president must endure frequent official dinners with foreign dignitaries and organizations. He jokes about appetite, noting he has eaten little for thirty years, and suggests testing candidates for the VP role with an official dinner test to see who can endure the banquet series.
The fall renting season prompts renewed protests against rent profiteering after prior court battles. The piece notes proposed 25 to 100 percent increases, calls for possible laws, and warns landlords to set reasonable rents to avoid strikes, vacancies, or legal action amid a housing shortage.
A historian notes advertising remains the strongest method to drum up business, arguing it broadens customer reach and supports local merchants amid competitive markets.
The piece warns that a new great war is possible and demands diplomacy and clear thinking to prevent it. It cites Ludendorff and House as voices warning of Bolshevik influence spreading from Russia to Europe, arguing isolation would not protect the United States.
The piece argues that high living costs result from reduced production as workers move from farms to towns. It cites supply and demand, noting less corn and wheat raising food prices and warns excessive profits by profiteers. It echoes Gompers urging more production to lower prices.
A 1920 bank condition report for Plattsmouth State Bank shows assets including cash, loans, bonds, and real estate. deposits total family funds with frequent entries like capital stock and surplus, and notes of the notarized affirmation by cashier and directors. The document records totals, responsibilities, and the notary public attestation dated August 20 1920.
In Cass County Nebraska the County Court schedules September 11, 1920 at 10:00 a.m. for hearing Minnie Haffenberger petitioning for administratrix of Adam Kaffenberger estate. Notice will be published weekly for three weeks in the Plattsmouth Journal. County Judge Allen J. Leeson signs order.
Robert Me Carver files an action in the Cumberland Nebraska district court seeking an absolute divorce from Ver MeCarver on grounds of desertion and misc conduct. The defendant must answer before September 20.
The County Court of CwescoUuNn- Slice Waeotal initiates proceedings over the estate of Wilken Meil. Katherine Heik is named executor to administer the estate after a will allegedly dated August 16 is offered for probate. A hearing is set for September to determine the validity of the instrument and appointment of an administrator.
Petition filed in Cass County Nebraska asks for determination of heirs and descent of real estate of Annie I Pulev-Rikenburs Obestutestate. The hearing is set for September 10 at 10 oclock a m in Plattsmouth Nebraska. Amgen J Beeson presiding as judge.
The court is asked to prove and allow the last will of Jacobi H. Vallery deceased and admit it to probate. Executors John B. Vallery and Mary Elisabeth Vallery would administer. A hearing is set for September 7, 1920, at ten oclock in the morning in the County Court, with notice to all interested parties by publication in the newspaper for three weeks.
Defendants include Lucinde Britten and others in a long list of heirs devisees and representatives. The suit concerns interests in real estate in Denelan's Addition Plattsmouth Cass County Nebraska. A petition was filed July 22 1926 in the District Court of Cass County Nebraska.
Hilliard Grassman seeks a decree to remove clouds and quiet title on Lots 2 and 3, Block 3, In Done lin's Addition, Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska. He requests exclusion of all adverse claimants based on ten years of possession and asks for such other relief as just and equitable. The petition, dated July 26 1920, requires answer by September 20 1920.
In Cass County District Court Nebraska Cash II Wiles and Thomas Wiles Jr plaintiffs sue Mrs Jane A Harper et al to quiet title to extensive real estate described as North and South halves of various sections in the north half of Cass County. Plaintiffs seek a decree quieting title and require defendants to answer by September 27, 1920.
In the County Court at Plattsmouth Nebraska the estate of Joseph Zaitka deceased invites creditors to appear September 11 1920 and December 13 1920 at 10 o clock to present claims. Claims must be filed within three months from September 11 1920 and debts paid within one year from that date. Witness Peter Meisinger and seal of County Court August 11 1920. Also unrelated notices include Cedar Creek business matters and a 6 room house for sale on North 6th Street with electric lights bath and gas.
Mrs. P. J. Flynn travels to Omaha this afternoon for a brief visit with companions. Also an employment notice seeks two first class automobile mechanics with good wages and permanent positions at T. H. Pollock Auto Co.
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