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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1928
Page
3
The St Louis Post-Dispatch questions farm relief timing and political trust. It cites a Progressive Senator and appeals to farmers facing rising mortgages, idle land, and unpaid taxes after seven and a half years of perceived neglect. The piece argues skepticism toward extra sessions and inherited vetoes.
A collage of brief notes covers world affairs, Christmas sales, and social quips. items mention the World Court revival, Hoover's tour, stock market chatter, gift buying, and holiday anxieties with playful anecdotes and local commerce notes from Plattsmouth.
A passerby asked if the moonshine slogan suits selling flowers. The florist replied that the flowers will come later if you say it with moonshine.
Shortly after President Coolidge spoke on world peace Lloyd George was reported slightly ill, suggesting two unrelated or coincident events in the same news cycle.
A French diplomat quotes that true thinkers in America come from farms and small towns. The piece muses on farm relief plans and observes public chatter about social norms such as whether a girl can smoke and still be pretty. It notes speculation over Hoover’s travel choices and hints at wedding chatter about Miss Trumbull and John Coolidge.
Brummell warned against scent yet a perfumer notes that well dressed men in New York wear perfume on handkerchiefs. He says men buy 30 percent of the perfume addiction and cites a famous pugilist who is always perfumed in public.
A historical discourse celebrates a bountiful harvest, contrasting past famines with modern comforts. It urges gratitude for American prosperity, opportunities, and the sense of community in Casa County, praising social ties and civic spirit.
Nellie A. Mellon, a 71 year old Michigan farm woman, astonished neighbors by husking 410 crates of corn. The item contrasts present endurance with the hard labor expected of early settlers, noting how such feats were common in the past.
After elections supporters push to cut unnecessary boards and commissions. Statisticians then tally their numbers and often report a larger total.
A fragmented verse notes a parrot echoing vague chatter and a lamb at play while contrasting a whale as ocean monarch. It comments on fashion and a butterfly with garish dress and sunburnt legs, presenting whimsical, disjointed lines with unsure meanings.
The article denounces Col. Robert W. Stewart acquittal in a perjury case tied to the Continental Trading oil scandal. It calls the verdict a miscarriage due to a technicality about Senate quorum and argues he escaped punishment. It also notes John F. Lucey of Dallas met Hoover at Palo Alto and urged support for Mr. Hoover to win the South.
An Eight Mile Grove taxpayer urges the Cass county officials to match dollars for graveling the road to the county seat. He argues funding from the auto license fund could be paired with local contributions to lay two inches of gravel, improving access ahead of a potential federal aided paving. He stresses the Plattsmouth bridge project and the route Cass county could gain by a improved road.
An English traffic expert argues that 56 percent of crashes happen at 10 mph or less and questions the need for speed limits. He notes low speeds cause more accidents in number, while higher speeds cause more severe outcomes. he also mentions a Chicago murder confession case and a Washington jury on perjury without a quorum.
The text notes that reaching the moon requires about seven miles per second of speed, while typical large guns can only impart roughly one one-hundredth of that velocity. The comparison underscores the technological gap between gun propulsion and orbital or lunar missions.
William Brandt of Nehawka high school joins Harold Wall of Elmwood and Irvin Nolte as Nebraska’s champion livestock judging team bound for Chicago’s International Live Stock Show. County agent L. R. Snipes accompanies them as coaches from the Agricultural College supervise their preparation.
Mrs James Mills 84 a pioneer who homesteaded in Buffalo county in 1871 died at Lincoln home of her daughter Mrs Wallace Weston where she had lived since her husband died twenty years ago. She is survived by two sons and two daughters.
The era of conflict ends as civilians survey the scene and note no great losses among themselves. Yet farm relief remains unsettled and unlikely to be resolved within a decade despite potential government action.
Readers are told that the Journal Want Ads reach a wide audience and deliver effective results with affordable pricing. The note emphasizes value and accessibility for advertisers seeking broad exposure.
In Cass county Nebraska the County Court announces the estate of Samuel H. Shumaker. Creditors must appear at the County Court room Plattemouth on December 14, 1928 and March 15, 1929 at 10 a m to examine claims for adjustment. Claims must be presented within three months from December 14 1928 and debts paid within one year. Witnessed by A H Duxbury County Judge.
Public notices announce a sale of Lot 24 Porter Place Plattsmouth on December 15 1828 at 10 am to satisfy a court judgment and name multiple Walton heirs. Another hearing is set for December 28 1928 to determine heirs of Amanda J Brendel deceased with listed heirs J F Brendel J W Brendel T J Brendel and Bessie May Beybolt.
Louis Ackerman Glad files in Cass County District Court a foreclosure action against multiple heirs and unknown devisees over a 1927 mortgage on Plattsmouth real estate. The petition seeks sale of the mortgaged premises, appointment of a receiver to manage rents and property, and costs, with a hearing set for December 21, 1928 and response due by January 7, 1929.
Mexican civil aviation will have a dedicated airport at Mexico City to replace use of military hangars at Valbuena. Construction is being rushed with completion planned within a few weeks.
A fragmented OCR note discusses a lawyer’s brief printed at home. It notes relate law and publication habits, citing possible self representation and informal document handling without explicit court action.
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