Thanksgiving Day Services Draw Large Local Congregation
A broad turnout marked Thanksgiving observances across churches. At the First Methodist Church about 1000 people heard Rev. J. M. Salisbury of the First Presbyterian Church deliver a sermon tracing the holiday’s history from Puritan times to Lincoln’s proclamation. Rev. Ploetz and others assisted. services closed with “America.” St Paul’s Evangelical also held morning services led by Rev. Langhorst with hymns.
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First Methodist
America
Winthrop Jud
Boneland
Lincoln
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
F. Langhorst
Services Held at St Luke's and St John's Churches
Appropriate services were held at St Luke's Episcopal and St John's Catholic churches attended principally by their own congregations with no special programs.
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St. Luke’s Episcopal
St. John’s Catholic
Acorns 5 Cent Cigar A Judge’s Try Smoke Test
A judge of a good make asserts trying the Acorns five cent cigar proves superior to all others. The claim highlights the product’s quality and distinctive smoke as a tested recommendation.
Plattsmouth Football Defeated by Visitors in Close Game
A chilly crowd saw Plattsmouth drop 12 6 to 11 0 at home as the visitors scored late and converted a failed kick. Plattsmouth showed line busting but could not finish in the second half amid injuries and fumbles.
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Boyles Musiness College
Pheeter
Flo Visithoe
Vlattamouth
Maha Boys
Plattsmouth
County Treasurer Wins Injunction On Rail Taxes
County Treasurer Wheeler reports a federal court injunction by Judge Mun ver halting the state collection of personal taxes for last year from the Lurlington and Union Pacific. The order will likely stand until tax law questions are resolved by the courts and the state board of equalization. Other railroads have paid their taxes without issue.
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Wheeler
Munver
Federal
Lurlington
Union Pacific
State Board of Equalization
Fetzer Boots Move to New Shop Near Bank of Cass
Joseph Fetzer moved his road store to Cox buildings first door east of the Bank of Cass county and opened this morning in the new quarters. He promises a larger, better stocked line with up-to-date footwear and invites all friends and patrons to visit.
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Joseph Fetzer
Cox Hilidins
Bank of
Cass County
Fetzer
The Old Story Of Corn Disease Hurts Cattle
Farmers across the state report cattle losses linked to corn stalk disease. Theories blame smut, poisonous compounds, and digestive issues from kernels and shucks. Conflicting causes reflect uncertainty as growers seek remedies for the fatal cattle ailment.
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Anita
Cass county man tied to Nebraska land fraud cases
Ami B. Dodd, an old Cass county resident and former Plattsmouth county commissioner, was arrested in Denver on allegations tied to filing schemes for government lands. He waived preliminary examination and posted $2,000 bond for a May grand jury in Omaha. The scheme reportedly used widows to file homestead claims and transfer lands, linking to groups charged in extensive filings across the state.
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Grand
Omaha
Todd
Bartlett, Richards and
Comstock
Munger
Frank Steppat celebrated 21st birthday with surprise party
Friends hosted a home gathering Saturday night for Frank Steppat’s 21st birthday. The event featured dancing, a late luncheon, and hours of merriment as attendees included a long list of Misses, Messrs, and couples such as Mary Keline, Louise Keline, Katie Kaffenberger, Maggie Weber, Frank Steppat, Henry Starkjohn, and Claire Thomas among others.
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Frank Steppub
Mr. Stepp
Mary Keline
Louise Keline
Katie Kaffenberger
Maggie Kaffenberger
Maggie Weber
Millie Weidman
Josephine Yelinek
Emma Steppat
Martha Steppat
Anna Steppat
Nebraska Leads In Ten Year Corn Averages County Highlight
Nebraska tops a state list with 26.2 bushels per acre while Illinois has 34.5 and Iowa 22.2. Cass county stands out in Nebraska’s strong farm crop performance amid broad praise for corn. A horse blanket was stolen from W M Oliver on Main Street, Saturday afternoon, with no clue found and a $5 reward for capture and return.
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Nebraska
Illinois
Tuwa
Cass County
Red
W.M. Oliver
Main Street
Oliver
Farmers Institute Calls Cass County Farmers to Exhibit
The committee secured Capt. Bennett's room for the exhibit and prize awards. Farmers are urged to bring corn for display with prizes of 8 or 10 dollars possible. Good speakers visit next Saturday at Parmele theatre and opera house with a full program for locals within fifteen miles of Plattsmouth to learn more about farming. The community is urged to prepare a grand welcome for Cass county yeomen.
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Orerchanis Miloses
Bennett
Plattsmouth
Old Town
Parmele
Opera House
Cass County
Minnie Etla Henton died after burning injuries in Cass County
Minnie Etla Henton daughter of Mrs Lou I Henton was born near Pair Nebraska October 2 1881. She lived with Mrs J I Adams near Maynard after moving to Cass County about 1908. She married Edgar Barker January 14 1902 and died November 25 1932 after severe burns from clothing catching fire. Her faith in the Methodist church at Eight Mile Grove remained strong through a long illness. Funeral services were conducted by Pastor M S Fouteh at her home near Mynard with burial in Homine cemetery near the C B church at Liberty.
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Minnie Etla Henton
Lou I Henton
Pair
Cass County
J. It. Adams
Maynard
Edgar Barker
Yeo
Nev. GW. Aversat Nehanka
Methodist Church
Eight Mile Grove
Nora
Ina
Bert Henton
St. Joseph
M.S. Fouteh
Mynard
Homine
C. B. Church
Liberty
Card of Thanks for Sympathy and Support
We tender sincere thanks to many friends who offered services and sympathy during the sickness, death, and burial of our beloved wife and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Low Heaven, Fass Man, and J. O. Ades express gratitude for the help received.
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Banniea
Low Heaven
Fass
Shop Men Cut to Nine Hours at Burlington Shops
Burlington shops adopt a nine hour workday starting Monday and will stay in effect through winter. The measure affects between 500 and 700 workers as Plattsmouth grows with new hires, many of whom plan to settle permanently with families and property purchases.
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K Burlington
Plattsmouth
Missouri Pacific reorganizes divisions under Sullivan leadership
Missouri Pacific general manager Wo Sullivan announces five new appointments and a major division realignment in the northern district. The Omabm division details list routes from Wansus City to Ohnabd and other corridors totaling 7707 miles. The northern Kansas division runs from Atelisom to Le nora and other lines totaling 477.08 miles. Division offices are in Ohanalia and Atchison.
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Wo Sullivan
Missouri Pacific
Achoenmaaniolies
Dorie Tyler
I Southerva Dbivisten
Shaye
Nevada
New
Stiectadine JM Wish
Meet
Erm Wittsas Dil
Lineal
Talmage
Crete
Mrs Mae Patterson Surprise Masked Party at Home
Mrs Mae Patterson and her daughter hosted a surprise masked gathering Saturday with friends arriving in costume and bearing plenty of food. Guests included Mrs Hasse Mrs Jautton Miss Threshan Miss Wood Deatrice Jasse George Anderson Theodore Anderson and many others. The evening featured social chatter and a playful capture of the hostesses before departing.
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Mae Atterson
Mothes
Miss Patterson
Hasse
Jautton
Miss Threshan
Miss Wood
Melen Clark
Deatrice Jasse
Miarraret
Reorze Anderson
Theodore Anderson
Fred Murphy
W. A. Swearingen
Tom Patterson
Ramsay Will Ramsay
Tom Swearingen
Wayne
Clyde Murphy
T. H. Pollock
Ellen Pollock
Emery
Lincoln
Susie Smith
Hirdella Smith
Charlie Patterson
Asitlind
Mynard Woodmen Camp Oyster Supper Tuesday Evening
The Mynard Woodmen camp invites attendees to an oyster supper at their hall on Tuesday evening, December 13, offering a fifty cent social evening.
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Mynard Woodmen
The First Requisite of Beauty Clears Complexion
A seventeenth century style advertisement promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as the first requisite of beauty. It claims the syrup clears a sallow blotched complexion by stimulating the liver and bowels, making eyes bright and clear. It advertises pleasant taste and warns against substitutes, attributed to F. G. Fricke & Co.
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Orino
F. G. Fricke & Co
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UNION
Rev
J. H. Sals
Bury
The
First Presbyterian Church
Watts
Meyer
Ploetz
Youtxy
Houlgate
Temple Quartette
Temple
Parmele Theatre
Ami
the Farmers’ Institute
Platismouth
Sullivan
Pope Vs. Oberle
Oberle
Barle
Chberte
Jack Pope
Greenway
Gaerle
Jack Bopy
Sterke
Prds
Mer. Cherle
Greenwood
Wil Coame
Matthew Gering
Hawis
Myr Clark
Miss Mae Patterson
Dr. Marshall
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