Local breezes and holiday notices from Plattsmouth
A collage of small items from Plattsmouth and nearby: cigars advertised for Christmas by Gering Co. and Atwood’s drug store, holiday gifts in Sattler & Fassbender's showroom, local visits and kinship notes, theater plans featuring Miss Meta Rogers, a bridge project in Fort Worth, and a push for charitable giving to the poor. Also mentions croup prevention advice, a land deal settlement in Lyons township, and municipal tax discussion with a legislative bill planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gering & Co
Atwood
Don C. Despain
Will Robertson
Carl Kurtz
Fort Worth
Texas
Chamberlain
John Buckingham
Plattsmouth
Lon Mayberry
Buckingham
Lyons Township
John
Glenwood
Meta Rogers
Charles Frohman
Julia Marlowe
Miss Rogers
Phyllis
New York
George Bente
Herman
August Tartsch
San Francisco
Sattler & Fassbender
John R. Meisinger
Sarah A. Bailey
Ben Hur to Play in Omaha at Boyd's Theatre Week
The Klaw and Erlanger production of Ben Hur comes to Omaha for a week starting Monday January 5. The show features the original Chicago cast with elaborate scenery horses and electrical effects and promises reverent religious drama with epic chase and the Mount of Olivet finale.
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Omaha
Boyd’s
Klaw and Erlanger
Chicago
Greece
Egypt
Hindustan
Jerusalem
Palace of
Hur
Ben Hur
Messala
Mount of
Olivet
Christ
Supreme Court ruling locks six month wait for divorced marriages
Nebraska's Supreme Court ruled that marriages within six months after divorce are void. The decision clarifies that valid marriages after the impediment ends require cohabitation and intent, and it stops bigamy by divorced individuals.
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Eli Eaton
Union
Otoe County
Supreme Court
Nebraska
Eaton
Lincoln News
Supreme Court of Nebraska
Judiciary
Nebraska Supreme Court
Found Hits Father In Kansas City Levator President
Charles Fisher writes from Kansas City that his father, now president of a large elevator company, survived a shipwreck and captivity by island natives after a storm. Fifteen crew members escaped, later reuniting, while his family vanished and his wife died in Iowa. Both father and son celebrate the reunion.
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Charles Fisher
Kansas City
Stum
Mr. Fisher
New York
Illinois
Iowa
Charles
When We Were Twenty One Play Plot Teased
A tale of a bold new play and a manager who regrets missing the script. Esmond visits a New York producer with When We Were Twenty-One in hand, only to recall the manager once held it years ago. The anecdote underscores the public’s role as final arbiter in theater fortunes.
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Supreme Court
Esmond
New York
Knickerbocker Theatre
Imes and New Years Holiday Rates Detail
Missouri Pacific offers tickets for holiday travel within 200 miles at one fare round trip. Sales valid December 24 1902 December 31 1902 and January 1903 with a January 31 1903 limit. Agent C Stroutenboroughgeh announces the terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Janae
C. F. Stroutenborouwgeh
Proposing Party Fun Captivates Statewide Youth
Young men and women in towns across the state enjoy a so called Proposal Party. Ladies arm with hearts and mittens and invite equal numbers of men to judge proposals by giving hearts or mittens. Prizes go to the best and worst suitors as ribbons conceal partners behind a curtain.
Electric Bitters Fights Nervousness and Stomach Ailments
A preventive note claims nervousness sleeplessness and stomach upsets signal revolt in the system. Electric Bitters tones the stomach kidneys and bowels stimulates the liver and purifies the blood. It promises relief for run down systems and offers a 50 cent price with satisfaction guaranteed by F. G. Fricke & Co.
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F. G. Fricke & Co
A Costly Mistake Regret and Remedy Ad
An old advertisement warns that blunders cost lives and promotes Dr. King’s New Life Pills for dyspepsia dizziness headaches liver and bowel troubles. The pill is described as gentle yet thorough and priced at 25 cents at G. G. Fricke & Co’s drug store.
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Dr. King
New Life
G. G. Fricke & Co
Mid-Winter Florida Excursion Offered by Burlington Route
The Burlington Route announces a mid winter excursion from Nebraska to Jacksonville Florida departing January 6 with Pullman sleepers from Lincoln and Omaha. The trip follows Sherman’s march route past Chatta nooga and St Louis with a day for Lookout Mountain. Optional stopovers allowed, personal conduct of the trip by a Burlington representative, and various side trips after Jacksonville. Booklets with complete itinerary mailed free on request.
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Burlington
Florida
Nebraska
Lincoln
Omaha
Jacksonville
St. Louis
Sherman
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Lookout Mountain
J. Francis
Half Rates to Lincoln For Year-End Burling ton Route
December 30 31 Burling ton Route sells tickets from any interior Nebraska or South Dakota to Lincoln Neb and return at one fare for the round trip Tickets valid returning until January 3 1903 Ask the Burlington Agent.
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Burlington
Nebraska
South Dakota
Incoln
Neb
County Treasurer Announces Delinquent Tax Warrants
The county treasurer states that after January 1 a distress warrant will be issued to collect personal taxes for 1901 and earlier years. No further notices will be sent. debtors are urged to call and settle promptly at Gering & Co for pipes and other items.
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J. L. Barton
Pepperberg's Fancy Pack Cigars For Gentlemen Friends
For ladies seeking Xmas gifts for gentlemen, Pepperberg's offers boxed cigars in twenty five and twelve counts. Quality A can be mailed at a small extra postage cost and is ready for sale at Pepperberg's cigar factory.
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Pepperberg
Bucklens Arnica Salve Endorsed For Common Injuries
A frazzled horse and a catalog of everyday mishaps highlight Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a trusted remedy. Burns cuts sores eczema and piles disappear quickly under its soothing effect sold for 25 cents at F G Fricke & Co’s drug store.
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Bucklen
F. G. Fricke
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Sattler & Fassbender’s
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Wm. Neville
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Jesse L Root
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H M. Dovey
J. P. Faber
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J.G. Richey
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Register
A. M. Smith
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Central City
S. C
Northwest Post
Black Hills
Belle Fourche
S. D
The
Clearence Sale
Aristmas
Rutsy
Frutts
John Schiappacasse
Santa Claus
Gering & Co's
John Bauer
Main Street
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Sattler & Faasbender
Sattler& Fassbender
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