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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1929
Page
3
A humorous slice of 1920s society notes streetcar riders tolerating many things except a outspoken woman. It teases changing fashions, gender roles, and modern trends from stockings to talking pictures, urging quick shifts in wardrobes and attitudes.
The text surveys miscues and aphorisms from a prewar era column. It mentions Mexico's President-elect visiting New York seeking global insight, a daughter refusing Christmas gifts, and calls to audit lawmakers at home before Washington. It notes poets and photographers, golf divots, and after dinner yawns as health cues.
A collection of satirical comments on marriage wealth and public life notes that rich spouses face envy, poor meals return, Bolshevik influenza fears curb kissing, and satire targets Hoover and census hints. It jokes about bloomers hats and barber habits with light social critique.
An essay reflects on the child in every adult during Christmas. It suggests the hidden, wistful self within bankers, lawyers, and workers, a boy who never fully leaves, resurfacing as nostalgia and longing when gifts and toys reappear. Every adult hopes to please that juvenile self and finally find satisfaction.
Harvard medical school researchers employ volunteers to study colds by inducing exposure to cold, exercise, and other conditions. Findings suggest traditional causes are unreliable, highlighting the need to understand why colds occur and how to curb them.
The author argues that laws opposing natural human conduct should be illegal and unenforceable. He contends that drastic statutes may exist in law books but enforcement depends on the sober mind and the protection of citizen rights in a free republic.
A brief notice states only a few Cass County maps remain available for sale at fifty cents each while supplies last.
Flu season warning advises avoiding exposure to cold, dress warmly, get fresh air at night, and seek medical help if a cold worsens. Keep mentally alert and call a doctor if flu symptoms appear.
Georgia E. Benedict files suit for divorce against Francis W. Benedict in Cass County Nebraska District Court on cruelty and non support. Respondent must answer by February 3, 1926. Dated December 18 1925.
In Cass County Nebraska County Court the petition of Clair Ferris and Ada Ferris asks Ada be administratrix of the estate of Edward D Slocum. Hearing scheduled January 17 1930 at 10 a m. Notices to interested parties via Plattsmouth Journal for three weeks prior. Dated December 16 1929.
Execution notice for sale of 2/21 undivided West half Lot 4 Block 34 Plattsmouth along with various tracts in Section 25 and 30 Township 12 North Range 13 and 14 East of the Sixth Principal Meridian Cass County Nebraska. Sale set for January 11 1930 at 10 a m at the south front door of Plattsmouth courthouse. Plaintiffs Plattsmouth State Bank and defendants named including John V Hatt and others with quiet title action Benton W Livingston plaintiff. Morsman Maxwell Attorneys.
New York Mayor Jimmy Walker is set to receive a salary increase from 25 000 to 40 000 dollars a year. Critics question his duties yet concede he may be earning the higher pay.
Ivan Plymate, convicted of theft in Cass county on December 21 1928, has applied for a parole. The Nebraska Board of Pardons will hear the request at 10 a m January 14 1930 at the State Penitentiary Lincoln. Interested parties may appear and show cause why the parole should or should not be granted. N T Harmon Chief State Probation Officer.
In Cass County Nebraska the County Court orders a hearing on January 3 1930 at 8 am for final settlement of the estate of Frances Bartek deceased. Paul Bartek as administrator must show cause why final settlement and discharge should not be granted. Notice to interested parties via publication in Plattsmouth Journal for three weeks.
State of Nebraska Cass County In the matter of an order of sale Golda Noble Beal sues to sell the east half of Lots 1 2 3 and 4 in Block 3 Stadelmanns Addition Plattsmouth Cass County Neb to satisfy a judgment in favor of Plattsmouth Building and Loan Association against John F Wolff et al The sale is set for January 25 1930 at 10 oclock a.m. at the South Front Door of the Courthouse Plattsmouth Nebraska taken at the property of the defendants.
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