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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1924
Page
4
A collage of 1923 items notes a Texas bank cashier missing with 35 600 dollars, a steamboat cargo sinking in Lake Erie with all aboard saved, and Loeb and Leopold facing punishment. Also mentions Coolidge appointments, French finances, Christmas humor, and British cross words reaching England.
A German philologist declares that French is merely a dialect of German. He also notes that English would be a dialect of Roumanian, comparing language relations in a speculative manner.
The Rev Dr Covert notes Americans spent 3.1 billion dollars more on cosmetics than religion last year, offering a sharp reading of church and consumer life and suggesting a moral critique of secular spending patterns.
The University of California eliminates Memorial Day Armistice Day and Washington's Birthday celebrations. Uncertainty remains about the status of Christmas and the Fourth of July observances.
A Chicago deaf mute girl recovered hearing and speech after taking an airplane ride using a stunt fuel. The report notes others have lost these faculties by the same method, implying a dangerous claim about the miracle cure.
A diet specialist condemns the breakfast habit yet faces resistance in a nation where wheat cakes and sausage are valued despite mild indigestion.
A Massachusetts corporation has reduced wages and cut production. The piece suggests Mr. Coolidge should honor campaign promises. The Omaha Bee recently added Will Maupin to its repertorial staff, praised after twenty five years as a premier Nebraska writer and journalist.
Officials report 68,161 arrests last fiscal year, a small share of bootleggers and drinkers. They argue real prohibition lies in educating the public on alcohol's health and economic effects, not widening law enforcement. The core issue is thirst rather than liquor supply.
Artificial crops of oysters are foreseen as the next big rural industry. Oysters are already a cultivated national crop, but science aims to breed them on a large scale to turn oyster culture from a gamble into a fairly sure thing.
A collection of light notes and quips reflecting 1925 sensibilities. Entries discuss New Year reflections and resolutions, political jabs at President Coolidge, household worries, crime anecdotes, alimony totals, and a Christmas carol noted as a centenarian.
The annual New York telephone directory appears in two volumes, with one volume presumably intended for the Smiths. The note hints at naming conventions and division by family names in this year’s release.
A weather note claims electrified sand can disperse clouds while ordinary sand stops most people from achieving the same effect. The piece contrasts high tech with simple material action. It presents a curious test of meteorological illusion and practical impact.
The comment suggests that Doyle’s view that everyone works in the next world will shock many top golf players and inflame debate among sports figures.
The treasury department extols the durability of the silver dollar, claiming its practical indestructibility. A humorous aside notes trousers lined with tin would also be “indestructible.”
A reflective note recalls 80 years of Christmas lore and how awareness of Santa Claus evolved. It contrasts past and present childhood understanding, suggesting earlier generations misunderstood the holiday figure compared with today.
The report notes an increase of more than two cents in the dollar for November. It points to a higher cost of living eroding purchasing power as incomes lag behind price gains.
The speaker notes in Dr Aldermen's Woodrow Wilson memorial address a reference to Washington swearing at Monmouth. The writer remarks on rumors of patriotic tales about George and compares his speech style to Bryan, suggesting irony about political forerunners and public perception.
Safety campaign reduces fatal crossing crashes, but injuries rise slightly as car usage climbs about 20 percent since last year. Despite more autos, crashes per 1000 cars fall, and over 8,500 Americans were killed crossing tracks in 1924.
The piece contrasts the power of silence with the burden of constant talk. It cites a story from Walter Hines Page about two men and a heated exchange, argues silence can disarm and reveal ignorance, and notes a physician’s restraint earned him respect. It closes with observations on birth rates and the moral uplift of family.
A religious leader questions whether sermons are more tiresome than other addresses and suggests better church support and attendance could raise quality. He notes churches reflect the intelligence of their congregations and serve the community to the extent demanded. Those who see deficiencies have opportunity to propose improvements.
The census bureau reports more male than female births in America with 1,062 boys per 1,000 girls. Mortality is higher among boys. overall 119 deaths per 225 births. The latest estimate covers the year 1922 and notes medical advances lowering infant death rates.
The New York University senate appointed twenty nine men and women to serve as electors for the 1925 hall of fame selections. Names include ambassadors John W. Davis and David Jayne Hill, Yale’s James Rowland Angell, Harvard’s Charles W. Eliot, and others from universities arts councils and the Carnegie Institution. The public may submit nominees to Dr John son’s by March 15.
In Hobart Oklahoma the Christmas Eve Babb Switch rural school blaze is tallied at 35 dead with 20 injured across two hospitals two more may die and 16 funerals planned for tomorrow. A jewelry store fire across from a hospital prompted panic with minor injuries to a shopkeeper amid ongoing identifications and somber scenes. Funeral arrangements shift from a single grave to separate plots for the identified victims while survivors recount a family’s quiet battle in the inferno. A Fort Worth woman, former Jeanette Clements, and her daughter Mary are among the identified dead.
In Cass county Nebraska the County Court sets January 12 1924 at 10:00 AM for hearing the petition of Elizabeth Schwab and Ephriam Schwab to appoint William J Streight as administrator. Notice will be published in the Plattsmouth Journal for three weeks prior to the hearing. Dated December 18 1924. Allen J Beeson County Judge.
Washington reports Christmas 1924 finds America fairly prosperous with 1925 seen as a year of expanding business and higher profits. Commerce figures show commodity prices flat year to year while living costs are unchanged. farmer prices rise and costs of farm inputs drop, reducing farmers’ expenses and narrowing the gap with industrial workers.
A new automatic electric lens grinding process promises higher accuracy and lower cost for eyeglasses. Glass blanks are heated to 2100 degrees, stamped like cookies, ground to 0.0001 inch precision, polished by electric machines, with human labor limited to inspection.
A note indicates a routine business term related to Krads printing activity at the Journal office. The item records the production task and location without further details or outcomes.
Virgil Delzine convicted in Cass county for possession of intoxicating liquor has applied for parole. The Board of Pardons schedules a hearing at 10 a m on January 13 1925 at the State penitentiary Lincoln Nebraska. Parties with interest may attend and show cause for or against granting the parole.
Creditors of Liam Nickles deceased are notified the county court in Plattsmouth will receive and examine claims on January 24 1925 and April 25 1925 at 10 am to adjust and allow claims. The claim filing limit is three months from January 24 1925 and debt payment limit is one year from that date. County Judge declares the seal.
A hearing is set in Cass County Nebraska to determine heirs of William A. Gulion, deceased, who died in Colorado about June 12, 1919. Martha A. Gullion filed the petition seeking intestate succession and identification of heirs Myrtle Wade, Robert Gullion, Jay Gullion, Minnie Melvin, John Gullion, Eugene Gullion, Lilly Gullion, with a one fifth undivided interest in 590 acres of the NE quarter of section 34, township 12N, range 9E, and a dower interest for Sarah A. Gullion. The estate has not been administered. hearing January 15, 1926 at 10:00 a.m. in Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
A public sale will be held at the bidder’s home six miles west of Mynard and two miles south of the German Evangelical church starting at 10 o clock Tuesday January 6. The catalog lists horses cattle hogs farm machinery tools se ed corn baled hay and household goods with terms including cash for under 10 and six months credit on larger sums at eight percent interest.
A public auction on the Col Jenkins farm near Plattsmouth begins at 10 am featuring six head of horses a Holstein and Durham cattle a deer and milk cow tools including cultivators listers mowers binders and planters a John Deere line a 14 inch stirring plow and many other farming implements plus wagons harnesses and wood supplies with lunch served at noon. The sale location is described as south of Plattsmouth near Eight Mile Grove church and Mar.
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