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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
2
Illness and visits fill Omaha city notes
A long list of residents and visitors in Omaha is recorded, noting illnesses including J M Green’s child with pneumonia and Eugene Brady in serious condition. Many travelers from Murray, Davenport, Lincoln, and Council Bluffs move through Omaha for business, medical care, or court matters. A dentist’s snow removal joke at Grand Army hall and Masonic lodge entrances marks a humorous later note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Beyonck
Omaha
D. O. Dwyer
Lincoln
Supreme Court
Capitol City
Board of County Commissioners
L. D. Switzer
Weeping Water
Chas R. Jordan
Alvo
Opera House
Eveland
Dr. Elster
Grand Army Hall
Masonic Lodge Lodge
Water safety and a patent cure for digestion
Medical authorities warn impure water causes many diseases and epidemics. A proposed water ban failed due to no substitute. Boiling water helps some, but not always. Tunner’s American Elixir of Bitter Wine is advertised to restore digestion and vitality, with claims to purify blood and improve strength, available at drug stores from Jos Tuiner in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos Tuiner
Ashland Ave
Chicago
Do Not Neglect Colds In Autumn and Winter
Advice warns that proper food ventilation and warm clothing guard children against colds through autumn and winter. It notes ordinary colds can become severe if neglected and likens ripe colds to diphtheria germs. Recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, sold by F. G. Fricke & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Fricke & Co
Poultry Wanted at Plattsmouth Depot
Live poultry needed by February 24 at Plattsmouth near the BK M depot. W. E. Keeney offers cash for hens by the pound and for young roosters, with craws to be empty. Call at Zuckweiler and Lutz for empty coops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsmouth
Zuckweiler & Lutz
Knights and Ladies of Security push gains in city
J. E. Harrison a field worker from Indianapolis arrives to assist local membership and strengthen the lodge. The order offers one tenth of the policy value yearly after the insured reaches seventy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Harrison
The
Knights and Ladies of Security
Indianapolis
Indiana
Dyspepsia Cure Promoted by Bur Dock Blood Bitters
An 19th century advertisement proclaims Bur dock Blood Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia. It claims to drive out impurities, tone the stomach, restore digestion, and promote normal weight and vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Burdock Blood
Family returns home after city visit
West Adolph Streitweisser and his son Henry left this afternoon for Ornold to resume farming. They spent several days in the city visiting friends and relatives and were guests at the homes of Herman Streitweisser and Hans Kemp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Streitweisser
Henry
Ornold
Herman Streitweisser
Hans Kemp
Laxative Fruit Syrup for sale by F G Fricke
Laxative fruit syrup advertised for liver and bowels. Refuse substitutes. Price 500. For sale by F G Fricke.
Falls Into a Hole During Blizzard Trip
B J Reynolds of South Park slid into a culvert trench while walking to work in a blizzard. He wandered into a soft snow hollow near a sewer pipe and scraped the shin bone, reporting a sizable skin loss on his left leg. Charlie tends his sore skin and will likely survey the spot again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Reynolds
South Park
Charlie
Young couple wed near Elmwood in simple farm ceremony
Miss Pearl Mabel Fentiman and Mr. Charles J. Fleischman married at noon in the Fentiman home near Elmwood with Rev. J. B. White officiating. The couple, both lifelong locals, plan to reside on the Fleischman farm southwest of Elmwood after March 15 and will visit St Paul, Minnesota, beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmwood
J. D. Fentiman
Miss Pearl Mabel
Charles J. Fleishman
de Tannhauser
L. G. Nash
J. B. White
Christian Church
Fentiman
Otoe County
Jacob Fleischman
Charles Fleischman
St. Paul
Minnesota
G. H. Root
Plattsmouth Telephone Company Declares Quarterly Dividend Plan
The Plattsmouth Telephone Company announced its eighth annual 10 percent cash dividend and voted to pay dividends quarterly starting April 1 1908. Stock at $100 par is available in limited quantities, with contact details for purchase.
Child of John M Green Stricken With Pneumonia
The sick child of John M Green and his wife has suffered a restless night and is in a very bad condition this morning. Parents and friends are deeply concerned about the child’s recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Green
County Commissioners Meet in Regular Session at Plattsmouth
Plattsmouth Nebraska, February 18, 1908. Board of County Commissioners met with all members present. They approved bonds for four county physicians and heard the soldiers relief report showing 915.95 paid in 1907. The road overseer for district 15 was appointed. Various bills and salaries were approved and the board adjourned to March 3, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsmouth
Neb
Board of County Commissioners
E. L. Jones
J. F. Brendel
M. M. Butler
I. C. Munger
J. W. Johnson
Soldiers’ Relief Commission
W. C. Bartlett
L. D. Switzer
Mrx
Friedrich
R. Jordan
H. E. Littell
Asaiaca
Ss. Stone
OS Wiels
A. Hild
M. Archer
State
Leopold and Brandmeir
J. Denson
John Gephart
Joe Fitzgerald
Julius Ramge
Same
C. D. Quinton
Klopp & Bartlett
Nebraska
BOUE
Creiaixa Cresse
H. C. McMahen & Sons
N. D. Pace
Geo. N. Ue
Wssus Rao
Joe Mullen
S. M. Eudery
Alfred Hanson
Weeping Water Republican
B. J. Clement
Carl Papo
D. A. Eaton
Dis- Banco Ing
W. B. Banning
H. P. Dehning
Ieee
SO Stromer Lumber Co
Stromer Lumber Coa
Avoca Lumber Co
Caen
C. M. Seybert
John Waterman
W. E. Rosencrans
Fred J. Kear
J. F. Wolff
Sheldon & ‘Shelton
Reice Ing
Uae
Pete Sek Ues
W. H
Plattsmouth Telephone Company Declares Quarterly Dividends
The Stock is Good. Plattsmouth Telephone Company stock has paid 10 percent annual cash dividends for eight years. Beginning April 1, 1908 the company will pay stockholders the dividends quarterly on April 1 July 1 October 1 each year. Every dollar from stock sales is invested in our own territory in the sight of our own stock holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsmouth Telephone Company
Old Settler Dies in Washington County
An elderly settler, born 1855 in Glenwood Iowa, died February 9 in White Salmon Washington after years near Rock Bluffs and Lile. He came to the state with his parents at age one and settled at Kenosha. He was well known as Wm. Case’s brother among longtime local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville Case
Rock Bluffs
Lile
Washington
White Salmon
Mr. Case
Glenwood
Iowa
Kenosha
Wm. Case
Indians Will Have a Great Time Dance Invitation
John C. York left for Omaha to invite the Improved Order of Red Man to join Missouri Tribe No. 69 for a dance at Coates hall on the 28th of the month. The Indians anticipate a great pow wow and plan to add more scalps to their belts before then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. York
Omaha
Redman
Coates’ Hall
The New York Post backs Bryan for president
The New York Post argues Bryan will be the Democratic nominee and likely win in 1905. It asserts his massive following and campaign energy will challenge the Republican party, which faces a crisis under Bryan's potential candidacy and policy critiques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Post
New York City
William Jennings Bryan
Post
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Republican Poli
Republican Party
Returns From The North
Leonard Born came home last evening after visiting Plainview for Henry G. Faber’s funeral and Oakland in Knox county. He found friends glad to see him and noted snow four feet deep on the ground at Oakland and residents doing well at the places he visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Born
Plainview
Henry G. Faber
Mr. Born
Knox County
August Gustafson
Oakland
H. P. Sundale
Born
Lambert Sues Samson Over Missing Thirty Five Dollars
Henry James Lambert of Nehawka sues Oscar Samson for an accounting claiming he gave nearly thirty five dollars to Samson to hold. Judgment is entered against Samson with interest from last November first after he failed to appear. Evidence shows Lambert gave the money to his foreman during rip rap work and could not recover it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry James Lambert
Nehawka
Oscar Samson
Plattsmouth Delegation Heads to Weeping Water
This morning a group from Plattsmouth left for Weeping Water to engage in medicine mixing and other activities aimed at achieving results. Judge A. N. Sullivan said they would save the country and that the Saving Process would begin when the convention open. The party was led by Sheriff Quinton and included H. A. Schneider A. J. Beeson A. N. Sullivan W. H. Newell John H. Becker J. M. Robertson George L. Farley and Henry C. McMaken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsmouth
A. N. Sullivan
Quinton
H. A. Schneider
A. J. Beeson
W. H. Newell
John H. Becker
J. M. Robertson
George L. Farley
Henry C. McMaken
Governor to Attend Cass County Republican Convention
Governor Sheldon will attend the Cass county Republican convention tomorrow and speak at the meeting. He seeks a pledged delegation to Chicago in support of Secretary Taft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Sheldon
Cass County
Chicago
Taft
Plattsmouth Telephone Company Quarterly Dividend News
Plattsmouth Telephone Company declares cash dividends each quarter. Shareholders will receive payments every three months as the company maintains its payout schedule and corporate earnings.
Grand Opera at Omaha Returns With Italian Company
Omaha hosts a return engagement by a premier Italian grand opera company of 110 performers and full orchestra. Four classics Aida Traviata Carmen and Faust headline the week starting February 24 with tickets from 50 cents to 2 dollars. bookings via Boyd's Theatre manager in Omaha Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Boyd's Theatre
Nebraska
Severe storm halts travel. jeweler A G West dies in Iowa
A daylong storm in Tabor Iowa halted transport as schools closed and workers shoveled snow to clear the Tabor and Northern line. A G West a longtime jeweler and resident died this morning from heart trouble while cleaning walks. He leaves a widow a married daughter and one son. The deceased was known to Plattsmouth residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Iowa
Tabor & Northern
A. G. West
Plattsmouth
Italian killed at Pacific Junction case wraps up
Justice F.G. Day led a Friday inquiry at Pacific Junction into the Italian death last Tuesday. The coroner's jury ruled death was by the deceased's own action. A No.4 suspect was implied, though train workers deny any such man rode the morning Henton to the Junction. The piece hints at possible Black Hand involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.G. Day
Pacific Junction
Henton
Glenwood Tribune
Nebraska Colorado Kansas and Wyoming lands for ease
Frank Stanley of Plattsmouth notes convenient land routes across Nebraska Colorado Kansas and Wyoming. He highlights travel and settlement potential in the region during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Wyoming
Frank Stanley
Plattsmouth
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