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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
4
Farmers asked about the Washingtons birthday banquet. The Plattsmouth Cass county Democrats are urged to move promptly to hold a winter banquet on February 22, with multiple Nebraska banquets anticipated.
The Isthmus of Panama was never seen as an ideal long stay for workers yet officials vow to relay clerical and other help and keep the force recruited up to full efficiency until the canal ditch is completed.
In Plattsmouth the leap year gimmick goes unnoticed as the town's marriage license clerk stays busy yearly. The implication is that local residents do not seek leap year opportunities for marriage, reflecting social norms and routines in the community.
Congressman Pollard may be right in backing a ship subsidy but could struggle to persuade Nebraskan constituents. The move places him near leadership influence, possibly aiming to gain favor with Speaker Joseph.
In Pennsylvania encouraging news of new Dingley plants contrasts with renewed wage cuts. As Dingleyism threatens to shrink the spread of wages, the article notes promises to restart by addressing the dwindling dinner pail, signaling economic strain and cautious optimism.
The Roosevelt administration seizure of tobacco trust products just before Kentucky's election leads to a Republican governor's inauguration. The piece notes possible political implications, shifts in official stance, and urges readers to verify subscription payments under new postal rules. It also references Oklahoma and Iowa political developments and comments on Democratic leadership.
A playful remark notes that leap years favor those who think before leaping into marriage or any major choice, implying caution before big decisions in life.
A brother of Taft, rated at 240,000,000, pledges 2,900,000,000 to back Taft’s nomination. If Taft misses the nomination, the other man insists he must raise an even larger fund.
Governor Hughes, speaking in Utica New York, denounces bossism by office holders urging officials to serve the entire people rather than form or lead rings or factions within a party. He asserts officials should act for public interest over personal or partisan power.
The Journal requests timely submissions of news items while avoiding stale items such as distant marriage or death notices. Readers prefer fresh, current items and may overlook long-past events.
The article argues the Nevada legislature's special session marks a step in shaping state governance. It claims Nevada could have joined the Union earlier if population comparisons with New Mexico in 1900 were weighed, suggesting political calculations and Democratic versus Republican dynamics influenced state status and national trouble.
A Commerce and Labor report shows total U S petroleum production ranged from three to about five and three quarters billion gallons in recent years. It notes refined petroleum price fell to 7.60 cents per gallon in August 1906 and rose to 8.75 cents by October 1907.
The piece argues American heiresses and foreign princes differ fundamentally in outlook. A prince cannot marry to surrender status, and an heiress cannot relinquish ownership expectations, predicting ongoing conflicts that fuel divorce court actions as the two ideologies clash.
The World Herald notes Former Mayor E. J. Picknett of Plattsmouth among attendees at the Jacksonian Club banquet in Omaha on Monday night. The item invites clarification on which individual this refers to.
The passage compares the president's harsh verbal treatment of a living Admiral to his fatal flaying of a deer. It notes that even as president he lacks the power to stuff the living Admiral for a museum of natural history after flaying him.
A semiofficial note that a Republican Congress has begun deck clearing for action raises questions about removing all but blank cartridges, a metaphor for quiet reforms that may still trigger public attention and donor concern.
The piece analyzes Nebraska and national Republican battles with Taft and Hughes factions, noting divisions within the Nebraska delegation and criticism of party leadership. It highlights disagreements over endorsements, party discipline, and Senate strategy, with references to Captain Palmer and postmaster politics under Roosevelt’s post office appointments.
Captain Henry E. Palmer, a Civil War veteran and former cavalry captain, faces opposition from Senators Burkett and Brown over a proposed post office change in Omaha. Palmer’s Army service includes nearly four and a half years and earning broad support from Grand Army men in 1884 for state department commander.
Yesterday Cedar Creek Co operative Grain held its stockholders meeting at Cedar Creek. The elevator opened a few weeks ago and has bought about 17000 bushels of corn and shipped 12000, yielding good profits. Officers elected for the coming year include John A. Hennings president J L Terrberry vice president Henry A. Schneider secretary John Albert treasurer G P Meisinger Phillip Schaeffer Louis Fredrick trustees and Wm Schneider elevator manager.
Kingston Jamaica West Indies city councilman W O Reilly Fogarty reports one bottle relieved a troublesome cough quickly and plans to obtain another. Product sold by F G Fricke Co.
Yesterday morning near Willow Springs distillery a Burlington railroad bridge carpenter named Johnson was struck by an engine and knocked from the bridge to the ground. He was found unconscious, taken to Clarkson hospital, where doctors reported a fractured skull and slim chances of recovery.
Poultry buyers offer top cash for poultry delivered any day of the week at Mynard. Also an ad for Chamberlain's Pain Balm promising relief from rheumatic pains, available from F. G. Fricke & Co.
The Bank of Union will become incorporated amid a six member stockholding group led by W F Tracy M H Shoemaker William Ost and Mrs E M Tracy with Tracy remaining as cashier and Mrs Tracy as assistant cashier The capital stock stays at 10000 and officers include M H Schomaker as President L G Todd as Vice President W F Tracy as Cashier and Mrs E M Tracy as Assistant Cashier Directors are M H Shoemaker W F Tracy William Ost L G Todd and August Ost Also an advertisement promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a winter health tonic for children from Gering Co.
Bill Fox, former member of the class with forty four students, returns from the south to find the group down to forty three. He writes a single letter to all, then asks the teacher to read it. He recalls hunting travels and shows a Pekin duck misidentified as a wild duck, provoking family laughter.
O F Bonnell of Avoca Iowa buys cattle from W H Heil to add to his own breeding herd. The purchase highlights Heil s strong stock and Bonnell s confidence in the Avoca area cattle industry.
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