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Plattsmouth Journal

Location

Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1908

Page

3

Farmers Institute Aims to Benefit Local Agriculture

The two day event starts Monday at 2:00 PM with D. P. Ashburn on farm buildings and ventilation. Mrs. Ashburn speaks on The Handy Kitchen and How to Make Women's Work Easier. Prof. Ashburn on Boys and Girls of American Homes. Tuesday features S. R. McKelvie on Pork Production and F W Card on Soil Fertility. Prof. McKelvie closes with Nebraska Farming and Opportunities for Young People in Agriculture.

Farmers’ Institute D. P. Ashburn Gibbon Nebraska S. R. McKelvie Lincoln F. W. Card Sylvania Pennsylvania McKelvie Card

We Did Not Publish Sensational Lincoln Youth Tale

Lincoln News chose not to publish a Des Moines sourced article about a local young man. The paper cited parental grief and desire to avoid adding to the family’s sorrow as the reason for suppression.

Lincoln News Des Moines Iowa

Guy Hodges Improves After Bridge Accident

Guy A Hodges, severely injured when a beam fell during setup for falsework at the Platte River bridge, shows slow but real progress toward recovery.

Guy A. Hodges Platte River Bridge

Very Sick Uncle Andy Taylor Resting at Home

A. B. Taylor reports his uncle Andy Taylor very ill and confined to his home. Will Taylor arrives from Oklahoma and is visiting. family hopes for a speedy improvement.

Andy Taylor Will Oklahoma Mr. Taylor

Currency Experts Split on Proposed Reform Bills

The Currency Commission of the American Bankers Association opposes both the Aldrich and Fowler currency bills. It argues the measures fail to embrace an elastic currency based on assets, and warns that without a proper reform Congress may yet enact something closer to bankers' preferred system.

American Bankers’ Association Aldrich Fowler Currency Commission Bankers’s Commission Congress United States New York

Home Lodge farewell supper for Mynard M W A members

Edger Barker and Phillip Meisinger hosted an oyster supper for Mynard Camp M W A members and friends. J R Vallery oversaw cooking and serving, and each departing member received a gold ring as a token of friendship before leaving for Perry Oklahoma next Monday January 27.

Mynard Edger Barker Phillip Meisinger J. R. Vallery Perry Oklahoma Mynary J. F. Vallery J. H Phillip Hild Geo. Snyder John Lewis Roy Howard Philip Meisinger A. A. Wetencamp

Boiler from old ferry Mary McGee found on river ice

Last Sunday Martin McDaniel and George Goodnough located the boiler of the Mary McGee ferry sticking from the river ice near Speck Island. The boat sank over forty years ago, but the boiler remains well preserved and a hull fragment is visible.

Martin McDaniel George Goodnough Mary McGee

Henry Zinn Laid to Rest at Catholic Cemetery

The burial of eleven year old Henry Zinn took place at the Catholic cemetery west of the city. Funeral services were held in Lincoln this morning with Father O’Brian presiding. He was the son of Frank Zinn formerly of the area now with Burlington in Sheridan Wyoming and nephew of Mrs W T Scotten. He had suffered rheumatism that spread to his heart for about three months and had lived with his aunt in Lincoln since his mother's death five years prior. His father arrived from Sheridan for the funeral.

J. W. Sweeney Lincoln Lena Hirz Omaha Roy Zinn Henry Zinn Maggie Zimerick Guy Newcommer J. F. Newcomer Raymond York L. A. Newcomer C. L. Buckley West James Comstock Lizzie Bickstead Riverton Iowa C. A. Walch Chas. Piper Grippe Professor Reynolds Chas. Kraft Kraft Clothing Company Glenwood Freda Herold W. R. Skinner Skinner G. R. Olson Ralore Exeter Geneva Fairmont Little Henry Zinn Father O'Brian Frank Zinn Burlington Sheridan Wyoming W. T. Scotten

Stone quarry layoff prompts local job seeker's move to town

Peter Johnson of Amazonia Missouri visited today seeking work after S H Atwood Co stone quarries closed. If he finds employment here he plans to relocate his family to this place.

Peter Johnson Amazonia Missouri Johnson S. H. Atwood & Co

Harvey heads to Newton after message on brother-in-law

Last Sunday evening Chas. Harvey was called to Newton Ia by a message about his brother-in-law E. L. Rodley’s illness. Before he arrived the relative died and Mr. Harvey remains to assist his sister in settling affairs.

Chas. Harvey Newton E. L. Rodley

Schultz Ill as Grippe Strikes Local Family

N B Schultz is sick at his home in the second ward with a severe grippe. His daughter Mrs. Thomas Hennesey from Missouri Valley Iowa is visiting and helping care for him.

Ed Smith Omaha Herman Kleitsch Weeping Water Roller Mills George N. LaRue Union D.C. Morgan Gertude J. L. Root Supreme Court Lincoln Alonzo Todd Humboldt John Lloyd J. F. Clagg N. EB. Schultz Grippers Roy Savage Metropolis C. J. Meisinger Cedar Creek John S. Hall N. B. Schultz Thomas Hennesey Missouri Valley Iowa

Tunner’s American Elixir of Bitter Wine Promoted

An advertisement urges readers to treat stomach ailments early with Tunner’s American Elixir of Bitter Wine. It touts benefits for loss of appetite, strength, coated tongue, dull eyes, rough lips, and dry skin, claiming reliability and household usefulness. Distributed by Jos. Tuiner, 616-622 So. Ashland Ave., Chicago Illinois.

Jos. Tuiner Ashland Ave Chicago Illinois

Well Improved 102 Acre Farm Near Plattsmouth Neb

A 102 acre well improved farm located 434 miles northeast of Murray and seven miles south of Plattsmouth Neb. For particulars contact George J. Halmes at Plattsmouth Nebraska.

Murray Plattsmouth George J. Halmes Neb

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