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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1924
Page
3
Northwest range men warn market managers of a pronounced cattle shortage likely to affect feeders next fall and beyond. They say many older cattle have been sold, breeding herds cut, and range land shrinking due to drought and encroaching dry farmers, with feed costs rising and supply dwindling.
Agricultural College researchers state beet sugar is as suitable as cane sugar for canning and jelly making. Impurities in older beet sugar caused prejudices, but refined beet sugar matches cane sugar in quality. For cake making, fine granulated sugar yields a better texture, while color differences arise from refining chemicals.
The university places conservation and surveys under regents control and adds Dr. G E Condra as professor of industry and surveys. Teaching expands across graduate and undergraduate colleges without a new budget, using existing funds and faculty approval for courses.
Springfield Mass May 28 A protest from the Methodist Episcopal general conference urges Governor Branch to stop the Carpentier Gibbons boxing contest in Michigan City Indiana May 21 1924. The message cites law enforcement and public peace concerns and notes the professional nature of principals and ticket sales. Divorce education and labor issues also receive attention with endorsement of a federal uniform divorce amendment and the Sterling Reed education bill. A report on industrial relations calls for a living wage and worker safeguards.
Senator Reed said after a White House conference he would reply in the senate probably tomorrow to charges that a ring controls the veterans bureau and blocks adequate care of former soldiers. The charges were reiterated by Senator Oddie in the prior day’s session. Washington reporting from May 30.
Butterick patterns for ladies misses and children are now obtainable at Bates Book and Stationery store in the city. The June patterns can be secured and orders arranged promptly for patrons.
Local oil firm OFE OIL COMPANY announces daily delivery service and accepts telephone orders at numbers 26 or 158-W. The notice invites customers to begin ordering for immediate service.
Lost ball glove after return from Nehawka. contact W. O. Troop to notify George Troop. Frank McElroy of South Omaha visited to plan graveside decoration in the Catholic cemetery. Ernest Stenner and wife from Sedalia Missouri arrived to spend Decoration Day with relatives here. Peter Gradeville and family toured Omaha as guests and enjoyed a brief outing.
Catarrh treatment description claims quick relief from a local ointment and a blood-acting internal tonic. Advertises F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as makers and notes over 40 years of sales through druggists.
Harvard Observatory director St Harlow Shapely reports a faint luminous haze in Sagittarius as a distinct universe. He estimates light takes 1 004 000 years to reach Earth from this distant object, measured at six quintillion miles away using a 100 inch telescope.
University of Pennsylvania curator Dr. Leon Legrain has translated and classified over 800 Babylonian seals, including five royal cylinders. The exhibit offers three new insights: an early chronology back to 5000 B C, Elamite art on painted seals and vases predating 8000 B C, and a clearer view of the Akkadian empire around 2700 B C.
New York publisher Nells W. Agsen plans to bring his mechanical soldiers and superbombs to the United States. He envisions underground troops buried along frontiers awaiting an electric trigger to fire bullets and poison gas upon invaders. His human force would be engineers for defense and aviators plus naval crews to deploy depth bombs at enemy ships. Radios would report enemy positions to coordinate underground artillery.
Oakland naturalist Otto Emerson reports two humming birds raised from nestling to adulthood died in separate but linked tragedies. After one bird accidentally injured the other, the survivor showed distress and died the next day, illustrating birds’ affection as observed by Emerson.
In Austria life masks are a new venture for a well known Viennese sculptor who makes masks for famous men and women. The process takes about fifteen minutes to cast and costs fifteen dollars.
Remains of a mastodon from the Pliocene era were discovered near Tucson Arkansas. The bones are described as fossils with notable preservation and indicate historical animal life in the region. University researchers are studying the site and its geological context.
Gasoline prices in St Paul and Minneapolis declined about three cents per gallon with low test at 18 cents and high test at 21 cents. The cut followed the St Paul automobile club action to sell gas to members to push for lower prices.
A humorous old saying claims single men talk less at night because they get a chance to speak during the day, implying marriage changes conversational habits. The quip contrasts single life with married life in a lighthearted way.
The article argues that farmers would trust agricultural innovation more if proponents shared plans and support before crops are sold, rather than waiting until after sales. It emphasizes timely actions and practical demonstrations to build farmer confidence.
Ase Wood declines investment in a self-feeding knife company citing his preference for ordinary knives. He jokes about peas rolling down his collar and lodging in his undershirt, implying discomfort with the new device.
In a Nebraska town a merchant refused to advertise saying no one read the paper and it didn’t pay. The editor visited his store and found him kissing a female clerk. From then on he became a steady advertiser, perhaps realizing someone might read the paper.
Art Brown announces candidacy, signaling plans to serve as city alderman. The move aligns with local politics as Brown seeks election to the council.
A candidate unable to access free newspaper space is likely to have much to say about the subsidized press and its influence on coverage.
A sharp satirical note mocks dietary extremes suggesting some must subsist on razor blades and carpet tacks, others on peaches, and some on a liberal diet for skunks, highlighting absurd food fads.
A person boasts of waking at 4 AM to prove a claim about being a "Mar" but notes friends never rise early enough to refute the statement, highlighting attempts to validate personal punctuality.
A Nebraska resident laments that people only use his title Mister or his last name when they are angry, expressing frustration at the mismatch between courtesy and confrontation.
A Nebraska editor quips the gap between an evening gown and a night dress measures about two yards in favor of the night dress. The remark highlights fashion contrasts in a terse, tongue in cheek line.
General Bramwell Booth head of the Salvation Army arrived in Victoria from Australia aboard the Niagara. He warned that redistribution of population is the empire’s greatest problem and suggested moving surplus populations to underpopulated regions. Booth has toured Australia and India and is en route to London.
In district court Judge Begley issued an order on T. H. Pollock's application for the Platte River Auto and Wagon Bridge Co. fixing vehicle transport rates. Three-quarter ton trucks and over with driver and load pay $1.00. with driver only, $.50.
Nebraska hog raisers shift to clean fields, lifting average pig per sow at weaning to seven or eight. The Agricultural College Lincoln notes improved efficiency as the broad sow herd shrinks, cutting overhead and lowering pork cost per pound.
Senator James E. Watson was the keynote speaker at Indiana’s Republican state convention. His address drew attention for omissions more than content, and he avoided boasting about the nominal majority in Congress. He belongs to the Old Guard whose support of the president was questioned after deserting Coolidge on key issues.
The piece ridicules Mr. Watson for praising Republican post Civil War achievements while criticizing Congressional investigations as a dismal failure. It condemns radicalism and ignores McNary Haugen plans, noting Pepper and Borah warnings were ignored and voters weary of political Bourbonism and spoils.
Tammany Society founded in 1879 in New York by William Mooney started as the Columbia Club for social and charitable aims. Aaron Burr later organized it, helping launch his vice presidency in 1800, and since then Tammany has grown into a powerful Democratic political club with thousands of members.
A speaker notes censors would be a nuisance at bathing beaches if noticed. The dilemma mirrors tax collection where underpayment invites suspicion from the collector, while overpayment provokes grand jury scrutiny.
A wagging proverb compares a silly trader who swaps horses in a stream to voters and public officers who shift positions. The remark frames political consistency as essential and cautions against fickle leadership.
Public auction at the Mary A Tennant farm in Eight Mile Grove Cass County Nebraska on June 24 1924 at ten am one bull about four years old weight 1100 pounds property of Joan Urwin taken up by Les Tennant Urwin failed to claim pay costs and damages sale open one hour sheriff E P Stewart Cass County Nebraska
For sale from a real estate list two near city lots and multiple homes. One 1 room house fully modern close in with one lot. Another 1 room modern close in with one lot. A 5 room modern close in home. A 6 room home with one lot. All have lights water and gas and oak floors. Cheap calls to phone 648.
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