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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1917
Page
4
Rainy Tuesday scenes mix with carnival chatter and public concerns. Notes warn of heated arguments, police activity, and government ideas on paper mills plus wheat and corn crop forecasts for Nebraska.
The Lincoln Daily News denounces charges that the South dominates the government, praising Woodrow Wilson and bipartisan congressional effort in wartime. It rebuts “they say it is openly gossiped” claims, urges unity, and criticizes partisan newspapers for undermining national resolve.
The World Herald contrasts Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, praising Wilson as a peacemaker and criticising Roosevelt for pressuring for war. It argues Roosevelt's Lincoln speech undermined his popularity while Wilson's patience preserved public support for entry into war.
A Red Cross worker faced suspicion and denial of authority in Chadron after traveling from Omaha. The report notes locals distrusted outsiders and referenced broader political themes, while other items mention oats production and light carnival news.
An ad asserts profitable hog raising from birth to market age hinges on health and feeding B. A. Thomas' Hog Powder which allegedly prevents cholera removes worms and cures thumps. It promises refund if not effective. Also notes a milch cow for sale and that the Journal office has flags in all sizes and prices.
A fragmented OCR item from a Nebraska page references the First National Bank of Smarts Mouth with unclear context and no readable event or date.
In Cass County Nebraska Wilda Cotmon petitions to prove and admit the May 29 1917 will of Selina Barwick and grant administration to John Edwin Barwick as executor. A hearing is set for June 25 1917 at 9 oclock A M with notice by publication in the Plattsmouth Journal for three weeks prior.
Quarter section in central Nebraska offering 120 acres cultivated with wheat oats and corn, balance pasture and hay land, timbered areas, alfalfa, good house, stable, granary, well and mill. Priced at 70 dollars per acre with half cash and five years at 6 percent. rent to purchaser. Contact Lock Box 64 Cedar Creek Neb.
Dust the hen at night with A B Thomas Louse Killer and your troubles are ended. It also kills bugs on cucumber tomato and squash vines. We sell it to you and if it does not make good we will. H M Soennichsen Puls Gansemer.
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