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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
4
A collection of short items and quips touching religion satire politics and everyday life. The fragmentary prose references Jeremiah McAdoo France potato bugs and Prohibition while weaving wordplay and social commentary.
A recent report shows about fifty two thousand post offices in the United States, roughly one per fifty eight square miles, far sparser than foreign nations. The Agriculture Department notes the gap stems from nearly one third of Americans living on farms.
A compact note inviting readers to demand solid proofs for allegations, echoed in Shakespearean cadence. It stresses the need for evidence-backed claims and careful argumentation in a concise literary spark.
A third party may be necessary as debates heat over protecting Alaska salmon. The bill signed by Coolidge aims to ensure supplies for border workers for years, while unrelated quips reference public figures and odd anecdotes.
The piece compares American politics to Uruguay noting candidate intelligence tests abroad. It recounts Missouri doubting Governor Hyde for vice president and Nebraska being warned. It mentions religious bodies gaining members amid theological disputes and 60000 British Isles immigrants booking passage under a new law. Mr A and S Crossfield from the Philippine Islands attend the Republican convention hoping for reappointment.
A columnist notes that some educators and moralists defend spanking as effective discipline and ties it to biblical authority. The piece also laments congressional unpopularity and contrasts public expectations of government with those of a business, suggesting frequent turnover in Congress.
The essay notes America with 6 percent of the world population uses vast shares of resources and outputs. It highlights surging growth in wealth, production, and technological reach, then calls a small industrial elite to steward this power for the common good as a form of aristocracy of good will.
The essay argues ambition can lift humanity from primitive conditions yet excess leads to ruin. It notes historic overreach from Lucifer to Napoleon and Hohenzollerns, but defends ambition within limits that respect others and sustains progress. Excess makes ambition contemptible, while prudent aims yield fulfillment.
The text states France has 50,000 million dollars invested abroad not counting vanished Russian loans. It notes annual income of 250 million, a five percent return, and mocks those who expect free gains, praising French investment wisdom as genius.
A liquor collection from the late J. P. Morgan includes Napoleon brandy and cognac from 1795. The piece notes the immense value and allure such rare spirits hold, tempting even strict prohibitionists and threatening criminal envy in cities.
Fragmentary note alleges Hersh physics react weakens bowels and causes constipation while claiming Dean's Regulats operate easily with a box available at stores. No verifiable sources or context provided.
An essay notes June has long been tied to weddings but argues heat humidity and insects hinder romance. It advocates November or midwinter as better seasons for matrimony, claiming modern lovers are drawn to leisure activities after sports season and that early marriage is easier in cooler months.
For over 40 years Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been used successfully to treat catarrh. The kit includes an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic that acts through the blood to lessen inflammation. Sold by all druggists from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
P A McCrary of this city was badly injured when his car overturned on the highway north of the Platte River. He was pinned in the wreck, suffered a back injury, and was taken to Omaha for treatment before being brought home to recover. The extent of his injuries remains undetermined.
Advertises Burdock Blood Bitters as remedy for bad blood and sluggish eyes with a claim of 35 years on the market and a price of $1.25 per bottle.
Public auction is set for July 19, 1924 at 10 a.m. in Plattsmouth Nebraska. The sale covers multiple parcels totaling 172 acres in Cass County including lots 1 2 3 4 with railroad exclusions and portions of the SW quadrant and NE quarter. Also includes government lot 6 in section 31 and related tracts in townships 13 15 north range 12 13 east.
The State of Nebraska Cass county In the County Court the estate of Catherine Meisinger deceased to creditors of said estate you are notified that I will sit at the County Court room in Plattsmouth on July 10 1924 and October 10 1924 at 10 oclock a m to receive and examine all claims for adjustment and allowance three months from July 10 1924 for filing and one year from July 10 1924 for payment witnesses hand and seal of County Court June 7 1924 Allen J Beeson County Judge.
Public auction set for July 5 1924 at 10 o'clock a m at the south front door of the Plattsmouth Court House. Announces sale of an undivided one third part of Section Two township 12 range 12 east of the 6th P M and an undivided one third part of the south half of Block Ten in Plattsmouth.
The property of HB G Dovey sons taken to satisfy multiple judgments recovered by Frank E Schliater administrator of Jane A Dover estate Hulse Bros Daniels Co John Lee Webster Chalfin Inc and Byron G Burbank plaintiffs against the defendants in Plattsmouth Nebraska on May 26.
Nicholas Oil Corporation files suit in district court against J B Mason seeking judgment for 64605 plus seven percent interest from January 28 1923 and costs. Respond by July 14 1924 or allegations are admitted and judgment rendered. Dated May 26 1924.
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