Plattsmouth Board Elects Officers and Teachers
The Plattsmouth Board of Education met to select teachers for the year, elect officers, and discuss closing Mercerville school. Marshall becomes president, Williams Valkianee retires after three years. Fr. N. Chaney named president, EF. & Pricke vice president, Jol Pearen secretary. A teacher roster was kept, Mercerville staffing debated, and resolutions urged attendance at an upcoming institute with promotion policy favoring ongoing professional development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsmouth
Cloues
Marshall
Williams Valkianee
Fr. N. Chaney
Mercerville
Mary Trilety
Nettie Hawksworth
Mabel Hayes
Lettie Smoith
Bertina Kennedy
Nellie Whalen
Birdella Smith
Loretta Chark
Bhienna
Lawra Kinkead
A. B. Bartlett
Mattie Williams
Whiterkes
Kreow Lockease
WiHerekas
Sarpy county urged to share bridge repair costs at Louisville
Commissioners J. P. Faber and W. Bb. Banning visited Papillion to press Sarpy county officials over funding the Platte River bridge at Louisville ruined by high water. Sarpy refused to pay any portion, Cass county seeks legal means to compel fair contribution. Local tensions cited involve rival towns influencing Sarpy officials.
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J. P. Faber
W. Bb. Banning
Papillion
Sarpy County
Platte
Louisville
Point Swank
Cass County
Remonstrance Filed Against Otto Becker Saloon License
A remonstrance against issuing a saloon license to Otto Becker at Cedar Creek was filed with county commissioners. Frank Ingram of Eight Mile Grove presented the remonstrance, with action set for next Tuesday. U S Polk represents the petitioner, and the proceeding mirrors the Union saloon case amid claims of spite work.
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Otto Becker
Ceder Creek
Frank Ingram
Eight Mile Grove
U. S. Polk
Ring Out the Roast and the Greens
A whimsical lament describes craving varied foods to ease illness and hunger. The speaker imagines meals like lettuce and greens as tonic, invokes winter sickness, and longs for spinach and garden fare to soothe a troubled stomach.
Mortgages Filed and Released in April by City and Farm
April filings show twenty two farm mortgages filed and twenty released. City filings record nineteen farm mortgages and seventeen releases in Plattsmouth.
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Plattsmouth
One Year Has Passed at the Journal
A Cass county newspaper reflects on one year under new publishers and invites local Democrats to support the paper in its second year. It touts business principles, growth in subscribers, and the goal to expand the reader base before January 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Wolf Story From Cedar Creek Den Ends Without Wolf
A neighbor’s tale in Cedar Creek describes five men including W J Miller Adam Stoeler J H W E L and George Lolines helping uncover a wolf den. After hours of digging Nick the dog found two bits of mice but no wolf, leaving the onlookers frustrated and cursing as they disappointedly headed home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Creek
W. J. Miller
Adam Stoeler
J. H
W. EL
George Lolines
J. G. Lobnes
Ife
Nick
Mr. Wolf
Insanity Complaint Filed Against Grace Parks
A district clerk filed a complaint Friday against Grace Parks near Ashland Cass county. Sheriff McBride apprehended her Friday afternoon and she was examined Saturday morning. The court found her fit for the asylum and she was moved there Saturday afternoon. Parks, sixteen, is believed to suffer an organic mental issue. Authorities hope medical treatment restores her faculties.
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Grace Parks
Ashland
Cass County
McBride
Messrs. W. Rh. Baldwin
Asa Caldwell
G. M. Keller
Miss Parks
Man Bound Over for Robbery Complains of Jail Conditions
John Greeson complained of jail treatment after being bound over to district court for robbing his mother in law. Sheriff McBride sent him to Omaha jail for confinement praising jail standards. The grievance centers on soap quality. the sheriff noted others face harsher conditions elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gireeson
District Court
Sheriff McBride
Omaha
Greeson
Ife
Mack
Death of Mrs. M. A. Goodspeed in this city
Mrs. M A Goodspeed died at her home on Friday May 1 age thirty leaving a husband and two children the younger infant three weeks old Funeral held at the residence and interment in Horning cemetery south of town after several weeks illness
Women’s Club Elects Officers at Streight Home
At the Friday meeting of the Woman's club held at Mrs. H. J. Streight's home, officers were elected for the coming year with Mrs. L. A. Moore as president and Mrs. J. N. Wise as corresponding secretary. Delegates to the state federation were chosen, and a committee including Mrs. Stoutenborough, Mrs. Wise and Mrs. Moore was formed to review plans for the year. A porch party was tentatively arranged with no date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
H. J. Streight
L. A. Moore
BE. L. Rouse
J. N. Wise
T. B. Bates
H. J. Travis
G. F. S. Burton
Fremont
Stoutenborough
Wise
Moore
Insanity Complaint Filed Against 17-Year-Old Nehawka Youth
A complaint of insanity was filed Monday against Philip Burke of Nehawka. He was adjudged insane Tuesday after examination and transported to Lincoln asylum by Sheriff McBride. Witnesses included his step father John Loberg and John Broosen and John Lawrence. The 17 year old suffers delusions of poisoning and has shown vicious acts, including a recent assault on his step father before arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Burke
Nehawka
Jail inmate teased by soap quality prompt
A Cass county prisoner mocks jail soap and Sheriff Johnny Mc Bride. essay suggests gifting a barrel of old fashioned soft soap and submerging the inmate to teach him a lesson. If he emerges alive he will know soap and likely be content with unscented bars in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Johnny McBride
Johnny
Nebraska City Tribune
Meisingers Renew Family Support for Journal
Jacob Meisinger and his son Geo P Meisinger Jr visited Cass County to renew subscriptions for another year. The letter urges all Meisingers in the county to subscribe, noting there are 32 on the Journal list and hoping to reach unanimity.
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Jacob Meisinger
Cass County
Drowned man Alfred Irwin found near Cullom burial soon ordered
The body of Alfred Irwin, who drowned in the Platte River at Louisville weeks ago, was found Saturday morning one mile west of Cullom by 16 year old Matthew Denison. Coroner Boeck authorized burial after kin waived an inquest.
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Alfred Irwin
Platte River
Louisville
Cullom
Matthew Denison
W. TH. Seybert
Boeck
Your Tongue If It's Coated Clean Your Tongue With Pills
An old advertisement promotes Ayer's Pills as a cure for bad tongue coating dyspepsia and liver issues. It claims the medicine cleans the tongue and makes the liver right with easy administration. Drugstores carry the 25 cent remedy.
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Ayer
The Great Trouble in Plattsmouth Knocker Men
An editorialist laments town gossip that deters investment in Plattsmouth. The piece condemns aggressive knocker talk by idle residents who discourage capital and hurt the city’s business prospects. It urges unity among citizens to promote the westward growth and real estate value.
Will Correct False Report About Porters and Cattle Case
Mr A S Will denies a circulating false report linking Ed Porter of Wray Colorado to cattle thieves. He explains Porter’s arrest and conviction in a separate case, clarifies no Cass county Porter connection, and asks Haigler Nebraska James Porter not to misconstrue his remarks. The Journal states Will would not harm a good citizen and refutes the circulating claim.
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A. S. Will
Ed Porter
Wray
Colorado
Porter
Will
Cass County
James Porter
Haigler
Nebraska
Mr. Will
Mr. Wills
City Clerk Denies Licenses to Street Faker Operative
City Clerk Soennichsen denied a street faker’s license after he applied to ply a gambling device framed as a cane rack. The official promptly closed the operation and drove the faker away to greener pastures, vowing to protect the public from schemes to fleece them.
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Soennichsen
Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption Promises Cure
Mrs. C. B. Van Metre of Shepherdstown West Virginia reports a severe bronchitis case cured by one bottle of Dr King's New Discovery. The remedy claims infallible results for croup whooping cough grip pneumonia and consumption and is offered by F G Fricke & Co with trial bottles free and regular sizes 50 cents and 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
C. B. van- Metre
Shepherdtown
West Virginia
F. G. Fricke & Co
Parlor matches only io a box at Gering Co s
Readable text notes parlor matches available in a box at the Gering and Company location. No further context or dates provided.
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Gering & Co
Behn Sails to Germany for Six Months Visit to Childhood Locales
John Behn former owner of 240 acres near Cullom departs Sunday for Kittlestorf Germany to visit childhood scenes for at least six months. A Cass county resident for 25 years, he sold his farm recently at $50 per acre earning $12,000. Behn plans to have the Journal mailed to his address during his stay in Fadder land.
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John Behn
Cullom
Kittlestorf
Tanover
Germany
John
Cass County
Hardy Knocks
America
Behn
Fadder Land
Crop Prospects After Severe Cold and Snow Storm
The past week brought cold and heavy precipitation across the state. Temperatures ran 10 to 13 degrees below normal, frost hit all areas, and a late frost Valencia damaged plums apricots cherries sapples and peaches while late varieties fared better. Strawberries fared slightly worse than berries, while grapes escaped major harm. A storm on the 28th 29th dropped two inches or more of snow statewide with over an inch of rainfall in several counties. Wheat benefited from moisture while oats suffered minor damage and corn planting slowed with fears of replanting. Early potatoes froze in some spots. Wall Paper at Gering & Co.'s.
Student in Greenville Claims Cough Remedy Cured
Mr TH P Burbayve a Greenville student says a chronic cough troubled him for years but Chamberlains Cough Remedy changed quickly after two bottles the cough vanished and he was permanently cured sold by all druggists
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TH. P. Burbayve
Greenville
S. C
Doctor’s Cure Report With Electric Bitters Claim
Dr. T G Merritt of No Mehoopuny Pa touts a life saving test and a remarkable cure using Electric Bitters for a patient with stomach ulcer hemorrhage. He notes swift improvement and no attack in 14 months. Bitters touted for dyspepsia indigestion constipation and kidney troubles with 5 0 0 price at Fricke & Co Florida.
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T.G. Merritt
No. Mehoopuny
FL. Fricke & Co
Tunner’s American Elixir of Bitter Wine advertised
A vintage advertisement touts Tunner’s American Elixir of Bitter Wine as a tonic to restore vigor and youth. It claims to use select herbs with natural grape wine to strengthen digestion, purify and renew blood, and promote health and ambition. Sold at drug stores and by Joseph Tuiner, 709 South Ashland Avenue, Chicago Illinois.
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Joseph Tuiner
Ashland Avenue
Chicago Ii
Pilsen Station
Trimmed Millinery Showings At Davies Omaha
Our trimmed millinery display in Omaha offers more exclusive hat ideas than any other store. If you have not bought from us yet it is your loss but not too late to visit. Also featuring hair goods air ornaments and live hairdressing shampooing and manicuring parlors at 1511 Douglas Street Omaha Nebraska.
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Omaha
Davies
Douglas Street
Nebraska
Plattsmouth Telephone Co Sells $20,000 in Stock
The Plattsmouth Telephone Company offers $20,000 of new stock at par value of 210.00 per share. Funds raised will be used to expand Farm Telephone lines as independent telephony grows in Nebraska.
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Plattsmouth Telephone Company
W Plattsmouth Telephone Company
Nebraska
Western Union Independent Telephone Co
Lincoln
Eall
Plattsmouth
Potwock and Parmele Lead at Local Firm
WW Potwock named General Manager and Thomas BE Parmele appointed President at the same firm, signaling leadership changes in the organization.
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T. WW. Potwock
Thomas BE
Parmele
Accident at B. and M. bridge injures worker but no bones broken
J. A. Lee, an employee on the B. and M. bridge, fell twenty seven feet Monday morning while under construction. He landed on a heavy iron, broke part of the structure, and suffered bruises but no serious injuries, forcing a days long layoff.
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B. & M. Bridge
J. A. Lee
Lee
Burlington Sells Round Trip Fremont Tickets
The Burlington will offer round trip tickets to Fremont on May 12 and May 14 at a single fare for round trips from Nebraska points.
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Burlington
Fremont
Nebraska
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Insane Asylum
Buckingham
RP Has & CO
Tie
West
Igie Art
Miorgan
Chamberlain
Plattsmouth Telephone Co
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