This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1925
Page
6
New Orleans on May 5 reported a Southern railway system passenger locomotive completed a continuous trip from Cincinnati to New Orleans. The engine hauled 10 cars for the first 338 miles and pulled the remaining 494 miles with regular service engines, a claim of a world record.
A local advertisement promotes Mother's Day items at Bates Book and Gift Shop including mottoes in frames greeting cards priced from 10 cents to 1 dollar and assorted gifts such as handbags beads and toilet articles urging customers to shop early.
State pig club leaders advise choosing pigs with strength bone and straight feet for entry in Nebraska boys and girls pig clubs. Emphasizing good ancestry to develop desirable hog type, they note feeding and pasture practices help during weaning.
T W Glenn visits Omaha to oversee the state meeting of the Grand Army of the Republic now in session.
The public library auditorium hosted a Tuesday afternoon Music Week opening featuring young students from Central School. First and second graders offered numbers, fifth and sixth graders performed choral pieces, James Begley and Robert Bestor contributed solo performances, and Miss Schlavland spoke on child health and disease prevention for mothers.
Nebraska Gas & Electric Company markets gas tar to control lice in hog and poultry houses. Prices range from 0.35 for 1 gallon to 4.50 for 50 gallons with delivery to York Beatrice or Plattsmouth freight houses. Call at local gas plants for smaller quantities.
Bellevue Independents defeated the Louisville sluggers 10 to 1 in six innings yesterday afternoon. Bellevue scored five in the opening frame, aided by miscues as Rudy Meisinger pitched for Louisville. Ground rules robbed Chip Beselan of a potential homer, but otherwise the game was tightly played.
Carl Schneider, finishing at Hastings College this spring, has received several attractive coaching offers across Nebraska high schools. A former Plattsmouth star and Hastings captain last season, he may take a position at Broken Bow or Gothenburg next year.
Rev. Richter will preach on Sunday in both German and English. For croup or sore throat use Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil. Two sizes 20 cents and 60 cents at all drug stores.
Workers begin graveling the Nebrutia City Platte road project No 2 south to the Kansas Nebraska line. The plan aims for a hard surfaced highway from Omaha to the state border with further graveling near Chicago Avenue to connect no man’s land. Local citizens are urged to plan for rapid completion and funding.
Bates Book and Stationery Store offers a variety of popular cigar brands kept moist by an electric humidor.
Dr. Doran promotes free consultations in Minneapolis with a method treating many ailments without surgery. Meanwhile at Fort Crook Nebraska civilians and soldiers struggled to save the TC-6 blimp from a windstorm, Col Pagelow releasing the helium to prevent destruction.
The Mynard U B Church led by Minister L Edwards schedules Bible school at 10 a m and morning worship with a sermon at 11 a m to observe Mother's Day. The choir will present special solos and music with a message befitting the occasion. All members urged to attend especially mothers.
Mrs. George A. Dodge attended the big state meeting of the W. K. R. C. in Omaha today as a visitor to the event and enjoyed the day in the city.
Sealed bids are invited at the Nebraska State House Lincoln until May 29 1925 at 10 00 A M for Gravel Surfacing and incidental work on the NEBRASKA CITY PLATTS MOUTH Project No 28 Federal Aid Road. Work covers 15.9 miles of gravel surfaced road with 197 700 sq yds of 3 inch depth. A 5 percent certified check is required. Start before June 15 1925 and completion by September 30 1925. Plans available at Plattsmouth County Clerk or Lincoln State Public Works office. State and County may waive technicalities and reject all bids.
C V Hannan of Omaha, a traveling salesman, parked on Main Street in front of Mumm bakery when a large army truck swerved to avoid a dog. The maneuver crushed one rear wheel of Hannan car, leaving it severely damaged.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.