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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1925
Page
3
A collage of witty and pointed lines touches on politics, religion, taxes, and prohibition. It mentions Coolidge, Bryan, and Ford in brisk vignettes while noting a midwest heat wave, Florida travel, and debates over the $2 bill. The tone mixes satire with social critique and legal concerns.
A collection of wry quips and observations on wealth, housekeeping, appetite, and social trends. Commentary touches on disposal of tin cans, fat as foe, parlor habits, and wedding timing. It cites jokes about jazz bands, restaurants, and runabout cars, concluding with a nod to Mussolini and Julius Caesar.
A railing column notes high locomotive costs and a Ford driver risking a crossing, jokes about wartime debt, and budget cuts. It mocks logrolling, recalls a Cremona violin worth 10 6000, and reports a New Jersey religious split over Christ's return, joking Gabriel may skip New Jersey.
The church should lead in the fight against crime by urging punishment and justice. It argues that law without penalty is useless, yet mercy follows true repentance, and only then should forgiveness be extended. The church must rebuke sentimentalism and stress moral accountability.
The writer argues Mussolini’s critique of liberty as a back number is misguided. He differentiates personal freedom from the democratic right of a people to choose their government and laws, asserting the democratic ideal remains essential despite imperfect realization.
Announcement touts Cheaper Motoring as the new fuel synbhol and its use in a motor. It foresees long-distance air flights becoming routine, lighter high compression engines, and greater fuel capacity to extend range. Authors claim oceans and polar routes could be crossed with safety, signaling a grand technological advance and potential future for humanity.
A writer argues that women, once seen as equals by chivalry, now must be superior by necessity. Education and modern improvements push women toward better schooling while limiting common labor. Home cooking faces disruption from restaurants and telephone order meals.
An advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bitters for impure blood and sluggish liver. It claims the product has been on the market 35 years and sells for 1.25 dollars per bottle, framing health as personal sovereignty for a healthy man and bondage for an unhealthy one.
A west escapee fled to another state found honest work and married a good woman who urged him to surrender. He did, finished his term in prison, and his wife now bears the burden as she waits his release, with hope for a possible pardon.
In Cass County Nebraska Justice Court before Justice William Weber Emil A Wurl plaintiff sues Theodore M Scarbrough for 145 31 on a promissory note and assigned book accounts The hearing is set for September 16 1923 at 18 o clock if defendant fails to appear or answer judgment will be entered for the plaintiff The plaintiff is represented by attorney W A Robertson
In Cass County Nebraska on October 3 1925 at 10 oclock A M at the south front door of the courthouse in Plattsmouth the east half of Lots 15 and 16 in Block 9 Stadehmans Addition is sold for cash to satisfy a Livingston Loan and Building Association judgment against Charles C Schermerhorn. The sale is ordered by Golda Noble Beal Clerk of the District Court with A L Ted as plaintiff's attorney.
In Cass County Nebraska the County Court sets September 16 1925 at 10 am for hearing the petition by Margaret Kaffenberger and Emma Nolting to grant administration of Ida Grace Tritsch deceased to Elmer Tritsch. Notice to interested parties will be published in the Plattsmouth Journal for three weeks. Dated August 17 1925. A H Duxbury County Judge.
Court hears petitions for administration of Mag die Kaufmann estate and for determination of heirs in Mary Janda and Anthony Janda estates. Hearing set for September 28 1925 for Kaufmann. October 5 1925 for Janda matters, Plattsmouth Nebraska.
The Livingston Loan and Building Association sues to quiet title on Lots 15 16 17 in the NW of the SW of Section 7 Plattsmouth Cass County Nebraska against numerous defendants including heirs and unknowns and sets October 19 1925 as answer deadline. A second suit by Charles W Hula Winifred G Hula Anton Hula and Michael Hula seeks quiet title to parts of Townsend's Addition Plattsmouth against Robert J Lackey and others with a October 5 1925 deadline.
The district court of Cass County Nebraska orders a public auction of the west half of the northwest quarter and all of the southwest quarters in sections 27 and 22, township 10, range 13 east of the 6th P M. The sale is at 10 o clock a m on September 14 1925 at the south front door of the Cass City Court House. Bids may be for whole or part with 10 percent cash due at sale and balance on confirmation or March 1 1926 with possession or rents to purchaser. Abstracts will be furnished. Referee A J Beeson signs.
Geneva Sept 4 The Mosul dispute between Great Britain and Turkey is sent to a subcommittee by the council. League circles fear Tewfik Rushdi Pasha Turkish foreign minister has not assured adherence to any eventual league decision on Mosul.
A court notice from Plattsmouth Nebraska schedules an October 3 1925 sale at 10 oclock am in the south front lot 9 10 block in South Park Addition to satisfy a judgment against William E Gravett et al The sheriff of Cass County A L Tidd is the plaintiff’s attorney.
New York on September 3 reports that honest bootleggers will pay over 1.5 million dollars in income taxes across three districts, according to Frank L. Fowler of the auditing division. Investigators also allege about 3 million dollars was retrieved from charitably inclined exemptions that never reached charitable causes.
The new infirmary is a credit to the city and to progressive organizations that helped build it. Plattsmouth boosts the Home and its industry with a 95.98 percent figure.
County Court of Cass Nebraska orders hearing on September 14 1925 at 10 am to prove the will of Henriette N Halmes and grant administration with the will annexed to Chris Mockenhaupt. Notice by publication in The Plattsmouth Journal for three weeks.
The estate of William H. Newell is to be probated in Scotts Bluff County Nebraska. Ella Stewart Bertha Shopp James W. Newell and Newell Roberts petition to prove the will dated September 1 1925 and have executors named James W. Newell William M. Stewart Bertha Shopp Bernice Fuller. A hearing is set for September 28 1925 at 10 o clock a m in the county court to show cause why the petition should not be granted. Notice will be published in the Flattemouth Journal for three weeks prior to the hearing.
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