Osceola County Officials Set 1940 Budget and Pay Scales
Osceola Nebraska county commissioners meet January 9 1940 approve annual budget plans for 1940 including General Fund 56196 Special Bridge 12000 road and bridge work totals and clerical pay scales. Appointments include Twarling as chairman Strain as Soldiers Relief member and D J Smith Harley S Eklund as county physicians with joint salary. Notices to contractors designated to certain newspapers and counts of wages for various road and office staff listed. Meeting adjourned to January 17.
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Osceola
Nebraska
Board of County Commissioners
Arthur C. Twarling
Arthur S. Nelson
Owen McClung
van County
Fred J. Strain
Soldiers Relief Commission
D. J. Smith
Harley S. Eklund
Shelby Sun
Headlight
Poll Progress
Osceola Record
Polk County Democrat
Gen. Road Inc
Court House
County Fair
Sleeping Cars In Early Railroad Travel Advice
A railroad employees magazine recalls primitive sleeping car travel with safety tips from a medical journal. Men should wear a light nightcap or woolen cap, a loose blouse, and face drafts. beds should head toward the engine. women are advised a soft hood and loose wrapper. loosen constricting bands and take quinine before sleep. rub hands, feet, face, and neck with Vaseline.
Palais des Papes palace rises over Avignon and Rhone
A Los Angeles Times writer describes the Palais des Papes in Avignon as a monumental 14th century fortress with 39 towers and 13 foot thick walls. Begun by Benedict XII and finished by Innocent VI, it dominates the Rhone valley near the Mediterranean and links to Pont d Avignon.
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Rhone
Avignon
France
Palais Des Papes
Pont d
Mediterranean
Rhone Valley
Los Angeles Times
French Riviera
Benedict XII
Innocent VI
Clement VI
la Chaise Dieu
Forez
Mutiny on the Bounty and its aftermath in history
The Bounty mutiny saw Captain Bligh and 18 men set adrift by Fletcher Christian. After trials, nine rebels escaped, while Alexander Smith alias John Adams survived Pitcairn Island until 1829. The piece also notes the Mediterranean as a timeless sea shaping ancient civilizations.
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Bounty
Bligh
Otaheite
Fletcher Christian
England
Edward Edwards
Pitcairn Island
Alexander Smith
John Adams
How Martins Ferry Got Its Name
Martins Ferry Ohio sits on the Ohio River opposite Wheeling West Virginia. Ebenezer Martin laid out a village in 1835 from family land first claimed in 1788. He named it Martinsville but it was changed to Martins Ferry since another Martinsville existed in Ohio.
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Martins Ferry
Ohio
Ohio River
Wheeling
W. Va
Ebenezer Martin
Martinsville
Marfins Ferry
Canary origins tied to Latin canine roots and ancient names
The word canary derives from Latin canis meaning dog. Pliny notes the Canary Islands were named Canaria from many large dogs observed there by King Juba of Mauretania around 40 B C, during his Isisnus visit.
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Canary
Pliny
Canary Islands
Canaria
Juba
Mauretania
South Omaha Livestock Prices July 16 1940 Market Report
Receipts at South Omaha were light with 6 800 cattle on sale. Demand lacked breadth while some light steers sold strong. many steers and cows moved slowly with prices mostly steady under 1000. Stockers and feeders remained firm with yearlings and medium feeders up to 9.00. Lambs and hogs showed uneven gains. fat lambs near 9.00 and feeders steady.
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Union Stock Yards
Omaha
South Omaha
Tea and Time: Romance History in a Teapot Tale
The narrative traces tea from rare luxury to common staple, noting social shifts since the late seventeenth century. It highlights imports driving price drops, the harbor incident in America, and the rise of teapots with early silver tea caddies dating to about 1710.
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America
Alice R. Rollins
Los Angeles Times
Air and Kiln Drying: Ways to Cure Lumber
The article outlines two main drying methods for lumber. Air drying relies on weather and is old but effective. kiln drying is faster and costlier, using warm air and live steam in kilns. Properly dried lumber prevents warping, shrinkage, and interior damage in homes.
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Chicago Tribune
Mark Twain on New England Weather Changes
Twain humorously observes New England weather as active and inconsistent, noting it constantly attends to business and tests new designs. He claims spring brings 136 distinct weather changes within a single day, illustrating volatile seasonal shifts.
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Mark Twain
New England Society
New England
Meaning of Name Sheldon and its origins
Authorities differ on Sheldon's meaning. One view calls it Teutonic meaning shield bearer, another an Anglo-Saxon residence name meaning from the hill on the ledge. The text suggests shelf and down as possible roots and proposes ledge on the hill as a more accurate sense.
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Sheldon Sheldon
Rien in French: meanings and common phrases
Rien means nothing or not anything in French. Common idioms include pour rien for nothing or for a song rien de plus beau indicating nothing finer and rien autre chose meaning nothing else. Other phrases express doing nothing like je n'en ferai rien and thoughts elsewhere with je ne pense a riens moins qu a cela.
Persian and Angora Cats Compared as Long-Haired Breeds
The article notes that Persians and Angoras are often treated as one long-haired cat group. It describes the Angora as small headed with tufted ears and tufted silk hair, possibly originating from Angora in Turkey. The Persian is larger with coarser hair and tail hair that thickens toward the end.
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Turkey
New International
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A. C. Twarling
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Lincoln Highway
Clarks
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