Short notes from Lincoln area social and events
Short visits and vacations highlighted by Felton Pharmacy, Clarence Bodine family at Albert City and Gregory Iowa. Community life includes a Fourth of July at Shimmers Lake with balloon ascensions and boat riding. Local editor criticizes Prohibition enforcement rhetoric by Rev. F A High while noting legal limits.
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Clarence Bodine
Hordville
Albert City
Gregory
Iowa
Shimmers Lake
Polk grocer praised for quality service and community role
A local grocer described as a quality merchant in Tome Town offers excellent merchandising service all day. He is courteous, accommodating, neighborly, and values patronage while supplying the best goods for the money. Support the Polk grocer for community service.
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Tome Town Grocer
Polk Grocer
New Potatoes and a Bug Proof Spud Prospect
The Department of Agriculture works on developing worthwhile crops for farms and gardens. Specialists are pursuing a white potato variant said to be nearly immune to pests, with a light blonde type promising a wonderful future if successful.
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Department of Agriculture
Local Index of Prices Listed in Silent Ledger
A fragmented OCR row shows a sequence of prices and cents values: 5 25¢ 15e 18¢ 38¢ 22¢ 15¢ 19¢ 250. The text suggests a catalog or ledger entry with varied cents and a final large figure. No clear event or entities beyond monetary figures.
Missionary Institute At Buckley Park Marks 60th Anniversary
Report from Mrs. C. O. Freeman Ong Nebraska details the Western Division W F M S Institute at Buckley Park for the Central Northwest Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. Key leaders Miss Winnie Gabrielson Mrs W Ekwall and Mrs O J Lundberg presented programs, talks and a stereopticon pageant, with plans for an annual institute.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Buckley Park
Winnie Gabrielson
Wayne
Kansas
W. Ekwall
O. J. Lundberg
Scandia
Mia Gates
Nebraska
W. Ff. M.S
Gabrielson
Gates
Stromsburg Methodist Church
Ekwall
J. W. Ekwall
Ong
Polk Village approves annual appropriation and tax levy
Ordinance 67 sets 1929-1930 property taxes for Polk Nebraska. Street 1.0 mill. General 2.5 mills. Park 0.8 mill. Fire 0.7 mill. Library 0.3 mill. Interest 4.4 mills. Paving sinking 3.8 mills. Valuation from local and state rolls. Section 2 funds listed: Street 600, General 1500, Park 500, Fire 400, Library 200, Interest and Paving 2000. Passed July 2 1929.
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Polk
Nebraska
Intersection
Board of Trustees
Mount Lawn Charity Highlighted At Pleasant Hill Circle
The Pleasant Hill Mission Circle met at Mesdames Samuel and Walter Taylor’s home on June 21 to discuss Mount Lawn led by Mrs. F. M. Moberg. The group, with hostesses Messrs Fred Johnson Rudolph Gustafson and the Taylors, donated 2500 to Mount Lawn near New York. A lunch was served and a Buckley Park picnic is planned.
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Pleasant Hill
Mesdames Samuel
Walter Taylor
Mount Lawn
F. M. Moberg
Fred Johnson
Rudolph Gustafson
Walter
Samuel Taylor
The Battle Of Big And Little Business
An analysis argues that mergers consolidate control and eliminate competition. The piece portrays big business as centralizing power, destroying middlemen, and pushing toward monopoly through producer distributor mergers.
Standard Separator Trade In Offer Cited
A sales pitch urges buyers to trade in old cream separators for a Standard Separator claiming 10 to 15 years of better service and more cream, at similar cost. The ad notes high cream prices and abundant supply, urging action now.
Mabel Walker Wille Brandt Named Counsel for Aviation Firm
Report states Mabel Walker Wille Brandt will earn $30,000 annually as counsel for an aviation company with rights to undertake other legal engagements. The arrangement is described as a strong financial move, suggesting improved connections for the former official.
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Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Uncle Sam
Youthful Leaders See 4 H Club Benefits Across States
The Country Gentleman praises 4 H Club youths for productive results and earnings while noting the work’s full value remains unseen. Van Buren County Michigan teachers report students leading and excelling, and Oklahoma A and M College observers say 4 H alumni show above average college performance and clear purpose. The program’s merit lies in fostering initiative responsibility and striving beyond common practice to raise individual capacity.
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van Buren County
Mich
Oklahoma A. & M
Fishing trip brings L C Wallin and Thure Orte gren to Minnesota
L C Wallin and wife Thure Orte gren of Hordville are described as enjoying a fishing gaunt in Northern Minnesota, taking in local scenery during their trip.
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L. C. Wallin
Thure Ortegren
Hordville
Minn
Power Trust Faces Resistance From Press Interests
The passage argues that no danger exists of big business like the Power Trust or railroads controlling newspapers. It claims the press remains the country’s public servant and an obstacle to the Powers Trust’s influence, while noting such trusts are not unique in seeking control.
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Power Trust
Otter
St Louis Fast Dispatch
Powers Trust
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Felton Pharmacy
J. A. Anderson
Stromsburg
Sundberg & Son
Johnson Cafe
New York
Doctor Who
Babe Scott
Nell
Ann
Progress Home
Pearl Clark
Evelyn Jones
Omaha
Kearney
F. A. High
Jones
Mr High
Quality Merchant
Citizens State Bank
Naptha Soap Pure Food Grocery
David Anderson
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society Institute
C. O. Freeman
Ong, Nebraska
Pleasant Home Precinct
Polk County
State Board of Equalization and Assessments
Oacar Strand
Fullerton
Thomas J. Sullivan
J.3
Gustafson
Your Bakery
Omosré
Bank of Polk
Saint Clair
Mobile
Penson Oils
Ray
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