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Immigration plan ad praised by Burlington prize offer
The Burlington route in Omaha advertised a $100 prize for the best plan to encourage immigration. A reader from Republican City, Nebraske, comments on settling Nebraska, noting traditional views and praising rail transport of "old mades and widows" to the state, with skeptical remarks about rail logistics and settlement.
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Burlington
Omaha
Nebraske
Neb
J. Frances
Nebraska
Baker
Council Diuis
Qmeba
Renwick
West
Oelock
U.P. Vy
Platte
Nebra
Sol
Cheyenne
José Long Snourh
Frank Orion
Idaho Falls
Cosmopolitan
Thepolitan
Julian Hawthorne
India
Cosmopolis
Lews
Washington
Veme
Becneller
Lowa