Nebraska Notes: Diverse local events and incidents
Local notes report athletic club formation at Scribner showers in Culbertson, banked by incidents from Lincoln to Plattsmouth. Highlights include church construction in Adams, fire loss at Tobias bakery, new Carnegie library opening in Lincoln, crop improvements from rains, and civic updates across Fremont, Tecumseh, Omaha, and nearby counties.
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Scribner
Culbertson
A Oitalia
Lincoln Aubirbag
Adams
Nebraska
New
Carnegie
Lincoln
Nebraska State Dental Association
Fremont
Clay County Grain Company
Stephen Hills
Keridan County
Ordon
Sears
W. G. Sears
Tekamah
Omaha High School
Weeping Water
Tom Degnan
Plattsmouth
Thunder Mountain Idaho A Mineral Treasure House
Thunder Mountain Idaho is described as a vast new gold field with rich ledges and ores valued up to thousands per ton. Five routes lead to the camp, with supplies expected May to June, while flour costs a luxury amid a growing rush and terrain suited to farming and stock-raising. D E Burnley of the Oregon Short Line arranged expert evaluation and routing details.
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Idati
Thunder Mountain
Idato
United State
Dewey
Idaho
O Ie
Ketchum
Mackay
Boise
Welper
Bedrock
Montana
Oregon Short’ Line
Pike’s Peak
Golden Land
D. E. Burnley
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Salt Lake City
Lady Trader In Pits Seated Among Louisville Board of Trade
Miss Jennie Benedict confectioner is elected member of the Louisville Board of Trade, becoming the city’s first woman to join the body. Other snippets note British shipping totals, Adventist parochial schools in Detroit, and Norway’s national debt, with assorted miscellaneous statements.
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Jennie Benedict
Louisville
Detroit
Norway
Chicago
Ironing a shirtwaist with home methods and starch
A Philadelphia Inquirer guidance outlines at home steps to iron summer shirtwaists. It recommends Defiance starch for even stiffness, smoothing, rolling in a damp cloth, and careful ironing sequence from back to front with attention to plaits and stitching.
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The
Philadelphia
Nquirer
Brilliant Belgian Inventor’s Smoky Lamp Sparks Light
Belgian engineer Tobiansky develops a device that converts smoke into a bright light by saturating a receiver with carburetted hydrogen. The invention claims to produce a brilliant illumination from smoke and gas.
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Tobiansky
Grocers wary of Defiance Starch stock on hand
Some grocers say they do not keep Defiance Starch because they have a stock of 12 oz brands that cannot be sold to a customer who has previously bought the 16 oz package.
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Defiance
The Way to Keep a Woman Interested
A quip suggests that maintaining a woman’s interest hinges on keeping her curious about you. The remark emphasizes curiosity as a driver of ongoing attraction.
Hall's Catarrh Care Ad Promises Cure
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Care as a constitutional cure priced at 75 cents. It also markets Dr Milne's nerve remedy with a free trial offer and a claim of curing fits permanently.
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Hall
Price
Eure
Dr. Milne
R. H. Kunis
Arch St
Philadelphe
Cuba Libre Declares Independence Amid Global Jubilation
Secretary Hay informed US ambassadors that Cuba has proclaimed independence. Islanders express hope and a pledging spirit as celebrations erupt nationwide. The news arrives with international attention and a promise of recognition from Washington.
Cuba Becomes Free Cuba at Havana Ceremony
The Havana dispatch says on May 20 Cuba attained independence after four years of U S promise. President Palma, Gomez, and the Cuban cabinet greeted by crowds in Central Park and Obispo Street as American troops end their occupation. Wood pledges continued sympathy and support as Cuba forms self government and the Brooklyn sailed with troops to the United States. The U S House passed Hitt Sulzer resolution praising the new Cuban government without opposition.
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Cuba Libre
Havana
United States
Island
Palma
New Republic
Gomez
Central Park
Obispo ‘Street
Plaza de Armasat
Wood
Republic
Washington
Cuba
Palace
Moro
Brooklyn
Moro. Castle
Peril in Paris Dispatch Describes Martian Exile and Food Aid
A May dispatch reports Saint Pierre's panic amid a looming disaster and a mass exodus as residents abandon homes. Authorities note supplies arriving from the United States and relief ships will relieve shortages. the governor says the emergency may be easing. The Saint Pierre scene is mirrored by details of Mart inique relief efforts and a separate note on a Roumanian prince who runs a circus.
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Paris
St. ‘Pierre
Mont Pelee
Martinique
Fort de Francé
Associated Press
Ministry of the Colonies
Saint Marie
M. L’huerte
M. Decrais
Fort de France
United States
Dixie
Fontabella
Mariana
G. W. Mentz
Crabb
Quartermaster’s Department
Porto Rico
Reassessment order issued against state board of equalization
The Nebraska Supreme Court issued an alternative writ of mandamus ordering the State Board of Equalization to reconvene and reevaluate railway and telegraph properties to include rights privileges and franchises. If not, the court requires a show cause by June 3. Simeral claims railroads should be taxed on 40 million instead of 26.5 million. Auditor Weston ordered to collect required statistics. Board members named: Governor Savage Auditor Weston and Treasurer Stuefer.
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Bee Building Company of
Omaha
Limeral
Supreme Court
State Board
Simeral
Weston
Savage
Stuefer
Murder Charge Looms for 101 Live Stock Leader in Kansas
George W. Miller, president of the 101 Live Stock company, was arrested in Winfield Kansas on a murder charge stemming from the October killing of Santa Fe detective George C Montgomery. Evidence tying Miller to the crime emerged during the trial of O W Coffelt who faced the same charge after being arrested in Texas. Montgomery was killed while in his parlor by a shot through the window as he investigated a case threatening the 101 ranch, among Kansas' largest.
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George W. Miller
101 Live Stock Company
Winfield
Kan
George C.montgomery
Santa Fe Railway
Miller
O. W. Coffelt
Texas
Montgomery
Kansas
State Treasurer Announces May Public School Apportionment
The May apportionment totals 417 500 for public schools, the largest non-record amount to date, equaling about 1 17 per school age person. Funds are distributed by county based on school population as Land Commissioner Yollmer reports most land in Boyd County leased except 800 acres still under lease pending finalization.
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Stuefer
Yollmer
F Boyd
Burning Head Cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills in Arkansas
Star City Arkansas residents report a two year head burning ailment that resisted doctors until W H McFalls tried Dodd's Kidney Pills. The remedy relieved the pain and even his son George found benefit from remaining pills.
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Star City
Ark
W. H. McFalls
Dodd
George
Story of Sandow’s Strength in Italian Cafe Fight
In an Italian cafe a gang attacked Sandow. He seized a assailant by the feet and swung him high, smashing the table in two when he slammed him to the floor.
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Sandow
Defiance Cold Water Starch Seeks Market Lead
The advertisement claims Defiance Cold Water Starch offers 16 oz for 100 cents, asserting no equal in quantity or quality, and contrasts with rival brands selling only 12 oz.
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Defiance
Quip and Patent Medicine Ad Puzzles Readers
A terse collage of sayings and slogans from an old advertisement page. It features a moral line about forgiveness, a cough remedy claim for Bromo Quinine Tablets, a family arguing line, a ball blue laundry product pitch, and a reflective note on victory and cost. The fragmentary text hints at vintage marketing and editorial tone.
Poultry goods advertised by Javelle Mfg Co
An 820 a week plus expenses offer seeks men with rig to introduce poultry products for Javelle Manufacturing Company Department D Pargons Kansas. The ad notes Love deferred maketh the man bad.
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Javelle Mfg.Co
Dept
D.pargons
Kan
Vogeler's Curative Compound Promises Blood Purity and Strength
Recounts pervasive tiredness among men and women and promotes Vogeler's Curative Compound as a safe tonic that purports to purge impurities from blood, restore nerve and bodily strength, improve sleep and appetite, with free sample bottles offered by St. Jacobs Oil Ltd of Baltimore.
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Vogeler
St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd
Baltimore
London
Mrs Soan Describes Relief from Sciatica
Mrs Soan of The Royal Standard Frimley Road Frimley writes of years of sciatica pain. After trying many remedies she reports instant relief from pain using St Jacobs Oil.
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