Night School in Nebraska Prison Offers Education to Inmates
In Nebraska State prison 130 inmates attend night classes in shorthand typing bookkeeping and general studies with extension work from the University of Nebraska. Some seek credit post release toward university enrollment. The Board of Pardons may consider the work when evaluating pardon applications. $25000 funded by the legislature supports the program.
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Chicago News
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
State Board
Board of Pardons
Breedom
Caldwell-Wilder electric road proposed by W R Sebree
W R Sebree of Caldwell Tracton company proposes leasing the steam line of the Oregon Short Line from Caldwell to Wilder and extending it to Homedale to form an electric road. He plans to raise funds by selling bonds to interested communities, as reported in The New Freedom.
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W. R. Sebree
Caldwell Tracton Company
Oregon
Tight skirts banned next spring and summer fashion enforcement
Leaders of the National Cloak Suit and Skirt Manufacturers' association announced at their Toledo Ohio semi annual convention that women will avoid tight skirts. The trend favors tailor made suits with ample plaits on the skirt as the new fashion decree for the upcoming seasons per the Nampa Leader report.
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National Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers’ Association
Toledo
Ohio
Milady
Nampa
North Pacific Distributors paid $1.12 million to fruit growers
A Spokane bulletin reports that North Pacific Fruit Distributors have disbursed 1,122,111.86 dollars to sub-central associations in four northwestern states through December 1 this season. The note explains most of the crop yet to be marketed is high value, with last season's total disbursements at 3,069,953.60 dollars, and-projects 1914 payments to exceed that amount despite adverse trade conditions.
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North Pacific Fruit Distributors
Spokane
Bulletin Sa
North Pacific Fruit
GET MARRIED, NO WAR TAX. WASHINGTON
The commissioner of internal revenue ruled that marriage licenses are not subject to the war revenue tax. He said the office will not tax licenses and suggested Congress did not intend such a step.
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Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Col. Osborn
Congress
Challis Boy Invents Adjustable Crow Bar Patent Pending
Frank Woodson, 14, conceives an improved crow bar with a J shaped bar and adjustable long arm. The design allows height adjustments without a block of wood, enabling lower manufacturing cost and wider accessibility. Patent pending.
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Challis
Thomas A. Edison
Marconi
Frank Woodson
Quotations on Resilience and Morning Perseverance
A reflective remark compares a man’s resilience to a thermometer that endures a drop at night yet rises early. The line suggests perseverance beyond fatigue and the daily expectation to push on despite strain.
Why Electricity Is Best for Rural Irrigation
The article promotes electric power over gasoline and steam for irrigation, noting instant availability, months of unattended motor operation, and low maintenance. It cites many western pumps running 24 hours daily for six months with occasional oiling and argues small reservoirs enable compact, efficient setups reducing needed equipment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims $100 Cure Guarantee
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio pledges to pay $100 for every case of catarrh cured by Halas Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason approves this December 6, 1886. Ad touts internal action and urges requests for testimonials. Sold by all druggists with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
French War Losses Estimated At 590000, AP Reports
Correspondent notes French losses in dead under 100000 as of November 10 and about 400000 wounded or sick by November 19. Swiss exchange bureau lists 90000 French prisoners in Germany. Together these figures suggest total French army losses near 590000.
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Associated Press
Paris
French War Office
Germany
Treaty May Upset Law in Citizenship Requirement Debate
Washington officials question a Arizona law demanding 89 percent or more of firm employees be U S citizens. British and Italian ambassadors have pressed the state department amid treaty of commerce with Italy interpretations. A six masted schooner, Alice M Lawrence, ashore off Nantucket, leaking. Atlantic Coast Line cuts salaries for workers earning $200 plus monthly. Berlin reports bombs near Freiburg aiming to strike a railroad bridge.
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Washington
Arizona
United States
State Department
Italy
Wilmington
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Kenly
Public Land Sale Notice in Lincoln County Idaho
Notice is given of a public auction at the North door of the County Court House in Shoshone Idaho at 10 a m on Monday December 21 1914 to sell for cash the real estate in Lincoln County Idaho Lot 6 T 8 Block 6 Lincoln Addition to the Village of Shoshone Bids invited The Clerk Harry W Anderson seals the notice Nov 20 Dec 18
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Shoshone
Lincoln County
Idaho
Lincoln Addition
Harry W. Anderson
Board of County Commissioners
State of Idaho
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Berlin
Freiburg
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