Lorenzo News Roundup: Water, Travel, and Local Happenings
Weather warms up as farmers plow and disk. E M Mason and family host. young Rice of Peetz buys a large car. Several locals travel to Sidney for business, conventions, or family visits. Water arrives in Lorenzo after repairs. many socials, illnesses, and farm plans noted among Mason, Eckert, Walsh, Kreader, and related families with trains and rails common transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Mason
Joseph Kremer
E. M. Mason's
Young Rice
Peetz
Mr. Bolton
Lorenzo
Sidney
B. M. Stiles
Roy Brothers
Bolton
Blacksman
W. A. Fulton
Walter Thompson
Colds and Local News From ICKES District
A. J. Davison and family suffer colds while mail delivery halts by bad roads. School dismissals set for Thursday and Friday for Frances Peterson to attend the Sidney Teachers Institute. Hog shipments, basement work, and health updates on Randall, Eckert, Morrow families mark a week in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Davison
Frances Peterson
Teachers’ Institute
Sidney
Joe Vogeler
Ed Walsh
George Randall, Sr
Mr. Randall
Brush
Colo
Sam Eckert
Mr Nunn
James McNulty
Kreader
Harry Ellison
Ethel Juelf
Tucker
Chas. Mayers
Frank Lipska
Loren Dugger
Mr. Dugger
Reddington
Dugger
al Morrow
Gladys
Wesley Tucker
Dalton
Dave Peterson
Fremont
Center Notes Show Spring Work and Community Life
Farmers discing fields and rising wheat greening signal bountiful prospects. Local students and families share visits, moves, and social events as the Center M E church plans a church overhaul. The rural mail route improves with a new Ford, and residents cheer a busy season of repairs and hospitality.
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Herbert Birdwell
Glendale
Morris County
J. R. Birdwell
P. T. Higgins
Center Methodist Church
Rev
Lewis of
Sidney
Ladies' Aid
Center M. E
Ray Birdwell
Frank Rowan
W. C. Montgomery
Pilger
Nebraska
Robert Epps
Montgomery
Johnson
Barney Eden
Center Neighborhood
Ladies’ Aid Society
Center Church
Baker Farm
Center
Easter shopping and gatherings in North Divide report
John Henricks and family visited town for Easter shopping while a large Palm Sunday turnout at Weyerts German Lutheran Church in Weyerts drew many from Sidney and area. Several residents listed as attending or confirmed. Pete Stevens plans to move to a small Gothenburg farm. J Jurgens and C Kossmann of Gothenburg stopped en route from Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henricks
Geo, Miller
John Jurgens
Henry Flessner
Henry Henricks
Carl Kraft
Weyerts
Sidney
H. Hargens
A. Hargens
Hf G Hinricks
S G. Aden
Benninghaus
Chris Jurgens
Mayme Jurgens
Hanna Jurgens
Irene Jurgens
Helen Henricks
Christine Flessner
Meda Haas
Margaret Weyerts
Marie Bruns
Anna Windsheimer
Henry Weyerts
Harry Ra
Footwear Industry Shifts From Handicraft To Machines
The article notes that up to forty years ago bootmaking was mainly a handicraft. Advances in sole and upper sealing machines and factory expansion have driven footwear into mass production. Custom shoemakers serving the elite are largely replaced by machine cut, joined, and sewn boots for all wearers from millionaires to factory workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Fast colors and striped promises at the hosiery counter
A customer asks if the colors are guaranteed. The clerk replies that black is not a fast color but can look striking in stripes as a quick flair, according to the New York American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York American
Do you want a good home in the best town on earth
A compact advertisement from Sidnary Lumber promotes housing needs and urges readers to visit their store in what is described as the best town on earth. The notice emphasizes home building materials and local supply options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidnary Lumber
War Resolution Blocked in Senate By La Follette
President Wilson seeks a formal war declaration against Germany. La Follette blocks immediate action, forcing a one day delay as cabinet plans to mobilize and fund the war proceed. House and Senate committees prepare to advance the resolution amid partisan maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Congress
Wilson
Germany
Senate
Hitchcock
Foreign Relations Committee
Senator la Follette
la Follette
Martin
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Committee
Borah
Kenyon
Penrose
Colt
Mitchel Reiterates Charge In Senate Remarks
Albany special Mayor John P. Mitchel defended his previous statement before the Senate regarding a charge of publishing a false report on Senator Robert F. Wagner. Mitchel said he used different language but implied Wagner favored German interests over those of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
John P. Mitchel
New York
Senate
Robert F. Wagner
Hitting Back at Pemberton Ball Chaperon Tale
Edith Tam apologizes for not being asked to the Pemberton ball while Cora and Kate Pemberton debate Tam’s youth and usefulness as a chaperon. The exchange hints at social expectations and fault lines in the event's planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
Tam
Pemberton
Cora
Kate Pemberton
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsed by Sidney Resident
Symptoms of kidney trouble listed and urged care with Doan’s Kidney Pills as the best remedy. Mrs Worden of Sidney reports relief from backache and a run down condition after using the pills, noting no trouble for nearly a year. Price 50c at dealers, FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
J. Worden
Lincoln Highway
Sidney
Doan
Worden
Foster-Milburn Co. Props
Buffalo
N, Y
Indolence of Koreans Hinted By Vegetarian Diet
Dr U Ishizuka, cited by the Japan Chronicle, links Korean laziness to a vegetarian diet after observ. He urges more animal food and notes Koreans favor radish called wild ginseng eaten raw. A striking detail is their heavy use of cayenne pepper with about one fifth of vegetables in markets being red pepper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. Ishizuka
Korea
Manchurian
China
Japan Chronicle
Just Like Him He Resembles His Father
A playful exchange between a caller and mother about a newborn. The mother notes the baby resembles the father and adds the infant’s cries keep her awake at night, highlighting the shared parental experience.
Logical Conclusion in the Baltimore American Quote
A Baltimore American line notes that the subject remains in danger with the remark he is not out of the woods yet and suggests optimism about potential freedom because of believed progress.
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Baltimore American
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Mr. Davison
Dennis Walsh
Rosie
Edward Walsh
St. Patrick’s Academy
J. C. Kreader
J. M. Kreadey
Hie Eckert
Dalton Goers
Michael Flood
Loebe
Foster Home
Henry Schreinert
Henry Hasseman
Bridgeport
Prehn Bros
Carrie Eckert
Carl Carlson
Chas Prehn
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Grandpa Neiman
Dave Eckert
Albert Lane
Will Cheney
Walter
Cheyenne
Brother May
Mr. Decter
Baird
Birdwell
J. M. Kreader
George Juell
Grandma Peterson
Chas
Waterman
Guill
Herb Foster
Frances
Grandma Davison
Frank Weigands
Grace Anderson
Weigand
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Miss Larson
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Conover
McMullen Place
McMullen
Everett
Allen Davison
Jim Davison
Davison WE
Larson
James McNultys
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JL A Bowen
Leafdale
Wohl Larson
Hesb Foster
John Brewt
Walter Rufenacht
Frank White
George Shinker
Thursady
Serfibner
Will Drenguis of
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Dodo
ICKES
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Scott & Downe
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Saxon Motor * 4
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Springfield
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Army General Staff
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