Potter News Roundup From August Social and Travel Notes
Local items report Herbert Birdwell and Clara Higgins returning from Alliance normal school after eight weeks. Broadwater visitors Thomas Halston and family arrived in a Maxwell car, Halston’s Omaha to Broadwater drive taking fifteen hours. Circus plans, August fifth in Alliance, and Potter team win two of three from Brownson. Elsewhere A J Mead heads to Omaha, and Joe Keough plans to join Jacinto Stars.
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Herbert Birdwell
Clara Higgins
Alliance
Thomas Halston
Broadwater
Maxwell
Halston
Omaha
North Platte
Bark Disease Slashes Trees Across New Jersey
State Forester Alfred Gaskill warns chestnut bark disease has caused about 4.5 million dollars in losses in New Jersey, with 3 million to forest owners and 1.5 million to ornamental and suburban trees. Whitewashing trunks with lime is urged to shield bark from pests.
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Alfred Gaskill
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
New England
Gaskill
Sidney Draw News Roundup with Local Visitors
Leonard Gale of Kearney visits Mr. Ivey while Evan Ladley of Cheyenne returns home due to his father’s illness. John Ladley’s Iowa kin visit as Rolland Pitts visits his brother Oren Pitts. Mrs. Brown consults a physician for rheumatism after spending Friday with Findlay Ohio agent for lightning rods. Several locals haul hay, hunt berries, and host or visit in Sidney with multiple visits from Missouri and Iowa relations. John Ladley now sits up and Lena Gale works for Earl Dye this week.
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Leonard Gale
Kearney
Mr. Ivey
Evan Ladley
Cheyenne
Mr. Roberts
Findlay
Ohio
Lightning Rods
Rolland Pitts
Oren Pitts
Peter Christian
Earl Dye
Lawrence Ivey
Sidney
Mr. Lockhart
Ed Nelson
Jim Nelson
Rasmussen
Lockhart
Missouri
Harry Lockhart
Davis
John Ladley
Selover
Howe
Stowe
Kirkpatrick
Potter Notes On Local Events And Baseball Wins
Mrs J A Woten and Zelma Esther and Maria Hanson picked berries Wednesday. Frank Adams circus played here Tuesday July 25 to a fair crowd aided by Frank Verba. John Williams asked about a tie this month. John Woten Jr visited Saturday and Sunday. Potter baseball beat Kimball 24 to 17 despite strong wind and also defeated Brownson with Woten hitting home runs.
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J. A. Woten
Zelma
Esther
Maria Hanson
Frank Adams
Frank Verba
Anna
John Woten Jr
Potter
Kimball
Brownson
Woten
Community Notes on Visits and Gatherings Across Town
Higgins notes show multiple social visits and church events. Families such as Edens and Haiston shared outings in Colorado and local gatherings occurred Sunday at Collarts and Ed Mays while Claus Edens marked his seventy second birthday with relatives. Henry Ehmke Jr. slowly recovers. Auto trips bring land-seeker visitors daily and neighbors visit Halston, Quinn, Rihn, and Perkins households.
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Ed Mayers
Tom Haiston
Oshkosh
Tom’s Auto
J. B. Halston
S. Mesdames
T. J
T. E. Quinn
Rihn’s and
Perkin’s
Pete Byers
Mr. Ehmke
Henry Ehmke Jr
How to Treat Your Boy With Hospitality and Boundaries
A guide advising parents to invite friends for meals to support boys socially and to allow space for supervised recreation. It recommends rotation for large families or advance notice for smaller ones and emphasizes tempering discipline with opportunities for outdoor sports and relaxation. The piece also reports South Bend authorities mandating clean yards and clean-outbuildings to be maintained or repaired at owner expense.
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South Bend
Ind
City Board of Health
Police Department
Small Cottage at Small Cost
Practical cottage home to build for a small amount of money. Three rooms on the first story plus a reception room. Understairs storage and hardwood finishes on the first floor. Estimated build cost 1900 dollars excluding heating and plumbing. Plans and specs for design No. BC offered for 15 dollars by editor.
Advertisers Urged to Contact for Local Paper Proposals
A brief notice invites potential advertisers to call and discuss a proposition, promising a friendly meeting to review opportunities and terms for occupying the paper with labor-related ads.
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Julia
Emma Rihn
Colo
Roy Bancroft
Mrs. Armuth
Anderson
Potter Boys
Fred Nelson
Roache
F. W. Reynolds
Jacinto
Joe Keough
The
E. H. Biggs
Amersican Press Association
Iowa
Mr. Doty
Kirkpatricks
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Glassburne
Sir John Williams
Gus Edens
Dalton
Colorado
House OF Success
Glenn L. Saxton
Minneapolis, Minn
Kitch
Piazza
Sidney Mercantile Co
Sidney Cot
the Capitol
Nebraska
Schlitz Beer
Tobin Bilock
Coe
A. Pease & Sons
Sidney, Nebraska
Sidney Lumber CO
U. P
Rock Springs
Hanna Coal
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American Bank
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