Fire Destroys Dr. Simon Home in Narrow Escape
Near midnight a fire gutted the interior and roof of Dr. Simon and wife’s home after a tourist alarmed residents. Rapid water power saved lives, with Harold safely at rehearsal. little could be saved due to blaze. Cause attributed to a defective chimney and a match used near berry boxes. Insurance was light and losses heavy on silver, rugs, pictures, and heirlooms.
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Dr. Simon
Harold
Simon
8. A. Malay
Harrisburg
State Industrial Notes on Lincoln bonds and transit shifts
Attorney Ledwith secures a temporary injunction blocking Lincoln city from selling bonds to rebuild and enlarge the Antelope Park municipal lighting plant amid questions of non advertised sale and cash par value. Lincoln Traction reports 5000 fewer daily riders. jitneys gaining. Fremont gas electric firm offers sale to city at about 190000. vote to be held. Nebraska convention dates in Omaha and rural line improvements noted.
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Ledwith
City Commission of Lincoln
Antelope Park
Shaw
Lincoln Traction Company
Omaha
Lincoln Highway
Des Moines
Gas and Electric Company
Fremont
Nebraska Tank
Bloomfield
Nebraska Electric Light Association
Denver
Railway Commission
Platte Valley Power Company
Valley
Wallhill
Sioux City
Hay Springs
Plattsmouth
Subtle Texas Humor: Mock Hangings Shock Fort Worth Area
The Fort Worth Star-Telegraph describes a recurring prank titled Going to see Mary. Victims, typically friends invited for a good time, are lured to a farmhouse near Fort Worth where a staged arrest ends with a rope and mock execution. Neighbors watch as the victim flees, then the husband fires blanks and the “death” verdict is proclaimed.
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Fort Worth
Royston
Joyce
Williams and Galloway
Tarrant
Mars
County seeks 25 mower teams for Cheyenne weeds
Cheyenne County will begin mowing highway weeds on September 1 1921 with twenty five teams of mowers. Apply to J W Billeter Highway Commissioner Cheyenne County by order of the Board of County Commissioners. Attest F N Slawson County Clerk.
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Cheyenne County
J. W. Billeter
Board of County
F. N. Slawson
HINK'S BOOT SHOP PROMOTES SHOES AND ELECTRIC SUPPLIES
A local ad notes a large shipment of ladies black kid one-strap pumps AAA to D and directs shoppers to Hink's Boot Shop for shoes as well as an Electric Shop one block east of American Bank offering a big assortment of men's work shoes and electric supplies.
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American Bank
Hink
Implement Men Find Business Holds Even
Merchants report steady trade with brisk grocery sales during harvest. Implement houses show pickup, with Sidney Transfer & Implement Co noting increased sales since June 15. Avery Company and Oliver Chilled Plow Company report strong or equal season results. Several major brands hold stocks, while farmers invest in repairs and maintenance, signaling cautious optimism for next year.
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Sidney Transfer & Implment Co
FE. L. Uptegrove
Avery Company
R. R. Crider
Oliver Chilled
William Heinemann
Hart-Parr
Campbell Implement
Litz and
Sitz
Emerson
Rumley
Deering
Laundry Saver Starches Weekly for Easy Summer Care
A Good Housekeeping tip describes making a large batch of medium-thick starch once weekly for children's laundry. Stored in a refrigerator fruit jar, the starch is diluted with hot water daily, simplifying daily starching and saving time and money.
Shrine Club Picnic at North Platte
The North Platte Tribune recounts a Shrine Club picnic journey in a car with W. C. Shelver at the wheel. A pleasant trip both ways ended with overeating chicken and ice cream, comic attempts to sing, and beverages like coffee and lemonade. The moon lit the hills as attendees expressed a wish to become Shriners.
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Shrine Club
Canyon
W. C. Shelver
North Platte Tribune
Haul The School House Away
In district No 1141 at Spring Lake Nebraska the school building 30 by 36 feet was secretly removed from its former site during quiet Sunday night despite the lack of a majority vote. The article notes ongoing discussion about a remova].
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Spring Lake
Ellsworth
Nebraska
Sheridan County school removal cited in disputed meeting
A special meeting ended with a controversial action as two leading district members opposed the decision. A 20-horse team aided the removal of the school building two and a half miles away, on land owned by a member with no children. The move mirrors old west style and drew wide alarm among the unsuccessful majority who chose to give up, per the State Journal.
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Sheridan County
State Journal
Fire emergency communication protocol brief
In case of fire call Central then the Central will alert the light plant. The light plant will blow the whistle to signal. Central remains on the line with the Fire Department to coordinate response.
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Central
Piano for Balance Due From Denver Company
An ad by The Knight Campbell Music Co announces sale of a piano near Sidney. Original purchaser surrendered equity and the firm offers full credit for amount paid if a responsible party assumes the remaining balance. Payments may be arranged monthly.
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Sidney
Knight-Campbell Music Company
Denver
Colorado
Bake Sale Announcement by Catholic Ladies at Market
A bake sale will be hosted by the Catholic Ladies at Central Meat Market at 2 30 p m on August 20. Committee members include Mrs W Leroy Larson Mrs Maggie Bartholomew and Mrs Frank Portrey.
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Central Meat Market
W. Leroy Larson
Maggie Bartholomew
Frank .Portrey
Piano for quick sale near Sidney Denver Music Co
Piano in our possession near Sidney must be moved at once. Quick look needs, easy payments offered. Write Denver Music Company Denver Colorado for particulars.
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Sidney
Denver Music Company
Denver, Colorado
Large shipment alerts at Quality Store and Hink's Shop
Dust received a large shipment of Ladies' Black Kid one-strap pumps. The Quality Store showcases fall hats and gowns. Over Scottsbluff Creamery is noted. MABEL K. SWINGLEY. HINK'S BOOT SHOP.
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Scottsbluff Creamery
Mabel K. Swingley
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Polk County
Osceola
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Minatare
Chadron
Texas
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Dust
Willard
Willard Station
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Avery
Sidney, Nebraska
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