State Board adopts seven mill levy on real value
State board of assessment sets an overall seven mill state tax levy with a 16 percent rise in Douglas county merchandise values and a 5 percent cut in Lancaster county. The general fund levy rises to six mills, the one mill for state warrants and one mill for university remain. No school tax is levied due to repealed statutes and state appropriations.
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State Board of Assessment
Douglas County
Lancaster County
Bennett
Sheldon
W. L. Douglas
Ee Penleiss
W.L
Douglas
Rewa
V. Ju
WL. Douglas
Brockton
State Treasurer Reports July Balance And Investments
State Treasurer L G Shan reports July balance of 439175.23 with 433671.35 cash on deposit and 5503.88 cash on hand. The redemption fund from a one mill levy totaled 28109.69. similar amount paid to redeem outstanding warrants. Uninvested trust funds including 145550.22 in permanent scholastic fund total 148680.55. Total invested in interest bearing securities stands at 7672167.82 up 64332.62 for the month, with 66354137.35 in bonds and 1037020.47 in state warrants.
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L. G. Shan
Jones Owns Traction Stock in Editorial Confidence
Mr. Jones of the State Journal testified in a state railway commission suit by the city seeking six fares for 26 cents from Lincoln Traction. He said he owns stock in the traction firm but it never influenced editorials. He claimed the Journal’s control did not own traction stock. Citizens Company secured power cheaper from the gas utility than the traction company could obtain.
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Jones
The
State Journal
State Railway Commission
Lincoln Traction Company
Traction Company
Citizen's Company
Gas Company
Railroads End Local Rate Discrimination for Poultry Trade
Poultry dealer from Aurora charged local rates for poultry cars while packing companies enjoyed through rates to San Francisco. Railroads have now unified pricing and all shippers face the same rates, ending the discrimination cited in the complaint.
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Aurora
San Francisco
Seward Citizens Seek Rail Scale Installation
A group of Seward residents petitions the state railway commission to compel railroads serving the town to install track scales for weighing coal grain and merchandise in carload lots as provided by law.
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Seward
State Railway Commission
Railway Commission to Probe Express Finances Statewide
The state railway commission will investigate express company finances in the state. An expert will audit receipts and expenditures at selected stations and review original entries. Findings will support commission reports and may delay any rate orders until review is complete.
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State Railway Commission
Railroads Turned Down and Equalization Adopted
Nebraska board of equalization adopts revised assessments after hearings with Union Pacific and Burlington input. It overrules UP protest and clarifies anti bucket shop implications as Attorney General Thompson weighs prosecutions. Lincoln remains a top threshing machine distributing center with sales near one million dollars.
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Board of Equalization
Union Pacific
Thompson
Union Pacific and
Burlington
Apes Centum
Board of Equalization and Assessment
Nebraska
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Lincoln
United States
Minneapolis
Kansas City
South
Interurbans Valuations and First Pure Food Arrest
State board fixed interurban railroad values in Nebraska. Omaha Lincoln Beatrice and Omaha Southern Interurban at about 90 000, Sioux City Crystal Lake Homer line at 10 000. Boyd county man arrested for selling diseased meat under new pure food law. fine set at 100. Governor Sheldon and State Superintendent McBrien visiting McCook junior normal school and Red Willow county graduates. large reception in McCool.
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State Board of Assessment
Nebraska
Omaha, Lincoln &Beatrice
Omaha & Southern
Sioux City, Crystal Lake , Homer
McCutchan
Boyd County
Aw Butcher
Johnson
Sheldon
McBrien
Normal
McCook Junior Normal School
Red Willow
McCool Commercial Club
Junior Normal
McKinley Monument to be Dedicated in Buffalo
The white marble McKinley monument in Niagara Square Buffalo N Y will be formally dedicated Thursday Sept 6 as the central feature of Buffalo Old Home Week Sept 1 7 The monument cost 150000 and was planned by a prominent commission Gov Charles W Hughes and his staff will participate Roosevelt and Grover Cleveland were invited to speak Military parades will accompany the ceremonies
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State of
New York
Niagara Square
Buffalo
N. Y
McKinley
Charles W. Hughes
Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Late Gen Ruger lauded cook and detested rank
A Stamford man recalls the dining habits of Gen Thomas H. Ruger. He notes Ruger mocked hierarchy by posting a notice about a rank cheese left at headquarters, warning that if the cheese addressed to Private Jones remained unclaimed for two days it would be shot.
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Thomas H. Ruger
Stamford
Jones
It Cures While You Walk Allen's Tool-Ease 18
Allen's Tool-Ease 18 offers a cure for hot sweaty calloused and swollen feet. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents. Do not accept substitutes. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Some Men Are So Smart in Business Way
A concise aphorism notes that cleverness in commerce can deter customers from repeat dealings, suggesting that shrewd tactics may backfire by eroding trust and future business opportunities. The reflection emphasizes long term relations over quick gains.
Bargain Catalogs and Child Teething Syrup Ad Copy
An assortment of old ads promoting Low price gun and trap catalogs from No 1 N W Hide & Fur Co Minneapolis and dealer factories in Peoria and Peoria based firms. Also Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup marketed for teething pain and wind colic.
No Gain and Some Loss in Horn Playing
A humor piece notes amateur brass band leaders discuss the curious effect of learning a horn on singing. A former bass singer laments losing his voice and voices questions about vocal strain and whether learning to play the horn ruined his singing ability.
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Ter
Cure for a boy’s eczema claims by Cuticura
A Brooklyn mother reports twelve years of misery for her son with eczema. After doctor visits failed, she used Cuticura Ointment and Remedies, noting great improvement after the first box and cure after the second set. The boy is now twelve with smooth skin.
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Michael Steinman
Sumner Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Condition as to marriage in census prompts terse reply
A census taker visits an isolated village and gives a woman a form to fill. Facing the marriage question, she writes a blunt response indicating her condition, noting she is “Awful thard up before. Wuss after.”
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A. M. Hagermann
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. M. Ingermann
Bay Shore
L. I
Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia W. Pinkham
Grand American Handicap Wins for Winchester Shells
The Chicago trap shooting Grand American Handicap in June crowned winners: Professional champion W. R. Crosby of O'Fallon Illinois, Amateur champion Hugh M. Clark of Urbana Illinois, with Winchester Shells securing the top prize.
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Chicago
Winchester
W.R. Crosby
O'Fallon
Tit
Hugh M. Clark
Urbana
Quips and Brands Highlight Odd Advertorial Snippets
A collage of quirky lines appears with a joke about Tim mins marriage a remark about a dinner lateness a note on Lewis' Single Binder cigar and a mock definition of a loafer as someone who rests before fatigue. The fragment hints at playful advertising language from a vintage paper.
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Tyrrell
Lancaster ‘County
Chicago Board of Trade
Brokerage Commission
Board of Trade
Mkinley
Infanta
New York City
Krause
Norman Lichty
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Lewis’ Binglé
Ci Ie
Peoria
Neighbor
Thera
Dodds
Guarat
Cleveland
Timmins
Lewis’ Factory
Carters
Daisy Fly
Arold Ankers
de Kale
Avery Brooklty
N.Y
Thompson's
Omaha
Beukman
Arce
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