Bigger and Better at the 1915 Nebraska State Fair
The Nebraska state fair runs September 6 to 11 featuring expansive exhibits in agriculture horticulture livestock machinery and automobiles. Star aviator DeLloyd Thompson and Barney Oldfield will headline daily features with aero and auto races including looping the loop flying upside down and driving exhibitions. Fourteen automobile races are set for September 10 and 11, with daily speed programs three harness and two running races. Deser Joe Motor Madness wrestler Paterson and a variety of shows add to the program alongside free band concerts Pain's Fireworks and Vaudeville acts.
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DeLloyd Thompson
Barney Oldfield
Desert Joe
Joe Stoeler
Patterson
Pain
Twine offered at low prices by Plymouth Standard dealer
A Plymouth Standard guaranteed twine promo invites customers to call in orders to secure twine delivery when needed, with Fundingland Transfer Co. listed in association.
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Fundingsland Transfer CO
Plumbing and Repairing Service Ad Promises Quality Work
Of the year, summer or winter, call on us for the correct plumbing and repairing. We employ the latest methods of open sanitary plumbing. Our workmen are men of experience skilled in all branches of this work. Our fixtures and workmanship are guaranteed to give utmost satisfaction in every respect. We stand back of any defects in materials and workmanship.
This Store Gets Ready for a Busy Fall Season
A local retailer announces preparations for a vibrant fall business. The message highlights upcoming merchandise, seasonal promotions, and enhanced customer service as the store gears up for autumn shoppers.
Edison and the kinetophone reveal new sound motion link
A demonstration by Edison shows an actor hearing his own voice on film. A dealer uses a piccolo player to illustrate phonograph effects with The Last Rose of Summer. The result ends with the salesman urging a purchase and the musician replying he’ll sell the piccolo instead.
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Edison
The Real Thing Club Lunch Quip Sparks Gossip
At a club lunch, Smith raved about his wife’s perfections, drawing laughter and chatter. A guest notes Jones wasn’t present, and observes Jones was home laying carpet to spare his wife the task at their flat.
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Smith
Jones
Prices and choices spark merchant’s price ethics
A small merchant laments customers moving to cheaper options while noting that higher prices tempt others seeking quality. The conversation contrasts annoyance at cheap alternatives with concern over losing business to more expensive goods, hinting at consumer price sensitivity.
The Man and the Machine Joke
A philosopher remarks on votes as he explains he relied on his own efforts while another’s votes are described as machine-made. The quip contrasts personal effort with mechanized support in a political context.
Careful Explanations Prompt Suspicious Bomb Toss
A cautious suspect explains his action to a policeman, saying his conscience prompted him to throw the bomb because no respectable man would carry one. The exchange highlights the tension between duty and fear in a tense moment.
Account for psychological low mood in business thoughts
Mr Dustin Stax remarks that current accounting overemphasizes theory and underestimates real business factors. He suggests shifting focus from expert theory to practical, grounded business realities to better account for psychological low mood in markets and firms.
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Dustin Stax
Soldier's First Frontline Horror Turns On Football
A tale contrasts a son's frontline service with a college football background. The elder remarks the sight of battle would horrify, while the son reportedly faced it with the familiarity gained from game days. The exchange highlights how sports prep shapes responses to war.
Thrills on the Turf
A race track tale follows Mrs. Torkins and Charley as he describes a brutal day at the races with many long shots doomed, leaving him in low spirits and seeking confirmation from a caller about the catastrophe not shown in the paper.
Must Begin at the Bottom Improve Dirt Roads
Gov Major of Missouri argues dirt roads are crucial arteries of commerce and must be improved incrementally. He asserts funding to convert bad dirt roads to better surfaces is surprisingly small and stresses focusing on dirt roads to serve producers and lower living costs.
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Gov. Major
Missouri
Value of Better Highways and Community Progress
The piece argues for better roads as vital to farm communities and local life. It stresses that good highways affect visitor perceptions, church activity, and education, noting mud and dust hinder communities and that opponents of road improvement hinder progress.
The Split Log Drag Boosted Public Highway Maintenance
The split log drag has greatly aided the economic maintenance of public highways. It requires no new laws, bonds, or costly campaigns to become usable, unlike typical construction efforts.
Time for Road Drag Begins as Mud Dries Up
As mud clears after a stretch of wet weather, road drags are readied to resume work. The crews plan to reestablish smooth surfaces and clear drains, ensuring safer, passable lanes for local traffic and services.
Pauper Hid Money in Shoe While In Orange City Home
The 70 year old Margaret Mulligan, a public charge in Orange City home at Livingstone since August, was found to carry 820 dollars in her shoe. A board bill of 88.10 was presented. she agreed to pay and to reimburse St Mary’s hospital Orange for care last summer. She then planned to move to the Home of Divine Providence Ridgewood for lifelong care.
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Orange City
Livingstone
Margaret Mulligan
St. Mary's Hospital
Orange
Divine Providence
Ridgewood
N. J
New York Times
Sparrows Praised For Weed Seed Control In Ohio Study
An Ohio student argues sparrows are unfairly prejudged and valuable for weed seed destruction. He notes the birds, active in July to October across Eastern and Central states, eat seeds from ragweed, lambsquarters, sorrel, and stubborn foxtail grasses that frustrate gardeners and farmers.
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Ohio
States
Second Crop of Oranges in Paraguay
A report from Asuncion dated November 25 notes an unusually warm July to September creating a second orange crop in Paraguay. The regular season ends in September yet markets are now supplied by this crop. Large quantities are exported to Argentina at higher prices than during the season.
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Paraguay
Argentina
Samuel Hamilton Wiley
Asuncion
Prices Right on John Deere Binders Reach Market
Fundingsland Transfer Co has just received two car loads of John Deere binders, signaling strong supply for local buyers and dealers. The delivery boosts inventory for agricultural equipment needs and suggests growing demand in the farming sector.
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John Deere
Fundingsland Transfer Co
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