Three Bell Telephone Firms to Merge into Northwestern Bell
North western Nebraska and Iowa Telephone and Iowa Telephone Company along with Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company plan a January 1 consolidation into Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. The merged group will operate in Nebraska Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota under a single management with no officer or headquarters changes.
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W. B. T. Bell
Northwestern
Nebraska
Iowa
Bell Telephone
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Public Utilities Commissions
Northwest
Nebraska Telephone Company
Iowa Telephone Company
Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company
North
New Phones Brought to Rippe and Blanke Homes
Local notes report George Rippe and Herman Blanke receiving new telephones installed at their residences. The week includes social visits to Sterling, a box supper at Dist. No. 41 raising $25, and various absences due to illness.
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George Rippe
Herman Blanke
Isaac Jones
Sterling
Frank Goodwin
Fred Wetzel
Clyde Kinton
Ed Brockersby
Sidney
John Jones
Gurley Mill
Wm. Spearow
Idaho
Ralph Spearow
Dist. No
Busbaum Bros
Henry Johnson
Geo. Neiman
Ray Frame
John Shulenberg
Lincoln Col Maher Accepts Harding Conference Invitation
Col John G Maher of Lincoln a lifelong Democrat who shifted to support the Harding banner due to the league of nations policy has been invited to sit in conference with President elect Harding at his Marion Ohio home on December 28 and has accepted the invitation.
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Geo. Neiman
Omaha
Mr. Neiman
Sternberg Bros
Sidney
Dist
Misa Reiners
Dalton
Wm. Reiners
Miss Reiners
John Jones
Peetz
Colo
John_G. Maher
Lincoln
Éwang
Harding
League of Nationsise
Marion, O
Maher - Hae
Hunter Traps Skunk Catcher Near Chadron
A forty pound fox, from nose to tail tip, was trapped near Chadron by Joe Jansek in a skunk trap he had set.
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Ches
Chadron
Joe Jansek
Nebraska Leads On National Chamber Building Quota
Nebraska becomes the first state to increase its quota toward funding the National Chamber of Commerce building in Washington DC, signaling early momentum for the capital project. The move reflects broader support among states for the proposed national business hub.
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Nebraska
National Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Scottabluff Chamber,of Commerce
Kincaid
Mild December Stuns Western Nebraska with Warm Days
Alliance records show daytime temperatures near fifty degrees for over a week marking the mildest December in ten years. In Beatrice a cafe proprietor found a roll close to $500 on the floor but has not claimed it.
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Nebraska
Alliance
Beatrice Cafe
Nebraska Masons Plan Home for Orphaned Boys
The Nebraska Masons announce plans to establish a home for orphan and homeless boys in congenial surroundings. The Fremont Commercial Club asks Nebraska congressmen to push for extending farmer credit in Congress.
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Nebraska Masons
Fremont Commercial Club
Nebraska
Congress
Explosion at Kearney Gas Plant Damages Building
An explosion at a gas plant in Kearney set fire to the building causing about 60000 dollars in damage. The blast shook the city as officials noted the incident and investigators assess the scene.
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Kearney
Sanskrit Oldest Language
The article notes Sanskrit as the oldest language, historic to Hindus, now obsolete in daily speech but retained as literary and sacred in India. It claims Sanskrit as a mother language for many European ages, shaping modern linguistic roots.
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Europe
Madam’s Gilet List Consult Delays Paradise Order
A playful note references a request for Paradise with milk and honey, but the speaker says they must consult a Gilet list before proceeding. The fragment hints at a whimsical or coded exchange without clear context, leaving the outcome unresolved.
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Paradise
Dan Campbell’s Dry Scottish Wit Skews Local Show
A humorous piece highlights Dan Campbell’s sly comedy as he riffs on a recent comic opera production and a late night mishap at his home. The tale blends mockery of a vaudeville crowd with Campbell’s deadpan style and a late night misunderstanding about a Hoover McAdoo show.
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Dan
Peretz
Morpheus
Diana
Campbell
Sly
Mike Corners
Dude Reynolds
Hoover
Bills Proposed for Nebraska Needs in Treasury Estimates
Washington reports an appropriation of 1,715,000 dollars to maintain and improve the North Platte reclamation project. Other Nebraska items include 50,000 to remove skylights and add monitors at the Omaha post office, 98,000 for Genoa Indian School support, 15,000 for Missouri River navigation work, 18,000 for Winnebago Indian Hospital, 1,665 dollars for the Nebraska National Forest, and 5,000 for the Niobrara division.
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Washington
North Platte
Congress
Treasury Department
Nebraska
Omaha
Genoa Indian School
Missouri River
Kansas City
Indian Hospital
Winnebago
Nebraska National Forest
Niobrara Division
Tariff Bills Proposed by Nebraska Representatives
Under the secretary of agriculture who may furnish young trees free. Enactment of a high protective tariff on agricultural farm products is proposed in bills introduced by Representatives Evans of the Third Nebraska district and McLaughlin of the Fourth. Evans also proposes to place a heavy tax on future sales of grain.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Evans
Nebraska
McLaughlin
Red Cross labels used on goods sold by army sale
Secretary Baker said the American Red Cross is not responsible for items bearing Red Cross labels found in stores. The goods were included by oversight in noninventoried army warehouse contents sold to the French government after the armistice.
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Washington, D. C
Baker
Red Cross
Work is Discontinued on Minatare Factories
Gering, Dec. 17. The beet sugar factory at Minatare has been ordered discontinued and will not be completed this time. The Great Western Sugar Company also halts work on the new factory at Johnstown, Colorado. The statement cites a critical condition for beet sugar makers, high prices, disorganized distribution, reduced demand, price declines, and strained credit as factors.
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Gering
Minatare
Denver
Great Western Sugar Company
Johnstown
Colo
Automobile Insurance Farmers Special Term Policy
SZORNADAY details a special term automobile insurance policy offered by Farmers. The notice outlines policy scope, premium considerations, and eligibility criteria for coverage during a defined term. It emphasizes enrollment procedures and client rights under the policy terms.
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Szornaday
New Year Gift Offer From The Telegraph
A brief advertisement urges a one year subscription to The Telegraph as an ideal New Year gift. The notice includes a contact name Dr M E Tettipeme, mentions male reader preferences, and provides a phone contact for orders.
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The
Telegraph
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Piisina
Furer Grocery Co
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Sidney Mercantile Co
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