North Divide Community News Highlights Local Visitations
Miss Ethel Smith and sister Leah stayed with Edna Frame after school. Families and neighbors gathered for visits and Christmas shopping in Sidney. The area reports a white Christmas with cold weather and a number of social visits at homes and a German Reform Christmas program.
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Ethel Smith
Leah
Edna Frame
Clyde Kinton
Glenn Bales
Sidney
Clarence Ely
M. J. Schwartz
North Divide
Farmers’ Union
Frank Portrey
Emery C. Howe
Bushnell
L. Shulenberg
Andrew Nelson
Ray Framermas
Stoner
Miss Leah
Sutton
Nebraska
G. W. Ely
Colorado
Fred Wetzel
Charlie Mauck
George Neiman
Dist
T. C. Spiker
Hattia Braasch
F. Kinton
Miss Hedge
Gurley
Wyo
Miss Bliss
Christmas Week Reflections In Potter Nebraska
Potter weighs Christmas cheer as residents travel to relatives and attend church programs. The Methodist church held an expansive Christmas tree program with many attendees and tokens of goodwill. Cheyenne Cheyenne County Commercial Club hosts a successful year end meeting led by local officers. Peter Hansen takes oath as town marshal. The Lutheran Church plans a Watch service on December 31st as the old year ends.
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Nels Miller
W. Leroy Larson
Bertrand
Methodist Church
P. C. Peterson
Peterson
Cheyenne County
Anna Nelson
Roy McAdam
Denver
Commercial Club of
Potter
Cheyenne
Charles High
Ray Babcock
Allen Dykeman
Vern
Peter Hansen
Lutheran Church
Car shortage lingers as railway commission members seek relief
Cold weather worsens supply issues while reducing demand for outbound grain shipments, leaving the railway commission's members hopeful for alleviation in a challenging period.
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Railway Commission
New Year's Resolutions Worth Setting With Care
The article argues that making good New Year's resolutions has value and that one should select a few high impact goals. It notes many resolutions are broken but maintains that pursuing even a single well-chosen resolve can be virtuous, advising focus on attainable targets to avoid discouragement.
Big men and big mistakes in pursuit of success
The piece argues that strong personalities who seize opportunities make bigger mistakes yet are driven to push forward. Smaller, timid individuals err less and are more easily defeated, while the big man learns from errors and sometimes turns failures into progress. Columbus, Ohio disputed note.
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Columbus
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Adverts Fifty Dollar Reward
Ohio Toledo ad shows Frank J Cheney swearing as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co that the firm will pay 100 dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notary A W Gleason dated December 6, 1886. Claims medicine cures via blood. Circulation includes testimonials and 75 cent price. mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J
A. W. Gleason
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
C E Harper Buys Motor Hearse Ambulance for 50 HP
C E Harper purchased a motor hearse and ambulance rated at fifty horsepower. The vehicle is described as capable of high speed in emergencies and will respond to calls within fifty miles of Sidney to convey sick or injured to or from doctors, trains, or other locations.
Livestock Prices at South Omaha December 27 1916
Receipts moderate with cattle at 5,400 head and hogs 4,300 head. Fat lambs steady to 10c higher, top lambs at 13.25, best ewes up to 8.90. Quotations span cattle from 4.50 to 11.50, hogs to 10.30, sheep and lambs with varied ranges, yearlings, feeders, and breeders listed.
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Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
Nebraska
Forget the Past New Year Resolve to Start Fresh in 1017
A historic exhortation urges leaving regrets behind and entering 1017 with courage and a smiling, brave attitude. Readers are encouraged to help others and face the new year standing firm in their roles, viewing the resolve as a gilt edged investment with the highest discount on a record.
Rather Plain Spoken New Year Resolutions Dialogue
A busy man declares he never makes New Year resolutions. He admits he is not entirely free from bad habits but dismisses the idea of vowing to change as pointless. The exchange captures a humorous, practical view of self-improvement.
New Year Morning Reflections and Feasting Fade
A light verse about celebrating the New Year with rising joy. The author notes waking with enthusiasm, the new dawn approaching, and a kitchen still warm from a previous feast as the turkey hash has been eaten.
Look Girls Leap Year Grab Wan We Build You A Home
Sidney Lumber Co advertises a home building offer with a bold call to action. The plea uses dramatic punctuation to draw attention to home construction services and potential promotions.
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Sidney Lumber Co
Auctioneers Advertise Sale Dates for 1916 17
Fundingsland and Millett Auctioneers list fall 1916 and spring 1917 sale dates across Nebraska and Colorado. Many clients from Sidney Kimball Potter Bushnell Wheatland and Lodgepole. They offer 6 percent home-building money and invite other sales to be listed at Sidney State Bank.
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Cunningham and Libby
Sterling
Colo
A. P. Linder
Bushnell
Nebr
J. O. Waltz
Sidney
Sidney State Bank
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Dray Line
McDaniel Bus and Dray Line
Hotel National
George Puckett
E. Harper
C. M1
Wright
Stenger
Fundingsland & Millett Auctioneers
Warner and James
Neb
Stock Yards
Monroe Cattle Co
Wheatland
Ter E. West
Vern Bates
Lodgepole
A. Cobb
Kimball
Orn Bybee
Cambrin and Stuht
Camblin and Stuht
R. E. Stoddard
J. Foster
Fundingsland Investment Co
Sidney, Neb
J. A. Simones
J. A. Beard
Dix
Hubert Fuller
John Irwin
Glenn Jones
Harrisburg
Victor Johns
Budrean
Peetz
Morfeld
J. Peterson
Sidney Lumber. Co
F. A. King
Bentley
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Sidney Mercantile
Lloyd Mann
New England
Theodore Zervais
Front Street
P. D
Western Drug Co
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