Declinations Nabbed as Nebraskas Fourth President Maker
The piece notes a fourth slip in Nebraskas president making sequence with Senator Norris declining the honor after Justice Hughes Mayor Thompson Theodore Roosevelt and others. It mentions war department officer Lt Stoll inspecting Missouri guard and Capt C M Gordon visiting Nebraska, plus various local incidents and statistics from 1910 to 1914.
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Nebraska
Justice Hughes
New York
Thompson
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Norris
Stoll
War Department
Nebraska National Sword
Missouri Guard
C M Gordon
Theophilus Kozlowski
South Omaha
Duncan
Joe Roth
Milford
Anderson
Superior Fire Department
John Krull
R. G Gaston
Hastings
Dungan
Court House
Cole
Arlington
Kun
Jennines
Hutchinson {S
Strenuous Whip Game in British Guiana Reported
Temple Manning of the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a strenuous Whip game in British Guiana with women serving pal wurie and men in loin cloths whipping opponents on the calf. The contest ends in a draw as both contestants endure the lash, then players move to new rounds while spectators offer drinks.
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British Guiana
Temple Manning
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Villa forces reshuffle as Carranza troops advance in Mexico
Villa troops are mustered out at Juarez as 3000 Carranza troops arrive from Naco and Sonora this week. Enlistments in the Mexican army will commence upon their arrival. Police formed from former Villa soldiers, closures of saloons and gambling halls aim to curb temptations for paid soldiers. Francisco Obregon, eldest brother of General Alvaro Obregon, is held prisoner by Villa in western Chihuahua, a Trevino report says. Governor Cantu surrenders unconditionally, turning Lower California affairs over to Carranza representatives.
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Villa
Juarez
Carranza
Naco
Sonora
Francisco Villa
Francisco Obregon
Alvaro Obregon
Chihuahua
Trevino
Caranza
Obregon
Cantu
California
Thunder and Snow Storm Ravages New York City
A rare storm moving from the northwest brought rain hail snow thunder and a gale up to ninety miles an hour over New York City and vicinity. Seven deaths occurred in the city and nearby areas with injuries and property damage from telegraph lines downed shipped vessels and crippled rail traffic.
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East
New York City
Sandy Hook
Coast Guard
James O'Neill
East River
Tottenville
The Nine Multiplication Trick Explored
A description from Youths Companion explains a memorization method for the nine times table. It shows patterns where the first digit is one less than the multiplier and the second digit completes to nine, enabling quick calculation for products like nine times eight equals seventy two and nine times five equals forty five.
Storm windows save fuel and steady interior warmth
The text argues that interior comfort should stay constant regardless of weather. Storm windows and doors are priced as a small investment that quickly pays for itself through fuel savings by preventing rapid air changes inside the home.
Curing Meat On The Farm A College Guide
The College of Agriculture advises proper slaughter and a 24 hour chill before curing pork. Trim three cornered and ragged edges from hams shoulders and sides, seal marrow by cutting shanks, then salt overnight. Brine uses 10 lb salt 2 lb sugar 2 oz saltpeter 4 gal water per 100 lb meat, boil and skim.
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Fim
College of Agriculture
Last Call For Egg Laying Contest at College Extension
The Extension Service College of Agriculture with USDA offers an egg laying contest for Nebraska youths aged 11 to 17. Enrollment is open through January 146 with no cost for monthly instruction sheets. Records run February 1 to June 1. districts may submit enrollment cards to Lincoln. Awards will be presented to winners.
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Extension Service
College of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Lincoln
Farmstead planning improves labor and looks
The College of Agriculture at Lincoln reports that a well arranged farm stead saves labor and offers a pleasing appearance. The Department of Farm Management invites farmers to consult on farm plans and building locations.
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Department of Farm Management
College of Agriculture At Lincoln
Pigs Gain 2.02 Pounds Daily In Six-Week Test At College
In a winter study at College of Agriculture fourteen spring pigs fed with a self feeder gained 2.02 pounds daily over six weeks. Cost per hundred pounds gained stood at 4.04 dollars. Feed used included 64.5 bushels of shelled corn and 2090 pounds of tankage priced at 0.63 dollars per bushel and 2.50 per hundredweight. Gains valued at six cents per pound with corn sold at 0.99 dollars per bushel.
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College of Agriculture
Dairy ration hay mix cuts cost with limited protein feeds
If clover or alfalfa hay is used in the dairy ration, little of the expensive protein feeds such as meal or balance the ration. Owing to the cottonseed meal need be added to present high prices of corn, bran, etc., a limited amount of either of meal or cottonseed meal seems to make a less expensive grain ration than if this is omitted.
Agricultural Course Starts Soon at University School of Agriculture
The six weeks winter course at Lincoln's University School of Agriculture begins in January. It covers gasoline engines farm machinery animal diseases marketing accounts field crops soils poultry fruits vegetables dairying and stock judging.
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University School of Agriculture At
Lincoln
Matching Clothes With Yourself
A brief lifestyle note discusses choosing outfits to flatter personal features, focusing on hair color and overall tone. It highlights matching clothing hues to skin undertones and hair shade for balanced, cohesive looks.
U S Officers Uncover Conspiracy Tied to War Plant Attacks
Federal officials disclosed clues to a country wide plot to blow up munition plants as Paul Koenig head of the German secret service in the United States and Richard Leyendecker were arraigned in New York on charges of conspiring to blow up the Welland canal. Frederick Scheindl of National City Bank confessed involvement.
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New York
Paul Koenig
Richard Munil Leyendecker
Welland Canal
Koenig
Leyendecker
Frederick Scheindl
National City Bank of New York
Gravel bed found at Capital Beach resort near Lincoln
A forty foot thick gravel bed was found at Capital Beach near Lincoln and described as highly valuable and easily mined. Two Kearney high school students, Miss Adeline Wynn and Miss Leonora Turner, were injured in a laboratory explosion during a school experiment. George W. Marsh, former state secretary, will run for state auditor on the Republican ticket, filing early next year. A drainage district covering 41 000 acres between the North Platte and South Platte rivers from Sutherland to North Platte received endorsement from the North Platte chamber of commerce.
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Incoln
Adeline Wynn and
Leonora Turner
Kearney High School
George W. Marsh
North Platte
South Matte
Sutherland
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