Bell Telephone Expands Lines in Nebraska and South Dakota
Northwestern Bell plans about 1500 new telephones in 1927 across Nebraska and South Dakota, extending 21 000 miles of wire and 22 000 poles. The division will connect 23 500 telephones and disconnect 22 000 others, with 11 500 moves due to subscriber relocations. The unit employs 2 260 people, plus 253 480 phones from connecting companies in 682 towns. Notable 1923 gains include reduced long distance rates and improved operator courtesy.
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Nebraska
South Dakota
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Comisiany
Northwestern Bell Company
Togo
Northwestern Bell Telephones
Bell Lines
Bell Company
Western Nebraska farmer profits from pig colony system
A young farmer, plagued by losses from roundworms and disease in farrowed pigs, built eleven small hog houses on clean ground at a cost of 162.25. Sows farrowed in pairs, twenty sows under eleven sheds, yielding 132 of 142 pigs alive with strong weights. Pigs grazed on alfalfa, fed sparingly on corn, averaging 150 pounds at six months. The setup promises a decade of profits.
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Nebraska
4 H Club Camp Relay June 16 to 22 at Washington
Continuation notes detail a dual entry form for Certificates of Achievement and Awards of Appreciation for 4 H members. Eligibility requires club enrollment by April 5 and no prior prize trips to Interstate or National gatherings, with local leaders guiding applicants. County Agent Willey has blanks. contestants should see him to enter the competition and aim for a trip.
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Nebraska
Leroy D. Willey
Tia
Auto salesman urges Telegraph ads as best value
Pete Olson of Blas garage attests classified ads in The Telegraph deliver the best returns. He notes their used car listings, updated each issue, draw the most business of any method and urges advertisers to use the Telegraph for any sale item.
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Telegraph
Pete Olson
Blas
Blasa
Olson
Telegraph Office
Government to Preserve Historic Longhorn Cattle in Oklahoma
The Forest Service will maintain a herd of historic Spanish breed longhorn cattle on Wichita National Forest Oklahoma to prevent extinction. The purchase and upkeep are funded by the 1924 agricultural appropriation signed by President Coolidge. A selected expert crew will manage the herd adjacent to a buffalo herd on the forest.
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Southwest
Forest Service
United State Department of Agriculture
Wichita National Forest
Oklahoma
W. B. Greeley
Coolidge
Colonel Greeley
Indian Territory
Texas
Luxurious London almshouse offers 40 rooms for aging merchants
Britain's most luxurious almshouse Morden College in Blackheath lists two vacancies. Each resident gets a self-contained two-room flat, free light and coal, medical care, laundry, and $750 yearly plus $50 for laundry. Inmates enjoy gardens, bowling green, library, recreation room, and dining hall. Old men must be merchants or traders fallen on hard times, while enjoying generous terms and little discipline. Founded by Sir John Morden after fortune returned from missing ships.
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London
Britain
Morden College
Blackheath
John Morden
London Ark
Thames
Disposition of a Man’s Past and New Theories of Right
A compact meditation on trying to live down past actions and the emergence of new moral theories used to justify personal conduct. The piece contrasts conflicting paths of judgment and self justification, inviting reflection on accountability and ethics.
Industry Brings Victory and Debt Paydown
A historical reflection notes that industry yields victory by paying debts, while despair grows among workers and communities as burdens mount. The quote credits Benjamin Franklin, linking enterprise to national uplift despite hardship.
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Benjamin Franklin
Still Owing Ode on a wild night Rammer Jammer sale
A fragment notes an outstanding balance of 32 dollars and 50 cents linked to a Rammer Jammer scene at Alabama. The terse entry records a continuing debt tied to a local listing.
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Alabama
Inscriptions Salvage Plan for Egyptian Temples
Dr James Breasted outlines a salvage project to record inscriptions at Medinet Habu Luxor Karnak and Ramesseum to prevent loss. The process combines camera drafting and epigraphy with field workers and will take years and generations to cover tombs and reliefs as well.
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Washington
D. C
Deetor Breasted
Egypt
Medinet Habu
Ramesseum
Luxor
Karnak
Doctor Breasted
Girl Tries Death to Escape Attack in New York
Dorothy Smith, 23, a cloak model, leaped from a fourth floor window after being escorted to a young broker's apartment by two men. Murphy and Fitzpatrick, both brokers, were arrested for attempted aggravated assault. Smith sustained serious injuries including a fractured skull and legs. Nearby residents heard her screams before the leap.
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New York
Dorothy Smith
Brafer
Francis Murphy
John J. Fitzpatrick
Swedish Queen Sets Path as Belgium’s First Queen
The Duke of Brabant, newly married to Swedish Princess Astrid, poised to become Belgium’s fourth king upon succession, making Princess Astrid the first Scandinavian queen by title. King Albert follows Leopold I, Leopold II, and Leopold III. Leopold I’s first wife was Princess Charlotte of Great Britain, and the royal line includes marriages to Louise of France, Marie Henriette, and Elizabeth of Bavaria.
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Belgium
Brussels
Duke of Brabant
Astrid
Sweden
Albert
Leopold I
Charlotte
Great Britain
Louise
Louis Philippe
France
Leopold Iiii
Marie Henriletta
Archduchess
Austria
Elizabeth
Karl Theodore
Bavaria
Why Do Ducks Go Wild Fanciers Question Mystery
A Washington Oregon mystery prompts fanciers to trace wild mallards escaping captivity. Stray tagged ducks appear on farms as hunters report dead birds with leg tags. Domesticated mallards kept by breeders use tags to identify owners, while the cause of the unusual migration remains unclear.
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Olympia
Wash
Northwest
Washington
Oregon
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