Sidney Draw fete Langley family and guests
Local social notes report Mr Langley and sons and Ernest Rather visiting the Rose home. Wednesday and Tuesday callers include Ed Howe and family, Norman, and the Klentz household with Christmas dinner. Several others visited the Rose and Howe homes over the week.
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Mr Langley
Ernest Rather
Rose
Mandy Aleta
Lloyd Reineka
Er. H. Howe
Norman
Klentz
Ernest Rahter
Ed Howe
Mrs. Rose
Lester
Pete Howe
Cuddaford Hoagie
Mr. Reineka
Floyd Glassbury
Peety
Frank Klentz
Frankie
Fritz Kreagle
Lorenz
Velma
Viola Rose
Beatrice Howe
Langley
Ernest Ruther
Tough Ain't It The Yank Faces Wounding In France
A wounded American doughboy jokes about shrapnel as medics lift him into an ambulance. A corpsman reassures him he is fine, while the soldier notes he has not seen any German combatants since arriving in France, only three prisoners.
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France
Making War on Snails in Early Vegetables
Instructional note on pest control describes enticing snails with bran to collect and destroy them. Recommends inspecting plant rows and using quick lime dusted on early peas and vegetables in spring when dew is present as a cure, urging perseverance in treatment.
Wayside home of Hawthorne offered for rent in Concord
A Boston Transcript real estate notice advertises The Wayside in Concord Massachusetts as available for rent. It notes Nathaniel Hawthorne’s former residence and evokes a vanished world of the bygone era.
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Boston Transcript
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Concord
Mass
Irish Republic Proclaimed From Dublin Move
Posters in Ireland announce the Irish republic is formed with Sinn Fein sweeping Leinster Munster and Connaught. A central Sinn Fein council will form in Dublin and call itself the Irish parliament. Government orders disbandment or relocation if needed. Berlin reports bombardment of the royal palace and mutinous sailors surrender. Von Hindenburg marches to Berlin to restore order. Bolsheviks still control Vorwaerts.
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Berlin
London
Ireland
the Express
Sinn Feipers
Leinster
Munster
Connaught
Sinn Fein
Dublin
Kield
Marshal von Hindenburg
Vorwaerts
Wilson Welcomes League Delegation at Embassy in London
President Wilson received a League of Nations delegation at the American embassy in London. Led by Viscount Grey, the group included the archbishop of Canterbury and Viscount Bryce. Wilson praised the growing interest and shared moral aims behind the war and postwar aims, noting admiration for Britain’s government.
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London
Wilson
League of Nations Union
Viscount Grey
Archbishop of Canterbury
Viscount Bryce
United States
League of Nations
Great Britain
Lloyd George Wins London Seat in Welsh Return
London reports British premier David Lloyd George has been reelected as MP for Wales. Coalition unionists lead with 127 seats, coalition liberals 56, unionists 5, liberals 2, labor 23, Sinn Fein 26, and 1 independent. First parliament under reform act will have 707 members. Cambridge vote saw Sir Eric Geddes defeat laborite Rev T R Williams. Albert Stanley reelected for Ashton-under-Lyne.
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London
David Lloyd George
Wales
Labor
Sinn Fein
Tloyd George
Cambridge
Eric Geddes
Ford
Admiralty
T. R. Williams
Albert Stanley
Board of Trade
Ashton-under-Lyne
Value of gold cut in half
Richmond Virginia December 50 High prices prevail until currency and credit expansion from war securities buying on credit is eliminated and credit and currency reduced to needs of industry and trade A C G Miller Federal Reserve Board member says gold has lost about half its purchasing power since 1914 and gold standard has fallen with rising prices in war era economies
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Richmond
A. C G. Miller
Federal Reserve Board
American Economic Association
Mr. Miller
Ebert Government Said Overthrown In Berlin
A Berlin dispatch reports Ebert's government virtually overthrown with Philip Scheidemann fleeing the city. A new cabinet is expected to form including Karl Liebknecht and George Ledebour and the central soviet may be summoned. Brutus Molkenschur named commandant of Berlin per another dispatch.
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Liebknecht
Ledebour
Molkenshur
Berlin
The
Hague
Ebert
Philip Scheidemann
Karl Liebknecht
George Ledebour
London
Brutus Molkenshur
Afafl
Princess Pat to Wed Hero Ramsay Betrothal Reported
London reports King George consented to the engagement of Princess Patricia of Connaught niece of the king and Commander Ramsay brother of the Earl of Dalhousie. Ramsay earned the Distinguished Service Order for bravery at the Dardanelles. Princess Pat is honorary commander in chief of the Canadian regiment named for her.
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London
George
Patricia of Connaught
Canada
Ramsay
Earl of
Poles and Reds in Clash Reported From Moscow Wireless
A wireless dispatch from Moscow reports Bolsheviki battling Yelish forces in the Dombrova district with the outcome unknown. The message also states Bolsheviks disarmed the government within the Ashov district.
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Dombrova
Bolsheviki
Ashov
London
Moscow
Wounded Officers Arrive From France On Transport
The American transport Turrellia arrived in New York from France with 92 wounded officers aboard. Among them is Capt. William Harrigan, son of the late comedian Edward Harrigan, who was wounded during the rescue of Colonel Whittlesey's Lost Battalion in the Argonne forest.
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New York
Turrtallia
France
William Warrigan
Edward Harrigan
Harrigan
Whittlesey
Argonne Forest
King George Declares Birthday Wishes for Wilson
London dispatch reports King George called at President Wilsons apartment Saturday to convey many happy returns on Wilsons sixty second birthday. The exchange underscores Anglo American cordial relations during the holiday season.
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London
King George
President Wilson
A Letter From Atlantic Coast From Sergt J T Witters
A wartime letter describes a Christmas box of candy nuts and fruit, a planned trip to New York for New Years, weather, and discharge delays. It notes other camps discharging and Scottsbluff and Sidney residents home, with mail delays and post office rushes. It ends with holiday wishes from Camp Holybird.
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Deu
Mother T
Tam
New York
Omaha
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Alva
J. TL. Witters
Camp Holybird
California Seed Production by Crop and Region
California leads in carrot seed with Sacramento and Yolo counties top producers. Minor carrot seed counties include San Joaquin Contra Costa Santa Clara and Suan Bonito. Radish seed favors coast counties with river districts minor. Beet seed concentrates around Sacramento and Pacific Northwest production grows near coast. Lettuce seed mainly near the coast.
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California
Sacramento
Yolo
San Joaquin
Contra Costa
Santa Clara
Suan Bonito
Coast
Pacific Northwest
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Arthur Henderson
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A. C. Miller
Lorenzo, Nebr
C. M. Wright
Harper Blog
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Hero
King
Atlantic
Furer Grocery Co
Sidney, Nebr
Cheyenne County
Farmers’ Grain and Milling Company
Potter, Nebraska
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