Christmas family gathering and local visits in Crook area
Harry Reeves traveled to Belgrade Nebraska for Christmas with his parents as two sisters prepared to join. Mrs Marmiret McDonnell returned to Crook after helping care for a sick baby. The community reports improving children, care visits, and various neighborly movements amid a light rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Reeves
Belgrade
Nebraska
Marmiret McDonnell
Crook
John McDonnell
Carl Bivens
Oren Loudy
Sidney
E. BR. Frakes
Wilsdale
Dr. Sprecker
Bos
John Scott
S. Phil
Ross Brossard
Peter Peetz
Sidnye
Loudy
Lawrence
Hildegard Jobe
Iowa
Lola Reeves
Dorothy English
J. FR. McDonnell
Fid Rogers
Frank Loudy
Red Lion
Tijidegard Jobe
Local people and events in Lodgepole neighborhood
Tuesday and Wednesday saw new motor routes A and B with Lou Miller and Lloyd Lehmkuhl as carriers while regulars awaited appointment. Mrs. Gladys Wolf returns to Lincoln to resume school. Several residents visit kin in Grand Island and Hemingford. Cards and gatherings mark birthdays and club events with prizes awarded to Ruby Bates and others. neighbors host visitors from Sidney, Meadows, and Dalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Miller
Lloyd Lehmkuhl
Gladys Wolf
F. A. Wolf
Lincoln
Carl Anderson
Grand Taland
Mattison
Hemingford
Kintz
Silks
Leora Hafer
Sidney
G. W. Brax
Jack Dveher
Jean
Meadows
Wyoming
Schroll
Cleon Swenson
W. T. Tate
Mr. Tate
Barlow
Ruby Bates
Carter
Padron
Colorado
J. Withers
Familly
Afrs. I. Busacker
Dalton
Stortus
Social notes from Spring Canyon and nearby towns
Events recount holiday visits and daily errands across Spring Canyon, Proctor, Dalton, and Sterling. Names include Ruth McCall Esther Peatrey Beebe Myerholtz Jessie Moons Dan Beebe Milo Moore and A D Willard with mentions of cattle trade and a Hog purchase. Mrs Edward Vickerson recovers, and residents relocate to the Bert Correll farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Nicholay
Ruth McCall
Esther Peatrey
Ruth
Mrs. Beebe
BL Mackentosh
Proctor
Svan Beebe
Carl Myerholtz
Larence Beebe
Jessie Moons
Bob Hamel
A.D. Wihtlard
John Tood
Eva Beebe
Clarence Beebes
Dan Beebe
A. D. Willard
Milo Moore
Edward Vickerson
Bob Wamnel
Mr. Stahl
Dalton
Mr. Dicks
Bert Correll
Bert Twllard
Sterling
Residents and visitors gather at Sidney area homes
North Divide residents Clyde Kinton and Homer Haskins visit Sidney for repairs on Haskins near Sirs. Susan Sagle and son Poul travel from Dalton to attend local business. Clarence Schnenle celebrates his birthday with neighbors. Worner Hasking markets poultry. Lawrence Ernest returns from Denver after appendectomy. Various family updates include illnesses and new arrivals as the community notes several domestic and social happenings in Sidney and area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Kinton
Homer Haskins
Sidney
Sirs
Susan Sagle
Poul
Dalton
Lewis Schulenberg
Bushnell
Verne McManus
Ed Schnenle
Clarence
Carl Dusboom
Worner Hasking
Lawrence Ernest
Denver
St. Anthonys Hospital
Marie
Mike Schwartz
Isaac Jones
Elmer Hughes
Hannes Busboom
Fred Seeger
George Nelman
John Jones
Carl Busboom
C. Spiker
Don
Anton Grauquist
Grand Prairie Social Roundup Marks New Year
A string of community visits and gatherings spans Christmas week and New Year in Grand Prairie with Miss Lillie Holm Fern Miller and others visiting friends in Blunteman and Airs. E A Johnson and family call on Mrs. Henry Beebe and Thuradas. Sidney shopping, Peniel Sunday school officers elected, and a New Year watch party documented. False fireworms noted as October pests impacting western Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma with unplanted wheat damaged near Big Springs Deud County Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Holm
Fern Miller
Blunteman
E. A. Johnson
Henry Beebe
Thuradas
Frank Lundgren
Chldren
Frank Holm
Edna Frerlchy
Mildred Hart
G. Aa. Johnson
Will
Albert Johnson
Alva Hart
Albert Frerichs
Ernest Wickard
Henry Flesner
Walter Hernbloom
Alec Pierson
Johnson
Tesse Gehunter
Fred Windsheimer
Sidney
Peniel
Otto Perso
Alfred Jorgenson
Otto Olson
Frank Stolm
Familly
Albert Everichs and Sons
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
United States Department of Agriculture
Big Springs
Deud County
Maisie Allbright and Rodwell Seek Plain Friendship
Maisie Allbright helps Rodwell with past due rent to keep him from losing his room. Rodwell finds work and they grow as friends though both fear romance. Maisie worries about growing closer and they eventually acknowledge mutual feelings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maisie
Rodwell
Mira
Palmer
Mebbe
Mrs. Palmer
Miss Allbright
Matsie
Mr. Rodwell
Maisie Albright
Rodprell
Snuff Making Described as Complex Process
The passage details snuff production as highly intricate in the tobacco trade. It notes preferred tobacco as dark Jeaf and cites reliance on scraps and midriba, with the mass salted and heaped to ferment, then flavored with Ucortee, dried and ground, and fermented again possibly multiple times.
Questions Settled by Sorghum in Speeches
Senator Sorghum says he has settled almost every question in his speeches and notes many colleagues share this, but many people still do not realize these issues are settled and continue asking them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sorghum
Natn
Old Red Schoolhouse Gone Prominent Farm District Schooling
The piece contrasts the old one room red schoolhouse with modern rural schools. It notes consolidation and settlement shift driving stone brick or stucco buildings, proper equipment, separate graded classrooms, and expanded curricula including agriculture and domestic science. It highlights improved heating, plumbing, and teaching staff structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thia
St Helena Island a Remote Stop in Imperial History
The article recounts Napoleon's exile spots Elba and St Helena and notes how after the Boer War Britain used St Helena for Boer prisoners. It describes James Town’s sudden wealth from soldiers and sailors, and odd shark behavior near the island. It mentions sharks sleeping at meridian and escape boats aiding prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon Bonaparte
St. Helena
Jamestown
Tsland
Red Sea
Time Zone Boundaries Across the United States
The article outlines standard time zones: Eastern from Atlantic to a line through Sandusky and Mansfield, spanning Columbus to Vanesville and continuing via Huntington West Virginia Norton Virginia Johnson City Tennessee Asheville North Carolina Atlanta Macon Georgia and Apalachicola Florida. Central from that line to Mandan North Carolina Pierre South Dakota McCook Nebraska Dodge City Kansas and along the western edge of Oklahoma and Texas. Mountain from the second line to Montana's western boundary through Pocatello Idaho Ogden Salt Lake City Utah Parker and Yuma Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
Sandusky
Mansfield
Columbus
Vanesville
Huntington
W. Va
Norton
Pricking the Bubble in Arkansas Church Circles
An Eastern visitor notes Deacon Summers lost prestige after his involvement in a recent bar room fight. A native observer responds that the bull congregation viewed him as a capable fighter with a razor, but he proved otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deacon Summers
Arkansas
American’ Legion Weekly
Limit to His Appetite
A humorous anecdote about Bobbie dining with his aunt who serves a large meal. After finishing, he explains he cannot eat his dessert because his appetite cannot hold it tonight, a playful line showing his reluctance to stretch his capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobbie
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