John Deere Steel Plow Pioneer Redefined American Farming
John Deere, born 1804 in Rutland Vermont, built a steel plow after moving to Grand Detour Illinois. He tested it on riverbank soil, proving the tool could scour, sparking a prairie farming boom and leading to Deere and Company and a nationwide distribution network by 1910.
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John Deere
William
Sarah Deere
Rutland
Benjamin Lawrence
Middlebbury
Granville
Vermont
Demetrius Lamb
Lake Borzt
Grand Detour
Ilinois
Prairies
New West
Sheffield
England
Crandall
John Meere
Grand
Moline
Illinois
Muscatine
Dubuque
Burlington
Keokuk
Savannah
Mississippi
Deere and Company
Charles Deere
House of Deere
United States
Joan Deere
June Omstrom
Service School Held In Sidney All Week
A service school for John Deere dealers and service men runs all week at the Sidney John Deere Plow company branch. R W Walker from Omaha and Paul Hanson from Waterloo engineering conduct classes. Wednesday shows a centennial film Sutling the life of John Deere and Thursday a banquet at the Union Pacific hotel.
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John Deere
Sidney
John Deere Plow Company
R. W. Walker
Omaha
Paul Hanson
Waterloo
Union Pacific
Friends and Friends Echo Uncle Eben’s Candid View
Uncle Eben reflects on trust and friendship noting he has rarely lost a friend but sometimes discovers that someone he trusted was not a true friend in the first place. The remark highlights caution in relationships and discerning genuine ties.
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Eben
History Of Interest Items Of Interest In Sidney
History of interest items from the Telegraph files covering 14, 24, 34, and 44 years ago. Reports include farmers union convention in Omaha with local representation, employment changes, wrestling results, anniversary celebrations, wind records, livestock and drug store sales, Sidney fire department planning, marriages, military postings, and a coal famine warning with local remedies. Details name H L Locke C E Magnum J C Jorgensen Walter Happel Emil Golart Claude Morehead Andy Brett A Leafdale Phil Thurston Bernice Kelly Blondie Chick Dave of Denver O. F. Chesebro Rev. Kilburn Vaclav Hanry sale prices Scanlon drug store sale Major H A Weber Mercedes Lowe L G Lowe A S Hardy Milton Ahrens First National bank.
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State Association of Farmers Unions
Omaha
H. L. Locke
C. BE. Magnum
J.C. Jorgensen
Walter Happel
Emil Golart
Claude Morehead
Andy Brett
A. Leafdale
Phil Thurston
Deaver
Emanuel Brauer
Nels Olson
Alta Sailor
J. W. Johnson
Bernice Kelly
Johnson
Blondie Chick
Sidney Sports
Dave
Denver
Akron
Colo
C. F. Chitk, Co
P. Millett
Bob Murray
Joe Jackson
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Deere
O'Ne Dan
Wey
Arend BR Tractors
Service School
East Sear OS As
Middlewest
Monte *Blue As
Devel
Nial
Webbes
Ers
Jay
John
Deere Products
Dred
Gee Ae Yee
Muah
Progressive Farmer
Sidney and Vicinity
O. F. Chesebro
Vaclav Hanry
D. J. Scanlon
Scanlon
Sidney Fire Department
F. A. Jack
A. K. Greenlee
F. G. Griffith
E. D. Worden
F. B. Tobin
H. A. Weber
Mercedes Lowe
St. Louis
Fort Logan
H. Root
Weber
L. G. Lowe
A. Lundberg
Major Hardy
A. S. Hardy
Fred Stuht
Grand Island
L. L. Brown
North Platte
Will Jeffers
Mr. Jeffers
Leroy Martin
Callahan Block
Milton Ahrens
Bank of Nebraska
First National Bank of
First National
Ahrens
Tia
Pone Rass
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