State Treasury Lowers Deficit and Tuberculin Indemnity Paid
Nebraska state treasury reports a smaller general fund deficit for December reducing from 742 000 to 561 000 while the capitol fund holds 1 777 000 and 5 000 was sent to ex service men. The report notes permanent school fund surpassing 10 million and a separate indemnity of 1 196.64 paid to E W Childs of Ashland for 25 cattle with tuberculosis under a bovine eradication law. The federal government pays a similar amount and in Polk county 59 reactors were found in Otto Kummer of Columbus herd of 100 animals under the authority of last session’s law.
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Lincoln
Neb
Charles Robinson
New Capitol
Nebraska
E. W. Childs
Ashland
Mr. Childs
Grant Shumway
State Department of
Five Brinck Children Born on Holidays in One Family
The Brinck family of Weet Point Iowa marks a unique calendar year as all five children were born on holidays. Adrian born Halloween 1913, Ruth on Christmas 1915, Virginia on Memorial Day, Vernon on Lincoln's Birthday 1922, and the fifth born last Tuesday.
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Weet Point
Ben J. Brinck
Adrian
Hallowe'en
Ruth
Virginia
Isi Ant. Vernon
Lincoln
Lincoln school funds December 1923 revenue report
John M. Matzen, state superintendent of public instruction, reports December 1923 school funds total 432 409.50. Principal revenues are bond interest and school interest. Liquor licenses, once a major school fund source, yielded only 378 dollars.
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Lincoln
John M. Matzen
Washington shipping conference assigns tonnage control
At a White House meeting a decision was made to place operation and control of government owned merchant tonnage under the Emergency Fleet Corporation with Leigh C. Palmer, former chief of navigation, named president.
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Washington
White House
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Leigh C. Palmer
Bomb explodes at Imperial Palace in Tokyo
A bomb blasts the entrance of the imperial palace in Tokyo marking a second attack on the empire's rulers within a fort night. An unidentified man, believed to be a Korean, who planted the device, was arrested immediately after the blast.
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Imperial Palace
Tokio
Teaches by Phone In Iowa City Amid Smallpox Quarantine
Millington Carpenter of the University of Iowa faculty was teaching by long distance telephone in Iowa City while quarantined for smallpox after falling ill at his Monticello home during the Christmas holidays.
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Iowa City
Millington Carpenter
University of Iowa
Monticello
Dairy Prosperity Through Better Cows and Cheaper Feed
A. L. Hacker of Lancaster County urges expanding the dairy business in Nebraska, stressing that profitable dairying depends on good cows, proper care, and affordable feeding. He notes bankers favor dairy reliance, with steady, year round employment and increased farm value as dairy farming grows.
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A. L. Hacker
Lancaster County
Nebraska
Dairying Seen as Key to Nebraska Prosperity
The writer argues for promoting dairying in Nebraska, stressing a strong market for dairy products, the advantages of butter as a condensed farm product, and the need for better barns silos and milk houses. It notes Nebraska’s favorable climate water and transport, the cost of feeding as main expense, and the value of balanced rations and good cows.
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Sea Board
Nebraska
Allfalfa
Better Farming The Only Safe Reliance
In Thayer county Nebraska a group of poultry raisers formed a cooperative two years ago to raise yields and profits. The article argues that disciplined intelligent farming remains the sure path to prosperity, even when prices are low, and warns against reducing effort to match low markets.
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Thayer County
Nebraska
Miss Lilian Harrison Completes 28 Mile Platte River Swim
Miss Lilian Harrison, 17, South American girl swimming champion, completed a 28 mile swim across the Platte River after 28 hours in the water.
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Buenos Aires
Lilian Harrison
South America
Platte River
Nebraska and Washington Agriculture Wage Findings
The Nebraska agriculture department found substandard No 2 potatoes in Lincoln and frost bitten Minnesota samples unfit for eating. Superior tubers came from north and northwest Nebraska. In Washington farm labor wages rose above 1920 levels with average with board at 88.18 dollars and without board 46.91 dollars per month, noting 1914 equivalents.
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Lincoln
State Department of Agriculture
Grant Shumway
Minnesota
Nebraska
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Relics from Tomb of King Tutankhamun Ship to Philadelphia
Eighty four tons of antiquities from the tomb of King Tutankhamun are loaded aboard the steamship Crissiela at Halifax for shipment to Philadelphia. From there they will be transported to Washington for installation in the National Museum.
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Halifax
Tutenkhaman
Crissiela
Philadelphia
Washington
Na Genal
Farmers yield more eggs per hen with two years of extra care
In a two year program eighteen farmers increased hen yields to an average 134 eggs per hen, with net profits of 4.52 dollars per hen, compared to 104 eggs and 2.18 dollars for one year of improved breeding and feeding. The study stresses higher yields as the surest way to cut production costs.
Self Sufficient Farming Pays Says Rural Letter
A southern farmer shared a town newspaper letter stressing farming for home food to weather winter. He cites raising 200 bushels of sweet potatoes on 1.1 acres and selling $50 of soybeans, noting his cotton crop was weak yet he remains financially secure and free from rent. He argues buying what could be produced harms the trade balance and warns of relying on outside food.
Plate glass installed at Habler Garage windshields and doors
Plate glass for windshields and beat dam doors was installed at Habler Garage. The work covered window panes and door panels, enhancing exterior and interior protection. Weathered by time, the installation reflects ongoing maintenance priorities at the facility.
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Habler Garage
Seed potato test shows western stock outyields home seed
Carl Winters near Cozad tested western Nebraska certified Early Ohio potato seed against his own northern stock. The certified seed yielded 126 bushels per acre versus 40 with home seed, valuing the gain at about 2,200 dollars on 20 acres. Demonstrations across Dawson County show similar results, prompting wider adoption.
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Carl Winters
Cozad
Hecht
Mr. Winters
Nebraska
Winters
Agricultural Extension Service
Dawson County
Western Nebraska
Ohio
H. O. Werner
Nebraska Potato Improvement Association
Bids Sought for Prisoner Meals in Cheyenne County
County Commissioners invite sealed bids to supply meals for prisoners at the Cheyenne County jail in 1924. Bids due by 1 P M February 19 1924, opened at 8 PM the same day. Board may reject any or all bids. Signed January 6 1924 by Board and County Clerk Oakley O. Otten.
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Cheyenne County
Board of County Commissioners
Oakley O. Otten
Telegraph Advertisement Promise Boosts Local Results
An advertisement in The Telegraph proclaims reliable results from placing ads. It urges readers to try the newspaper notice for better responses and business impact. The message emphasizes consistency and local reach.
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Telegraph
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