Edison Answers Questionaire Sparks Wide Debate
Thomas A. Edison, famed inventor, responds frankly to twenty questions in Collier's Weekly on prohibition labor and morals. He backs forward enforcement of prohibition, cites Ford as a nature loving practical humanitarian, and notes skilled trades wages stay high as contractors trim work. Only one query toppled him as civilization and rapid scientific change create a queer era.
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Thomas A. Edison
Collier’s Weekly
Mr. Edison
Henry Ford
Collier's
Mr. Ford
John Surroughs
United States
Edison
Edison on Women and Weather in Quip at Board Meeting
“why do women bare their crests in winter and cover them with furs in summer?” Mr. Edison answered, “Ask me nothing about women I do not understand them and don't try to.”
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Mr. Edison
Bell system scrambles radio to secure private calls
Engineers of the Bell Telephone system announce a scrambling method that keeps spoken radio messages private from outside listeners. The system links Catalina Islands with Los Angeles and can route wireless voice into Bell trunk lines for nationwide delivery, CTO David Sarnoff notes that world progress rests on exchange of intelligence and broadening access to communications.
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Bell Telephone System
Radio Corporation of America
Catalina Islands
California
Los Angeles
Bell System
United States
David Sarnoff
Cattle Lost In Reservoir Stampede At Powers Ranch
John Powers of a Miller area ranch reports his herd of 165 white faced cattle, 100 head lost Sunday after a cow escaped through barbed wire into a 60 by 20 foot by 10 foot water reservoir, triggering a stampede. About 100 cattle drowned or trampled in the deadly scramble, with losses around $10,000.
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John Powers
Miller
Powers
National organizers rally for Nebraska Wheat Growers drive
A series of meetings led by W H McGeevey of the American Wheat Growers Inc and Abe Slaughter opens in Kimball and Cheyenne Devel counties to recruit wheat farmers for better prices. Readouts list Antelope Schoolhouse meetings and a Potter rally with further stops in Sidney Dix Kimball Dalton Lodge Pole Lorenzo Oshkosh Chappell Gurley.
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Kimball
Cheyenne
Devel
Peter Nelson
Potter
W. H. McGeevey
American Wheat Growers, Inc
Minneapolis
Abe Slaughter
Oklahoma
Kansas
District §2
Antelope School House
Serfang
Sidney
Dix
Dalton
Lodge Pole
Lorenzo
Oshkosh
Chappell
Wheat Drops to Lowest Since War Sparked by Market Readjustment
Wheat and flour prices fell sharply last Thursday bottling the market at under 1 dollar a bushel on the Chicago board. Minneapolis mills cut family flour to 6 dollars per barrel the lowest since 1915 as overproduction and prewar readjustment drive the mood. Farm leaders warn of ruin unless prices rebound.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Minneapolis
O. E. Bradfute
American Farm Bureau Federation
Arthur Capper
S P Carr To Build Mill On Smaller Scale
Dalton flour mills will be rebuilt on a smaller scale after an insurance payout of about 23500 dollars. S P Carr becomes sole owner with son Lawrence assisting. The 50 barrel capacity mill will employ only two men, with Bernie and Jack Carr seeking other work. Recovery time hinges on insurance funds and lot clearance.
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Dalton
Carr Bros
P. Carr
Lawrence
Bernie
Jack Carr
Daltan
See Chevrolet before purchase of your new car
Hardy Motor Co Sidney Nebraska urges buyers to inspect Chevrolet options before choosing a new vehicle. Local dealership promotion highlights available models and pricing to help customers compare features and value in Sidney.
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Chevrolet
Hardy Motor Co
Sidney
Nebraska
Saxophone instruction free with all instruments purchased
Lar Son's Music Store offers free saxophone instruction with every instrument purchase, highlighting added value for buyers.
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Larson
Chevrolet Coupe Value At 828 Dollars From Hardy Motor Co
Sidney Hardy Motor Co presents a Chevrolet Coupe at 828 dollars. This practical motor car offers strong value for buyers seeking reliability and affordability in a compact sedan.
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Sidney
Hardy Motor Co
Treasurers Told to Bring Action Against Defunct Banks
Scotts Bluff county commissioners direct the county treasurer to sue State Bank of Gering Farmers and Merchants Bank Morill and Weary State Bank plus bonding companies and ex treasurer A R Downer to recover funds not yet paid. The case concerns about $35 000 of county money deposited by Downer in the banks beyond their bond and legal limits.
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Scotts Bluff County
State Bank of
Gering
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Morill
Weary State Bank
A. R. Downer
Downar
Chamber In Danger Of Losing Its Home In Scottsbluff
The Scottsbluff chamber of commerce may lose its home after four years since contracting to buy the two story brick building for 15000. Only 4000 principal paid. Owner Dr Mary J Sheldon of Amesia agricultural college faculty threatens foreclosure. The chamber rents space to A M Gaddis, state highway engineer, in the building.
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Scottsbluff Chamber of Commerce
Mary J. Sheldon
Amesia, Agricultural College
Chamber
Broadway
A. M. Gaddis
Nebraska farm news on Thayer county crop demonstration plots
Seventy eight plats laid off on the Thayer county farm for testing sweet clover, wheat, corn, oats, soybeans and other crops. J L. C. Christie, county agent, says three to six rows of each variety are planted. Work done in cooperation with the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture, the Thayer county farm bureau and county commissioners.
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Hebron
Thayers County
J L. C. Christie
College of Agriculture of
University of Nebraska
Thayer County Farm Bureau
Hebron-A crop demonstration aims to pick best local varieties
In Thayer county the county farm hosts a demonstration to compare local varieties with University of Nebraska college crops and to identify best performers. County agent L C Christe notes Thayer is the first county to use the county farm. The effort seeks yield and adaptability insights for area farmers.
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Hebron
Thayer County
L. C. Christe
College of Agriculture
University of Nebraska
Christie
Advice Issued on Harvest Help by County Agent Snipes
Weeping Water Cass county farmers are urged by LR Snipes, county agent, to hire harvest labor for both wheat and oats. With a potential gap between cutting wheat and oats, workers will be scarce, so farmers should retain help now.
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Cass County
LR. Snipes
Wheat Boost Seen In Duawson County Harvest
County agent Alvan R Heecht reports Lexington Farmers of Duawson County raise better wheat this year due to widespread seed certification over the past three years.
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Lexington
Duawson County
Alvan R. Heecht
County Foresees Tuberculosis Eradication Campaign
Walter F. Roberts, county agent, says Wahoo-Saunders county plans a fall eradication drive if current Farm Bureau efforts continue. Of forty farmers spoken to on a petition, only one refused to sign. State law requires 51 percent of stock owners petition for testing, with eighty petitions circulating now.
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Wahoo
Saunders County
County Farm Bureau Board
Walter F. Roberts
State Department
Cinch bugs enter county corn fields near grain areas
Following wheat and oats cutting, cinch bugs are reported entering corn fields near small grain areas in large numbers. Whether they hatched in sufficient quantities to damage corn county wide is not known.
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Table Rock
Alfalfa Stem Rat and Blight Reported in North Platte Valley
North Platte Valley reports a new bateriological disease named Alfalfa Stem Rat and Alfalfa Blight appearing during recent rains. George Larson of Scottsbluff reports stems turning blackish. a sample was sent to Plant Pathologist George L. Peltier who notes severe first cutting impact but no complete control exists.
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North Platte Valley
George Larson
Scottsbluff
Reclamation Service
George L. Peltier
College of Agriculture
Scotts Bluffs County
De M and Pettibena Dentist Office Ad
Dentist office listed as De M and Pettibena located over Larsen Music Store with phone contact.
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de. M. &. Pettibena
Larsen Music Store
Legion to Inform Veterans on Public Land Rights
The American Legion will aid government efforts to inform World War I veterans about their public land rights. Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant, says the group will push land settlement and aid provisions of the adjusted compensation bill. Veterans gain preference in selecting suitable land and can deduct service time from the three-year residency requirement. disabled veterans with prewar entries may prove entry without residence.
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American Legion
Lemuel Bolles
Legion National Adjutant
Legion
Veterans’ Organization
Bolles
Interior Department
American Legion Leader Visits Douglas County Post
Lincoln Lemuel Bolles national ad jutant of the American Legion met Douglas county Post members during a layover en route to San Francisco to push the national convention. He said the adjusted compensation bill will pass this session with enough votes to override a veto and claimed the Legion now has ten times as many members as any other soldier organization and more posts.
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Lincoln
Lemuel Bolles
The
American Legion
Douglas County
San Francisco
Bolles
Legion
Oberfelders Closing Stock and Going Out of Business
Oberfelders announces a total liquidation, closing its entire stock and exiting business. The notice states immediate clearance sales to reduce inventory. No specific dates or locations are provided in the readable text.
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Oberfelders
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