Count Greppi the Gay Old Man Who Lived 102 Years
The Milanese diplomat Count Cuisappe Greppi died at 102, celebrated for a life of ease and gaiety. He claimed longevity came from not marrying, avoiding hurry, and moderation. He dined out nightly, walked daily, and enjoyed social rounds, saying life is beautiful and he wished it would last forever.
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Cuisappe Greppi
Milan
Italy
Nestor
Count Greppi
Gladstone
Clemenceau
Charles W. Eliot
Q@reppi
Lfe
Fred
Senate
Gurse
Marie Louise
Napoleon
Varma
Hing
Count Creppi
Greppi
Ninoi de l'Enelos
Lucerne
Countess Greppi
the Stars and Stripes
Seven Hills
Rome
Methuselah
Marguerite Marshall
Eighth Grade Graduation and Local Visits at Sidney
Maple Grove locals note eighth grade graduation exercises in Sidney last Wednesday. Neighbors and relatives visit, with multiple households stopping by each others homes. Several small motor trips to Sidney and Lodgepole are reported along with farm and repair activities during the week.
Local Socials and Visits Across Sidney Area
Sextorp Mr and Mrs Andy Brett called at John Anderson home Sunday afternoon. Mrs John Nelson spent Monday in Sidney. Sunday dinner guests at Tete Nelson home included Char tey Heimer and children V Al Nelson and children Ling Larson from South Divide and Dr Matthewson. Boggs family visited Corner Sunday school. Mr Boggs is district missionary. Ellis Fisher and children attended Sidney graduation last Thursday. Miss Florence among graduates. Carlson sisters attended Wednesday graduation. storm forced overnight stay. Sam Wickstrom and sons and Jesse Lambert families were in Sidney last Friday. Walter Nelson spent Monday with Robert and Roy Nelson. Mrs FC Knox and friends headed to Lawrence Forks for the day. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs J Anderson on May 17.
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Andy Brett
John Anderson
John Nelson
Sidney
Tete Nelson
Chartey Heimer
V. al Nelson
Ling Larson
South Divide
Matthewson
Boggs
Dalton
Corner
Mr Boggs
Ellis Fisher
Lawrence Forks
J Anderson
Advertising Pays In The Storekeeper And The Merchant
Advertising shows how ads in magazines drive sales. The piece notes a six thousand dollar shoe string ad and similar costly campaigns for tobaccos, raisin pies, soup bars, dress fasteners, hosiery, and face lotions. It argues that advertising distinguishes the merchant from the mere storekeeper.
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Standard
Waukon
Iowa
Boy Runs Away After Fear of Failure in School
Holdrege boy Clen Ashley, son of A. W. Ashley, vanished after riding his horse from home. Teachers describe him as bright. he left Tuesday claiming he could not endure failing in his studies and has not been seen since.
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Clen Ashley
A. W. Ashley
Holdrege
Self Made American's Century Long Climb From Humble Start
A Centerville tale follows Truman Marshall as a 15-year-old marcher with four dimes and an extra shirt who later builds a nationwide business from clover-hullers to farm equipment. The piece links his early grit to later industry leadership and notes his honesty and drive.
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Truman Marshall
Centerville
Marshall
Mississippi
Court House
Tom
Leslie
Friendship and happiness through honest living
George M. Cohen counsels that success comes from clean honest methods and true friendship. The speaker urges rejecting hard handed doctrine, embracing kindness, and finding personal happiness by living right and believing in oneself each night before sleep.
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George M. Cohen
America in Philippines Obligation guides U S control postwar
The United States asserts a sense of duty in governing the Philippines after victory at Manila Bay. The Spanish rule’s failure in Cuba influenced policy as Spain is unable to reclaim the islands, signaling a lasting American presence in the archipelago.
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America
The
Star
H. H. Lowers
Philippines
Dr. Powers
United States
Powers
Far Pacific
KC Star
Cuba
Manila Bay
Spain
Attic Find Reminds of Saving Foregone
A reflective note recalls an old silk shirt found in the attic and the money that should have been placed in the savings account, underscoring missed financial planning and future regrets.
Sunday School Organized at Bronson School House
The Bronson school house hosted a Sunday gathering to organize a local Sunday school. Dr. Light of Sidney and W R Boggs of Dalton led the event with others from Sidney present. KF M Copley was named superintendent, with Miss Thompson as secretary treasurer. The group planned meetings each Sunday at 8 o clock and a_future picnic at Reddington was announced.
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Bronson School
Dr. Light
Sidney
W. R. Boggs
Dalton
Bronson
Vacik
Where Saddles Came From
The early Greeks and Romans rode horses bareback and deemed saddles unmanned. The modern saddle with pommel, girth and stirrups appeared late, with Nero distributing coverings to cavalry. Bareback forest riding entertained German riders. Saddles with trees arose in the fourth century, stirrups in the seventh century.
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Nero
Old Girls At Fault Not the coming generation but the going one
Hl W W Wright director of organization in New York high schools warns that the menace to students is the older generation. He says short skirts and rouge are old stuff and that New York school girls aren t tucking dresses reddening lips or touching up eyebrows.
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Hl. W W. Wright
New York High
Wright
New York
Reformers push dress codes as old women guide skirts
The comment targets reformers urging longer skirts, arguing the true young women already dress modestly while older women would bear the change is unnecessary. The remark implies clothing standards shift with time and age groups.
Fatal Scratch Kin's Puppy Cause of Death
Mrs. Ben Robinson died Saturday morning from blood poisoning after a scratch from a puppy she was feeding about two weeks earlier. She leaves a husband two sons and a daughter. Burial is planned for Sunday at Wesser, Kansas.
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Ben Robinson
Wesser
Kansas
Vex Not His Ghost Guess Tries on Father’s Dog Sighting
Albany Journal notes a mysterious disappearance with a suggestion about a "father's dog" being observed. It states foul play is not suspected and implies the person may have realized an error and removed himself from sight.
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Albany Journal
Humble Success and the Value of Humble Work
A reflection on finding success in humble roles. It notes that many rise from modest jobs to wealth, but not all. A barber in a southern city, naturalized as a citizen, exemplifies true success through family and skilled craft, while his son nears artistic prominence. The piece cautions against expecting a higher path from every lowly start.
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Halii
Gom
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Maple Grove
Isaac Olson
Lodgepole
Nels Johnson
Liy Miles
Ed Miles
W. T. Sharman
Nels Olnson
A. K. Anderson
J. A. Johnson
Jim Irwin
Andrew Johnson
W. Y. Miles
Anty Anderson
WP. Sharman
Wm. Sharman
Rou Sharman
Holter
Grace
Gladys
Mr. Hokum
Mr. Newton
Win
Sharman
John Oson
Sidnes
Sextorp
Canada
S. S
Bronson School House
Leon Fine
West Second Street
Sidney, Nebraska
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