Gurley Notes Local Life and War Spirit Rally
Frank Chapman family enjoy a Maxwell touring car ride and local residents plan bean planting and land work. A Saturday Weyerts hall dance drew many residents, while Bill Rihn joins the army at Ft. Logan. Baseball game planned for June 24 to boost Gurley team against Broadwater, and several homes undergo improvements as residents travel to Lincoln for a Farmers convention.
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Frank Chapman
Damine
Weyerts Hall
Naul
McRoberts Place
Bill Rihn
Ft. Logan
Coloo
Geo. Ruhter
Collins
Art
Millers
Gurley
Broadwater
Zeb Gustin
B. L. Walker
George Mann
Wright
Hardy
Win Tiger
Lincoln
A College Education and the Modern Business Man
An American Magazine piece argues college value in business is uncertain yet notes a boss who promoted Art Morgan to $40 a week based on potential. It quotes Daniel Webster on shaping immortal minds with principles so they endure beyond time and brass.
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AVS
Cyrus
Plato
Art Morgan
Art
Male
Daniel Webster
Be slow to believe bad reports of any person and hear not evil
A reflection on guarding judgment and avoiding spread of others' scandal. It warns that those who pass along harmful rumors may themselves face harsher words. Encourages keeping an open heart and generous thoughts rather than sinking into gossip.
Earthquake Shakes Southern Illinois Cities
A distinct seismic tremor was felt across a dozen Southern Illinois cities with only a few broken windows and no major damage reported from the quake centered near St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Illinois
Golden Moments and the Value of Reading
A Pittsburgh Press excerpt argues that wasted moments can be golden when used for reading. It urges people to carry small editions for waiting periods in stations or lobbies, turning delay into opportunity rather than frustration. Reading is praised as a productive, portable pastime to prevent wrinkles and idleness.
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Lfe
Sinal Editions
Pittsburgh Press
Bearing Life with Courage and Faith as Heritage
A reflective excerpt urges bearing life with patience and bravery, embracing it as a heritage. It calls for joyful acceptance, rational enjoyment, and trust in God, urging fearless use of life’s gifts to pursue greater loves, duties, and sacrifices.
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Fife
Charles Aa. Murdock
A Fish That Looks Like Seaweed
A desalinated note describes the Australian sea dragon a horse like creature covered in ribbons of skin resembling seaweed. It explains how wolves of the sea may overlook this fish hiding among sea flora during feeding. The passage closes with a philosophical reflection on longing and the need for appreciation.
How to Pitch Camp in an Automobile While Vacationing
Advice from the Woman's Home Companion describes comfort in camp cars with beds in the vehicle when no tent is available. It suggests a springy canvas bed and roof extension across the front seat, providing waterproof shelter and warmth by securing flaps to the car body. Mosquito netting can replace side flaps at certain sites.
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Woman's Home Companion
How to Fit an Unruly Hat Crown to Your Head
The guide explains resizing a large crown by adding a two inch wide ribbon strip along the edge. Sew the edge where the crown begins, insert a small elastic in the fringe, and draw to the needed size for a softer, adjustable fit than stiff ready made bands.
How to Scale Fish With Least Trouble
A concise guide suggests dipping fish in barely hot water then scraping to remove scales. Keep water warm but not too hot, and avoid soaking the flesh. For large fish, scald one side at a time to prevent oversoftening the meat.
Aids to Corn Club Work Move to Ohio State University
Aids to corn club work will include moving picture aims posters and instruction shots added to the club program now transferred from the state board of Agriculture to Ohio State University. University representatives will visit local club meetings as boys form clubs of four to twelve members to study corn problems and share experiences. Prize trips to Washington will be offered again this year to prevent disappointment, per Clark Wheeler director of the Agricultural College extension service.
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State Board of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Foue
Washington
Clark
Wheeler
Agricultural College Extension Service
Keep Machines In Repair From Farm Tool Hazards
A Colorado expert reports that more than 40 percent of farm implements examined during a May and June investigation needed repairs, and the owners admitted it. Only 16 percent of smoothing narrows had ever had their teeth reversed or sharpened. Some had been in use twenty years.
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Colorado
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C.M. Wright
NEW Harper Building
the Money Store
Lis Hines
Johnnie
the First National Bank
Sidney, Nebraska
Sidney Municipal Service
Heider Tractors
The
Rock Island Plow Company
Steider
Heider
Waukesha
S. A. Schmitt Implement Co
Burlington Station
Sidney Electric Harness Shop
Thos. Olsen
Benedict
Overland
FORD
Chevrolet
Etree
Itolarine
Standard Oil Company
Nebraska
Omaha
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