National Highways in Nebraska and Road News
Nebraska promotes its ocean to ocean routes led by Lincoln Highway and other trails. The piece highlights highway access, detours, and Nebraska’s potential for truck farming, industry, and tourism. City reports note street graming, new homes, utilities, and infrastructure projects across several towns. Local gas and electric developments are listed.
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New York
San Francisco
Boston
Washington
Los Angeles
Utrail
Jacksonville
San Diego
Mississippi
Nebraska
Colorado
Black Hills
Nebraska PLC
Arbor Lodge
Morton Park
Pine Ridge
Tourine
United States
Lincoln plans widening J street into a modern boulevard
Industrial notes report Lincoln formulating plans to widen J street into a modern boulevard. Barnston, one of Nebraska’s oldest towns, gains an electric light system. Bridgeport establishes an industrial association. The National Association of Manufacturers warns of a move to nationalize the coal industry. Omaha notes a fireproof apartment house under construction. Halsey Plantation road to be reconstructed. Neligh church adds an addition. Telephone service completed between Sidney and Alliance.
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Lincoln
J. Street
Barnston
Bridgeport
National Association of Manufacturers
Omaha
Halsey Plantation
Neligh—Church
Sidney
Alliance
Nebraska City and Raymond to Expand Power Line
A plan to purchase power from a local firm includes a transmission line expansion from Raymond to Malcom and a new 30 barrel flour mill at Wrahoo. General Electric bookings rise to an annual rate of 320000 dollars, up 1000000 from last year, signaling growing electricity popularity. Fires cost the U S 522 million more than the prior record year 1906. National rail investment totals 1 billion for rolling stock with 676 million for freight cars and 197 million for locomotives, most going to labor.
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Nebraska City
Malcom
Raymond
Wrahoo
General Electric
United States
San Francisco
Burgess Music Store Sale at Secondhand Prices
Burgess Music Store offers items at second hand prices as part of a shopping event. Deals include various instruments and gear advertised with clear price reductions. Customers are urged to visit the store to compare values and secure bargains.
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Burgess Music
Disease called Vincent's Angina in wartime France
Dentist Ty Pow Schroeder reports a surge of about 50 mouth and teeth cases in recent days linked to what was called trench mouth in France and later Vincent's Angina. The highly contagious disease causes mouth soreness gums loosening teeth and discomfort akin to trench fever.
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Ty Pow Schroeder
France
Vincent
Tie
Community Club Structure Promotes Equalized Youth Groups
Colored the lithe gene breed itssecagrt outlines outlet rules requiring clubs of at least five members. Each club elected officers conducts meetings with a mature local leader and adviser. Records kept for Jwv days, emphasizing organized youth activity and governance.
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Stredard
Heavy rains fatal to Montana bullfrogs
City Attorney A Rottenwold reports Shel by Montana has endured unprecedented rain causing tragedy as eight or nine year old bullfrogs drowned. Homnold notes arena work for the Dempsey Gibbons fight is advancing, with a rodeo grand stand to rise, for the Fourth of July in Shelby drawing a large expected crowd.
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Shelby
Lttle
Fuller Brush agent in Sidney for Fourth of July notices
Samuel Shove oot Basard, representing Fuller Brush Co of Fortford Conn, visited Sidney on business Wednesday. He met the special car of the Union Pacific and left notices about the Fourth of July celebration at Brideport.
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Samuel Shove Oot Basard
Sidney
Fuller Brush Company
Fortford
Conn
Union Lacific
Borane
Bride Port
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Neligh
Ilastings
Lindgeport
Thomas County Court House
Thedford
Harvard—Local Electric Company
Bridgeport—Electric Company
Beaver City
Henderson—Nebraska Gas & Electric Company
Chichesters Pills
Eee Bregstet
Chichester Sonn
Anand
Tbm
Fii
Scotts Bluffs County
Chester
Colo Ared
Montana
Lisle
Enasco
Benes
Ini
Pat’s
Palm Beach
Aay
Greenlee’s Leonard Grocery
Wooldridge Cash and Carry
Cheyenne County Trading Co
Sidney, Nebraska
Vert
Premima
Fort Waynendiana
State of
At Grove
Bronson
Bonham’s
Ance
Leo E. Osborn
Alberta
Calgary
Dominion of Canada
Nechako River
British Columbia
Canada
South 35Th St
Omaha, Nebr
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