Old Man Wharton Whistles Sally in Our Alley
Mary notices Silas return from the city restless and whistling a tune. Jennie Thurston confirms Silas learned a piano piece to whistle Sally in Our Alley, a song linked to past love. Arthur tests his father with Milly Bland. hearing the tune, the old man brightens and pushes for the engagement.
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Lucy
Mrs. Wharton
Silas
Mary
Wharton
Misa Thurston
Jennie
Miss Thurston
Mrs. Bartley
Miss ‘Thornton
Sally
Slias
Arthur Wharton
Lfe
Bilas
Walf
Hiram
Arthur
Milly Bland
Father
Milly
Fresh ribs and sausage stir editor’s dignity on page
Peetz Gazette notes Wixon’s gift of spare ribs and pork sausage to the editor and jokes about returning plates. Sheriff Whittler brings Elmer F Weck from Los Angeles on charges for burning four stacks of wheat valued at 1300 dollars near Red Lion in 1920. Carl Smith shoots himself near Enola. inquest deemed unnecessary and temporary insanity listed as motive.
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W. L. Wixon
Wixon
Peetz Gazette
J. F. Whittler
Sterling
Los Angeles
Calif
Elmer F. Weck
Red Lion
Weck
C. G. Adamson
W. T. Shannon
Shannon
Adamson
A. W. Warren
Carl Smith
William Lauvers
Enola
Smith
Wolf
Madison Chronicle
The Spirit That Wins
A man overhears a nearby ball game as a dusty boy crawls through a broken fence to retrieve a stray ball. When asked about the score the lad replies that their side has never scored against them, saying twenty seven to nothing is not bad, showing optimism despite the deficit.
Haxtun Harvest Report: Farmer Bets On Corn Ride
A Haxtun country farmer yoked four horses to a double-box wagon, loaded with corn, and drove sixteen miles to town where he sold the land for 12 dollars. He bought a shave and haircut, toothpaste, a harness strap, and two days of groceries for his family before returning home broke.
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Haxtun
Fatal Accident Claims Mrs. Etta White Near Emerald
Mrs. Etta White sixty six of Lexington Nebraska was killed in an automobile accident one mile out of Emerald while en route to Lincoln on Tuesday morning. She rode with her daughter Mrs. Wilbur Merrill of Emerald and a grandson in a Ford car when a large touring car driven by Jacob...
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Etta White
Lexington
Neb
Emerald
Lincoln
Wilbur Merrill
Jacob
Engle
Fatal Crash Report Casts Doubt On Rider’s Account
Lincoln Journal notes Deputy County Attorney Towle found no tire marks or damage on the Ford to support the passengers’ story. He suspects Merrell boy, driving the Ford, lost control while skidding two feet outside the pavement, causing the vehicle to overturn. Mrs. White died from internal injuries before reaching a Lincoln hospital.
North Platte Board Curbs School Dances With Oversight
In a debate on school activities the North Platte Board of Education defended its authority to regulate dancing at school events. It required teacher and mother supervision, banned outsiders, limited the dance to a portion of the evening, and invited Welfare Board members to observe, aiming to balance decency and youth safety.
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Board of Education
North Platte
Board of Public Welfare
N. P. Tribune
Automobile Insurance Farmere Special Term Policy
The fragment notes an automobile insurance policy labeled Farmere Special Term Policy with a single legible item dated Hobnnday. No additional context or parties are identifiable in the readable text.
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By Victor Redcliffe
Western Newspaper Union
Moon
Automobile
The
W. O. Campbell
Sidney
C. E. Harper Undertaking
VanGorder
Campbell
C. M. Andrews
Mgr
Inquire of Liberty State Bank
Sidney, Nebr
Gano and
Roman
Victor
Puritan
the Farmers’ Union Co-Opera
Tive Association
Co. O. Hade
Sidney, Nebraska
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