The Case for Big Ears and Energy
A personal, informal essay argues a link between large ears and drive among ambitious men. The author cites George Washington, Alexander the Great, Caesar, FDR, Lincoln, and Casey Stengel, then reflects on his own small ears and curiosity about evolutionary history.
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George Washington
Alexander the Great
David
Goliath
Caesers
FDR
Abe Lincoln
Casey Stengel
Time Magazine
First Nebraska Sawmill Carried West by Oxen Freight
A 19th century lumber venture shows Mer edith Moore moving a Nebraska Territory sawmill from St Louis to Nebraska City by heavy wagon. The mill faced Missouri river bank trials, Salt Creek floods, and high oxen teams before sale to Fort Kearny. Moore later migrated to California, noting a similar mill fetches $50,000 there.
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Missouri
Nebraska Territory
Nebraska
E. P. H. Gempel
Meredith Moore
California
Moore
St. Louis
Nebraska City
Bluffs
Salt Creek
Fort Kearny
Fort Atkinson
Fort Kearney
Calfornia
Panhandle Mother Promotes Wake Up Service With Reveille
Betty Knicely Dull narrates a humorous account of a family using a 5 am wake up service. Johnny blasts Reveille and the CHARGE bugle call at neighbors, waking them with loud morning fanfare. Neighbors react with surprise and irritation, while the home defends the novelty as life with constant innovations.
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Johnny
Ion
Old Nebraska Pioneer Saw Mill and Arbor Day Origin
Nebraska’s Arbor Day was created by a notable Nebraskan to honor a treeless prairie. The piece notes Nebraska’s atypical lumber industry history and mentions early commercial saw mill activity before substantial settlement.
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Nebraska
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Joseph Kucera
Lincoln
Frank B. Morrison
Sharon Tomich
Kimball
Harlan’s Bakery
LA Maur
LSE Hi
Galikais
Hai Mietenes
Adil
Bes
Portland
Ore
Panhandle
Betty
Old
Pioneer Saw Mill
Sidney
Meadow Gold Dairy
ZITA
Oleo
Spring Valley
Debus Brown & Serve Rolls
Cudahy
Puritan
Fairmont
Star Market
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