Nebraska Notes Items of Interest from All Over the State
A digest of Nebraska happenings reports sick Blair resident Theodore Aller, license debates in Fre mnont, deaths in Blue Hill Plattsmouth and Cedar Creek, a Rushville political ticket, local accidents and crimes, a Nebraska Guards inspection, school board changes, hospital graduates, a Grant fire, and a large oil and transportation note about Russian steamers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaison
Sarah Page
Cedar Creek
Rushville
Nebraska Orthopedic Hospital
Lincoln
Omaha
Fremont
Charles Barrett
Here
Linwood Telephone Company
State Railway Commission
Leigh
William Reich
Coquette term and umbrella jumper noted in dialogue
The exchange defines coquette as a young widow who feigns indifference to remarriage. A reader recounts a man who leaped from a tall building with an open umbrella, who is praised for bringing an umbrella as a thoughtful gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Willie
Mr. Stubbs
Grape Nuts Defies Age with Added Nutrients and Digestive Ease
An advertisement extols Grape Nuts and Postum for older adults, claiming they require less food while avoiding digestive strain. It notes whole wheat and barley, diastase action, and phosphorus for brain and nerve health, with testimonial claims of improved regularity, mental clarity, and vitality from users aged 74 and 92, encouraging continued use and referencing The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powum Co
Battle Creek, Mich
Wellville
Headache Causes and Household Tips in Mixed Content
A garbled sample cites reasons for headaches from October to May with references to colds and laxatives. It also notes camphor tree planting in Japan, Copenhagen cooperative housing, and a Canadian MP predicting Klondike gold output rising sharply within five years. The text blends unrelated facts and stray instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Denmark
Thompson
Pariiment
Yukon
Klondike
Broken rail wreck kills one in Pearsall excursion
A Kansas to Oklahoma homeseeker train wreck near Pearsall Texas caused by a broken rail killed baggageman W I Myers of San Antonio and injured eight others including M E McElroy Western Union lineman. The derailed train carried a baggage car ten day coaches and a Pullman. McElroy died at Pearsall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
International & Great Northern Railroad
Kansas
Oklahoma
Las Paltenas
Mexico
Pearsall
Myers
Lex
M. E. McElroy
Fineman
Western Union Telegraph Company
W. N. Hooper
Dow
Okla
S. P. Norman
W. J. Patterson
D. Russel
Pittsburg
Ark
Dr. Casper
Idaho
Okl
Bold Bank Robbery Near Hoffman Oklahoma By Bandits
Two robbers believed to belong to a gang that held up a Kansas bank last week robbed the Davia bank in Hoffman Oklahoma at 3 30 p m covering officials with pistols and taking 900 dollars in currency before mounting horses and fleeing. A posse formed too late to stop them and traces were soon lost in the southwest rough country. Vice President J E Davis and Cashier W B Davis were the only bank staff present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Tyro, Kas
Davia
Hoffman
Here
J. E. Davis
W. B. Davis
Bankers Held Reapenaibis
Washington reports Germany's supreme court rulings hold bankers liable for investment advice, described as a step toward a solid banking foundation. Port Huron brief notes William L. Wilson of the United Home Protectors Fraternity confesses to a $75,000 shortage and faces embezzlement charges of $125,000 amid illness in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of Germany
State Department
Port Huron
Mich
William L. Wilson
United Home Protectors Fraternity
Balloon Takes a Little Trip
North Adams Aero club balloon No. 1 piloted by Holland Forbes of New York and passenger N Henry Arnold of North Adams ascended at 11 AM. A light breeze sent it southeast over the Hoosac Mountains and it landed at Stony Hill sixty miles away at 1 35 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Adams
Mass
North Adams Aero Club
Stevens No.21
Holland Forbes
New York
N. Henry Arnold
Hoosao Mountains
Stony Hill
Fall River Firms Close for Four-Week Curtailment
The Fall River iron works and the American Printing company will close next week and stay in operation only every other week until four weeks of curtailment are completed. Nearly 8,000 employees are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patom
Fall River
Mass
Fall River Iron Works
American Printing Company
Attorney General to Testify in New York Banking Probe
New York City banking investigations will feature Attorney General Jackson as a witness before the county grand jury. The probe examines conduct within city banks and related financial matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jackson
Awaiting Their Supplies At Mare Island
Mare Island Calif cruisers St Louis and Milwaukee lay off the yard for coal and supplies before sailing to Bremerton to resume work. St Louis brewery strike: state mediation board urges workers back and calls for reinstatement under existing contracts, finding owners contributed to the walkout that closed 24 breweries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mare Island
Cal
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Mare Island Navy Yard
Bremerton Yard
State Board of Meditation and Arbitration
White Lead and Home Test Claims by National Lead Co
This excerpt discusses white lead as a pigment made from corroded lead, warns against adulterated products containing barytes or chalk, and promises a blow pipe test to prove purity. It also advertises free test gear from the National Lead Company and includes household tips on cleaning and breath freshening with lemon juice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
guarara+tee
National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York
Western Canada Crops Cannot Be Checked Claims Letter
A letter from the Dominion Government Commissioner of Emigration in Regina argues that Western Canada crops cannot be checked despite adverse conditions. It cites 70 acres of wheat yielding high bushels and 160 acres of oats with 9 000 bushels threshed, noting carloads sold at 53 cents per bushel and strong future profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
W. PD. Scott
Ottawa
W . Bennett
New York Life Building
Omaha
Neb
Dominion Government Commissioner of Emigration
Rouleau and
Drinkwater
Moose Jaw Creek
Western Canada
A. Kaltenbrunner
Fifteen Years of Eczema Cured in Six Days
An advertisement style testimonial claims eczema lasting fifteen years cured in six days using Cuticura products. It includes medical anecdote, home remedies, and various health boosts, urging readers to mail order seeds and health products, with scattered consumer tips and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Worel
Fort Crook
Nebraska
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Theodore
Aller of
Blair
Ed Rowland
Blue Hill
Henry C. van Morn
Plattsmouth
Sheets
Mount Pleasant
St. Patrick's
Alliance
Insanity Commission
Beatrice
James Hoagland
John Birney
Ling
Wahoo
Flerman Bowie
Norfolk
Frank Jarmer
Nebraska National Guards
Davidson
United States Army
John Pfann
Nebraska City
John Stevens
St. Joseph and
Grand Island Road
Fairbury
E. D. Call
Mutual Insurance
William George Mack
Carl Rhoda
Columbus
Nack
Theodore Friedhoff & Co
J. P. Mack
Rock Island
Dodds
Guarst
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F J. Cheney
Waterage
Kinnan & MaRvin
T&c
All Druggiste
New England
Lic du Midi Bigorre
Pyrenaees
Hume
Sakahala
Vladivostok
Japan
California Herrup Co
China
Estern
Alien
Allen
Semple
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Island of
Formosa
W.grevge
Arabia
Borax Products
Pacific Coasi Borax Co
Chicago
Garten Seus
n’sEyeWa
Homeseekers
Texas
Regina, Sask
Winal
John A. Salser Seed Co
Wis
John A. Salser
la Crouse
Wia. C. N. Y
York
Hins&FuerCo, Minneapoly
Census Bureau
United States
W.l.douglas
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