The Live Wire Opens With Jovial Olean Night
The Live Wire club a playful group formed by Mercantile store staff and associates held its inaugural event in the Olean parlors on Wednesday night. Couples paired, gifts and games followed a lively program ending with a progressive luncheon and a prize draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olean
Wilson
Amrs. Vath
Greenlee
Culkins
van Gorder
Glenn VanGorder
Miss Corbett
Ella Erickson
Vance- Doty
Eva Siedow
Dunbar
Miss Osterberg
Tiffany
Lee Bayliff
Miss Harris
Miss Brown
Marius Christensen
Miss Reed
Banta
Miss Siedow
S H S Farewell Dance at Sidney High School
Sidney High School held its final dance last Friday at the ice-plant hall. Sixteen couples enjoyed music by Glenn Vander and Miss Corbett with chaperones. The students reflect on a year of splendid dances and express regret at the last event.
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Sidney High School
Glenn van Gorder
Miss Corbett
A Bright Jury in Lisbon Seeks Justice
In Portugal a prisoner charged with counterfeiting faced a hung jury. To break the deadlock the jurors drew lots between two slips marked guilty and innocent. The chosen slip read guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to the maximum penalty.
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Lisbon Securo
Villa Jane de Nira
Portugal
Force of a Hurricane on Structures
A hurricane moving at 100 miles per hour exerts about 40 200 pounds per square foot of pressure on exposed surfaces, illustrating the severe load on buildings during extreme storms.
Look to Your Plumbing for Health Advertisement
A vintage health ad warns that poor digestion mirrors bad plumbing and may cause fever. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets for quick relief and notes availability from all dealers.
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Chamberlain
First Nebraska Legislature at Omaha 1855 Beginnings of Statehood
The piece recalls Nebraska's first legislative gathering in Omaha on January 1, 1855, describing the two story brick building, its chambers, and the 133 lawmakers. It notes many delegates hailed from outside the state, the council and governor's power struggles, and conflicts over capital location and representation between Omaha and Bellevue. The article reflects on early party divides and redistricting politics that shaped the fledgling state's governance.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Council Bluffs and Nebraska Ferry Company
J T. Sharp
Glenwood
Territorial Council
Munson
Clarke
Dodge County
Richard Brown
Forney County
T .G Goodwill
A D. Jones
O DP. Richardson
Samuel Rogers
Dougles County
Hot Bennett
Henry Bradford
C W Cowles
Pierce County
JC Mitchell
Washington County
Tuffayette Nuckolls
Cass County
Benjamin Folsom
Burt County
Mr. Sharp
A J. Poppleton
R. BB. Whitted
Willan A. Finney
J. M Wood
Gideon Bennett
J. Cowles
I. H W. Decker
W R B. Hall
W M . Maddox
Richardson County
David M N. Johnson
J. A. Singleton
Anselmm Arnold
A. J. Smith
H. P. Bennett
South Platte
Iowa
Nedoon
Cumnes
Touds
States
Cuming
Palladium
Bellevue
Salipo
York
Phelps
Wheat Prospects Fine Across Nebraska Fields
Lincoln April 28 Secretary W R Mellor of the state board of agriculture reports the winter wheat crop is a hundred percent and in excellent ground condition. Oats planted late show early growth. Alfalfa has its best stand this spring, western wild grass pasturage is highly advanced, and fruit is in good shape after the cold snap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
W. R. Mellor
State Board of Agriculture
Nebraska
Harman Faces Bakers Over Sanitary Bread Rules
Food Commissioner Harman imposes sanitation rules for bread makers in Lincoln. Bakers protest as orders require wrapping bread at production sites and overnight keeping of bread wagons in sanitary locations. Enforcement includes drivers wearing clean clothes under the Pure Food Act provisions.
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Harman
Pure Food
Lincoln
Sidney Public School Growth Heralded In Records
The Miss Neu bauer room enrollment reaches seventy topping prior 67. High school totals set new records, signaling town growth. Baseball gains on the playground as students prepare for a Potter visit. Senior class fine tunes commencement plans and bids farewell to local halls. Baccalaureate Service at Methodist Church on May 18 at eight o clock with Rev. E J Hayes delivering the sermon. class flower American Beauty rose, colors black and gold, motto Sine Scientia Vita est Mors. Class asks Rev Hayes to preach. Mr McMillen to publish a scrapbook of victorious teams and activities from 1906 to 1913.
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Methodist
E. J. Hayes
Hayes
McMillen
Engineer Proposes Jetty to Tilt Earth's Axis
Cir roll Livingston Riker, a New York engineer, urges a 200 mile jetty from Cape Race to redirect Arctic currents into mid Atlantic waters. He claims it would end bitter winters from Newfoundland to Hatteras and nudge the planet's tilt "a trifle," cheaper than the Panama Canal.
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Sahara Desert
New York
Cirroll Livingston Riker
Cape Race
mid-Athantic
Newfoundland
Hatteras
Panama Canal
Try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy For Colds
Straight talk urges readers to use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs and colds. The ad touts its remarkable cures and worldwide reputation, noting it is sold by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Prain
New Stallion Registration Law Reenacts 1911 Framework
The Stallion Registration law mirrors the 1911 act with the Governor, State Treasurer and Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings named as the Registration Board. It legalizes 1913 inspections and certificates from the old board and requires a three dollar fee for issuance. A new lien law aims to please stallion owners, but noncompliant owners may impede service fee collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Registration Board
Supreme Court
Lincoln
Talcott Bill Expands State Health Board Powers
The Talcott bill adds powers to the state board of health allowing local boards in cities and villages to enforce sanitary conditions and quarantine rules. It authorizes investigation regulation and enforcement and enables the state board to summon local boards to account and hire deans to enforce the law.
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Talcott
State Board of Health
Boards of Health
State Board
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Sidney
THE
Sidney Lumber CO
U. P
Rock Springs
Hanna Coal
Mr. Wilson
H. P
Griffith
C. E. Harper
C. M. Wright
Suinelle
Standard Oil Company
Bchlitz Beer
Tebia Biock
Mellor
Bakers
Chase and Sanborn
Chase and Sanborn's
Sidney Mercantile Co
Cheyenne and
Kimball Counties
Home Realty Co
Biggs & Dybdahl, Mgrs
Potter, Nebraska
New Stallion Law
Fundingsland Investment Company
Board of Health
Ole Chi Att
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