Nenana Ice Pool Lottery Described as Alaska’s Sweepstake
The Nenana Ice Pool is Alaska’s weather lottery where a $1 ticket bets on when the Tanana River ice will break. A highwire across the ice triggers a clock stop as the ice moves downstream, awarding the ticket holder nearest the stop time. prizes exceed $60,000 at times, with the event staged near Fairbanks.
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Alaska
Washington Star
Tanana River
Yukon
Alasiatheka
Fairbanks
Castle of True Wives tale from German fortress
A Heilbronn correspondent recounts the medieval ruin Weibertreu near Dotternsburg where Att Sitono purportedly aimed to kill captives. Women reportedly carried husbands on their backs to freedom, giving the fortress its name. Twain mentioned it in Tramp Abroad as seen from afar.
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Heilbronn
Dotwartemburg
Weibertren
Weibertreu
Mark
Ancient Ohio Eries Face War and Loss to Iroquois
The Eries once inhabited northeastern Ohio and shores of Lake Erie from Buffalo to Sandusky Bay. They fought the Iroquois in a merciless war that nearly exterminated the Ers, leaving remnants absorbed by later tribes. Troquois superiority shifted lands to Iroquois and other western nations.
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Ohio
Decorations for St Mark's in Venice History
Arnold Lund notes in Venice that ancient laws required Eastern traders and victorious generals to bring offerings for St Mark's. The text emphasizes that many capitals and columns around the church were not originally built for St Mark's, highlighting evolving symbolism and burdens of generosity in the city.
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St. Mark's
Venice
Arnold Lund
How Do You Do Across Languages And Faiths
A compact note on greetings across languages and cultures. It contrasts the Anglo Saxon How do you do with German Wie geht es Ihnen and Latin Como sta with the French equivalent. It also notes Arab Muslim salutation Salaams to Christians as part of religious framing.
Anchor Ice Found at River Bottom in Fast Open Water
Anchor Ice forms from small crystals of ice frozen at the surface of rapid open water and is carried below by the stream, occasionally settling on the river bottom. It notes that water expands when freezing, making ice lighter and typically buoyant on the surface.
Sun Loses Mass At Vast Rate Daily
The sun is said to be losing mass at the rate of 390000 million tons a day, equal to the energy it emits as radiation each day.
Mississippi Bubble disaster of 1719 crash end of Law scheme
The Mississippi Bubble was a massive 18th century speculation led by John Law under the Duke of Orleans in France. West India shares soared then collapsed, wiping out most investors and forcing Law into exile. Parliament and the nation faced financial crisis and social upheaval.
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Mississippi
John Law
Duke of Orleans
France
Louisiana
Ro Bank
West Indian Company
East Indies
China
South Seas
French East India Company
West India
Law
Venice
England
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Three Distinct Groups Make Up Cricket Family
Three distinct cricket groups True crickets Mole crickets and tree crickets are described. Mole crickets burrow underground feeding on plant roots. true crickets appear in pavements and fields, feed on plants or prey. tree crickets live in trees and on shrubs with the snowy tree cricket song often mistaken for Katy did.
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Montreal Herald
Quote on songwriters shaping laws by Fletcher of Saltoun
A 1708 remark attributed to Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun notes that control of ballads and songs could influence governance. The passage recalls a wise man who believed poets could shape public manners and, in turn, laws. It cites Fletcher’s letter to Montrose and reflects on poets guiding civic reform.
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Andrew Fletcher
Saltoun
Marquis of Montrose
Christopher
Ancient Australian kitchens reveal kangaroo meat use
Archaeologists unearthed kitchen remnants near Kingston, South Australia, suggesting ovens shaped for roasting kangaroos and indicating long standing Aboriginal practice. Kangaroos were once abundant on inland plains but mainly hunted for hides, though considered a delicacy by natives.
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Australia
Kingston
South Australia
Origin and shades of the term yellow streak
The phrase yellow streak likely began with aging or illness turning items yellow like a jaundiced complexion. It later took on meanings of mean or cowardly and even sensational in journalism, reflecting evolving usage over time.
Lava Rock Used in Soviet House Building
Petrified lava from Ani, once a thriving Armenian city, is employed in constructing Soviet houses. The ancient lava is valued for its durability and insulating properties, linking historical geology to mid century architectural practices in the region.
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Ani
Cap ‘Itl
Armenia
Grand Prairie Community Ties Mark Week of Visits
Grand Prairie residents and families extended visits and social gatherings across Sidney and Peetz. Many attended a Fairview play at Liberty schoolhouse, shared meals at Irwin and Hart homes, and joined church board meetings and Sunday dinners. Notable names include Welton, Dykman, Tremain, Jorgensen, Johnson, Nelson, Frerichs, Planck, Beattie, and McClung amid travels to Denver and nearby towns.
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Charles Welton
Herman ‘Dykma
Betty Jean
Guy Gilbert
Earl Nghtengale
Betby
Bernard Helgate
James Irwin
Ethel
Dorothy
Paul Pearson
Albert Johnson
Alva Hart
Fred
Denver
Fairview
Liberty School House
Ray Tremain
J. H. Geu
Charles Smith
Dan Rupert
Alfred Jergensen
J. C. Jorgensen
Beatrice Nelson
Doris Rexroth
Lyle Schaeffer
Will Gade
Lavern
Ray Rexroth
Alice
W. O. Johnson
Alfred Jorgensen
Big Springs
Sam McClung
Ogallala
W. T
Lawrence
Evelyn
Henry Gell
Ferrer Canons
Ethel Trewin
Grand
Island Thureday
Anna
Church School ‘Board
M. E. Church
A. A. Rudd
Sidney
Joe Lucas
J. H. Gell
Leona Frerichs
Liberty School
Carl Christ
Sam Irwin
Fred Livingston
Grand Prairie
Harold and
Verena
Mons Johnson
Myr
Cheries Welton
Mae
Herman Dykman
Clarice
Planck
Nels Johnson
John Olson
Law
Rence Nelson
O. L. Miller
J.C. Jorgensen
Royden Mitchell
Art
Wallace
Mildred Witters
Emil Nightengale
Earl Nightengale
Frank Deaver
Gus Eineman
J. K. Dykman
Albert Frevichs
Rasmus Madsen
Alvin
Earl Bishop
Lila
Peetz
Fred Frerichs
Walter Frerichs
C. A. Foster Home
Johnson
Harold Linde
E. Planck
Wyoming
Henry Fiessner
Martin Flessner
Dick Miler
Walter Hornbloom
Ledge Pole
Dalton News Roundup Highlights Local Events and Visits
Mrs. James Hershey was surprised for her 76th birthday at home on May 1. The rural play festival drew 44 children with Salem winning first prize and District 114 second. A stockholders meeting named nine director candidates for the Dalton Cooperative Society.
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James Hershey
Tena Heiser
Dalton
John van Anne
Eskimo Land
Lupt
Mrs. Johns
Alliance
Chadron
Hot Springs
S. D
Arden Dee
C. E
Bridgeport
Dalton Business Boosters Club
School Auditorum
Salem
R. L. Scherer
Denver
Redsack
Broadwater
Woolsey
Abbott
Western Nebraska Dental Convention
M. J. Jillson
Republican City
Mary Ficod
J. A. Brooks
Haxfin
Colo
Luther En Their
Ivan
Dalton Cooperative Society
John Davison
F. W. Johnston
C. B. Toof
A. E. Shert Herman Armuth
F. E. Mintken
H. J. Mayer
Herry Vick
Joy Smith
C. L. Nickell
Paul
Lester Ingwerson
Hay Springs
Eugene
Ben Pelster
Marie Wallick
Gas in stomach praised by Denver woman for Vantage
Mrs. Leonard Burch of 1195 King Street Denver Colorado, a well known resident, publicly endorses Vantage the so called amazing mixture of nature roots herbs and other agents. She describes years of stomach gas bloating pain and sleepless nights and says Vantage eased her discomfort improved digestion and relieved rheumatic pains.
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Leonard Burch
King, St
Denver
Colo
Sidney Drug ‘Company
Sidney
Leonard, Burch
Van-Tage Great Compound Drug Opens At Sidney Drug Co
A historic ad touts Van-Tage as a powerful digestive aid for bowels stomach liver and kidneys. It promises broad benefits, affordable pricing, and wide availability, urging readers to purchase today at the Sidney Drug Company in Sidney.
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Sidney Drug Company
Sidney
Van Tage Relief Claims Gas and Bloat Stop
A reader describes severe stomach gas and bloating that resisted various remedies until starting Van Tage. After six doses the writer reports rapid relief with gas pains gone and appetite returning, asserting the medicine’s strong effect.
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van Tage
Obituary of Fredrick Walter Livingston
Fredrick Walter Livingston was born July 9 1869 on a farm near West Union Ta and moved to Danbury Ia at age nine. He married Margaret Romig in 1892 and had four children Ima Arvin Cyrena Vernon. Ima died at age nine. He moved to Sidney in 1913 and farmed until 1920. widowed in 1920. He married Artie Walsh in 1926 and had Byron Ruth. Artie died in 1931. A Methodist member since youth, Livingston died April 29 after a illness.
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Fredrick Walter Livingston
West Union
Danbury
Margaret B. Romig
Ima Beryl
Arvin W. Cyrena BK
Vernon
Sidney
Sexton
Artie A. Walsh
Byron W
Ruth F
Livingston
Methodist Church
Mapleton
Unclear obituary fragment from midwestern newspaper
Nearly three months, at age 66 years nine months and 20 days. Survived by five children Arvin Byrot and Ruth and Mrs Will Allman of Sidney and Vernon of Lexington, three brothers George of Seattle Joseph of Wheatland Albert of Sioux City, two sisters Mrs George Livermore of Sioux City and Mrs Grant Hacathorne of Kansas City, nine grandchildren.
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Arvin
Byrot
Ruth
Will Allman
Sidney and
Vernon
Lexington
George
Seattle, Wash
Joseph
Wheatland
Wyo
Albert
Sioux Cils
George Livermore
Gioux City
Grant Hacathorne
Kansas City
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Willard
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A. L. Cruise
Kathleen
Ben Cruise
Frank Flessner
Reinhart Franzen
E. A. Johnson
Lemoyne
Ralph Talish
Will Frerichs
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la Am
St. Mary’s Guild
Sidney, Nebraska
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Dale Chambers
Electrolux
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Columbine Company
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Veal
Pont
Westinghouse
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