Prairie Gem social notes and oil field update
Mrs. Clarence Chambers returns home Sunday with Sammie and Helen. Agnes stayed with grandma to attend school. Miss Clara Mohath visited with her parents. A large group called on Mrs. Hockinson. Mr. Stowe and daughter seen in Prairie Gem. Oil field reports say the well is at least 3000 feet, drilling through softer material. Land lease title work intensified as signs oil may be reached, per The Gering Courier. Subscribe for The Telegraph.
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Clarence Chambers
Sammie
Helen
Agnes
Grandma Chambers
Clara Mohath
Mohath
John
Lorall
Frank Kestner
Banner County
Gering
From Across The Big Pond Letter From Herbert Stevens
Herbert Stevens writes from France to his mother and brother in Potter describing daily life. He details domino games with Leo Kenyon, farm scenes with oxen, windmills, helping an elderly couple, and his wish to return home after the war. He notes good meals, hopes to see home soon, and envisions marching down Berlin streets with the Stars and Stripes. Private Herbert H. Stevens, Special Casual Company, Co. F, 168th Infantry, AEF, via New York.
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Herbert Stevens
France
Potter
Leo Kenyon
Leo
Aoman
Chad
Holland
Old Potter Town
Charley
Berlin
Herbert H. Stevens
Co. F
168 Infantry
American Expeditionary Forces
New York
Local and Personal News From Cheyenne This Week
Mrs. Henry Gould of Cheyenne visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Johnson and friends this week. Earl Kratz spends the week in eastern Wyoming visiting his brother GTP Kratz on furlough. Herman Brauer of Cheyenne County Trading Co. has returned from Denver and is steadily improving after a two month illness.
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Henry Gould
Cheyenne
N. P. Johnson
Earl Kratz
Gtp. Kratz
Herman Brauer
The
Cheyenne County Trading Co
Denver
Worth and Johnson Buy Reo Trucks via Osborn Agency
Worth and Johnson, credited with saving a thousand acres of winter wheat on the northwest divide, purchased a Reo truck last week through local distributor M. W. Osborn. R. E. Burton and W. T. Hafer also bought Reo trucks, while Mrs. Paul Vasik bought a Dodge Sedan through Osborn.
Nebraska booster Maupin travels through Sidney
W. H. Maupin editor and poet, famed across several states, stayed overnight in Sidney Sunday, then moved to Burlington to catch a train to Scottsbluff. He works as chief promoter of the Nebraska Publicity movement and remains a staunch booster for Nebraska while noted for fairness to Western Nebraska.
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W. H. Maupin
Sidney
Burlington
Scottsbluf
Nebraska
Maupin
Hopkins Fails Lungs Test After Camp Funston Return
Oliver Leo Hopkins came back Friday from Camp Funston where he went to fill a quota two weeks earlier. He did not pass the test for sound lungs. The note warns trench life exposes any incipient weakness, though he can grow strong and live to old age. Alex Abbott led a shopping party from Lodgepole Monday, including Mrs. Abbott, Mrs. Bowser, Miss Bernice Abbott, Miss Florence Bowser, and Mrs. Rhine.
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Oliver Leo Hopkins
Camp Funston
Alex. Abbott
Lodgepole
Abbott
Ial. Bowser
Bernice Abbott
Florence Bowser
Rhine
May 1 Crop Report Shows Wheat Abandonment and Decline
The May 1 crop report from the Bureau of Crop Estimates led by ABE Anderson notes 10 percent of winter wheat acreage abandoned, leaving 2,827,000 acres to harvest. Abandonment concentrates north of the southern counties, due to low moisture. US abandonment 13 percent. forecasted US production 572,504,000 bushels, with Nebraska wheat output around 47,884,000 bushels.
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Bureau of Crop Estimates
Abe Anderson
Missouri River
Dawson
Custer
United States
Nebraska
Eyes
Happiness and resilience amid life’s storms by Anne Gilchrist
A reflective quotation on happiness and endurance. The writer argues that true happiness lies in finding buoyancy and calmness in every moment, even amid anger and turmoil, embracing strength rather than defeat as adversity passes.
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Anne Gilchrist
Reformers praised as builders of liberty in editorial note
The Atchison Globe laments excessive negative reformers and calls for more positive reformers who advocate for constructive change. It credits the founders of the Declaration of Independence and the U S Constitution and urges balanced reform leadership.
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United States
Atchison Globe
Lawyer President Defends Shakespeare in Country Club Debate
A small country town Shakespeare club heard a young lawyer, its president, argue that Shakespeare wrote the plays because he was a lawyer. He asserted no common man could have written them. A timid woman asked if only lawyers are uncommon men. Judge.
Procrastination in Time Theft Cited by Buffalo Times
A brief aphorism argues procrastination steals others time as much as one’s own, noting dawdling by one affects many people and delays the relay for those waiting.
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Buffalo Times
Expert Battery Service by SID NEX at Hardy Hardware
SID NEX BATTERY STATION offers expert battery service at Hardy Hardware Store, providing testing, replacement, and diagnostic support to local motorists. Customers receive quick checks, pricing info, and assistance with choosing the right battery for their vehicle.
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Sidnex
Hardy Hardware Store
Rain and farm notes from the Hirdon area
A brief local item notes light rain welcomed on Thursday and improvements at Shad’s yard including a new bungalow and war garden work. Mrs. Stromberg and Mrs. Morfeld are involved in weekly duties. W Stromberg’s one day oats yield with four horses is highlighted, plus Fordson tractor distribution news and a factory price of 750 dollars.
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Mrs. Stromberg
Mrs. Morfeld
Elizabeth
Shads Yard
Shad
Thurston
Nels Nelson
W. Stromberg
Palmer Thurston
Mrs Burkhardt Visits Kansas City to See Mother
Mrs Charles Burkhardt departed Monday night for Kansas City to visit her mother who has been in declining health for some time. Also advertised new Presto lite Batteries to fit any car at Sidney Battery Station located in Hardy Hardware Store.
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Charles Burkhardt
Kansas City
Sidney
Hardy Hardware Store
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C. W. Hornaday
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Sidney State Bank
Lincoln Accident Insurance Company
Lincoln
Frank R. Means
Dist
Mac L. Abbott
Claud W. McCord
A. J. Lindberg
Prairie Gem
Livoni & Son
NEBR
Hour Stealer
Hardy Hardware CO
Anton Shad
Howard BB. Sweet
Sidney Motor Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Cheyenne County
Henry Ford
Sweet
Fordson
Central Meat
Peter Peetz
Wier & Hamilton
Victor Machines and Records
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