First Vail Award To Central Girl
Mrs. Mouldred Lothrop, Homer central girl, earned the Theodore N. Vail gold medal with $1000 cash for bravery during the June 1 1920 Homer flood. She kept a telephone switchboard functioning to warn residents and seek help, later serving refugees with coffee and sandwiches. Frank H. Forrest received a silver medal for his daring rescue and reestablishing communications.
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Omaha Creek
Homer
Nebraska
Mouldred Lothrop
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone
Lothrop
Frank H. Forrest
Dakota City
Vail Memorial Fund
Inte
Far-Sighted Railway Witness Quashes Night Rail Accident Tale
A railway employee testifies in a damage suit about an accident on the railroad. A sharp young lawyer questions his sight at night across a moving train. The witness jokes about seeing a moon and a distant horizon, provoking the lawyer to withdraw. The exchange illustrates courtroom bravado and the limits of nighttime perception during a rail incident in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburg
Jonah Story Teaches That You Can't Keep a Good Man Down
A Sunday school scene recalls Jonah and the whale with Willie, son of the pastor, remarking that the tale shows you can't keep a good man down. The teacher prompts a lesson, and Willie responds with a witty conclusion reflecting resilience.
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Jonah
Willie
Houston Post
One Way of Doing It in a Humorous Home Note
The householder narrates a quirk of new unseasoned wood doors shrinking and blocks repairs, choosing an ironic approach by writing a note to the builder. The tale mentions mice and a cat as part of the improvised solution, reflecting a light domestic predicament and a witty remedy.
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Standard Oil Company OF
Nebraska
Cat Needs Room Under Doors, Urgent Request
The Edinburgh Scotsman reports a terse plea to send a man at once to create space under doors for a cat. The brief note emphasizes urgency and courtesy in requesting immediate action.
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Edinburgh Scotsman
Sure They Know Jones Sells Sorely Hidden Goods in Town
A public ledger poem laments merchant Jones who boasts of anonymity in his shop. Locals know his store is off the beaten path and full of undifferentiated goods, yet no one can name what he carries. The piece notes declining sales over twenty years and mocks a sensory blind man unable to navigate. The public mood remains wary as the town fails to flock to his quiet storefront.
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Old Jones
Jones
Retail Public Ledger
High Sign of Art by Gertrude Student Artist
Gertrude explains a painted emblem on her paint box serves as an introduction among student artists aiming for fame alongside Rosa Bonheur. The design prompts fellow toilers in oils to recognize shared striving and fosters helpful exchanges and broad acquaintance.
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Gertrude
Rosa Bonheur
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claim disclosure
The advertisement states Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh and related deafness by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. It emphasizes internal consumption, stresses no cure for other diseases, and offers free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Free tolls for coastwise shipping and the Panama Canal
The writer questions why tolls would be free for coastwise shipping and argues tolls should be collected from all users under a business model. The piece condemns Congress for shifting money from taxpayers to a protected monopoly, accusing lawmakers of biased treaty violations and persistent special-interest favoritism. The New York World is cited as noting a ten year pattern toward another triumph.
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Panama Canal
Congress
New York World
Expert auto repair work at John Treinen farm
B. J. Crimmins advertises expert auto repair services at the John Treinen farm with a guarantee. The terse note emphasizes skilled workmanship and a guarantee to attract customers.
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John Treinen
B. J. Crimmins
Sidney Lumber Co and Dr Snell advertise services in town
Do you want a good home in the best town on earth See us Sidney Lumber Co Dr F L Snell Dentist Neubauer Bids Phone 12.
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Sidney Lumber CO
F. L. Snell
Neubauer
Sidney Lumber
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C. M. Wright
First Ave
Willard
Sidney Battery Service
Hahler Garage
Willard Batteries
Hornaday Cafe
VanGorder-Campbell Undertaking Department
M. E. Pettibone
Melnutosh Block
Livoni & Son
Fashion
Fashion Park
Kerry
Sidney Mercantile CO
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