Constitutional Reform Urged Over Trust Fund Safety
The piece argues a constitutional defect keeps the state treasurer from depositing or earning interest on the permanent school fund. A constitutional convention is needed to secure the fund, with the Callaway Courier boosting Senator F. M. Currie for Congress and Nebraska efforts to fund a McKinley memorial. The text also notes Roosevelt’s stance on merit-based army promotions and anti-cigarette campaigns, alongside a Thanksgiving-themed aside from the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banic
Kearney
Roosevelt
Senator Millard to Depart Omaha for Washington
Senator J. H. Millard will leave Omaha for Washington the first of the coming week slotting his travel into the congressional calendar.
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J. H. Millard
Omaha
Washington
Cattle Range and Feed for 200 Head for Winter
Winter feed and range offered for 200 head cattle with sheds and water available. Inquiries directed to Gro. Tinsley in Redington Nebraska or T. M. Bickett in Sidney Nebraska.
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Redington
T. M. Bicket
Sidney
To Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo
A vintage advertisement promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It notes money back refunds if it fails and features E. W. Grove’s signature on each box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Nie
The Life of a Coal Miner
A vivid account tracing a miner from child labor in the breaker to door boy, laborer, winder's helper, and eventually full miner. The cycle then descends as age brings illness and renewed entry at lower rungs, with few reaching foreman or superintendent. The piece cites Johan Mitchell in Cosmopolitan.
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Lfe
Johan Mitchell
Cosmopolitan
Dry Goods Store Fire Sparks Insurance Stir
The owner moving stock to a temporary site caused a blaze in the old building. Firefighters saved the structure, while the proprietor bribed the chief with a pension fund offer to prevent smoke from signaling insurance concerns.
Water bears and tiny worms survive desiccation in nature
The article describes water bears or tardigrades that dry into shapeless bodies and revive when rehydrated. It notes minute worms from food substances that resume movement after drying. It cites a famous instance of a desert snail or shell that remained tucked in a tablet at the British Museum for seven years before resurfacing.
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British Museum
Fearful Bullet Skips Sleeve In Omdurman Skirmish
A Scotch regiment soldier at the battle of Omdurman was nearly killed when a bullet struck the ground inches from him as he lay prone. Rising, he felt something drop into his sleeve and found the spent bullet had glided up his arm. The report notes the bullet was spent by the time it struck the ground and apparently moved upward along his sleeve in a swift, curious path.
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Omdurman
Restoring Wood Color With Oil and Turpentine
A simple method to restore wood color mixes pigment with oil and turpentine then applies with a cloth. For light oak choose raw umber. dark oak uses burnt umber. very dark or mahogany needs lamp black or burnt sienna plus chrome yellow and bismarck brown. cherry uses burnt sienna.
Notable Justices and a Louisville Newspaper Claim
Short anecdotes recount Justice John M. Harlan's newspaper stint in Louisville and a humorous editor conflict over a fourth story fall. The second tale from Leslie's Weekly follows a hotel coach tour as passengers marvel at mountain scenery and a dry driver reflects on tourist value.
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John M. Harlan
United State Supreme Court
Louisville
The Tugboat Captain
A tug captain describes long shifts steering vessels in the pilot house. He notes twenty to forty-two hour stretches at the wheel and the brutal demands of towing and docking, insisting workers bear the strain as a matter of truth.
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Johnnie Raws
Atlantic
Unclear Etiquette Sparks Prolonged White House Visit
An account recalls how Dom Pedro I of Brazil attended a White House gathering misled on due departure order. A confidant senator suggested the emperor should remain last, while Mrs. Washington implied the royal party would lead the exit. Confusion persisted until a tired guest left at 3 a.m. breaking the deadlock with practical sense.
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Dom Pedro
Brazil
White House
Confursoil
Barometer Made From Crab Shell Signals Weather Change
A curious barometer used by the Aypaucanian remnant in southern Chile relies on a crab shell. The dry shell turns white in late weather, then small red spots appear as moisture rises. With increasing moisture the shell becomes fully red and stays that way.
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Chile
Raliy Kennon
Weather Prophet Prompts Forgiveness With Bold Forecast
An aged meteorologist quips that predicting bad weather yields clearest praise. He explains to a novice that people forgive missed forecasts more readily than accurate good-weather predictions. The exchange highlights cautious humor about forecasts.
Engagement ring size query sparks sly quip
A humorous exchange features a young man seeking an engagement ring and a jeweler asking for the size. The man jokes that his fiancée can twist him around her finger, implying a lighthearted approach to a serious question.
Proverbial Exchanges From Old Papers
A collection of short quotes from Ohio State Journal Louisville Courier Journal and Nashville Banner includes remarks on finance patience and character. The lines reference a lone five dollar loan two years prior and remark on longevity in dentistry and matrimony.
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Bizzer
Buzzer
Ohio State Journal
Louisville Courier-Journal
Burlington Route California Through Car Service Details
The Burlington offers standard sleepers daily from Omaha Lincoln Hastings and Oxford to San Francisco with a fast intercity connection to Los Angeles. Tourist sleepers run weekly on Thursdays and Wednesdays with routes to San Francisco and Los Angeles via Denver and Salt Lake City. Cars feature wide vestibules gas lighting carpeted aisles and clean linen. A California Tours 1912 folder is available free from J Francis General Passenger Agent Omaha Neb.
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Burlington
California
Omaha
Lincoln
Hastings
Oxford
San Francisco
Inttercity
Los Angeles
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Wymore
Superior
Denver
Salt Lake City
Colorado
J. Francis
Gen
Neb
Village Blacksmith's Son Saved by Croup Remedy
Mr H H Black of Grahamville Sullivan Co New York credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with stopping his five year old son's croup attacks. He says the remedy dissolves tough mucus and can be given to babies and adults alike without opium or harmful drugs. Sold by D J Scanion.
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H. H. Black
Grahamville
Sullivan Co
N. Y
Chamberlain
D. J. Scanion
Electric Bitters touted as top selling tonic of twenty years
Bellevue druggist Abraham Hare calls Electric Bitters the best selling bitters he has handled in twenty years. The tonic aids digestion improves stomach and liver function, purifies blood, strengthens nerves, and revives weak sickly individuals. Price 3 cents. Sold by all druggists.
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Abraham Hare
Bellevue
Lands Offered for Lease by Public Auction in Sidney Nebraska
Lands in Cheyenne County will be offered for lease at public auction in Sidney Nebraska on Saturday December 7 181 at the county treasurer's office. Terms of leasing and appraised value available on request. Some lands may be redeemed if delinquencies and costs are paid before leasing. Gro. Follmer Commissioner Public Lands 2nd HIdgs.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Nebraska
Staus
Board of Fundational Lands
Bia Ne Sad Np
Gro. D
Follmer, Com
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Union Pacific
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Missouri River
Overland Limited
W. D. Crirron
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Frits Brauer
Werman H. Brauer
John W. Brackhage
William H. Hoffmeyer
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