Fire Prevention Week Urges Farm Safety Measures
Fire Prevention Week outlines farm fire risks from lanterns in barns, threshing machines, sparks from locomotives, and oil storage. It urges chimneys, spark arresters, proper kerosene handling, and lightning rods, plus school programs and community meetings to reduce losses and promote safe habits. It notes farm fires cost millions yearly and highlights that prevention remains essential.
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Chicago
United States Department of Agriculture
The New Intoxicant and Nebraska Speed Deaths
The two cars that overturned last Sunday in Nebraska killed their occupants. The larger car allegedly traveled at 40 mph while the smaller could not be steered straight. The piece argues speed drinking and urges restraint, noting a sober citizen should limit to twenty miles per hour and favor fifteen.
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Nebraska
Henry Ford in Ireland gains Cork freedom proposal
The Springfield Republican notes plans to confer the freedom of Cork on Henry Ford who may still be in Ireland. It records Ford's Cork factory supplying jobs through hard times, spending over a million on buildings and perhaps 25 million on machinery, and his influence on local opinion. Some fans urge broader roles for him in railroads and even the Irish problem.
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Cork
Henry Ford
Mr. Ford
Ireland
Ford
Detroit, Ironton & Toledo
The State Myth and the Rise of People Power
Tim Sedgwick argues in the York Republican that the idea of a distant state dominated by a few is false. He recalls a time when people believed in inherent rights and duties and celebrated a government where the people are the state. He urges current leaders to retain that principle.
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Tim Sedgwick
York Republican
Great Fire Prevention Week Observance urged nationwide
Great Fire Prevention Week is observed October 2 to 8 to highlight preventable fire losses. The Nation suffers about 15,000 lives and 500 million dollars in property yearly. National Board of Fire Underwriters reports 38,206 farm fires in 1918 with 18,166,710 dollars in loss, impacting rural families. Henry C. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, urges rural communities to participate in schools churches and farm organizations.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Henry C. Wallace
Nice Home in Easy Terms Promoted by W E Swatzlan Der
Real estate notice offers a neat house with favorable financing. W E Swatzlan Der advertises the property and terms to invite buyers to contact for details.
Sidney Lumber Co and Swatzlander Home Offers
Do you want a good home in the best town on earth See us Sidney Lumber Co Own your own home Homes on easy terms W F Swatzlander Dr F L Snel dentist Neubauer Building Phone 12.
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W. E. Swatzlander
Sidney Lumber CO
W. FE. Swatzlander
F. L. Snel
Neubauer Bldg
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed By Mrs Hornaday
Mrs W A Hornaday of Sidney endorses Doan's Kidney Pills as a trusted remedy for kidney trouble. She says they were standard in her home for years and promptly cured her when needed. Price 60 cents at dealers, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
W. A. Hornaday
Sidney
Doan
Music and Machinery in a Changing Industrial Age
A reflection on how modern industry and intense specialization distance workers from enjoyment in their labor. The text notes that farmers can still observe nature while working, contrasting pastoral simplicity with industrial complexity during the industrial era’s rise and its impact on workers.
From the Workshops to the Dance Floor and the Day's End
The State Journal notes a shift from hand craft to mechanical labor and questions the loss of creative engagement. It cites Lincoln’s dance craze as a symbol of broader amusement trends, argues specialization harms human nature, and mentions Chicago telegraphers seeking rest room music to boost morale and reading aloud in cigarmaking rooms as examples of seeking artistic atmosphere in workspaces.
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Zehrung
Lincoln
Chicago
State Journal
Dr B Charles Pease Eye Ear Nose Specialist Moves
Dr B Charles Pease, renowned eye ear nose and throat specialist, has relocated to Osborne Ridg. The move positions him at a new office serving patients with ENT and vision concerns.
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B. Charles Pease
Osborne Ridg
Do you want s seed home best tows on earth
Do you want s seed home best tows on earth. See us. Send it to the laundry.
Ears Forgotten Warns of Hidden Hearing Loss in Elderly
A specialist notes ears draw less care than eyes with age. People seek help for eye problems promptly while many go half deaf without realizing it, missing timely aid. Emphasizes early ear trouble checks for children to save hearing.
Sidney Lumbres 00 De. F. Saiell Dentint Newbey Ridg.
Fragmentary text appears to reference Sidney Lumbres and individuals or offices including De. F. Saiell and Newberry Ridge. Details are unclear due to OCR damage. no clear event, date, or location beyond names.
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F. L. Saiell, ‘Dentint
Newbey Ridg
Phese 1
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Joseph Oberfelder
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C. W. Metz
James T. M. Pearson
Ericson
Daniel
Pisnnning
Ted W. Strain
Colorado
Dre. F. L. Snell
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B. Mantor
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SR. Sweet Contractor
Union Pacific Hotel
A. Rose Street
Frank A. Barger
Osteopathic
Neb
Palm
Lear Stubt-Hink
Chas. L. Cooper
Feome
Jim Walke
Carpenter
Osborne
Radley
Cheyenne
County Abstract Company
Conveyancing Insurance
L@ANS REAL ESTATE
Nebr
Mke
Sidney Lumbes
F. L. Snell
Neubsser
Waliant Ledge
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Farm and Ranch Loans
A. R. LE Sueur
Deal, Lumber and Builders’ Hardware
Sidney, Nebraska
Sidney Artificial Ice Andlold Storage Co
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