Nebraska October Crop Report
Nebraska officials announce a corn yield of 217,410,000 bushels for October, down 5,763,000 from September, with oats at 28 bushels and spring wheat at 12. Production totals for all wheat near 33.5 million bushels, barley 0.056 million, and a potato crop around 7.1 million bushels. Weather and drought affect quality, while national figures show U S crops and other state yields.
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Leo Stuhr
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
A. &. Anderson
Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates
North Central
Northwestern
West Central
Nebraska
Buffalo
Wall County
Drouth
Platte River
Western
United States
Garden tip urges planting rhubarb now for best growth
The Old Gardener says there is no better time than now to plant rhubarb. Planting now makes plants establish earlier and larger. To expand a patch, cut old roots into three or four divisions. a good piece yields plants with stalks for next year.
The Public Returning to Theatres After War Inflation
The Worcester Telegram notes a returning audience, the salaried middle class and families, ready to attend again from the balcony to the orchestra. They demand value and quality, having learned to distinguish real value from shoddy after wartime inflation.
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Worcester Telegram
Sermon on the Mount Gains Ground in World Affairs
Readers sense renewed relevance as Sermon on the Mount resonates amid current events. The piece notes Peter’s unusually strong stance in worldly matters and the growing appeal of the sermon’s teachings in public discourse.
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Peter
Theodore Vail and the Bell system truth in litigation
Albert Bigelow Plaine recounts Theodore Vail in 1908 steering publicity for the Bell system and AT T through political timing and litigation. Vail urged printing truth in ads to beat rivals, opposing concealment and urging full disclosure of facts in court.
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The
Telephone Company
Amercan Telephone and Telegraph
Associated Bell Companies
Vail
Bell
James D. Ellsworth
President Vail
Mr. Ellsworth
Theodore Vail
Albert Bigelow Plaine
Harper's Magazine
Retired celluloid collars and dress shirt standards
In a Clay County Sun opinion, the author argues against rag collars and French cuffs, praising white celluloid collars as neat and better for dress occasions. The piece anticipates a return to differentiated garments in men’s wear during reconstruction, urging elimination of rag collars as a first step.
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Clay County Sun
Ice Man Fame Sparks Outrage in Nebraska
A crude remark by Clay blames a judge for freeing a man on bond while describing a mob of women kissing him and seeking favors. The denunciation mocks Hollywood winters and declares Nebraska unwelcoming to such behavior, calling for a response to this sentiment.
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Bond
Hollywood
Nebraska
Clay County
Never Mind Al Is Your Wife Economizing These Days
A brief quip from the New York Sun noting a wife cutting vacation expenses in half by buying at home. The exchange highlights domestic frugality and brings a light touch to household budgeting. The remark reflects postwar or period humor about economy measures.
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New York Sun
Train Kills Farmer at Crossing Near Chap man
Ernest Harry nineteen year old farmer son of a local farmer was killed Friday afternoon when his team and wagon were struck by Union Pacific train No. 16 at a crossing. He had just delivered corn and started to cross toward the village business district. The horses died instantly and the wagon wreckage lay along the track for nearly a mile.
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Ernest Harry
Chapman
Union Pacific
Two Kansas Boys Die In Barn Fire Near Reamsville
In rural Nebraska a fire that destroyed a large barn on Oliver Gardner’s farm near Reamsville claimed the lives of his two young sons, three and four years old. The blaze, believed to stem from the boys playing with matches in the hay loft, consumed a horse, a cow, and 700 bushels of wheat. Gardner fainted after learning his children were missing, and the tragedy follows several other nearby barn fires within months.
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Kansas
Oliver Gardner
Reamsville
Franklin
Nebraska
Gardner Place
Pertinent and Peppery Quotes on Tax, War and Society
A collection of satirical lines from various papers critiquing taxation on checks, disarmament, and government actions. References include Colum bus Dispatch, Denver Times, Indianapolis Star, Detroit Journal, New York Sun, St. Paul Dispatch, and others. The snippets poke light at politicians, reformers, and war conditions with regional bans and media quips.
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Mellon
Columbus Dispatch
Grover Bergdoll
Switzerland
Denver Times
Rock
Arkansas
Indianapolis Star
Detroit Journal
West Virginia
New York Sun
Washington
St. Paul Dispatch
Medical Journal
New York Evening Mail
Cleveland Press
Russia
Greenville
S. C
Piedmont
Rhine
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Cheyenne
Wyoming State Tribune
Lincoln Star
Rock Island Argus
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Asherville Times
Columbus
New York Evening Mall
Louis Post-Dispatch
Dismissal of Assault Case in Falls City
Judge Spragins dismissed the assault case filed by Al Thompeon against Albert Welch of Dawson. Welch, a wagon driver for the Dawson consolidated district, faced charges of beating Thompeon’s boy for alleged disobedience. After hearing witnesses including school board members, the judge ruled the state had no jurisdiction and that the issue belonged to the school board. Thompson plans a new complaint.
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Spragins
Falls City
al Thompeon
Albert Welch
Dawson
Welch
Hiding Our Flag Ends With A Symbolic Defiance
A patriotic pledge shines through as the narrator recalls the American flag’s voyage across oceans and battlefields. It has never been hauled down for fear, and keeps its splintered staff aloft even amid danger and enemy ships. The piece underscores enduring resilience and national pride.
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Russia
Relief Aid Caught Between Flags and Politics
In a Brooklyn Standard Union excerpt the symbol of American relief is praised yet restricted by political caution. Relief shipments must conceal national emblem when entering Russia to avoid upsetting Russo American ties. A Boston Globe quip references a dog remark about Aunt Emily, illustrating columnist tone and local humor.
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America
Russia
Linine
Trotzky
United States
Relief Administration
Brooklyn Standard-Union
Bottleggers To Be Targeted In Jefferson County Raids
Sheriff F. M. Tippin of Jefferson county says raids will occur within a week on homemade alcohol makers and sellers of beverage extracts. Local authorities plan enforcement against illicit distilling and distribution.
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F. M. Tippin
Jefferson County
Hunter Shot Sidney Adams Dies From Accidental Gunfire
Sidney Adams nineteen died Thursday after a hunting trip when a gun discharged while he pulled it from a car trunk in the garage. He staggered into the house but died minutes later. He was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Perry Adams. His father serves as a ticket agent for Union Pacific at Kearney.
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Sidney Adams
Perry Adams
Union Pacific
Kearney
England's Armistice Sale Realizes Large War Material Proceeds
By end of June England had liquidated eight percent of its wartime materials, earning 582,000,000 pounds as government sales of surplus war gear moved into substantial monetary figures.
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England
Nation’s Business on wartime trade balances in metals
At par of exchange, 2.67 billion dollars. The market for copper and non-ferrous metals reflects a low mood as England holds stocks sold for about 200 million. Textiles, leather and equipment yielded 150 million, while food supplies brought in 35 million.
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England
Life Lesson Riddles Teach About Ends and Loss
Quoted exchanges compare taking away parts to endings. Infants ponder infinity and a stick’s ends, asking how removal changes what remains. The passage frames a playful dialogue on perception and subtraction without concrete events or people.
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Einstein
Electric Shop Ad Promotes Local Supply Store
A compact notice directs shoppers to the Electric Shop, located one block east of the American Bank, inviting customers to visit for electrical supplies.
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The
American Bank
Dentist Pettibone Advertises Easy Home Terms
De M E Pettibone dentist lists contact details Josh block room 56s phone 419 inviting readers to buy a home on easy terms and directs to W E Swatzlander for further information.
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de. M. E. Pettibone
Josh Block
W. E. Swatzlander
Dentist and business directory snippet mix in Sidney
Dr M E Pettibone and Dr F L Snell listed as dentists. Ream Sons advertise phone 419. Sidney Lumber Co and Neubauer Blog show business names. Taxi call 161 appears amid the fragmented ad-like text.
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M. E. Pettibone
Mcintosh Block
Ream Sons
F. L. Snell
Neubauer
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Ireland
Clenry
Edward S. Martin
Theo. Vail
Jacky
Emily
Boston Globe
Hunter
Sidney Lumbeer Co
Chester
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
Chesterfield
Bell System
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Phone Company
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