Harvest and social notes from Bronson area
Spring grain is out and threshing will begin in ten days. Richard Nettel left for Chicago after finishing work for Leibenaler. Pearce brothers busy dishing section 26 for O R Owens. John Beyers A P Leibenaler and August Pultz in town trading. John Quinn reports a nearly finished new barn good for a dance and hay storage. Herdon dance well attended. Lloyd Weisman called to California after his mother Mrs Weisman and sister Gladys died in a train collision that killed four of six passengers.
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Richard Nettel
Leibenaler
Chicago
Lloyd Weisman
California
Mrs. Weisman
Gladys
Ruling Applies to Governor and State Officers
Attorney General Reed ruled the state railroad commission acted without authority and that ruling extends to the governor secretary of state and state treasurer due to bond insufficiencies. Governor and secretary of state posted 59000 bonds, governor manages over 250000, secretary collected 205978 in fees, treasurer bonds 1000 000 and handles about 10000 each biennium.
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Reed
State Railway Commission
Pure Food Department
Hote Commission
Rock Island Tax Fight Over Full Valuation
The Rock Island railroad faces a tax dispute with Secretary of State Pool who demands full valuation corporation tax to the state. The road contends only the Nebraska operated portion is taxable. Attorney EP Holmes reports Pool warned the state will stop issuing automobile plates via the line unless the tax is paid. Several carloads already arrived and more are expected, but Pool will not patronize a road underpaying.
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Rock Island Railroad
Secretary of State
Poof
Nebraska
EP Holmes
Pool
Rock Island Road
Only One Common Language Unites The World In Music
A reflection on language barriers across nations, arguing that true understanding is impossible through translation alone. Music emerges as the universal medium, while words remain fallible. The author urges kindness, humor, and charitable interpretation as the core of intercultural exchange, noting facts are only raw material for culture and empathy its subtle essence.
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Babel
Aeschylus
Heine
Robert Louis Stevenson
Kipling
Walter Patern
Edgar Allan Poe
Rugs not for Miss Humble and the gift of rugs
A legal case from 1910 centers on Miss Humble and the rug collection of 119 Indian blankets and rugs owned by Sauerwein. Sauerwein wooed Humble with gifts claimed as intended for her. After Sauerwein died, executor Gay contested the claimed transfer. The supreme court of the state weighs whether a valid gift occurred and the rightful ownership of the collection.
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Pacific Reporter
Humble
Gay
Sauerwein
Bourne
Miss Humble
The
Supreme Court of
Uncompleted Gift Queried by Sauerwein Letters
The Docket notes that evidence including letters from the lovelorn Sauerwein shows the gift was never completed and denies recovery.
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Canfornia
Sauerwein
The Pholas Boring Clam Revealed in Sandstone Dwellings
A rare look at the pholas or boring clam describes its minute beginnings drilling into sandstone ledges at low tide. It bores to several inches, forming a tunnel as it grows, relies on seawater creatures for food, and cannot leave its rock home. The species is valued at Pacific coastal resorts for its tender meat used in soup.
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Pacific Coast
Uses of Coke Growing in Wartime Economy
The article notes a surge in demand for coke by-products since the war began. Government use on railways and buildings leads manufacturers to mix coke with coal. Coke ovens and gas works now supply explosive material, motor fuel, and nitrogenous fertilizer, with production boosted by higher coke demand.
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Ie Coke
Velocity of Stars and Notable High Motions
The article notes average stellar velocities from six kilometers per second for young stars to about 30 kilometers per second for old stars. It also cites Mount Wilson observations reporting exceptional speeds of 141 150 179 233 316 and 325 kilometers per second, the highest yet observed.
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Mount Wilson Solar Observatory
Carnegie Institution
Water Main Pulsations Detected and Fixed in Alabama
Alabama engineer W F Wilcox identified pulsations in a 60 inch water main that rose and fell like breathing, causing surface cracks two miles long. The issue was resolved by installing an air chamber to absorb the pressure swings at each pump stroke.
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W. F. Wilcox
Alabama
Farm Animals Feed Pigs With Mixed Forage And Concentrates
W M Kelly argues pigs efficiently convert concentrated foods due to small stomachs. Growers should mix carbonaceous forages like alfalfa with protein feeds when pasture is protein poor, and vice versa. Pigs on clover and alfalfa gain best with some corn and nitrogenous feeds, but finishing in the last two months can rely on corn alone.
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W. M. Kelly
Breed Horses for Profit in Farm Stock Improvement
Doctor Alexander of the Wisconsin experimentation urges farmers to breed purebred stallions and use sound mares to improve stock. He calls for home production of purebreds to replace grades and scrubs, with community associations promoting the industry at county fairs and fairs to showcase stallions mares and colts.
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Doctor Alexander
Wisconsin
Eadl Flita Reed
Good Feed for Lambs Causes Mass Lamb Loss in Pens
The piece warns that abrupt diet changes when moving range lambs to fattening rations trigger digestive disorders and daily death losses. It urges gradual transitions from grass to alfalfa and grains, balanced rations, proper care, and cautious feeding to avoid unprofitable outcomes.
Courage Amid Trials in Elizabeth Cady Stanton Tale
The Youth's Companion recounts Stanton’s bravery in advancing women’s rights. Episodes include deaf students, a midnight ascent in a Mississippi river boat, and a Kansas carriage encounter with hostile locals. Her resilience and moral resolve are highlighted through these hardships.
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Movement For
Woman's Rights
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Michigan
Mississippi River
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