Nebraska Farm Bureau to discuss Great Lakes waterway plan
The Nebraska Agricultural Council which includes Nebraska farm groups will meet in Omaha on October 8 to map a plan for supporting the Great Lakes St. Lawrence waterway project and freight savings. A similar meeting is planned for September 28 in Lincoln at the chamber of commerce rooms. Governor McKelvie has issued a call to commercial clubs and farm groups. Secretary Hoover reports over selling of wheat, urging Rediscount credits via the Federal Reserve to ease farmer losses from market congestion. Idaho fruit groups offer apples in carload lots to Nebraska farmers, with details available from the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation in Lincoln.
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Nebraska Agricultural Council
Nebraska
Omaha
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Joint Commission
Commission
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
McKelvie
Herbert Hoover
Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
W. G. Jamison
Farm Bureau Federation
Tincoln
Hoover
Jamison
Federal Reserve Bank Woerd
Federal Reserve System
War Finance Corporation
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Idaho
Nebreaka Farm Bureau Federation
Lincoln
Saunders County Wheat Sees Strong Demand for Seeding
Saunders county Farm Bureau officials report Fhanred wheat is highly sought for seeding with nearly the entire crop sold. Much shipped to Iowa, Nebraska buyers also purchased heavily. Certified farmers earned around 0c above market, most at 1.30 per bushel. Neb Farm Bureau board in Lincoln approved that prepaid or post dated checks dated at least sixty days will secure membership through 1921 and beyond.
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Saunders County Farm Bureau
Saunders County
Walter Roberts
Iowa
Nebraska
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation Board
Lincoln
Joe
Chinese match factories threaten Japanese rivals in world market
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes Chinese firms in the Far East now produce matches with low costs, potentially surpassing Japanese competitors and challenging Swedish imitations. Four large factories at Tientsin supply demand, raising concerns about quality and efficiency if shipments reach the United States.
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Far East
Ohio
Tientsin
Cincinnati_ Enquirer
Competing for Trade with South America and Europe
Americas must compete for South American markets against European rivals. The era shifts from merely receiving Europe’s shortages to actively securing supplies and trade advantages through strategic initiatives and stronger export effort.
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Europe
German competition in Argentina threatens U S trade
Dispatches from Buenos Aires warn Germans are undercutting American merchants in Argentina by lower costs and cheaper goods. They aim to recapture prewar South American commerce and push the United States from leadership in world trade. Exports and imports have fallen sharply, while high wages, high production costs, and tariffs hinder revival. The Houston Post reports that a sweeping cost readjustment at home is needed to reclaim trade leadership.
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Buenos Ayres
South America
America
United States
Houston Post
Kotecki proposes mental protest by Camels against Volstead law
Kansas City Star reports Louis M. Kotecki grand sheik of the Order of Camels urges a nationwide one minute of stillness and mental protest against the eighteenth amendment. He suggests a short uniform refrain ending with the words the Volstead law to test its effectiveness and provide Camels some relief.
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Louis M. Kotecki
Order of Camels
Mr. Kotecki
United States
Kansas City Star
Knickerbocker Girl Arrives in the Loop in Knickers
The Chicago News notes two knickerbocker girls arrived in the loop wearing modest attire that drew approval. The column predicts skirts may disappear and suggests women could adopt knickers, though not to match the look of those featured, offering a lighter view on fashion shifts.
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Chicago News
Craig Couple Guests Of Davison Family On Auto Trip
Mr and Mrs John Baker and Mr and Mrs Fred Rube of Craig Nebraska visited the Jim Folks family on the south edge of Davison precinct for a week. The group took a two day trip to Sterling Colorado and planned additional side trips while driving their automobile.
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John Baker
Fred Rube
Craig
Nebraska
Jim Folks
Davison’ Precinct
Sterling
Colorado
The Cheer-Up Man Hays as Public Prosperity Personified
The New York Times lauds Postmaster General Will Hays as a beacon of optimism and economic revival. It compares him to cheerful Shakespearean figures, praising his boyish charm and practical belief in brighter prospects for the United States.
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Hays
Professor Phelps
Dickens
Will Hays
Mnile
Mr.Hays
United States
New York Times
National Duty and the Case for Public Work
C. G. Pugstey argues that keeping citizens employed is a core national duty. He notes governments often halt public improvements during downturns, worsening unemployment, and praises Nebraska for funding a new state house in good times. He urges Congress to tax and reserve funds for public works until labor and materials are scarce, praising proactive fiscal policy.
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Nebraska
Congress
C. G. Pugstey
Duty to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment Declared
State Journal argues that leaders must enforce the eighteenth amendment to protect national security. It condemns drinking as aiding illegal acts and calls for social ostracism of violators to safeguard institutions. The piece states repeal is impossible and urges citizens to aid enforcement.
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State Journal
Where Will I Go In The Morning Kitchen Rivalry
A domestic vignette recounts a morning in which a husband blocks the stove while polishing his shoes, provoking a sharp rebuke. The narrator recalls her father’s stubbornness and sees echoes of the same clingy behavior in Bill as he trails from dining room to kitchen.
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Bill
Marriage Reflected in Quiet Home Life in Farm Life
Margaret Jackson recalls a simple, shared routine with her husband Bill. She notes how his habit of watching her as she reads or writes in pajamas deepens their sense of marriage and contentment, as he finds himself unable to polish his shoes anywhere but beside her.
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Bill
Margaret Jackson
Knickers Stir Debate On Skirt Lengths And Style
The Journal notes a fashion debate on whether skirts should be long or short and mentions street wear knickerbockers for women. It cites a Chicago house selling knickers for general wear, the morality talk on bobbed hair, riding breeches, and expected bills to restrict unveiled ankles.
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Chicago
Journal
Why She Changed
A fragment reflecting on Verdun and Marne battlefields. The author notes thrifty French women harvesters, barbed wire, and the solitary American cemetery with crosses and fluttering flag. It recalls an emotional awakening about grief and memory near the graves.
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Battlefield
Verdun
Marne
Los Angeles Times
Great Words on Wealth From Emersons and Philosophers
A collection of quotations on wealth, wealth creation, and the moral and practical aspects of money. Emphasizes that wealth comes from intellect and disciplined effort, with cautions on envy, misuse, and the perils of riches. Includes views from Emerson Bailey Carlyle Bacon St Clement Lowell May and Rothschild.
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Emerson
Bailey
Seed
Carlyle
Bacon
St. Clement
James Russell Lowell
E. P. May
Walth
Rothschild
Interurban car fracas ends with witty clash
A short, stout man hurries onto an interurban car as it departs. He complains about service while the conductor counters that in his old town street cars wait and back up for him, highlighting a humorous exchange from the Youngstown Telegram.
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Youngstown Telegram
Alaska Gold Vein Spurs Dream of Riches in Gulf of Alaska
Dispatch from Anchorage notes a five foot vein of gold quartz near the gulf of Alaska assaying about $100 a ton and other rich veins visible above water. The piece contrasts this with a bumper wheat harvest by dry farmers in Washington, arguing wheat’s value dwarfs gold. It reflects on the allure of treasure and civilization through farming and mining.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Gulf of Alaska
Kidd
Elizabeth
Washington
Au Child
Ivan
Moral Reckoning in Hollywood Pimps and Panders
A Clay County Sun editorial denounces Hollywood pimps and panderers as national menaces. It laments ministers and editors for cowardice and economic fear, urging public action to curb immorality before it ends in death and ruin.
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San Francisco
Olive Thomas
Virginia
Hollywood
America
Clay County
Forest conservation appeal sparks audience quip
A Canadian speaker urged forest preservation asking what Canadians are doing to stop lumber waste. A small man from the audience replied with a dry remark that he is “always just a toothpick twice,” prompting a brief exchange.
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Lusk
Boston Transcript
Origins and impact of the Ku Klux Klan in Reconstruction era
Historians note the Klan helped the postwar shift from slavery but leaders lost control as the movement split. A first Klan formed in Pulaski Tennessee in 1867 and reorganized in 1860 amid conflicting accounts. White robed riders persisted with intimidation and crime. Congress investigated the threat and Grant warned in 1871 that federal workers faced danger in the South due to the Klan.
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North
South
Ku Klux Klan
Linges
Ku Klux ‘Klan
Klan
Pulaski
Tennessee
Lincoln
Woife
Ku Klux Klan Act Quelled Outrage, 1871 Law Notes
A speech recalls Congress passing the Ku Klux Klan Act in 1871 to curb Klan violence by placing cases in Federal courts. It empowered the President to deploy military force, suspend habeas corpus, and let Federal judges bar Klansmen from juries, ending the Klan threat at the time. Now, after decades, White-robed threats resurface in commentary by W M B Shepherd in Leslie’s.
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Congress
Wm. NB “Shepherd
Leslie
Baby Tree Customs In Japan Grow With Children
In inland Japan rich homes plant a tree for every newborn, naming it after the child. The tree and child grow together as guardians watch over the sapling. When the child marries, the tree is cut down and its wood becomes a prized piece of furniture for the new home.
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Japan
Meet
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Morris Guilty In Nebraska Wife Murder Case
Morris, 50, is sentenced to life at hard labor in the state penitentiary by Judge T J Tewell for the second degree murder of his wife, committed April 10 in Tryon after a weeklong trial. The defense plans an appeal to the Nebraska Supreme Court.
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North Platte
Nebr
William Morris
T. J. Tewell
Tryon
Morris
Supreme Court
Real Estate Transfers Record of Quit Claim and Warranty Deeds
Obed Raasch and wife to Fred Braasch transfers two parcels for 1.00. Braasch to Raasch returns parcels for 1.00. Belle S Boyce sells 1/5 interest in NW 21 13-50 to George M Carson for 3500. Henry C Blome to Thure Sallberg NE 12-16-51 for 725. Franz Engel to Charles Gabriel and wife lots 1 2 Blk 4 Iruthters first addition to Gurley for 6000. John Clyde Augustine to Gurley State Bank lots 1 2 3 4 5 Blk 38 Gilgrens addition to Dalton for 1400.28. Isabella Woolridge and husband to A J Jorgenson receiver south 80 feet of lot 5 bik 44 first addition to Sidney for 1.00. Augusta Halston and husband to Hazel M Slayter lot 7 Blk 47 first addition to Sidney for 6750. A A Hardy to H A Reed lot 9 blk 3 Callahan's addition to Sidney for 5500. Charles H Dean to H R Fuller lot 2 blk 3 Callahan's addition to Sidney for 5500. Elmer Berling to Tillie V Owings 9-13 of SW ½ 12-15-49 and NE of 11-15-49 for 5000.
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Belle S. Boyce
George M. Carson
Henry C. Blome
Thure Sallberg
Ney
Franz Engel
Charles Gabriel
Gurley
John Clyde Augustine
Gilgren
Dalton
Isabella D. ‘Woolridge
A. J. Jorgenson
Sidney
Augusta Halston
Hazel M. Slayter
Hardy
H. A. Reed
Callahan
Charles H. Dean
H. R. Fuller
Elmer Berling
Tillie V. Owings
Bake Sale At Central Meat Market Saturday Event
Catholic Ladies host a bake sale at Central Meat Market Saturday at 2 o clock with committee members Mrs J L McIntosh Mrs Fred Seeger Miss Maggie Peetz and others. New shipment of felt arrived. Dr F L Snell dentist Noubserv Bidg phone 12.
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Bath
J. L. McIntosh
Fred Seeger
Maggie
Peetz
F. L. Snell
Noubserv Bidg
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Farm Bureau
Craig Couple
Obed Raasch
Fred Braasch
Bake Sale
Tani
Call
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