Christmas notices and local briefs from Fairbury area
Local brief items mention Dr John Hoeft Sunday and Monday glasses eye care by Dr G H Newton. school closing until Jan 3. wheat shipment. town events at opera house and church. high school basketball trip to Alexandria. various ads and personal notes about residents, illnesses and purchases. Christmas services planned with choir music and a tree with offerings for Syria and Persia relief. notes on local bank calendar and community budget efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria
Persia
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
Mary Andrews
Stella Fisher
Clara Hunnicutt
Delicacies That Do Not Travel and Market Quiet
Delicacies that ship poorly and limited demand keep soft shelled turtles rare in markets. The text notes their inferior travel resilience and high bycatch or consumption pressures, comparing them to diamond back terrapin and other favored items.
Al Bert and Phil Bert Exchange Witty Digs on Nudes
A terse exchange features Al Bert asking how nude portraits end and Phil Bert replying most end in wrecks. The fragment hints at a public or private dialogue noted in a cryptic caption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Bert
Phil Bert
Faded OCR Sketch Describes Equipment and Combatants
Fragmentary report lists various names and items from a tournament setting. It mentions equipment, horses, and weights, but the text is largely garbled and lacks clear events or outcomes.
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FORD
F. V. Lowe
R. A. Arner
John Hoeft
Dr. Leach
F. & M. Bank
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Alexandria
McDonald’s Cafe
John Pulee
Coons
Willey& Dawson’s
Poland
China
Steele City
Nebr
W. J. Garrett
Susie Taylor
Hastings
Helen Gregory
H. Newton
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al Patterson
Monroe Center
Illinois
George
Mrs. Mowry
T. Whitney
Harold
McDonald's Cafe
John Whitted
C. T. Whitney
Guy Goehler
G. Smith
Holmesville
Arner
Fred Zweifel
John Zook
Fresno
California
E. E. Shuite
Marion
San Joaquin
Cal
Fred Will@y
John Hooft
Grand Island
Eva Hamley
Art
Winfield
Kansas
Mary Jane Morrman
Endicott
Morrman
Tanlae
Peter, Jareen
Gage County
Beatrice
A. M. Wilcox
Milo Wilcox
Ridgefield
Washington
L. C. Payne
W. E. Willey
Misa Gladys Peterson
Rigby
Idaho
Miss Peterson
Lovan
Utah
Carl McDonald
Hanover
Funke
Barr
Church News
Jesus Christ
Eugene Field
Christ
F. G. Knauer
Pastor
Farmers State Bank
J.H. Pickering
Cherry
Columbia Falls
Montana
Seattle
San Francisco
Hill
Hare
T. W. Zoellin
C. R. Bracken
Lyric Theatre
Steet
Nicol
Toy Merket Pices
Hines & Pur
Beatrice Hide Co
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