Farmers urged to form own loan firms with War Finance aid
Farmers in Nebraska may form local loan companies to work with the War Finance Corporation without Washington approval. Updike of the corn belt advisory notes banks may default, urging farmers and merchants to pool capital, with potential tenfold leverage from the War Finance agency.
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Omaha, Neb
War Finance Corporation
Washington
N. B. Updike
The
Corn Belt Advisory
Updike
Finance Corporation
O. Net
War Finance
Omaha
Taxes Trimmed Under McKelvie Plan For State
Governor McKelvie orders deep tax and wage cuts to slash 1922 tax rolls by about 1 million dollars for homeowners and 1 million for gas revenue. State workers face roughly 5 percent salary reductions. department heads to report further reductions within two weeks. Norfolk session details and farmer hardships cited amid push for a special session.
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McKelvie
Umler
Norfolk
Special session sought to tax gasoline in Nebraska
Governor Mel Kelvie announced a special session of the Nebraska legislature for about February 1 to consider emergency measures. The focus centers on a gasoline tax of about 1 cent per gallon expected to raise $787,264 to fund road building and ease the overall tax burden.
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Liveoly
Néb
McKelyie
Lincoln
Mel Kelvie
Hoover Effort to Stabilize Sugar Prices and Surplus
Hoover and Treasury officials press efforts to stabilize sugar prices in the United States and dispose of existing surplus without rising costs. Representatives briefed by the Sean and Secretary Hoover outline continued plans to curb price increases and manage inventories.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Sean An
Hoover
Food costs dip slightly in November across 41 cities
Washington reports that the average family's food costs were 1 percent lower in November than October. The Department of Timates compiled the figures from prices of forty three articles reported by retail dealers in 41 cities to its statistical bureau.
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Washington, D
Fund for Grain For Russia Appropriation Set at 20 Million
Washington reports an appropriation of 20 million dollars would be available to support grain storage and distribution amid famine in Rama ender Ulter ee am.
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Washington
Washington, D. C
The
Fine Arts Commission
Baker
Missouri Pacific to Close Five Construction Shops
The Missouri Pacific plans to close its five construction shops December 24 due to decreased business, a decision announced at the railroad’s general offices in St Louis Missouri.
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St. Louie
Missouri Pacific
Reed
Counterfeit Revenue Stamps Seized in Illinois
Federal agents seized counterfeit internal revenue stamps valued at $2 and related labels in Chicago Illinois. An arrest was made in connection with the case.
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Haut
Ochicapo, Ill
Internal Revenue
Beni
Cartome
Explosion and Fire Hit Sixberry Harness Co Store
An explosion at the Sixberry Harness Co store in Bayard knocked in the front and started a fire. Proprietor Hy Sixberry was found unconscious amid brick debris with severe cuts and bruises and could not explain the blaze. Loot valued over 6000, mostly goods, was scattered along the track near Luther Mende farm, suspected to have been thrown from a train by thieves.
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Sixberry Harness Co
Bayard
Hy. Sixberry
V Gooda
Plattsmeath Petidde
Ormba
Karens
Luther Mende
Mende
Washington County
Jiezel Gustafson
Eleanor Morreson
Wahoouning Club
Vergene Mathiasen
Minden Club
Nebraska
Glass Company
Wheeling
W. Va
Ithe Agricultural College
Lyric Theater
Rheatrice
The
Elks
Governor
Marion
Red Willow County
Men's Protective Association of
Iowa
South Dakota
Wyoming
Kansas
Missouri
Omaha
State Auto Registeration Bureau
John J. Pershing
Warren
D. M. Butter
Mae Pershing
Lincoln
Wpolang
Beatrice
Stewart
Beatrice Hotel Company
Omaha Elks
Eighteenth
Dodge Streets
Municipal Auditorium
Hastings
Nebraska Farmers Office
Pawnee
Blast Kills Two Shoppers in Columbus Store
An explosion of natural gas at Wright's women’s furnishings store in Columbus injures 35 and kills two women. Firemen blame a gas main leak under the sidewalk igniting in the basement, blowing boxes through debris, wrecking nearby street and cars, as rescuers fear more deaths. Investigations planned.
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Columbus
Ohio
Wright
Prohibition Amendment Could Boost Beer and Wine Tax Revenue
Washington officials estimate legalizing beer and wine sales would add about 500 million dollars annually to government revenues. Treasury might not oppose the move, and funds could support a soldiers bonus. Officials note current bootleggers keep money that would otherwise go to the treasury.
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Washington
DC. C
Treasury
Fire destroys Glenville street car barns in Sioux City
The Glenville street car barns were destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon in Sioux City Iowa. The blaze started in the boiler room shortly before 2 o clock. Estimated loss to Sioux City Service Co is about 75000 with dead storage including several open summer cars. Four fire companies fought the flames. The cause is undetermined.
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Car Barre
Sioux City
Glenville Street
Sioux Ciy Service Company
Tigeon of Greenvillebb burglary warrant and robbery case note
A garbled report mentions Greenville suspect tied to burglary warrant and a robbery at the Bank of Panama. Names and details are unclear but reference to legal action with suspected crime in a recent week.
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Tigeon
Greenville
Jal
Cone
Bank of Paneme Ot I
Proverb Similarities Across Languages and Cultures
The Philadelphia Ledger notes how common wisdom appears worldwide with sayings like a foot and his money are soon parted and fools and scissors move with their use. It mentions Latin and Roman proverbs and Japanese aphorisms about falcons and fools, reflecting cross cultural echoes.
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Alec
Philadelphia Ledger
New Ringworm Cure Uses Roentgen Rays Hair Removal
Health Service researchers Howard Fox and T B H Anderson report in the Journal of the American Medical Association a new treatment for ringworm. They remove hair with Roentgen rays and apply a lotion to penetrate follicles and kill parasites, noting cases where hair texture or color changes as new hair grows in.
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Dea
Howard Fox
T. B. H. Anderson
United States Public Health Service
Journal of the
American Medical Association
California Fig Syrup Advised for Constipation Relief
Mothers urged to give California Fig Syrup to children for quick bowel relief. Teaspoonful supposedly opens bowels within hours, dissolving poison and bile and restoring a playful child. Genuine product bears "California" on the bottle to avoid imitation.
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California
Not So Different Mose in the City Cafe Ties Comment
Mose, an inhabitant of the back woods, visits a city cafe and orders French fried potatoes. He remarks the taste does not taste like anything but plain United States spuds, drawing a humorous contrast in the period piece anecdote.
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Mose
Mone
Everybody's Magazine
Virtue of Government Elevates Ordinary Citizens
A fragmented article fragment argues that government reduces power inequality, making a lowly man capable against the mightiest. It notes a shift after bearing game and shifting conversations. The text reflects on social fairness and political virtue with a distant quote.
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Addises
Bayer Aspirin Ad Claims Safe Directions and Genuine Brand
An advertisement touts aspirin sold under Bayer with explicit directions for use and a Bayer Cross emblem. It touts Bayer Crom and the claim of genuine Aspirtea trusted by physicians for over a year.
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Bayer
Oceans Hard to Imagine The world’s vast seas explored
The text reflects on the evolving understanding of Earth's size and oceans. It notes early thinkers doubting the oceans' enormity, cites Columbus era astonishment, and credits Magesian's Santa Vittoria for circumnavigation and a realized sense of a global water world. The Atlantic’s vastness is highlighted.
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Eratesthenessas
Mediterranean
Pacific
Magesian
Santa Vittoria
Globe
Bay of San Lucar
Atlantic
Teach thrift in fuel and heat for the family
The writer urges careful use of fuel and oil stove to save coal and money. Teaching boys to tend the furnace and manage lighting can instill economy. Savings could fund a family benefit.
Mystic Steve Attracts Attention At Electricks Exposition
A whimsical note from an electrics exposition describes Mystic Steve drawing no title attention. It explains a kettle of water boiling on ice via powerful magnetic induction generating current in pots. The piece cites layman confusion over heat absence and hot hands near a glassy table.
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Steve
Scientific American
Farmer Holds Wheat In Tough Market Speech
In Beaver Creek a farmer at a night store overheard discussing prices. The grocer offered four items and flour’s high cost was noted. The farmer refused to sell wheat, saying he will hold onto it until prices improve.
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Penmell
Geneva
Scottsbluff
Berean
Ralph Ellis
Beatrice
Gerhardt Buss
de Witt
Table
Beaver Creasing
E. Levis Gloke-Democrat
Time and Work Pressure Prompt Fatal Realizations
A reflective note on time as money and the toll of overwork. It argues that excessive hours kill through overexertion and underwork destroys purpose, noting that greed and fatigue drive people toward ruin. The piece emphasizes honesty over culture and the fatal risks of imbalance.
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