Local notes from Fairbury and surrounding towns
Community items include travel of F W Lowe to Omaha and local church services. Rev J S Nasmith to preach at Cairo Nebr and a double header basketball game with Hanover at the school gym. Property moves, illness updates, and social calls are reported along with a barber shop sale to George Hunnicutt and plans for local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Nasmith
Cairo
Nebr
The
Baptist Church
Hanover
Eagle Attack Ends in Self-Defense Shot
Albert Shepherd of Endicott shot a large six foot nine inch eagle after it wounded him. He fired a second shot in self defense as the bird fought back, a rare specimen for the area reported by the Fairbury News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Shepherd
Endicott
Fairbury
Electric Light Plant Receipts and Disbursements 1916
Report by plant operator Frank Crinklaw shows total receipts 4303.80 and expenses 1230.00 for the year ending December 31 1916 with a balance of 373.80 and notes months of January to March with reduced consumer numbers. The item also includes a local notice about Rev Joseph Tuma and wife reception at Bellwood and church improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Crinklaw
Teel Ae
Poomeo Ss Caye
Iccipia
Crinklaw
Tuma
Lincoln Methodist
Lincoln
Dillon
Joseph ‘Tuma
Bellwood
M. E
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Says It Cures Coughs
A reader from Lost Valley Georgia touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the most effective cure for hacking coughs and colds. The testimonial claims the cough always disappears after taking the remedy sold by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. R. Moore
Lost Valley
Adv
Teachers Examinations Set for January Dates
Regular teachers examinations will be conducted in Fairbury Diller and Steele City on Friday and Saturday January 19 and 20. Superintendent notes schedule and locations for prospective teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbury
Diller
Steele City
Safety First Rooms in Nogales Hotels Amid Siege
Article describes Nogales Mexico US border city divided by rail lines and bullets during distress. Hotels offered shielded southern exposure rooms with sheet iron to protect guests, boosting safety advertising while less enterprising inns faced depopulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tates
el Paso
Sure Thing praises Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach and liver
I. B. Wixon of Farmers Mills New York says Chamberlain's Tablets are the best he has ever used for stomach and liver disorders and recommends them. Available from all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B.’ Wixon
Farmers Mills
N. Y
Adv
Weather Note Describes Cold Wave Pressures
A crimp in the weather system followed a cold wave from Wednesday onward, bringing sharp temperature drops and unsettled conditions through the period.
Eight Modern Novels to Be Serially Published in Journal
The Journal announces eight top contemporary novels to run in serial form, including Compulsion by Victor Big Timber and The Bargain rate offer for daily and Sunday editions through January 1, 1918. Subscribers may switch to the Lincoln News and Sunday Journal at the same price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor
Big Timber
Bertrand Sinclair
Anna Katharine
Betty
Virginia Christmas
Molly Elliott Seawelil
Sandals
Clinton H
Alice Devinne
Ioan
Journal
News
Lincoln News
Sunday Journal
State Journal
Lincoln
Nebr
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. I. Clark
Te Cage Seton
Hank
Ford Automobiles and Repairs
F. V. Lowe
F. W. Lowe
Omaha
Workman Lodge
Tuenky
Norwood
Cairo, Nebr
John Whitted
Mrs. Lenker
Mrs. Robt. James
Tecumseh
Sapt
Harris
Harold Whitney
Hiawatha
Kansas
John James
Art Hamley
Hollenberg
St. Joseph
Cc. C. Andrews
C. C. Andrews
Pat. Hoff
Box Butte County
E. Smith
Wm. Pearson Place
J. F. Zoellin
Ross Pickering
Viette
Thad Shepherd
Mr. Pickering
G. L. Wilfley
Farmers’ State Bank
R. S
Maryville
H.B. Aflen
Holdrege
E. Zeellin
L. B Weseelman Stock Co
Congregational Church
Ed Fuqua
Kansas City
Jane Negus
Forsilitie
Alta
Maurice Wilson
J. C. Wilson
G. I
Maurice
Hubbell
Mr. Wilson
Portland, Oregon
R. Case
Lafayette
Oregon
J. E. Kerr
George Hunnicutt
Mr. Kerr
Nogales
Tex
Taylor
Lagrippe
Pratt
Taylor’s Pharmacy
Clapp
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