Statewide Nebraska Updates From County Areas
Nebraska counties north of the Platte report 700000 population and widespread school closures due to a contagious epidemic. Coyotes attack farms near Omaha with 500 chickens killed near Florence, while hunts continue and a Hartington duck farm plans stock introductions. Bank sale to Fairfield State bank reflects local finance shifts. Extension service trees demand so high that six varieties are exhausted with orders open for next year. schools seek larger trees and uniform pricing under Clarke McNary provisions.
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Fairbury
Omaha
Florence
Citizens’ State Bank
Fairfield
Earl Wilkins
Geneva State Bank
State Guaranty Fund Commission
Wilkins
Fairfield State Bank
Agricultural Extension Service
Clayton W. Watkins
State Nurserymen's Association
Congress
Extension Service
Lloyd Mofft
Fremont
Nur
Old Fort Hartsuff Site Remains Amid Quiet Nebraska Valley
In 1874 Fort Hartsuff was built to protect settlers near Ord and Elyria. Many buildings still stand though the stockade is gone. Surviving locals like George McAnulty and J H Capron recall the garrison era as 300 pupils stay home from school due to flu.
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North Loup Valley
E. O. C. Ord
Ord
North Loup River
Elyria
Burweil
Charlies Augustyn
Grand Island
Calamus
Valley County
Munson
Coppinger
James’ G. ‘Blain
Union Pacific Railway Company
Peter Mortensen
J. L. McDonough
E. N. Mitchell
Nebraska
Nebraska City
Chadron
Victoria Springs
Fort Randall
Crawford
Fort McPherson
Brady
Scott's Bluff
Invisible fish from Rio de Janeiro causes window crowd
A New Yorker opened a West Forty fourth Street restaurant and displayed a large goldfish bowl in his window with the placard Invisible fish from Rio de Janeiro. Police repeatedly dispersed pedestrians trying to glimpse the supposed catch while one man tapped the glass and shook his hat for a closer look.
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West Forty-fourth Street
Rio de Janeiro
Beet Contract Made at Cozad
Cozad The American beet sugar company has contracted for more than 1300 acres of sugar beets here at 6.50 per ton plus a bounty to be determined by beet sugar content and the price of sugar obtained from the crop. New Building For Odell State Bank Odell The old opera house on Main street at Odell has been owned for years by Ed Joy of Havelock, a former Odell business man, and has been pur.
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Cozad
American Beet Sugar Company
Se Ao Cary
Odell State Bank
Odell
Opera House
Main Street
Ed Joy
Havelock
Kidney Health Ad: Flush Kidneys with Jad Salts
A health note promotes flushing kidneys with Jad Salts and water to relieve backache and urinary irritation. It claims kidneys process acids daily and urges daily four ounces of Jad Salts before breakfast for several days. The piece touts Jad Salts as safe, inexpensive, and a long used remedy.
Editor and Contributor Clash Over Jokes
A debate arises after a contributor proposes jokes while the editor demands discipline. The column hints at friction over tone and boundaries in a newsroom setting.
Dubuque Man Missed Chicago Corner Buy at $100
James Odam of Dubuque Iowa recently recalled turning down a 60 year old chance to purchase a corner at State and Madison streets Chicago for 100 dollars. The property is now valued in the millions.
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James Odam
Dubuque
Iowa
State and
Madison Streets
Chicago
Vast Irrigation Project Proposed Across Three States
A proposed irrigation scheme would reclaim about 2 000 000 acres via the Boulder Dam basin spanning Nevada Arizona and California with portions in Mexico. Construction hoped to take seven years from rail start and cost 41 500 000 for storage 25 000 000 acre feet plus 21 500 000 for power development according to reclamation estimates.
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Boulder Dam
Nevada
Arizona
California
Mexico
Bureau of Reclamation
Timates
A Bagful Hunter What’s the Name of the Bird I Shot
A short comic note asks about identifying a bird just shot during a bagging outing. The quip plays on hunter lore and the frustration of naming the game bird after a successful shot.
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Hunter
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Hartsuff
Chesterfield
Seich
Miss New
Maine
Palm Beach
Brookline
Mass
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