Secrecy Promises amid a Countess and a Yawnful Tale
A London style English visitor in New York recalls the countess of Card gan famed for memoirs praising athletic modern girls. The tale turns to a boy who stands on his head after being taught by his sister and a Venetian letter from Venice about gondola life.
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Galtier
Guew
Countess of
Cardgan
Denish
New York
Cariigan
Tean
Hal
Bister
Don’t Risk Your Life By Saeing Constipation
The ad warns against constipation and promotes a patent remedy claiming it prevents autotoxemia and bowel disease. It touts a quick morning effect and urges readers to ask druggists for the A State Medicine Co. product from St. Louis.
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A. Htate Medicine Co
St. Louis
A Grievance and Paisano Waistline Wit
A terse satirical note contrasts fashion and physique with a proverb about planting a ladder and the unpredictable outcomes it may bring. The piece uses lively local diction and a wry tone to comment on vanity and consequence.
Storage of Moisture in Nebraska Soils Bulletin 114
The Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station released Bulletin No. 114 on storing moisture in soil. It details sampling depths to 15 feet at North Platte Substation, methods, field divisions, and soil areas, plus how cultivation and loose surface soils conserve water. It notes early-season rainfall storage varies by crop and field, with 4 to 50 percent of seasonal rain stored, and provides charts on precipitation. free copies available in Lincoln.
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Nebraska
North-Plate
North Platte
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Lincoln
Neb
Petition Circulation Over Federal Oleo Tax Sparks Nebraska Protest
Petitions circulate among buttermakers and dairymen in Nebraska protesting a proposed federal law taxing colored and uncolored oleomargarine two cents per pound. Currently uncolored oleomargarine pays one quarter of a cent per pound while colored oleo margarine bears a ten cent per pound tax due to its butter-like appearance.
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Nebraska
Lincoln Farmers Congress fares cut forecast in October
Walter Whitten of the Lincoln Commercial club reports the Western Passenger association has notified no fare reductions will be made next October for the Farmers National congress meeting in Lincoln. Dr. William H. Johnson receives a two year penitentiary sentence with stay pending supreme court appeal. Bostwick State Bank gains a charter with $10 000 paid ahead capital. incorporators J B McGrew C H Waldo and J W Kirkbride.
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Walter Whitten
Lincoln Commercial Club
Western Passenger Association
Farmers’ National Congress
Lincoln
Johnson
William H. Johnson
Supreme Court
Bostwick State Bank
Bostwick
Nuckolls County
State Banking Board
J. B. McGrew
C. H. Waldo
J. W. Kirkbride
State fair approves Wright Brothers air show contracts
The state fair board chaired by C H Rudge and president O P Hendershot approved the Wright Brothers aeroplane appearance for Lincoln’s September fair week. Tickets drop to 25 cents for Labor Day and 25 cent evening admissions on Tue Wed Thu with a $2 season pass. Cash turnstiles may replace ticket sellers at outer cafes.
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State Fair
C.H. Rudge
O. P. Hendershot
Lincoln
Hendershot
Hebron
Rudge
Q. Ww. Hervey
Omaha
Peter. Youngers
Geneva
LW. Leonard
Pawnee City
E. Z. Russell
Blair
Lombe
Gna
Grand ‘Opera
Fair Board
State to Refund Money and Tax Power Question
The next legislature may owe corporations $12 000 to $15 000 for occupation taxes paid on authorized capital stock rather than paid up stock. Attorney General Thompson says the Nebraska state railway commission cannot order stock cancellations for consolidated companies under section 10671. The commission faces Tyrrell v Lincoln Traction. Also, Nebraska Telephone Co may reduce tolls at Elk Creek and between Wayne and Wakefield after an independent exchange was installed.
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Secretary of State
Thompson
Nebraska State Railway Commission
Cobbey
F. M. Tyrrell
Lincoln Traction Company
Nebraska Telephone Company
Elk Creek
Johnson County
Nebraska Company
Wayne and
Wakefield
Rammer incident details from Abu Klea clash
A fragment describes a British square at Abu Klea where a dervish attempted to ram a gunner as the Sudanese battle intensified. The gunner struck, killing the rammer head, and a day later the gunner faced inquiries while a soldier offers to pay for the rammer.
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Batte
Abu Klea
Nubian Dewert
Nature's Remedy free trial offer from A. J. Lewis Medicine Co
An advertisement from the A. J. Lewis Medicine Co of St. Louis offers a free 19 day treatment of NATURE'S REMEDY NR tablets. It claims relief for rheumatism constipation sick headache liver kidney and bladder diseases and urges readers to write today to receive the trial free before purchasing.
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A. J. Lewis Medicine Co
St. Louis
Nature
Rubber industry grapples with elastic currency quip
An exchange notes a financial concern in the rubber industry. The remark frames currency as a flexible, elastic issue affecting the sector's economics.
Common Eye Salve Ad and Miscellaneous Advertisements
A collage of vintage ad lines touts Pettit's Eye Salve for sore eyes and dental medicines, with other snippets praising selflessness, humor, and practical advice. It includes brief promotional phrases for cigars and household goods, reflecting early 20th century retail prose.
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Pettit
Howard Bros. Buffalo
Roosevelt Invited to Speak at Epworth Assembly
Lincoln Commercial club announces invitation to Theodore Roosevelt to address the Epworth assembly this summer. A committee of boosters will request he speak at the national conservation congress in Kansas City and possibly other western dates with a Lincoln engagement hoped.
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Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Epworth Assembly
Lincoln Commercial Club
Assembly
National Conservation Congress
Kansas City
Lincoln
Nebraska Wheat Output Seen At Twenty Million Bushels
Grain dealers estimate Nebraska wheat production at upwards of twenty million bushels this year, roughly half the 1909 crop. The drought hits southeastern counties hardest while western areas fare slightly better, with Platte county north of Columbus notably affected.
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Nebraska
Platte County
Columbus
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