Correspondence and local church events in Fairbury notes
Mrs. Mary Welle returned home Friday after a months visit with her daughter in Oregon. Seven cars of sheep were unloaded here Friday four for C. W. Blaughter two for L. R. Lambert and one for Fairchild Bro. The Bible class held a Bazaar and chicken supper in the church basement Wednesday evening. Mrs. George Terrel returned home Monday from Kansas. Mise Louise Jackson has spent the summer with her Janele. Mr. O. G. Foster left Saturday for his home in Ft. Collins. Raul Foster is in Fairbury visiting his grandfather Mrs. W. A. The Ladies Aid held an ice cream social in the church basement last evening.
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Mary Welle
Oregon
C. W. Blaughter
L. R. Lambert
Fairchild Bro
George Terrel
Kansas
Louise Jackson
Janele
O. G. Foster
Ft. Collins
Raul
Ladies’ Aid
Week To Begin Her School At Gied Stone
A brief item notes that a student will start classes the coming week at Gied Stone. No further context or names are provided in the readable text.
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Giedstone
Haddam residents and nearby families gather over weekend
Viola Hawes visits Haddam relatives the Davis home. James Smith and family and Will Seifford and family spent Sunday with Sam Seifford. May Henderson helps cook for threshers. Boyer family moved to Fairbury from town. Zweifel returns to his farm. Wealthy Babcock visits Steele City grandmother. Frank Miller travels to Washington. A Omaha cousin visits the Eddleman girls. Mowry and Harry return from Geneva Nebraska. Angie Fielder on sick list. Foster of Orleans visits Correllis.
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James Smith
Will Seifford
Sam Seiffords
May Henderson
Joe Alexa
Me. Boyer
Ed Zweifel
Fairbury
Mr. Zweifel
Hollenberg Chautauqua Closes After Strong Attendance
The Hollenberg Chautauqua closed last Friday with large crowds and a fair week overall. Attendees praise the event and hope for another chautauqua next year. Bees remain a local fad with over a dozen swarms stopped. Some residents traveled to Lincoln for the State Fair while Nation's hall hosted a vaudeville show and a Friday dance. Mrs J W Nation returned from St Joseph and Louis Martian went home.
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Nation's Hall
Beatrice Visit Notes and Local School Progress
Beatrice residents recount last week visiting Beatrice area. Jems Lewis of Axtell visited Sunday with family. School opened Monday with about 50 pupils. brickwork on the schoolhouse completed and plastering underway. A new large bell purchased, audible blocks away. Barber family visitors from Beatrice mentioned. W G Brown headed to Fairbury Monday for Labor Day events.
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Beatrice
Jems Lewis
Axtell
Lessons From Nature and The Venerable Microbe
A college professor argues for design inspired by nature citing horse balance kangaroo equilibrium and bending trees as lessons. A science note reflects on microbes existing for millions of years aiding rock decomposition before becoming feared, now viewed as fallen from an honorable role.
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Engineering Magazine
Humanity
Earth
Great Men Born in War Time
A reflection on how Europe and America produced major leaders during the Napoleonic era and its turmoil. Britain is credited with Gladstone Cobden Bright Browning and others. Italy with Cavour Mazzini Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel. America with Wendell Phillips Garrison Beecher and Lincoln.
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Europe
Britain
Diercekf
Gladstone
Cobden
Bright
Browning
Tennyson
Shaftesbury
Italy
Cavour
Mazzini
Recipe for Cup Custards with Odd Ingredients
A friend shares a recipe for cup custards listing milk and unusual items like steven duck and five hens exes. The note mentions cooking in good sized bowls and that the cook ate two cups as a Sunday dessert.
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Steven Duck
Chamberlains Ointment Promises Relief For Aches
Advert says Chamberlains ointment eases rheumatism sciatica pain and backache with best results. It is valuable for lumbago and rheumatic soreness and is sold by all dealers.
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Lambago
Jaime
Ande
The Battle of the Tires and the Future of Travel
A sweeping analysis claims the rubber tire faces a decisive nationwide battle with iron wheels. It argues rubber could revolutionize street traffic and eventually rail and highway systems, reshaping transportation and government policy across the United States.
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Wilie
Ocean
Stephenson
Federal Industrial Commission bridges capital and labor divides
The piece discusses the Federal Industrial Commission’s effort to compare labor and capital views in parallel columns. It notes the farmer’s role on the fence and praises dialogue over confrontation, framing understanding as a path to justice and social harmony.
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United States Commission of Industrial Relations
Weather outlook for Upper Mississippi Valley and Plains States
Weather forecast issued for the week beginning Wednesday September 8 2016 cites pair weather and moderate temperatures through the 11th or 19th with local showers then fair weather the last two days of the week. Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy ad cites Uncle J H Houghland Eldon Iowa praising the remedy for travelers and locals.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
Chamberlain
J. H. Houghland
Eldon
Iowa
Exchange Bank Becomes Farmers State Bank under 1915 amendment
A called meeting of the stockholders on August 10 1915 amended the Articles of Incorporation to rename the bank The Farmers State Bank and adjust capital stock to ten thousand dollars in shares of one hundred dollars each. Signatures include J S Taylor president and R B Wilfley cashier.
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Exchange Bank
Farmers State Bank
Village ordinance bans sale and exposure of goods
The ordinance prohibits selling or exposing for sale and sets penalties for violations. It provides that violators are guilty of misdemeanor and may be fined between five and twenty five dollars plus costs. The ordinance becomes effective upon publication as required by law. G. E. Wright is chairman and Frank Crinklaw the clerk.
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G. E. Wright
Frank Crinklaw
Lack and the Faithful Effort in a Chance World
An analysis frames lack as a fickle, unjust force that rewards steady labor over luck. It portrays lack as a false friend that deserts favored people, a gambler, and a myth whose power favors those who persevere and toil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leek
Lack
Clean Living and the Duty of Parents to a Well Born Child
A passage urges that the single debt of parents is to raise a clean and wholesome child. It argues wealth and education are not essential, only pure intentions and a desire to see the birth as fulfilling destiny.
Work of their lives and clean living praised in Norfolk
A Norfolk editorial extols the child as the work of their lives and urges careful training for a future adult to do credit to the world and its parents. It asserts clean living is better than high living.
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Norfolk
Neb
Lincoln Journal Backed Introductory Offer For Readers
Publishers launch a one dollar trial combining The Lincoln Journal Daily and Sunday with The Independent Farmer Weekly to attract new readers. The offer runs through January 1, 2016, aiming to acquaint Nebraskas morning paper with farmers and households as The Journal gains appeal amid wartime.
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Independent Farmer
Lincoln
Nebraska
Lincoln Journal
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