Debraska Notes items on new businesses and projects
Debraska notes report Fuller opening a lumber yard at Oxford and Fred Martin a confectionery at Naper. Hart Gun Co a new firm in Grand Island. Farmers Grain and Stock Co at Kenesaw closes. Catholic church in Center 9 completed. Pickrell residents oppose a saloon. Lincoln County: Nebraska Telephone installs new switchboard in Nebraska City. Linwood local phone service sought again. Stein Bros Hastings incorporated with $100000 capital. Columbus seeks congress purchase site for new post office. Prof Sherman re elected Columbus schools superintendent with raise. Standard Bridges Co wins Stanton county bridge contract. Bohemian Telephone Co incorporated to serve Dodge and Cuming. Land near Sidney sells for $8/acre, up from $3.50. Nebraska Casualty Insurance Co incorporated at Holdrege. Beatrice Burlington yards busy. depot project upcoming. J. M. Grace & Co Mascot grain business with $20000 capital. Walthill State Bank charter approved. paid-in capital $10000. H W Hill Beatrice to build 75x150 ft storage and transfer depot. Juniata Grain and Live Stock assoc incorporated with $10000. Burwell improves with commercial club. Frank Lingle home in Gregg Port burned. loss $1000. Holdrege gas plant franchise granted to Darley and Roberts. Grand Island I C C F Pwiining assoc incorp planning building this summer. Beatrice city council organized. treasurer reports $22778.83. Albion saloon ban blocks scope of new business near objecting properties.
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Frank Lingle
Greggsport
W. S. Darley
Chicago
Joel M. Roberts
York
Holdrege
Pwiining Association of
Grand Island
Beatrice
A. T. Milburn
Jones
The Barber Lesson From a Judge’s Witty Exchange
Judge John D. Lawson recalls a barber tale from years ago. The barber offered a costly lotion after shaving, claiming it was expensive, but the judge quips that if the barber earns ten cents per shave and he shaves himself for free how could he afford the lotion. The barber withdraws.
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John D. Lawson
Law Department
Missouri University
Running Sores on Limbs and Cuticura Remedies
A Tennessee mother recalls her girl’s obstinate eczema case treated with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. She reports rapid relief and lasting cure after discarding a prominent physician, noting the remedies as a valuable household standby for a doctorless mountain home.
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Lizzie Vincent Thomas
Fairmount
Walden’s Ridge
Tenn
Representative of the people says we the peepul themselves
Senator Hemenway recounts an Iowa campaign incident where a pompous ex legislator, trying to push through crowds at a show, is stopped by a burly native who replies We folks here ail the peepul theirselves, claiming representation.
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Hemenway
Iowa
Boston Dame Seeks Lecture on Bacillus Lecterium
A scene quoted from a Boston periodical shows a cultured daughter preparing for Professor Drybone's lecture on Bacillus Lecterium. Miss Backbay is expected to attend, having recently acquired a bonnet from Paris, highlighting fashion and science interest in society.
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Boston Dame
Drybone
Backbay
Paris
Energetic New York area woman credits Grape-Nuts and Postum
An active mother and writer describes relief from insomnia cramps and digestive issues after switching to Grape-Nuts and Postum Coffee. She details years of suffering, a year of grief, and now reports perfect digestion rest and renewed energy managing a dairy farm and extensive duties. The testimonial is attributed to Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan with promotional taglines and a nudge to read The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Frisco Destroyed as Fire Sweeps San Francisco City
The article details San Francisco devastated by an epic quake and fire, with much of the business district and residential areas burned. It notes mass homelessness, relief coming from across the country, and widespread destruction including iconic buildings and infrastructure.
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San Francisco
Roosevelt Dispatches Aid for San Francisco Earthquake
President Roosevelt expressed deep concern and offered federal aid after the San Francisco earthquake. He sent messages to Gov. Pardee and Mayor Schmitz, pledging assistance and sympathy. Pardee replied noting telegraph interruptions and requesting state troops if needed.
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President Roosevelt
San Francisco
Theodore Roosevelt
Cgovernor Pardee
Calfornia
Pardee
Roosevelt
Washington
California
George C. Pardee
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Advocated for Women's Health
Powerful advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female irregularities backache and nervous symptoms. It cites testimonials from Miss F Orser and Miss Pearl Ackers praising relief, weight gain and restored health. The notice invites women to write for free advice to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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F. Orser
Warrenton Street
Boston
Lydia F. Pinkham
Miss Pearl Ackers
North Summer Street
Nashville
Tenn
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia FE
Pinkham
A Discerning Critic Reflects On Early Art Struggles
An admired magazine illustrator recalls hungry days in the West when he painted quickly at country fairs. Surrounded by a crowd, he rushed colors from tubes to palette to cheap canvas while hoping for success. A spectator praised his skill and, jokingly, preferred a flawed thumbprint over a finished piece.
Comforting Advice from Six Friends on Cold Cures
A humorous exchange lists six so called remedies for a cold from hot foot baths and hot lemonade to inhaling ammonia and four hours of outdoor exercise. Jinks responds with emotion that a friend in need is a friend indeed and suggests sharing a drink.
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Jinks
The Only Way
Tess asks why Gladys married Charley Dumsey and notes she loved Charley’s Boston bull that he refused to give. The bit shows actors rarely get a hand until they start to play poker.
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Jess
Gladeys
Charley Dumsey
Tess
Charley
Rules for Society Debutantes Read by Mrs De Pink
Mrs De Pink quotes guidance urging composure and servitude, while Miss De Pink challenges the etiquette. Mrs De Pink clarifies she is studying the latest society debutante rules rather than instruction for wives.
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Fuller
Oxford
Fred Martin
Naper
Hart Gun Company
Farmers Grain and Stock Company
Kenesda
Center 9
Pickrell
Nebraska Telephone. Company
Nebraska City
Linwood
Stein Bros., General
Hastings
Columbus
Congress
E.R. ‘Sherman
The
Standard Bridges Company
Stanton County
Bohemian ‘Telephone Company
Dodge
Cuming Counties
Sidney
Nebraska Casualty Insurance Company
Burlington
J. M. Grace & Co
Mascot
Harlan
County
Walthill State Bank
Walthill
Thurston County
State Banking Board
H. W. Hill
Juniata
Burwell
Albion
Frisco
Pacific Coast
Santa Barbara
Los Angeles
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Ariz
Francisco
Great. Call
High Chronicle
Ferry Railroad
Lolla
Union
Chinatown
Palace
Grand Opera House
Mission Street
Majestic
Market and
Eighth Streets
Columbia
Central
James
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Market Street
St. Nicholas Hotel
Galland Examiner
Parrott
City Hall
Nashville, Tenn
Bliss Frankie Orser
Qmiss Pearl Ackers
Dodds
Lee
W.L. Doudas
July Get
Capriat
Wii! Net
L. Douglas
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