Beatrice Area Social Roundup From Beatrice to Diller
Plymouth residents Mr and Mrs Gerth spent Sunday with Chase Sandman. Sadie Kendall left for Kansas City after staying with Russ Campbell. J B Thompson and Chelyie Johnson of Fairbury visited Linton. Beatrice locals seen out Wednesday and Saturday. Ralph Sandmer family and Clarence Richards visited Diller. A Hebron man stayed a few days with Tom Murray. A kitchen range fire caused smoke and damage to a home at Harbin. neighbors helped fight the blaze but little was saved.
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Gerth
Plymouth
Chase Sandman
Sadie . Kendall
Russel Campbells
Kansas City
J. B. Thompson
Chelyie Johnson
Fairbury
Linton
Chas Kroeteching
Jansen
Clara
Harr Polfus
Bill ‘Kroeteching
Jay Bishop
Cora
Ted Buller
Beatrice
Pete Myers
Harbin
Honor Buttons R For All the Ak Wer
War Department distributes victory buttons to every man in service since April 6 1917. Two hundred thousand silver buttons for wounded veterans and 500000 bronze buttons for those who served abroad but were not wounded. Bronze button production runs 250000 weekly. Victory ribbon and stars and bars contracts are being negotiated for World War I service and valor citations. About 507000 yards of ribbon will be produced at 15000 yards weekly.
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War Department
Suielir Land Offer Declined After Agriculture Caution
A city man received a glowing circular from a Chicago development firm offering 10 acres in Florida for 2500 dollars and promising large peanut yields. He asked the USDA if it was legitimate. The reply warned the material aimed at deceiving city buyers in the North and West and estimated returns would not exceed 800 dollars on 10 acres.
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Chicago
Florida
United States of Agriculture
Ford Testimony Claims Edsel Essential To War Work
Henry Ford told jurors Edsel Ford wanted to enlist but he urged him to stay in the factory where he could do more good. He described several commission offers declined by Edsel and said he would not boast of war work, insisting records will show all.
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Edsel
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Henry Ford
Edsel Ford
Ford
United States Senate
Ford Motor Company
Tribune
Fora
Hig Son
Ford battles patent shackles spark auto industry growth
The article notes that during the early expansion of the automobile industry manufacturers paid tribute to the Selden patent on internal combustion engines. Mr. Ford waged a seven year fight against the patent and won, freeing the industry from its restraints and enabling rapid growth.
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Ford
Roosevelt urges saving to curb extravagance
The quote advocates balancing expense with restraint, urging youth to avoid luxury temptations. It argues saving money strengthens willpower and brightens energy, and encourages beginning right by starting to save now. Roosevelt emphasizes prudent budgeting as a foundation for future conduct.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Thrift Over War Ends Guides Local Spendings
Community urges prudent savings as hostilities cease. Citizens advised to avoid reckless spending and focus on conserving resources while resuming normal commerce. Local officials promote budgeting and responsible purchases in the post conflict period.
Visiting Cards From Antiquity To English Use
The piece traces the history of visiting cards from China and Egypt through Europe, noting Sir Isaac Newton’s card on a playing card, their rise to common use in mid eighteenth century England, and early terms like tickets. It then shifts to oil geology, describing surface and subsurface work and noting Oklahoma’s improved oil pool discoveries and lower dry-hole rates per geologists’ guidance, per Leslie's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Egypt
James Balfour Paul
Chambers’ Journal
Europe
England
Sir Isaac Newton
Dean Street
London
Oklahoma
Leslie's Weekly
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Ralph Sandmer
Clarence Richards
Merton Murray
Hebron
Nebr
Tom Murray
Taft
YALE
Charles Taft
W.H. Taft
D&m. J. Powell
Bob Cline
New York
Columbus
Ohio
Fred Horey
Sig Haugdahl
Nebraska
Victory State Fair
EE Hkalt
Kodak
Fairbury, Nebr
J. S. Taylor, M. D
Globe Pharmacy
Jefferson Co
J. Monroe Davis
Gonad
First National Bank
Neb
Waggoner Bros
S. B. Viers
Diller, Nebr
Diller Veterinary Hospital
Calla
A.D. Ackerman
Optometrists
D. Swift & CO. Patent Lawyers
Washington, D. C
Detriot
V. Lowe
E.C. Cassell
Steele City
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