Nebraska plans $1 300 000 road program to aid unemployed
The state announces a farm to market highway program using remaining federal road funds to create work, connect home to market routes with federal highways, and expedite construction. It details multiple project segments in eastern and northern Nebraska, funding by gravel paving and grading with $300 000 from the gasoline tax to be available next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Omaha
Dodge Street
Platte
Cedar Rapids
Greeley
County Line
Boone
Elgin
Antelope and
Wheeler
Ponca-Willis
Dixon
Dakota
Elkhorn
Waterloo
Douglas
Dixon-Concord
Hartington
Cedar
Norfolk
Stanton
Madison and
Wakefield South
Thurston
Pender West
Walthill
Macy
Primrose
Albion
Spalding
Creighton
Verdigree Creek
Knox
Gresham-Shelby
Polk
Spalding West
Telephone Firms Operated at Loss in 1933 Report
A Lincoln figure study from 1933 shows 162 reporting telephone firms, 87 ran at a loss, 29 paid dividends, and seven dividend payers drew on prior surpluses. Class A to E revenues totaled 8.73 million, with expenses down to 6.45 million and taxes and interest lower. Total dividends by A to F firms hit 74,443 on 7.745 million book value. Lincoln and Northwestern Bell had separate treatments. Nebraska divs and station counts reflect broader state and company trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Schnell
Railway Commission
Lincoln Telephone
Northwestern Bell
Lincoln Company
Bell Company
Nebraska
Wildlife Etiquette Teaches Civilized Manners from Birds and Beasts
A columnist echoes Archibald Rutledge on how wild animals model courtesy and restraint. The piece notes creatures bear pain with grace, tolerate rivals, and display tender affection, suggesting civilized readers could learn from the animal code of etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald Rutledge
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Postum Free Week Offer From Postum Company
Ad reads that the Postum Company offers a full week’s supply of health giving Postum free to anyone who writes for it. The notice invites readers to request the offer by mail as part of a promotional campaign in the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Company
Postum
Ady
Riddle about age and a mother's age in dialogue
A boy asks his visitor how old he is and states his mother was twenty six at his birth but is now twenty four, revealing a paradox about ages through their conversation.
Pearls Divide Among Heirs In Estate Settlement
In a Brockton based estate settlement two heirs divided personal jewels. One received a string of pearls once valued around $10,000. A Boston gem firm valued the pearls as salable at no more than $600 after appraisal. The wearer had suffered a long illness and used a modern remedy for which the jewels were tied to her condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Boston
Pearl sensitivity noted by experts in Brockton Enterprise
Experts quoted in the Brockton Enterprise warn that pearls are highly sensitive to body conditions and can lose luster if pearls are worn through skin contact, highlighting how pearling behavior affects appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton Enterprise
Camay contest seeks best letters on skin beauty
Procter & Gamble invites 554 readers to submit 100 word reasons why Camay is the best beauty soap. Entrants must attach eight green and yellow wrappers, print name and dealer address, and may win a first prize of 1000 a year for life or a 10000 cash option. Judges include Katharine Clasbern et al. and tie results share prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Procter & Gamble Ooiated
Union Tral Life Insurance Co
Union Central Life Co
Camay
Katharine Clasbernet
Woman's Home
M Eans
Procter & Gamble
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S. and Gas Funds
Mathematics
Raymond Knight and
the Cuckoos
Someon
Chicago
Great Northern Hotel
Jackson Blvd
Dearborn
Quincy
Ste
Earl L. Thornton
Peterman
ANT Food
Cama
Proctor & Central Lite
Eecurease Co
Gil
Soap OF
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!