Saskatchewan and Manitoba Dairy Output in 1915 Rise Noted
The Dairy Commissioner reports Saskatchewan co operative creameries boosted butter output by 10,000 lbs and higher quality butter gaining favor in external markets. Manitoba’s 1915 dairy bulletin shows butter production up over 1,000,000 lbs, cheese and creamery butter gains, and total product value exceeding $2.76 million plus milk and cream values.
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Saskatchewan Dairymen's Association
Saskatchewan
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Red Deer
Alberta
Calgary Arket
Cardston
Creamery
Canada
Fire in Nuckols Farms Hay Stacks Worries Local Farmers
A blaze at Nuckols farm overnight destroyed hay stacks and sent local farmers scrambling to save livestock and equipment. Fire crews battled the blaze for hours, with authorities reporting no injuries but significant property loss. Authorities urge farmers to remove stored hay from barns to reduce fire risk.
Nebraska Union Fairs and Conventions List
Annual conventions and fairs across Nebraska announced for late summer and fall include the Wo mens Christian Temperance Union in Omaha September 17 22 Seventh Day Adventists Conference Hastings August 17 27 Biennial Saengerbund Grand Island August 475 16 549 20 Valley Photographers Association Lincoln August 21 25 Nebraska State Fair Lincoln September 4 7 Central Nebraska Fair Grand Island September 12 16 Annual convention State Federation of Labor Fremont September 13 Old Settlers reunion Mitchell September 13 15 National Swine Show Omaha October 2 7 State Meeting Grand Lodge Degree of Honor Lincoln October 1 2 O F State Convention Lincoln October 17 20
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Womens Christian Temperance Union
Omaha
Dventists’ Conference
Hastings
Nebraska
Lincoln
Grand Island
State Federation of Labor
Fremont
Mitchell
Fire risk from new clover and alfalfa hay alarms Nebraska farmers
Farmers across Nebraska report hay heats from newly stored clover and alfalfa. Barns filled with the fresh hay burn or burn scarred, including a Randolph barn with 100 tons and a Ruskin area home and barns losing 100 and 200 tons respectively.
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Fremont
Nebraska
Randolph
Chris Tolstrup
Friends
Ruskin
Nuckolls County
Great National Swine Show Set For Omaha In October
E Z Russell associate editor of the Twentieth Century Farmer reports unanimous hog breeder sentiment that the National Swine Show in Omaha October 2 to 7 will be the greatest porcine stock classic in the United States. He will be general superintendent and says breeders nationwide plan to bring top pens to the event.
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Omaha
Middlewest
E. Z. Russell
Twentieth Century Farmer
Russell
Nebraska's Defenders butter sculpture at state fair
A cow and a soldier moulded from butter will be featured at the Nebraska state fair in September under the legend Nebraska's Defenders. The soldier represents the defender at the border and the cow the defender of the home, a display fair managers expect to draw notable attention.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
O L D Route Traffic Increase Reported in Hastings
Hastings garage men say auto traffic through Nebraska on the O L D route rose over 200 percent as tourists complain the dusty Lincoln highway after grading is rutty and nearly impassable.
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Hastings
Nebraska
Lincoln Highway
Thought Gun Wasn't Loaded Ends Life Near Neligh
Grant Peterson a 26 year old farmer living eight miles north of Neligh died instantly when a shotgun in his hands discharged while he cleaned the trigger. He held the muzzle near his heart and the weapon fired. No other persons were involved. Local authorities are investigating.
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Neligh
Grant Peterson
Here
Destructive Storm Hits Rushville Area Last Week
A Terrific wind and hail storm swept Sheridan and Rushville late last week causing extensive damage to buildings and crops in the region.
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Sheridan
Rushville
Rushhville
Demand Gates Shut Easy in Sandhill Country
The article reports rural feminists pressuring ranchers as gates blocking trails to ranches remain open. Women advocate gates that shut easily or none at all, citing lack of roads and manless driving, allowing stock to wander freely.
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Josie
Beatrice County Assessment Totals for 1916
The Beatrice county abstract shows in 1916 total assessed valuation for the county at 11,859,899 dollars. Personal property valued at 2,064,471 dollars. Farm land acreage 541,052.83 with actual value 23,807,539 dollars and assessed 6,761,539 dollars. Farm land value per acre 2.67 dollars and assessed 12.52 dollars.
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Beatrice
Gage County
Reject $15,000 Claim in False Imprisonment Case
Hamilton county commissioners disallowed Fred Luff’s $15,000 claim for damages from alleged false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Luff was arrested and tried for assault on Nels Nelson and acquitted. He says he had long shown county officials evidence of his innocence before the trial.
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Aurora
Hamilton County
Fred Luff
Luff
Nels Nelson
County Breeders Association Forms At Commercial Club
The Breeders Farm Association of Leatrice Gage county organized a county breeders’ association at the Commercial club rooms to foster cooperation among breeders and provide a market for thoroughbred stock. Professor Gramlich, head of the state university animal husbandry department, attended.
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Breeders Farm Association
Gage County
Commercial Club
Breeders’ Association
Gramlich
Department of Animal Husbandry
The
State University
Cattle and hog receipts rise in seven months
Omaha reports cattle receipts for the first seven months totaling 656,764 head, 94,703 more than last year and 3,158 cars ahead. Hog receipts reach 2,062,958 head, 211,370 above last year for the same period.
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Omaha
Two Drown at Kearney in Platte River Tragedy
Two Kearney businessmen Sydney W. Morrison 35 manager of the flour mill and Daniel T. McDonald 33 cashier of Central National Bank drowned in the Platte River near Kearney as wives children and friends looked on in horror.
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Kearney
Platte River
Sydney W. Morrison
Daniel T. McDonald
Central National Bank of
Vic
Bank Robbery at Florence Farm ers State Bank
Two men in an automobile robbed the Farmers State Bank of Florence last Saturday noon. One entered the bank and, with a revolver, covered cashier Jesse Nelson and took $1000 in cash before fleeing with his companion.
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Florence
Omaha
Farmers’ State Bank of
Jesse Nelson
Jims
Motor Truck to Move Hogs for Franklin Bros
The motor truck, bought to haul apples to market, has been repurposed to transport hogs to market by the Franklin Bros., who live about ten miles northeast of Falls City.
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Stella
Franklin Bros
Falls City
Holdrege Chautauqua Pays Out
Holdrege closes this year chautauqua with receipts totaling 2843 dollars. The Commercial club and chautauqua management will emerge without a financial loss.
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Holdrege
Chautauqua
Two From Each County Named For State Encampment
Lincoln county youths aged 16 to 21 may be chosen to attend the boys encampment at the state fair during the first week of September. Each county is entitled to name two boys to participate.
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Lincoln
Interned Sailors Grow Gardens Aboard German Ships
German sailors on ships Amerika and Cincinnati of the Hamburg American line tend flourishing vegetable plots and flower beds to relieve monotony. Offenders from North German Lloyd liners Koln Willehad and Willekind maintain a rose garden with blooms like roses sunflowers sweet peas geraniums and pansies. The vegetable beds feature corn beans peas beets carrots and lettuce as crews await warm sunny days to ripen them.
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Amerika
Cincinnati
Koln
Willehad
Willekind
Just Trying to Boss
A compact line from Uncle Eben reflects on the urge to boss others versus genuine uplift. The quote illustrates a wary view of authority and pretension in social leadership.
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Uncle Eben
Lard Production Reaches 11.5 Billion Pounds Annually
The report states total lard output is 11.5 billion pounds each year with about one third exported abroad. The data highlights exports as a major component of the industry's activity and suggests a substantial international market.
The Fool's Money and the Wise Man's Game
A compact reflection on wealth and prudence, contrasting risky gains with measured wisdom. It suggests prudent restraint over reckless speculation, framing fortune as a test of judgment and character.
A Simple Glass Etching Method Described
The process uses slow heating to avoid cracking. Rub paraffin on the warm glass then imprint the wording with a blunt tool. Mix fluorspar with concentrated sulphuric acid moisture, place the marked side down over the dish overnight, then scrape off paraffin to reveal etched words.
The Vegetarian Joke in Class
A senior pupil teacher proclaims he is a vegetarian and abstains from alcohol and smoking. Johnny Brown asks what it means and quips that it must be a man who does not use soap, reflecting the humorous teller in the New York Telegraph.
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Johnny Brown
New York Telegraph
The bandage gag and a debt to wife’s missions
A lighthearted excerpt shows Babbe with finger bandages used as strings, joked as reminders of his wife's orders to bring home items tonight. The exchange highlights domestic humor and everyday quirks in the Suburbanite.
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Babbe
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