Long Bicycle Trip Fatally Burned In Explosion
Fremont Nebraska reports John Warner a 65 year old veteran hurt in a bicycle journey from St Louis to San Diego. He passed through Fremont en route to Herman visiting his sister. He left St Louis two months ago weighing 96 pounds and now 120 pounds, feeling better after the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont, Neb
John Warner
St. Louis
Saniego
Cal
Fremont
Herman
Neb
Louis
Girl Dies After Kerosenes Pour On Fire Accident
Marie Van Klebeck thirteen years old died after attempting to pour kerosene on a lighted fire at her home 1011 North Twenty-ninth street Monday afternoon. Despite hospital efforts she died at 730 pm. Others in the house were unharmed. The explosion caused little damage, only charring walls ceiling and floors. firemen extinguished the blaze with buckets of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Marie ‘van Klebeck
North Twenty-ninth
Robbery on Eleventh Street One-Fifty Stolen
R D Finch claims he was robbed of 150 dollars while on the corner of Eleventh Street. Three men committed the act in view of passersby. The bandits escaped via streetcar to the Burlington depot and remain at large with no clues yet obtained by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
R. D. Finch
Eleventh
Burlington Depot
No Eye Witness to Killing at Gothenburg Case
In a district court trial at Lexington Judge Grimes of Platte presiding the state pursued Young for murdering an Indian named Blackhawk at Gothenburg Neb about a month ago. The jury could not reach a verdict after two days and nights locked in deliberation and there was no eye witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Grimes
North
Platte
Young
Blackhawk
Gothenburg
Neb
Bodies of Two Boys Recovered After River Drowning
Harvard. The bodies of Robert Richards and Leon Stone, two local boys, were recovered overnight after a picnic party incident near Deweese. The youths left the group to swim in the river and were not missed until dismissal time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Robert Richards
Leon Stone
Deweese
Fifty Bushels to the Acre in Nemaha County Wheat
William Davis records the best Nemaha county wheat yield with four acres producing an average of fifty bushels per acre. The note highlights Davis as holder of the county record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
William Davis
Nemaha County
State base ball results from Wednesday games
Orleans beat Arapahoe 11 to 0 at home with Brown pitching a shutout and errorless fielding. Fremont won 4 to 6 over Hastings in a rain affected game with Hersche wild then Doyle replacing him. Superior defeated Columbus 3 to 0 as Pawnee errors and poor hitting decided it. Gibson and Fulwicer pitched well, Metz made a running catch, and Weigent fielded well. Falls City lost to Nebraska City 2 to 0 at home while Brown, a 14 year old, was struck in the temple during practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleans
Arapahoe
Brown
Fremont
Hastings Wednesday
Hersche
Pathfinders
Doyle
Superior
Columbus
Gibson
Fulwicer
Metz
Weigent
Falls City
Nebraska City
William Brown, Jr
Ate Menietase
Lindine Siete
Nebraska notices and tragedies across the state
Nebraska brief items report deaths from runaway and illness in Ansley and Nebraska City, a Polk town anniversary, York chautauqua success, Table Rock carnival plans, and a August 24 York picnic. Also noted are a Lincoln auto fatality, Seward church lightning strike, Staplehurst electric plant opening, Rogers burglaries, Eustis child death, Benson church conference, Scotts Bluff bond election, Grand Island gypsies, Nysted runaway fatality, Beatrice threshing accident, Mullen steer bite death, Tekamah Pioneer reunion address, Belleville wind damage, Dunbar picnic, St Edward runaway, Deweese drowning, Crete tourney, Clay Center storm, and Box Butte threshing and freight outlook. Large crop and canning news follow, plus a Lin coln suicide and G A R reunion report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellaby
Ansley
Mary Chivington
Nebraska
Nebraska City
Polk
York
Table Rock
Indiana
York County
L. K. Holmes
Lincoln
Seward
Staplehurst
Rogers
Caroline Grainger
Eustis
A. Adams
Benson
Church of God
Grand Island
Nysted
Jacob Sorenson
Fred Kaltenback
Henry Seibert
Beatrice
J.E. Croft
Mullen
Neb
Omaha
Aldrich
Pioneers’ Association
Burt County
Folsom Park
Tekamah
Belleville
Rock Island
Dunbar
John A. Maguire
Tel. Jed
Fremont
Atlantic Canning Company
Emma Currier
Loup City
Lincoln Hospital
Made Her A Convert By Lesson In System
Mrs Barker mocks her sister Anna for keeping accounts but learns value of budgeting after Anna misplaces money. Anna admits she used charity funds for a required expense, causing a fuss at home. The sisters reconcile as Anna asks where to buy sturdy ledgers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Barker
Helen Avery
Mrs. Avery
Anna
Jenny
Wade & Wheeler's
Credit to India for ancient iron and steel craft
Sir Robert Hadfield studied an ancient Ceylon chisel about 1500 years old and affirmed India's early role in carburizing iron to steel. Colombo museum houses a rich 1200 to 1800 year old iron and steel collection, while Delphi’s pillar stands as a sixteenth century wrought iron masterpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Robert Hadfield
Ceylon
Colombo
Delphi
Cuticura Aids Red Rough Hands In One Night
One night home remedy promises soft white hands for red rough chapped and bleeding skin. Soak in hot water, wash with Cuticura Soap, dry, apply Cuticura Ointment and wear loose gloves. Purportedly preserves hands and prevents further redness, with a world wide sale and free sample offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Mrs Baker’s Obesity Cure Alleged Fortune Life Says
A Life magazine line suggests Mrs. Baker grows rich from a cure for obesity and Katharine comments she lives on the fat of the land. The remark mirrors the era’s casual satire about fad health schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Margaret
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Sells at 20 a Bottle
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims gum relief inflammation reduction pain wind colic relief and lists the price as 20 per bottle.
The Average Man Overestimates His Greatness
A concise reflection notes that the typical man tends to misjudge his own importance and capabilities. A succinct observation on self perception and humility.
Street named for Wilbur Wright sparks phonetic confusion
La Mans councils name a street after Wilbur Wright drawing praise and pronunciation struggles. Report notes residents, including younger locals, mangling the name as “Wilbure Wright” while a London Globe contemporary suggests “Ouil beur Raett” as the correct form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Mans
Wilbur Wright
Wilbure Wright
Ouilbeur Raett
Gossip in Olden Time Reveals Wedlock Rumor
In a playful exchange from the Judge's Library a rumor links Tilzah daughter of Shama seth to Bilfile son of Kooth for a marriage. Methuselah's niece and Asa comment on age and family ties, noting the oddity of such a union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methuselah
Tilzah
Shamaseth
Bilfile
Kooth
Asa
Megogs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daylight Robbery
State Baseball News
Srief News OF Nebraska
Saunders, Cass
Lancaster
Otoe
Sarry, Seward
Douglas
Ashland
Quo
Bears
the Centaur Company
New. York
Castoria
Koakeweenen
Momeut
Astee
Western Newspaper Union
W. Adame
Chicago
Daisy Fly Killer
W.N.U
Rue Oullbeur
Raett
Iss Lilly White
Mise
Phoebe Prim
Faultless Starch CO
Kanese City
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!