Debraska Notes Amid Local Developments
Reports from Ashland to Sutherland cover bank incorporations and new capital stock, road improvements by Sarpy County, cement plant start at Papillion, and new depots at Wood River. Other items include irrigation district votes, legal actions, sugar beet logistics, and a Wood River park project.
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Sarpy County
Driskell
Gretna
Papillion
Union Pacific
O. H. Eggleston
Sutherland
Congregational
Fremont
W.H. Buss
Aurora
Dawson County
Searle
Wood River
Elmer Payne
Ashland
Valley
Nebraska
Bank of Denton
Bank of Waterloo
J. C. Robinson
John Seefus
C. P. Coy
George Johnson
A. D.compton
R. B. Neitzel
S. A. Téal
State Banking Department
State Banking Rdt
On the Engineer's Last Run
Louisville Courier Journal recounts a locomotive engineer F. Roberts recalling a near collision between Atlanta and Macon where sleep deprivation led to a fatal separation of trains. He describes paralysis as the two engines collided and his life flashed before him in an instant.
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F. ©. Roberts
Atlanta
Macon
Louisvile Courier-Journal
Frankness of Spanish Waiter
Australian tennis champion E B Dewhurst praised American waiters and criticized Spanish service at a New York dinner. He recalled a Madrid restaurant where a waiter offered beef wrongly claimed as from a bull fight, saying it came from a horse killed at the event.
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E.B. Dewhurst
New York
Spain
Madrid
Tyler Cobb and the mealless raise tale from Brockton
A retired Brockton story recalls Tyler Cobb who ran a Main Street store in a Breckton era, famed for quick wit. A hired man caught stealing meals for his family asks for a raise and Cobb parries with a quip about taking more meals.
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Tyler
Cobb
Tyler Cobb
Main
Breckton
Mass
Metropolitan
Brockton
Writing for Granite Monthly Opens a Career
A young man recalling his first job bid recounts entering John N. McClintock’s Granite Monthly office in New Hampshire and claiming he could write about anything. The editor’s blunt reply, Right about face, then, set him on his path as a reporter.
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McClintock
Boston Daily
John N. McClintock
Granite Monthly
New Hampshire
John L.sullivan
What She Hopes For Bread Of Wedding Cake
A cooking-school graduate sails bread upon the waters hoping for a return as a wedding cake. The whimsical stance blends domestic craft with future marital celebration.
Frugal Friday lending tale from superstition lore
An odd saying notes that even a man who mocks superstition will refuse to lend $13 to friends on a Friday. The quip blends superstition with prudence and social caution in a compact domestic anecdote.
Pioneers and Porridge Fitness Theory
The article extols the Highlander as a foremost pioneer of the American West noting his Nerculean strength suited frontier life. It credits his robust physique to constant porridge breakfast and claims Pillsbury's Vitos can similarly strengthen this generation. The piece also reflects on the fascination with sponges as one of the world’s most absorbing things.
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North Pole
American West
Attracting Young Lady Agents Wanted in All Towns
Classified style pitch promises female agents can earn 1.00 to 4.00 dollars daily with full outfits provided. An address in Buffalo New York is given for responses. The rest of the text presents disjointed quips and jokes about a responsive chord, Defiance Starch, and a comic meeting between a tin can and a dog.
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P. O
Buffalo
N. Y
Allen's Foot-Ease praised by Camden user
A Camden New Jersey resident reports Allen's Foot-Ease cured corns and relieved burning itching. The ad notes the product is sold by all druggists for 25 cents, and ends with a quip about tender hearts beating carpets.
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Allen
Defiance Cold Water Starch Offers More Per Package
A housewife audience is urged to try Defiance Cold Water Starch noting a 16 oz package for 10 cents versus 12 oz in competing brands. The ad claims superior quality and guarantees repeat use, while a proverb about belief closes the piece.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed for Female Ailments
The advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal cure for female troubles including womb disorders, backache, leucorrhea, irregular or painful menstruation, and nervous debility. It claims to relieve a wide range of symptoms and to be harmless while restoring health, with emphasis on its broad success and endorsements.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Sue
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Martell State Bank
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Galusha
Jacob Knapp
Joseph Streeter
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Walla
Gallu
Aenea
Baltimore American
Sven
W.l.douglas
Eink
W. Ate
Douglass
L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
L. Nglan
W.L. Douglas
Brocktes
W. N. U. Lincoln
Wolff & Wilson Drug CO
Mall’s
Mull
Washington Ave
St. Louis
St Verde
Dan Rons
Atria
Pattacka
Tito Dortie
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