Gasoline Giro Jump and Saturday Specials Note
Gasoline rose 2c per gallon on Saturday as readers are reminded of Saturday Specials at the farmers store. The Diller state bank bought land described as the SW quarter of section 21, township 2, range 4. Audry Diller returns to Lincoln after spending Christmas with his parents and attending the State University. In Russia and Mexico critics face execution while in the United States such actions are captured for the roto gravure section.
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Audry Diller
Lincoln
The
State University
Travelers and visitors head to Yuma and Lincoln
Mr and Mrs Charley Barber with her sister Mrs Weddel of Steele City ride the early Sunday train to visit friends in Yuma Colorado. Mrs Viona Colman and daughter Maxine of Lincoln stop here en route home from Arapahoe to visit her sister Mrs R W Green.
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Charley Barber
Mrs. Weddel
Steele City
Yuma
Colo
Viona Colman
Maxine
Lincoln
Arapahoe
R. W. Green
Miss Averil Fouts Visits Friend in Kansas City
Miss Averil Fouts traveled to Kansas City Thursday to visit a friend teaching home economics in the city schools. She plans to return by Wednesday to resume teaching home economics in Scotts Bluff schools.
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Averil Fouts
Kansas City
Scotts Bluffs
Warren Party Visiting Saylor Home Enjoys Brief Trip
Mrs J B Warren and her daughter Amy of Fairbury visited Mr and Mrs Isaac Saylor last week. Mrs Saylor returned home Saturday evening due to a north wind. Amy Warren met Mrs Myers briefly and a garage man took her sedan for a ride before the cold wind drove them back. A lucky trip all around.
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J. B. Warren
Amy
Fairbury
Isaac Saylor
Aged Elopers Tie Knot Afraid of Their Own Children
Cumberland Maryland July wedding reports William Henry McClellan aged 75 widower and Sarah Alice Bloom aged 70 widow from Altoona Pennsylvania were married by Rev Howard L U Schimke of the First Methodist Protestant church. Both walked with canes due to rheumatism and requested no heirs be mentioned as their children and grandchildren might scold in Altoona.
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Tobe
Altoona
Clown Sam Binley’s wife elopes with another man
Cedar Rapids. Life played a joke on Sam Binley a local circus clown. He married a nineteen year old girl two years ago after eloping but was jailed. He escaped, was recaptured, jailed again, and freed to learn his wife had meanwhile eloped with another man.
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Crown
Cedar Rapids
Sam Binley
Sam
Marl discovery near Mackinnon's harbor Cape Breton
Reports a marl lime discovery near Mackinnon's harbor by Iona in Cape Breton. Marl valued for agriculture, found where lime and gypsum deposits meet, with strong crop-accelerating effects on heavy land.
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Halifax
Mackinnon's Harbor
Iona
Cape Breton
Christmas Visit Ends as Eick Drives New Ford Touring Car
A. A. Eick leaves with a new Ford touring car after disposing of his old vehicle at the Farmers' store. W. F. Myere and family return home to Havelock following a Christmas visit with Diller relatives and friends.
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A.A. Eick
W. F. Myere
Havelock
Family returns from Christmas visit abroad
J. A. Marshall and his daughter Mrs. Northup accompanied by children came back last Friday after spending Christmas with his cousin Mrs. Jane Brenneis and her children Frank and Mary Brenneis.
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J. A. Marshall
Record of Chinese Egg Shipment Valued at Five Million
A New York port shipment of Chinese eggs inspected by the Bureau of Chemistry is valued at about 5 million dollars. It comprises 43,369 cases and 128,262 tins of frozen eggs from Nanking and Hankow and 16,000 cases of dried eggs exclusive of albumen.
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Bureau of Chemistry
New York
Nanking
Hankow
Weather and attendance note at local school
Bad weather kept many pupils from attending after vacation. Juniors plan a Friday morning con vocation program. First grade learns to sew. Second Primary Room made desk calendars Monday. Absent this week were Thella Madden Leonard Patton Vivian Waggoner Bethel Henricha Gilbert Plager. Visitors Miss Long Miss Henrichs in Second Primary Room. Fourth Grade Reading class offered New Year resolutions. Mrs Cedric Fanders Gretchen and Gordon visited Intermediate room Tuesday.
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Thella Madden
Leonard Patton
J Misses Long
Henrichs
Vivian Waggoner
Bethel Henricha
Gilbert Plager
Cedric Fanders
Gretchen
Gordon
The Habit of Reading Endings First
A brief essay argues that reading the ending first can be justified. It notes that some writers plan endings in advance and that readers who look ahead do not spoil others reading experiences. The piece defends personal choice in how to read a book.
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McClure
Saturday Speciale at the Farmers' store announced
A Diller woman bought a Tut Ankh Amen blouse and wore it home while her 6yearold son greeted her. Oliver and Eleanor Dieh visited Beatrice with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes. M T Brugh moved his sale date to January 15 and will publish bills in the Record next week.
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Diller
Oliver
Eleanor Dieh
Mrs
J. L. Rhodes
Beatrice
M. T. Brugh
Winfield Girls Agree to Week Without Flirting
Winfield Kansas Courier reports local girls pledge a full week without flirting while expecting some strikebreakers to test the pact.
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Winfield, Kansas
Newspaper quip collage about politics and social notes
A compact, humorous montage of quotes from various papers mocking politics economics and social trends. It references evolution politics Germany Ireland Turkey and wage issues with satirical takes on leaders and public reaction. The snippets show editorial wit across multiple cities and papers.
Wonder in Plant Kingdom Yucca Moth Fertilization Rite
The yucca uses a single insect species the white moth to propagate. The female moth acts as a foster mother performing pollen collection and precise deposition in the flower pistil to ensure fertilization. This deliberate cross pollination process contrasts with typical nectar traps and is hard to replicate artificially.
Cottonwood Bloom Cut Down by Ira Place Last Friday
Ira Place reports cutting a flowering cottonwood tree last Friday. The tree was described as full of bloom and near a residence, with no injuries or further actions noted.
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Ira Place
Shea Items Reflect Local Social and Travel Ties
Henry Jess returned from Omaha and Plattsmouth after visiting relatives. Lyle Bryant and Carl Barber spent Thursday with Rupert Andrews in Steele City. Earl and Fay Bellis visited Steele City relatives. Fay Bellis returned to Concordia after holidays with Wm Bellis. Roy Wagner hosted by Earl Stull on New Year’s Day. Glen Riddle made a business trip to Fairbury. Shea Equity Exchange shipped a car to St Joseph. Chas McCune and wife spent New Year’s at Roy McCune’s home.
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Henry Jess
Omaha
Plattsmouth
Lyle Bryant
Lincoln
Carl Barber
Steele City
Rupert Andrews
Earl Riddle
B. A. Greenwood
Mias Fay
Bellis
Concordia
Kan
Wm. Bellis
Roy Wagner
Earl Stull
Fairbury
Glen Riddle
Shea Equity Exchange
St. Joe
Chas. McCune
Roy McCune
Our Currency Types in Circulation in 1900s
The Treasury issues United States notes about 346 million dollars backed by gold reserves. Gold certificates are issued against the same gold held for redemption. Silver certificates are secured by 48 million dollars in standard silver. National bank notes are backed by U S bonds and Federal Reserve notes by commercial paper and gold.
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United States Treasury
United States
U.S Treasury
U. S.S. Treasury
Ben Jonson War Hero and Poet Laureate Biography
Detroit News recounts Ben Jonson as England’s first poet laureate from a noble clan. A bricklayer by stepfather, he joined Cambridge, then the army, claiming heroism in the Low Countries, later killing a rival in a stage duel and facing prison and near gallows as remorse followed.
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Ben Jonson
England
Henry II
Bloody Mary
Cambridge
Low Countries
Detroit News
Endicott Votes January 15 on $1,000 Town Hall Bonds
Residents of Endicott will vote Saturday on January 15 to approve or reject a $1,000 bond issue to finance a new town hall. The measure seeks funds for construction and related costs.
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Endicott
Grace-Myers Returns to Fairbury Schools
Miss Grace-Myers resumed duties as a teacher in the Fairbury school system after the holiday vacation.
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Grace -Myers
Fairbury
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Deafness Relief
An old advertising blurb explains that catarrh inflames the Eustachian tube causing rumbling and potential hearing loss if untreated. It claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine has treated catarrh for over forty years and is sold by F. J. Szeney & Co. in Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J.eney & Co
Toledo
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