Nebraska Notes Highlight Local Business and Crime Tidbits
Burlington Railroad paid taxes in Hall county amounting to 2720.33 dollars. German American Bank of Auburn incorporated. Bancroft bonds issue 30000 dollars at premium for a new brick school. Norfolk to host first federal court term next April. Timber wolves and coyotes seen in Cass county hills.
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Burlington Railroad Company
Hall County
Cass County
Platte
Norfolk
Nebraska
Auburn
German American Bank of
County ‘Clerk
State Banking Board
Bancroft
Cure the kidneys to heal a backache says Swainsboro merchant
John C. Coleman of Swainsboro Ga testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved years of kidney trouble and daily back pain with lasting effect. The remedy, sold by all dealers, 60 cents a box, is promoted by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The ad ends with a quip about wives.
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Dean
John C. Coleman
Swainsboro
Foster-Milburn, Co
Buffalo
Grocers Refuse De fiance Starch Exchange
Local grocers say they will not stock De fiance Starch due to a 12 oz inventory clash with a 16 oz package. They know the smaller brand cannot be sold to customers who already used the larger 16 oz Defiance Starch.
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Balst
Bone
Defiance
Defiance Starck Replaces All Others for Superior Quality
A woman known for aging well is praised for delivering superior quality and extra quantity, with Defiance Starck chosen to take the place of all competitors in the market.
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Defiance Starck
No Help for It Clergyman Society Exchange
Dialogue depicts a clergyman reproaching a husband over his wife attending church alone. The husband asserts it is beyond his influence to keep her at home, framing it as not his fault.
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Beatrice
Virginia
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Parental relief claim touts Mother Gray a nurse at a New York Children’s Home curing constipation feverishness teething disorders and regulating bowels while destroying worms. Testimonials exceed 30000 with free sample offer and address in LeRoy New York.
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Mother Gray
New York
A. S. -Olmsted
LeRoy
N.Y
Turn About Fair Play
The late George W. Catt, long ill, was praised by a physician who noted his many medical friendships. A Paris anecdote follows about a physician who accepted a bad 100 franc note from a businessman, only to return it as an unintended error and demand compensation in kind.
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George W. Catt
Robert Louis Stevenson
Raisin Pie and a Talking Tube Question
A Kansas youth who opened a restaurant in Oklahoma finds his lone stock is one raisin pie. A customer orders pie and asks for the kinds available. The proprietor replies raisin. The piece ends with a question about why the speaking tube is not classified as a talking machine.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Incipient Consumption and the Grape-Nuts Remedy
A Michigan farmer's wife narrates how a six week regimen of Grape-Nuts with sugar and cream restored her health and sleep after general nervous breakdowns and near consumption. She reports regained strength enabling her to handle housework for a family of six, now ongoing for two years. The ad cites Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and promotes The Road to Wellville.
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Michigan
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Judge Letton joins Nebraska Supreme Court as Chief Justice
Longtime jurist C B Letton inducted without ceremony to the Nebraska Supreme Court as judge. Silas A Holcomb retires after six years and plans health relief. S H Sedgwick becomes Chief Justice. staff changes follow. Ashland tale of Coal Oil Johnny John W Steele dies near Franklin Pennsylvania in a distant career of oil wealth and decline.
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C. B. Letton
Supreme Court of Nebraska
Silas
A. Holcomb
Letton
Holcomb
H. C. Lindsay
Lincoln
Chicago
Pacific
Nebraska
S.H. Selgwick
York
Cow. LeRoy
Sedgwick
E. E. Good
Wahoo
Prominent Beatrice Banker Ends Life At Home
John Ellis a 66 year old former president of the Nebraska National bank and Beatrice real estate and insurance figure died by taking carbolic acid at his home. He founded the People's bank of Beatrice later merged into the Nebraska National bank. his career included a bank failure in 1893 and a long recovery in business and public esteem. Several children survive him including sons Guy and Paul Elis of Omaha.
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Beatrice
John Ellis
Nebraska National Bank
Ellis
Gage County
Guy
Paul Elis
Omaha
John
Jhas
Nebraska
People’s Bank of
People’s National Bank
Nebraska National Bank of
Booths Coaching Days End as Nebraska Selects New Leader
A state university athletic board meeting accepted the resignations of Walter C. Booth and assistant John Westover. A successor was sought from applicants including A E Hernstein Robison and Reinholz. Hernstein favored. if chosen, C W Ervin might serve as assistant.
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the State University
Walter C. Booth
University of Nebraska
John
Westover
Messrs
Bolton
Lees
Benedict
A.E. Hernstein
Michigan
Purdue
Robinson
Reinholz
Colorado
McGuigan
Vanderbilt
Hernstein
C. W. Ervin
Lincoln
Stagg
Mystery in Fremont Morgue Witnesses Seek Identity
In Fremont a young man found murdered on a bluff across the river remains unidentified. About 1,000 visitors have viewed the face at the morgue while authorities press for clues but have yet to establish the victim’s identity.
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Fremont
Murner
Calumet Baking Powder Ad Claims Purity and Value
Calumet Baking Powder is praised for moderate price and purity. The ad notes food prepared with it is free from Rochelle Salts Alum or any injurious substance and states grocers are authorized to guarantee this.
The Wife For Him Candid Friend Dialogue
A brief humorous exchange about marriage and brains. A candid friend counsels Chatterton to marry an intellectual woman for his children, while noting a man should be well off before asserting dignity and that others’ troubles matter more than one’s own.
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Chatterton
Mull's Grape Tonic Promises Constipation Cure
An old advertisement touts Mull's Grape Tonic as a cure for constipation and stomach trouble. It claims the tonic, made from Concord grape juice, strengthens intestines without harsh laxatives and advises purchasing through druggists with a free bottle offer for first-time users.
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Mull
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