First oil well planned near Table Rock area in Wyoming
Hurst oil men of Grayhill Wyoming announce a planned oil well on the Miler land about a mile north and east of Table Rock between the Nema ha river channels with an eighteen inch hole to reach 3 000 feet if needed. John Skelton Williams reports U S wartime finance includes sales of 9 billion and loans of 2 billion to foreign nations plus 4 billion in relief.
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Hurst Oil
Grayhill
Wyo
Table K
Table Rock
Nemaha
California
Hurst
United States
John Skelton Williams
Red Cross
Health aphorisms from the Kansas Board of Health
A collection of epigrams urging fresh air and simple living to prevent illness. Prominent lines warn against coddling children, neglecting sore throats, and overreliance on doctors, while praising sunlight, outdoor air, and prevention as life insurance.
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The
Kansas State Board of Health
Ee Air
Slaves Sold in Nebraska City in 1860 Case Records
Official Otoe county records reveal a 1860 sale advertisement in Nebraska City listing slaves Hercules a male and Martha a female owned by Charles F. Gittley. Sheriff’s return shows service dated November 15, 1860 with levy on November 17. This contradicts Nebraska’s reputation as a free state and notes historians’ omissions.
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Nebraska
Martha
Charles F. Gttlevy
United States Role in Postwar Peace and Parliament Concept
The speaker criticizes ill defined peacemaking proposals and argues the US should not join Europe in keeping peace by force. He advocates a new Parliament of Parliaments to empower people in Europe toward free government. He warns against empowering commercial and militarist elites and urges a people centered foundation for world peace.
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America
Europe
United States
Wise man and creatures in nature contrast human knowledge
The piece contrasts animals and insects acting by instinct with a claim that humans, though created in the image of their maker, know little beyond what they have learned. It uses fanciful animal imagery to question human certainty and wisdom.
Giant 19-Foot Black Snake Captured in Kansas by Indian Farmer
Lynn Brown of Lucas in the Covert hills bagged what is described as the largest snake ever caught in Kansas. The 19 foot 2 inch reptile eluded him for two years after an early sighting south of Osborne. Ray Knox of Salina purchased the giant for his show, with Brown noting a lengthy, arduous pursuit and a winter den dug into the rocks.
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Kansas
Lynn Brown
Lucas
Covert Hills
Ray Knox
Salina
Brown
Jack London
Hugh
Osborne
Center of the Earth and weight changes with depth
An excerpt discusses how a balance scale would register increased weight as a shaft sinks toward the earth's center, then decrease after passing a certain depth, illustrating gravity's variation with distance from the center.
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha 1917 Report
The South Omaha market reports cattle and hog activity for January 24 1917 with steady to higher price trends. Desirable beef steers and heavy weight cattle sold around ten dollars per hundredweight while yearlings and beeves ranged from about seven fifty to eleven dollars. Hog offerings totaled about 15 000 head with prices up to about 11.15 per hundredweight and around 19.80 for bulk. Lambs showed early movement with Mexican lambs bringing high bids and new records noted.
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Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
Nebraska
Ergens Lp
Selerte
Ilso
Warter
Parrot Arrest Story Sparks Reporter Name Mix-Up
Carl Crow, a former cub reporter, filed a joke about a parrot jailed on Front Street for abusive language. An irate Mrs. Parrot then calls, revealing she was arrested for abusive language and mistaking Crow for the offender. The prank escalates as Crow learns the caller bears his own surname.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Crow
Crow
Parrot
Mrs. Parrot
Sweet Content and Quiet Mind in Poetic Verse
An excerpt presents a meditation on contentment and inner riches. The lines contrast the quiet mind with crowns and fortune, noting that beggars may feel bliss while princes miss real peace. The tone is reflective and moral, echoing classical adages on happiness.
Quiet homely cottage life in verse fragment
Fragmentary verse mentions a homely house and cottage offering rest and modest fare. The lines reflect rustic contentment and a restrained, domestic ideal. Names and dates are unclear, yielding a brief, period voice snapshot without a clear narrative.
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Bowen
Robert Gaseng
Probate Notice in Jefferson County Estate of John G Fahseler
First publication January 12 1917 last January 26 1917 probate notice states that in Fairbury Nebraska the county court will hear R F Starr administrator final account filed December 29 1916. Hearing set January 29 1917 at nine o clock a m for all interested persons to appear.
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State of Nebraska
Jefferson County
Said
Fairbury
John G. Fahseler
R. F. Starr
Aapiii Ee
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Frank T. Pearce
Diller Nebr
Ora
Fr Sae
Felix Adler
Ethics’ Culture Society
Exchange
Burlington
Denver
Scenic Colorado
Santa Fe
Grand Canyon
Texas
Gulf Coast
Florida
Southland
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Southern Lines
Mura Utene
F. W. Black
Diller, Neb
L. W. Wakely
Farnam
Omaha
Nebr
Frome
Ieee
Ie Ra
Aes
Claude Ellis
Diller, Nebraska
Odell
Diller
Web
O. GC
Diehl
H. R. Royle
Col
J- B. Wright
Franklin
Gage Counties
Beatrice Neer
Jefferson County Abstract Office
J. Monroe
Davis & Son
First National Bank
Fairbury, Neb
J. H. Woddell
STOGE
DR. MH
Bauguess
Diller, Nebr
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