Local social notes and community happenings in Harbine area
Harbine and nearby communities report a weekend of visits and social calls. Residents such as Miss Bertha Arnold and Mrs. Ochs visit family, while Harbine plans a quiet Fourth of July. Harvesting has begun with several wheat fields cut and residents traveling to nearby towns for services and work.
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Henry Arnold
Cub Creek
SS. Logan
Aimee Brett
Otto Schnuelle
Plymouth
Russel Campbell
Paul Sandmans
Fairbury
Bertha Arnold
University
Will Schnuelle
Helvey
Henry Schnuelles
Ochs
Beatrice
P. C. Cong
Harlen Weaver
Gus Kroetsching
Mahaska
Kan
Lafe Shipman
Erhart
Kansas C
Walter Arnold
Jema Parker
Mee
George
Fielder
Fair
Buller
Hiram Plumm
Aaa
Robert Schavatleee
Con
Wilma Kroetsching
Mies Belle Handley
Fair Sunday
Arnold
Omaha
Harbine
Lawrence
Nebr
British vessels halted by government claim questioned
Reports say the British government asserts a right to stop all vessels. American food ships heading for a port were detained in British waters but released after protests.
Government to pay $60 bonus to veterans
State officials announce that veterans who served are eligible for a $60 federal bonus. The program covers soldiers sailors and marines with benefits issued through official channels. The move aims to recognize military service across branches.
Census Data On Farmed Land And War Production Debated
Data from the Census Bureau estimates 7.3 to 7.4 million acres farmed in the United States, up about one million from 1910. The piece discusses a proposed forty four hour week for organized labor to prevent unemployment, with overtime restrictions to be considered. It notes wartime production and opinions on labor relief following the war.
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Cepsue Bureau
United States
Preservation of Surfaces and the Ancient Paint Story
The article traces early preservation methods from ark pitching to Babylonian wall paintings and Hebrew painting references. It notes Greek use of paint on ships and Pliny’s account of boiling wax to apply a protective coating, linking paint to both function and beauty across ancient civilizations.
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Babylon
Moses
Jordan
Canaan
Sitian
Tidné
Bablon
Thebes
Omer
Pliny
Painted steel and the reach of paint in daily life
The text argues that paint provides solidity to manufactured stone and steel structures like skyscrapers and sewers. It notes red paint under track surfaces, and claims paint's pervasive role in almost every manufactured article, shaping daily life.
Giant Waves and Ocean Storms Across Seas
The report describes extreme sea waves during hot summers with Queenstown steamers noting 100 foot waves in the Atlantic gale. It notes Atlantic seas commonly reach 500 to 75 feet and Indian Ocean giants, with 400 foot waves off Walberg Norway and a 300 foot monster that battered the Cornish coast.
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Queenstown
Atlantic
Indian Ocean
Walberg
Norway
London Times
Pruning Rubber Plants For Better Growth
An old method explains shortening tall rubber plants by slanting a cut at the desired height. A toothpick keeps the cut open and sphagnum moss is tied around the spot and kept moist. New roots form from the cut, then the stem is cut below the moss and the top planted in a new pot.
The Thrift of Years Adage on Work and Retirement
Thrift Magazine argues men should live to a century, stay employed as long as possible, and avoid retirement. It envisions aging with purpose, a gold headed cane in hand, while humorously urging the country to plant a favorite flower and make the undertaker the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thrift Magazine
Never Read
A fragment from the Birmingham Age Herald quotes a city library visit with a wry pun about cutting leaves. The excerpt hints at discovering worthwhile volumes during an hour in Grabcom's Library.
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Grabcom
Birmingham Age-Herald
Second Hand Pianos Help War Effort in London
London houses a thriving market in second-hand pianos. The trade aids munition workers by supplying affordable instruments, while modest income households sell their own pianos to support wartime labor and materials savings.
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London
Probate Notice for Estate of Trentje E. W. Deceased
Public notice in the matter of the estate of Trentje E. W. deceased. Notice to creditors to present claims for examination, adjustment and allowance. Attorneys Louis J. Nuteman and Rein listed for the estate in this probate proceeding.
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Trentje
Notice fragment in July 8 19th century issue
Fragmentary OCR shows a notice reference with late July date and incomplete text. Names, places, or official actions are unreadable, leaving only a hint of a public notice entry without clear dates or entities.
Notice of Petition Hearing in County Court
An order dated July 10 1919 directs publication in the Diller Record weekly newspaper for three weeks. It calls a County Court hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted and to notify all interested parties. Lotis J Nutzman County Judge seals the order. Heasty Barnes attorneys for Admin.
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Ord
A.D
Diller Re
Lotis J. Nutzman
Seal
Heasty & Barnes
Notice of Referee Sale in Diller Nebraska 1919
Public sale of land in Jefferson County Nebraska set for July 23 1919 at 2 pm at the front door of the house in Fairbury. The lot includes quarter of three, township one north range four east and parts of section four and 33 with exclusions for school district rights. Describes boundaries from Logan Street to Short Street and railroad center lines. W Fouts attorney authorized presence.
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Fairbury
Nebraska
Jefferson Anto Nebraska
Irty
Diller
Logan Street
Grein
Short Street
Logan
Chicago
Deans
W. Fouts
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Britain
France
Wee Ae
Eny
Was
J. Ss. Taylor
M. D
Globe Pharmacy
Fairbury, Nebr
Jefferson Co. Abstract
J. Monroe Davis
First National Bank
Fairbury, Neb
Dono Dogenohon
Waggoner Bros
O. C. Diehl
Gus Dressen
Joe Dressen
Dressen & Son Harness and Shoe Shop
D. Swift & CO. Patent Lawyers
Washington, DC
Ford
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