Nebraska Press Association to Hold Western Nebraska Meet
Plans are in preparation for a unique 1916 Nebraska Press Association meeting. About 300 editors will travel by special train from Grand Island to Scottsbluff and Gering with stops at Chadron Crawford Alliance Sidney Mitchell and North Platte for meals lectures and entertainment. A major focus is coordinating program events a minstrel show and a band while keeping a strict no liquor rule on the train.
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Nebraska Press Association
Omaha
Scottsbluff and
Gering
North Platte River
Nile Valley
Nebraska
Chadron
Crawford
Sidney
Alliance
Bridgeport
Broken Bow
Kearney
North Platte
Grand Island
New State Normal School
Kimball Commercial Club
Kimball
Outo
Burlington
Union Pacific
Scottsbluff
Mitchell
Minitare
Grand Grand Island
Association
Davis
J. W. Outright
Lincoln Star
M. A. Brown
Kearney Hub
Frank E. Helvey
Lincoln News Bureau
F. O. Edgecombe
Geneva Signal
G. 8 S. Foxworthy
Lincoln W. N. U
Lincoln
State University
State Agricultural College
His Verdict at Afro-American Debating Club Meeting
The Afro-American Debating club debated capital punishment for murder. A speaker argued about the sanity of individuals who take the law into their own hands, and the final speaker railed against capital punishment saying any person who commits murder is not in a sanitary condition.
State House Gossip Flags Ballot Changes and Professional Standards
A fall election proposal would make the food commissioner an appointed six year post. The state board of osteopathic examiners urged higher licensing qualifications. Judge Stewart upheld the Nebraska dairy federation appeal and ordered the secretary of state to certify the ballot title for the dry federation amendment to county clerks.
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Food Commissioner’s Office
Secretary of State
State Board of Osteopath Examiners
Stewart
District Court
Nebraska Diry Federation
Secretary of State Pool
State aviation corps recruits sent home by government telegram
About fifty men from across the state had gathered to enlist in the aviation corps but returned home after a government telegram virtually discharged the entire corps. The sudden message surprised officers and men alike.
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Aviation Corps
Nebraska Sigma Delta Chi Urges School of Journalism
Members of Sigma Delta Chi seek to interest editors in every Nebraska town in establishing a state university journalism school with the aim of securing legislative adoption at the next session.
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Sigma Delta Chi
Nebraska
Insurance Commissioner Eastham Reports May June Collections Rise
Insurance Commissioner Eastham and associates praised department reports showing total collections for May and June at 43,148 dollars, up from 20,087 dollars in the same period under the previous administration.
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Eastham
State Warrants Issued Total 398000 For June
June warrants numbered 3875 totaled 398000 per Auditor Smith report. Of this, 202000 came from the general fund and the remainder from fifteen other funds. Since January 1 total state expenses shown by warrants issued reach 2467156.
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Smith
State militia placed under federal oath as troops are mustered
State authorities lose control once militiamen take the federal oath and are mustered into federal service. Before mustering, many militiamen requested transfers between companies. The adjutant general, head of the Nebraska troop, granted these transfers.
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Nebraska
State fair prep proceeds as buildings are razed for dining rooms
The fair grounds near the Burlington streetcar entrance see seven or eight wooden structures torn down to create modern dining spaces ahead of the September opening. The Pure Food Commission demands sanitary conditions for fair eating houses. Mose McFarland weeps at news his son Sidney failed a mobilization camp exam. Sidney, early enlistment in North Platte, was underage and needed parental consent. Mr. McFarland says he would disown a son who refused to answer the nation’s call to arms.
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Burlington and
Pure Food Commission
Mose McFarland
Union Pacific Lines
Nebraska
Sidney
McFarland
North Platte
R. P. Halligan
Sidney McFarland
Mr. McFarland
State Superintendent Apportions 438778.87 for public schools
State Superintendent Thomas has completed the apportionment of 438,778.87 among the counties to be allotted to school districts for public school support. The fund is distributed twice a year.
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Thomas
State Auditor Visits Seward Recruits Provides $5
State Auditor William H. Smith saw the Fourth regiment off and met eight Seward boys enlisting with a company. They headed to the border without funds, and he gave them all he had, about five dollars, from his pockets.
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William H. Smith
Seward
League of the Second Generation Formed at University
A new movement named the League of the Second Generation has been organized at the state university in Nebraska. It brings together students and alumni whose parents attended the university, aiming to spread the university gospel across the state.
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Horace M. Davis
Old Journal
Father and Son
Young Men's Christian Association
State University
The
Nebraska
League of the
Louisville Courier-Journal Quips on Financial Ratings
A snappy news-brokered aside in the Louisville Courier-Journal quotes a traveler and a companion debating a financial rating. The brief line captures a casual, wary tone about trust and judgments in ratings.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Cleanse and Heal with Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Fragrant emollients promise purity and beauty of skin. The ad offers a free sample by mail with a postcard address to Cuticura Dept. L Boston, noting the product is sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
When Hopkins Learns To Compromise On Marriage
A father gives a cheeky lecture on marital compromise. He recalls his own clash over a summer trip, noting he chose Brighton first and Switzerland for the rest, to illustrate that concessions keep peace in marriage.
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Hopkins
Benedict
Switzerland
Brighton
Boots. A Knee High Dream Across Generations
A child longs for knee high boots as a longing from the past contrasts with a modern daughter’s similar desire, highlighting changing fashion and family milestones across generations. The dialogue frames evolving tastes while keeping a gentle domestic tone.
A Kiss by Moonlight as Love's Strongest Argument
A poetic line frames moonlit romance as a persuasive force in the argument for love. The statement casts romantic mood as decisive proof in affection.
Beauty Doctor Cagliostro and the Egyptian Drops
The first widely famed beauty doctor was Count Alessandro di Cagliostro born in Palermo to a poor shopkeeper. He and his wife Countess Seraphina toured Europe selling a so called wine of Egypt claimed to restore youth and beauty. They amassed wealth until Cagliostro was imprisoned and the Countess died in a convent after years of patronage from nobles.
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Balsamo
Palermo
Count Alessandro di Cagliostro
Rome
Europe
Countess Cagliostro
Egypt
Seraphina
Cagliostro
Rubber stamp marks initials of golf ball owners
A new device offers a rubber stamp to imprint the initials of golf ball owners. The invention aims to speed up identification and reduce loss, signaling a practical tool for players and clubs.
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