Nebraska War Time News and Crop Reports
Nebraska crop conditions show spring wheat at 58 percent and winter wheat at 65 percent with yields forecast. corn production estimated at 215 million bushels. Omaha adopts sugar rationing. Nebraska Nonpartisan League actions and state defense measures highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
State Board of Agriculture
United States Bureau of Crop
Europe
Western Baseball League
Omaha
State Publicity Bureau
North American Hotel Company
Grand Island
Kear
Seeatene
Balansa
Eva County
Nonpartisan League
Lincoln
Washington
States
Union
Department of Agriculture
Otoe County Council of Defense
Nebraska City
Holt County
J. M. Hunter
O'Neill
BL Wray
Northwestern Railroad
State Railway Commission
Irwin
W.S. Ridgeill
Not His the Field Hard His Lot Yet Here at Home Has Fun
A wartime speaker laments remaining at home while others fight, praising home duties and teaching work as steady contribution. The narrator imagines joining the front but stresses patient service as a theory assistant exchange, raising three cheers for those in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Meundgott
France
Berlin
Flanders
Prodigy Salvator Schiff Emerges in Paris
A Paris journal hails Salvator Schiff as a boy genius who writes with surprising skill. He reportedly steals a pen to draft a manuscript seen by his employer, who praises the work and sends it to a noted literary figure. Mercure de France plans to publish his first work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Te Salvator Schiff
Mercure de France
Bergson’s Quiet Life Spurs Accession to Academy
A bemused observer notes M. Bergeon’s secluded life in Paria and his formal admission to the French academy. An old concierge nearby comments that the “little old gentleman” has finally been called up, amid a striking gilded academic gown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bergeon
M. Bergson
Paria
M. Bergeon
French Academy
Manchester Guardian
A Sense of Satisfaction Novelty Note
A brief item notes that a wife compliments her husband on hosting a party. The readable fragment emphasizes domestic praise and social event hosting.
Women farming in western Canada on the home front
A wartime vignette aboard a train portrays Canadian women as essential forces in farming. It highlights Clara and Beatrice Forward of Manitoba and R. M. Hillman of Saskatchewan, detailing their crop, stock, and land expansions, and notes how women managed finances while husbands served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Canada
Oak Lake District
Manitoba
Clara
Beatrice Forward
Brandon
R. M. Hillman
Keeler
Saskatchewan
Miss Hillman
Misses Forward
Canadian Prairies
Doctor Urged an Operation Over Troubled Early Years
A medical report notes a doctor urged surgery during the patient's early years of illness. Details remain limited in the fragmented text.
Man Finds Self as Foe in One-Sided Struggle
A proverb-like note asserts that when a person is his own worst enemy, the conflict becomes a lopsided inner battle. The line emphasizes self-control and personal accountability in overcoming internal barriers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gem
Nebraska Nonpartisan League
Lancaster County
State Council of Defense
League
O. 3. Evans
South Dakota
Council
State Council
Bernecker
State Board of Assessment
Red Cross
United States
Red Cross War Fund
Gage County
Cuming Pty
Adams
Lancaster
Boyd
Richardson Wrereee
Dodge
Saline
Saunders Sarpy
Ewer
Franklin See
Scottablu
Howard
Western
Lydia E. Pinkham
O. W. Everett
Daisy Fly Killer
Ball Hee
Kodaks
Lincoln Photo Supply CO
Eastman Kodak
Dept. K
Paxton Sze
Ww. N. U
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