Constant Drip, Towser, Lovers and Advertisers
A fragmented verse observes water wear away stone and Towser destroys bone while a pursuing lover named Carnes charms a maid. It claims the constant advertiser wins the trade as eggs become highly desired.
Apportionment of State School Funds
The July distribution allocates Jefferson County five thousand six hundred eighty four dollars and thirty six cents to state school funds.
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Jefferson County
Moon and Son Monuments Advertising at Fairbury Fair
An 1886 established monument business Moon and Son advertises quality stones in Fairbury Nebraska. A fragment mentions auditors and a playful office scene with a Plymouth News clue.
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F. A. Moon .& Son
Fairbury, Nebr
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Plymouth News
Government seizes Southern Pacific railroad operation
The Mexican government has taken over the Southern Pacific of Mexico railroad and will operate it while a strike, ongoing for over three weeks, is settled. The piece notes that football’s antiquity ties back to Augustus Caesar revising rules learned from the Greeks.
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Southern Pacific of Mexico Railroad
Augustus Caesar
Fairbury Electric Shoe Shop Ad Promises Low Prices
Local notice advertises a shoe repair shop offering all material grades and low prices. Women and men shoes repaired from 15¢ to 50¢ for heels and 35¢ per pair, with the slogan Your price is our price and the tagline Something New Grade Plan.
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Fairbury
Electric Shoe Shop
Hogs Wanted by Diller Farmers Grain Co
Diller Farmers Grain Co. seeks hogs for purchase offering the highest market price. Buyers pay promptly and will take hogs on any day. J R Andrews is the manager.
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Diller Farmers Grain Co
J. ‘R. Andrews
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Hurst Reopens Offer for Large Bottles at 50 Cents
Local merchant L M Hurst announces resumed sale of large bottles priced at 50 cents each. Customers are urged to place orders by phone number 142.03. The note emphasizes high demand from previous customers and invites new orders.
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L. M. Hurst
London girl befriends farmer during country holiday
A young London girl holidays in the countryside and befriends a farmer. While walking, they see a cow and calf rubbing noses. The farmer jokes he wants to imitate the scene, prompting the girl to urge him on with playful guidance as the line ends with a rustic quip.
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London
Nurse claims a remedy ends gas and aids sleep
Nuras V. Fletcher reports severe bloating that kept her awake. A single spoonful of Adilerika relieved the gas, allowing her to sleep restfully and feel better, according to A. R. Milow, a local druggist.
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Nuras V. Fletcher
A. R. Milow
Local Social Notes Include Visits and Wheat Yield
Mr and Mrs John Carico visited Saturday at the home of Mrs Maggie Remley and her daughter Mrs W T Logan. Frank Grone finished threshing seventy acres of wheat yielding twenty four bushels per acre. Mrs Bertha La Yoo left Pueblo Colo via No 15 Monday after visiting her father Chas Brandt.
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Maggie Remley
W. T. Logan
Frank Grone
Bertha la Yoo
Chas. Brandt
Pueblo
Colo
Diller Falls to Filley 9–5 in Local Diamond Game
Diller was defeated 9 to 5 by Filley on Sunday afternoon. Scott Miller powered the game with a home run driving the ball to the fence.
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Diller
Scott Miller
Washington Suffers New Wind Storm After Tornado
Washington Kansas endured another violent wind storm Sunday evening around seven o'clock. The south part of town sustained most damage, unroofing several houses and severely damaging many trees, following the earlier Fourth of July tornado.
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Washington
Kan
Glider pilots set new records in New York flight
The New York glider pilot reportedly soared seventy five miles breaking the sixty five mile mark set Sunday by Martin Schempp of Pittsburgh and Robert Eaton of Norwich New York. An official American altitude record of four thousand feet was also established in their four hour flight.
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Eter Thie
New York
Martin Schempp
Pittsburgh
Robert Eaton
Norwich
N. Y
visitors from Florida and Kansas recount old ties in Steele City
Robert L Propst of Lake Worth Florida visits at a local house with Mrs Far Row’s relatives in Steele City Endicott and Kansas. His daughters Mrs Alvin Green and Mrs Ed Wilcox also join from Beatrice. They tour nearby towns and celebrate Mr John Godden’s birthday.
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Robert L
Propst
Beatrice
John Godden
Steele City
Times Might Be Worse In The Depression Era
The piece rails against idle complaints during hard times and notes a large turnout for a free movie in Diller on Monday with another show planned, while commenting on air cost and general mood amid economic strain.
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Diller
Compensations in Misfortune Shown by a Deaf Man
A humorous remark notes that every misfortune has a compensation as a deaf and dumb man can argue with his wife without neighbors overhearing. The saying highlights private quarrels spared from public scrutiny.
Re nomination notice for President Hoover
Official word states the president's re nomination will be given to Hoover between August 8 and August 16 at the White House or a nearby large auditorium. The event is described as a formal notification of renomination.
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White House
Hoover
Suit Reveals Solomon Silberstein Estate Growth in New York
In a New York estate suit the original $21 investment by Solomon Silberstein grew to about 86 million within a few years, a pace described as faster than farming could achieve. The claim underscores extraordinary returns and the estate's current scope.
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New York
Solomon Silberstein
Belleville Man Recalls Stag Dinner Disruption
A Belleville businessman described a dinner where one guest stood and left after a fellow told a dirty story. He noted his wife asked for all the details and described the odd moment as the evening unfolded.
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Belleville
Sam Blank
Nebraska farm income sources and mood in hard times
State statistician’s ten year look shows cattle 28.2 percent hogs 27.6 percent wheat 1.4 percent carp 1.0 percent butter fat 61 percent eggs and chickens 5.9 percent and minor crops the rest. The report links meat price declines to a somber rural mood and urges optimistic business spirit to lift spirits and prospects.
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Nebraska
Sharp Social Quips on Everyday Trials and Prestige
A column riffs on endurance in hardship with lines about dull razors and dry banquets. It notes women and men in casual street scenes, jokes about presidential bets between Hoover or Roosevelt, and a playful challenge to identify the world’s most remarkable woman who can fit a man’s hat snugly.
Mood Decline Spurs Airplane Warnings Over Bills
A terse note suggests editors fear a sour mood among newspaper men will push pilots to avoid bill collectors and promises staff will be ready when payments are due.
Theaters Play Amid Floods Earthquakes and Fires
The passage notes theaters and trains record their frightful catastrophes with long casualty lists while the plow remains a steady symbol of human life and kindness, reflecting on disasters and daily life.
Miss Hill Sues for Damages Over Auto Fender Spanking
Miss George Hill of Goodland Kansas sues for 40000 dollars claiming former schoolmates stretched her across an auto fender and paddled her with a slipper. The suit seeks compensation for the incident.
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George Hill
Goodland
Kan
Charlie Chaplin Tops Local Tax List With Big Assets
The article states Charlie Chaplin is the richest figure in the film colony by assessed value with $6,687,570 in taxable property. Chaplin contests the assessment, claiming securities worth $1,657,316. A hearing is scheduled to review the figures.
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Charlie Chaplin
Sunday Sermon Topic Sparks Townwide Gossip
The community ponders last Sunday's sermon subject noting that any scandal would still be the main circulating topic in town.
Hoover Cancels West Visit For Olympic Games
President Hoover will not travel to Los Angeles for the Olympic Games on July 30 due to official duties in Washington. The decision keeps the president in the capital as the event proceeds.
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Hoover
Los Angeles
Washington
Reason for Celibacy Why have I never married
A joke about bachelor life begins with a crowded moment when the speaker steps on a lady’s gown. She initially scolds him as a brute but quickly pardons herself, noting she mistook him for her husband, then brushes aside the matter.
Less Work for Women Through Rural Electrification
A nationwide survey of 700 farms finds farm wives averaging 63 work hours weekly. Extension of power lines into rural districts and kitchen running water, washers, and electricity have simplified home operation, mirroring benefits seen by town women and cutting labor time.
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