Artichokes fed to Nebraska hogs signals new industry
Fred G. Johnson headsNebraska move to develop a new industry as artichokes are repurposed for animal feed. Nebraska spent 11 722.67 on adult education in April with 249 teachers and 8 913 students across 51 communities. Nebraska ends 18 years of prohibition joining 40th state in the wets. Federal says eight states dry. light wines and beer illegal in Alabama and Kansas. South Omaha toll bridge draft outlines rates for animals and vehicles. Chamber seeks rail rate cut to 50 cents per hundred pounds on sugar. rail rates for iron and steel also eyed.
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Herbert L. Cushing
Nebraska
Cushing
Federal Alcohol Control Administration
Alabama
Georgia
Kansas
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Transportation Department of the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
New Orleans
Chicago
Walter M. Wharton
Heavy Platte River flows and deep well drilling near Fremont
Wits reports 5410 second feet at Overton as the heaviest Platte flow in years. North Platte River total exceeds 1000 second feet with 1126 at Mitchell and 3124 at North Platte. Precipitation at 89 percent of normal. An oil well near Fremont three and a half miles southwest on the Forster farm reaches 1000 feet, cased, with favorable signs. Drilling to two thousand feet likely in three to four weeks. Heavy Scottsbluff rainfall floods fields and roads, but irrigation water outlook improves for North Platte valley farmers despite prior shortages.
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R. H. Wits
Bureau of Irrigation
Platte River
Overton
Fremont
Forster
John H. Wilson
Denver
Scottsbluff
North Platte Valley
Omaha Relief Load In April Rises While Nation Falls
Omaha FERA case load climbs to 15 152 with 407 749 in obligations in April up from March 406 397. Nationwide relief cases fall 1.4 percent and obligations drop seven tenths of a percent in the same period.
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Omaha
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
FERA
Debt Collector and Young Lawyer Exchange Prompt Call Plan
A terse note notes a debt collector asking to call tomorrow and a young lawyer offering to contact twice if convenient. The dialog hints at a perceived client relationship and ongoing outreach.
Man with your education should earn more money
A reflective column in Tides quoting a man who argues that higher education should yield greater earnings and critiques current pay disparity. The piece explores social expectations and economic value of schooling.
Prodigal Son Tale Moves Little David to Tears
A brief Pathfinder Magazine vignette follows Prodigal Son as Little David weeps over the story. He laments for the “poor little half” and says the prodigal did nothing wrong, reflecting a child’s empathetic response.
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David
Pathfinder Magazine
Circus rider skirts horse tail to neck stunt
A man at the circus performs a daring act by jumping onto a horse, slipping under it, grabbing the tail, and finishing on the horse’s neck. The exchange notes that a simpler version was learned by the speaker on their first ride.
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Willie
Pop
Jilted Suitor Fears Payments After Split
A humorous quip from Answers Magazine where a jilted suitor proclaims he cannot end the romance because he has bought too much for her on the installment plan, revealing comic vanity and consumer womanizing.
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Answers Magazine
Going Up Jane and the Wage Dilemma
A lady scolds Jane for breaking more than wages. Jane asks only for higher pay as a solution. The exchange captures a humorous domestic tension over labor value.
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Jane
Answers Magazine
Dinner Date Quips At Court Page
A humorous exchange from A swers Magazine features a courtroom line where a defendant retorts, I shan’t be in time for dinner, prompting amused reactions. The brief item highlights the clash between legal gravity and casual wit.
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Aswers Magazine
Promise to Stay on the Farm Tests Josh
Farmer Corntessel asks if Josh will stay on the farm this summer. Josh promises to keep his word despite duststorms and says he will learn aviation to stay at the old place.
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Josh
Farmer Corntessel
Carrying coal to Newcastle joke echoes to graduates
A playful exchange compares telling something to a graduating class that already knows. The line frames the idea as a familiar proverb about doing needless work.
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Newcastle
High Society Furniture Mover Captures Local Fame
A cheeky exchange reveals a man who is the town’s leading furniture mover among the social elite. Neighbors note his savvy placements and steady work moving prized pieces through elite homes and events.
Frock Pattern 9321 Lets Slim Figures With Wrap Belt
A home frock pattern described as neatly arranged and simple, ideal for weight changes and expectant mothers. Features a belt passing through a slit for easy fit, coat like entry, no petticoat needed, and attractive shoulders and back. Sold in sizes 14 through 48 with fabric needs listed. send 15 cents with order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Department in New York.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West 18Th Street
New York, N.Y
Nurse reports patient requests elopement
In a recovered tale a nurse notes the man has regained rationality and asks the nurse to elope with him, indicating a surprising turn in behavior and romance.
Belated Meeting Bloom
Exchange in Pearson's Weekly notes a friend remarking on meeting a wife and her apparent interest. They joke about timing and missed earlier introductions.
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Bloom
Black
Pearson'’s Weekly
Cold Underfoot Footnote in a Dance Night Tale
A witty exchange centers on a dance with Mabel where the dancer comments on cold feet. The joke lands on how every step on his toes felt five below, blending humor with a chilly pun. The brief vignette plays on footwear and winter imagery.
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Mabel
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New York
Fred G. Johnson
South Omaha
Finney
Ted O'Loughlin
Western Newspaper Union
Donteha
Lowry
By Osborne
Western
Unice
WNU
Auet
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