Twenty Five Years Ago in Local News Highlights
A retrospective roundup recalls 25 years of events from Fairbury carpenters strike to Beatrice hospital obituary for Phin B Miller at 60. It covers Velma Price’s school column, dandelion prizes by the Women’s Club, and Prof V E Chatelain’s early Diller schools work. Also notes Prohibition in 1916 North Platte and saloon licenses in Gage and neighboring counties fading as communities vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbury
Phin B Miller
Beatrice Hospital
Mr Miller
Diller
Velma Price
Wilburn Green
North Platte
Gage County
Barneston
Pickrell
Jefferson’ County
Plymouth
Janssen
Daykin
Jansen
Max. Schroder
Odell
Beatrice
Forty Years Ago in Steele City and Nearby Scenes
Forties snapshots recall Captain Andrews shipping twelve car cattle to St Joseph. A new village board organized with P B Miller as chairman Henry Eaton clerk and Fred Clark treasurer. Sir H J Sloss bought The Cottage Hotel at Wymore and converted it into a sanitarium. Professor D Miller of Carleton Nebr elected superintendent of Diller school at sixty dollars per month. Jacob Stucker and Lillie Starr wed by Rev W T King at the Christian parsonage on April 27 1901. Peter Lonquest veteran B and M conductor began Europe tour with St Petersburg first stop. Ida McElwee ended her district 60 school term reporting Willie Robertson never absent or tardy. his department 95.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Miller
Carleton, Nebr
Diller School
Ida McElwee
Willie Robertson
Home schooling for Moscow children bedridden by illness
An official notice states bed-ridden Moscow children will receive their regular lessons at home, ensuring continuity of schooling during chronic illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Twins Born to Mr and Mrs Fred Hicken May 1 1891
Fifty years ago four pairs of twins were born to Mr and Mrs Fred Hicken on May 1 1891. The report notes other local happenings including Clinton Diller dislocating his shoulder after a wagon incident and L P Raymond completing his fiftieth harness set for spring 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hicken
Clinton Diller
W H Diller
Chester
L P Raymond
Diller
Sheldon
Tn Fairbury
Simple Ways Suggested To Prevent Nervousness
Advice from Leonard Allen of New York on relaxing at work and in leisure to reduce nervous tension. Practical steps include taking hourly breaks, stretching, planning rest periods, avoiding useless deadlines, and balancing housework with calm recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Allen
New York
Wanted Hot Flugelhorn Player in Classified Ad
A newspaper classified ad seeks a hot flugelhorn player capable of soloing and swing blues. The caller explains the instrument is a four-valved brass horn similar to a trumpet, with a baritone voice and embouchure technique, seldom used for hot music.
Pulque as Universal Mexican Drink in Unhygienic Conditions
Nathaniel Weyl notes in a Columbia Press symposium that pulque, a fermented maguey beverage, is widely consumed under appalling hygienic conditions. Otomi peasants reportedly drink up to seven quarts daily, with infants sharing the lethal diet and chili added to maize and beans diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Weyl
Woodstock
N. Y
Columbia University Press
Weyl
Irish Fight for Freedom and Founders’ Irish Links
The piece links Irish heritage to the American Revolution, noting thirteen of the fifty six signers were Irish or of Irish descent. It highlights Irish influence in early American publishing, mentioning Hugh Gaine, John Dunlap, John Daly Burke, Matthew Carey, and Horace Greeley and their newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Gaine
Mercury
New York
John Dunlap
Philadelphia
John Daly Burke
Boston
Matthew Carey
Franklin
Pennsylvania Herald
Horace Greeley
New York Tribune
Footprints on Ceiling at Buffalo Museum of Science
Footprints projected or created onto the ceiling of the Hall of Geology at the Buffalo Museum of Science. The description notes notable markings or clased features observed by visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Museum of Science
Giant 34 inch footprints found in Colorado coal mine
Protruding from a sandstone roof in Cedarege Colorado, a coal mine yields the largest fossil footprints. The three toed prints span 34 inches and indicate a gigantic reptile with a 15 foot stride, possibly towering over 300 feet in height. Curator Leysteri Reimann explains the significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sere
Cedarege
Colo
Guidance on Encouraging Wistaria Blooming
The article explains Wistaria seedlings may take years to bloom and suggests remedies to promote flowering. It advises planting grafted stock or layered cuttings, ensuring adequate sun and moderate watering, and pruning strategies to induce bud formation. If growth is too lush, reduce feeding and prune runners. repeated pruning helps flowers. If needed, prune roots in fall at specified distances.
Gunmen term shifts from warriors to outlaws over time
A historical linguistic trace shows gunmen began as Indian warriors in 1750s records. By 1818 they referred to cavalrymen in Congress debates while Andrew Jackson urged mounted gunmen to quell uprisings. The term’s stigma as outlaws appeared in 1903, with its modern sense emerging in 1916 in Carl Sandburg’s writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Andrew Jackson
University of Chicago Press
Carl Sandburg
William Boyd Stars in Border Vigilantes and Topper Returns
William Boyd known as Hopalong Cassidy appears in Border Vigilantes with Joan Blondell. also stars in Topper Returns alongside Chester and Blondell, per this news item.
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William
Hop Along Casidy) Boyd
Vivilantes
R Chester
Joan Blondell
Topper
Blondie Goes Lat in and Fathers Son shown matinee
Penny Singleton stars as Blondie in Blondie Goes Lat in alongside John Litel in Fathers Son. Matinee shows 20 cents and evening 10 cents admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny Singleton
Blondie
John Litel
Also Mentioned on This Page
I D_ Steiner
Omaha
V E Chatelain
Captain Andrews
Steele City
St Joseph
P B Miller
Henry Eaton
Fred ® Clark
ir_H J Sloss
Wymore
Jacob Stucker
Lillie Starr
WT King
Christian Parsonage
Peter Lonquest
Wymer
Europe
St Petersburg
Russia
DR Kelley
Isaac Saylor
Henry Gooch
Tony Zelleay
Carboleum
Texaco
C. L. Geer
Wiers
Ceresan
England
Edw
B. Ackermen Optometrist
Fairbury, Nebraska
Bonham Theatre
Spencer Tracy
Mickey Rooney
Bobs
Watson
Cartoon and News
Errol Flynn
Eddie Albert
the Great
Mr. Nobody
Majestic Theatre
Holle
Cornhusker
Cornhusker Brand
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