Local Notes From Beatrice Express
Local items include summer underwear retail by Diller Mercantile Co and shoppers J E Kerr and W Tomemaker in Keatrice. A threshing outfit sale and a restaurant renovation by J G Packer. The Presbyterian ladies meet May 10 for a report from Pawnee. Prizes for boy coin-raised farming on one acre announced. Dell Wright, Northwestern agent, involved in a disturbance with Greek laborers. sheriff escorted them out. Record prints new presses and urges local printing work. Mother's Day proclaimed for May 9 with white flower tribute.
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State Board of Agriculture
W. R. Meller
Lincoln
Dell Wright
J. B. Wright
Northwestern
Hadar
Nebr
Pierce
Jennie Bixby Reports Missionary Work in Yamax Oregon
In Yamax Oregon on April 16, 1909 Mrs. Jennie Bixby writes she and Mr. Perriey work as Field Matron for a government program aiding Indians. They lodge in a furnished cottage near a sawmill building a church and missionary cottage. They teach Indian women, visit homes, and plan to stay about three years while maintaining a Los Angeles home. They note 400 of 1000 Indians under their care and interactions with white residents, a trader, a teacher, and an Indian policeman.
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Vettes
New York
Los Angeles
Corn Cultivation Techniques Emphasize Barrow Harrowing
The Nebraska State Board of Agriculture describes using a barrow to cover more ground, kill young weeds, and promote weed seed germination for later removal. Harrowing prevents crusting and helps retain moisture, with rainfall and sunshine influencing effectiveness. Some farmers advocate cultivating each row with a double shovel plow before harrowing crosswise to level the ground.
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Nebraska State Board of Agriculture
Harrowing and Cultivation Advice for Corn and Farm Lessons
Opinions vary on harrowing corn after emergence with some favoring six inch height and others citing plant loss from harrowing. Cultivate after rain to conserve moisture and improve yields, with riding or walking implements depending on field level. End with note of Zintka Lanuni Margarete Colby marriage in Portland at nineteen after Wounded Knee rescue.
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Lincoln
Zintka Lanuni
Blackbeard’s Fall and Maynard's Sea Victory
A historical account recalls Edward Thatch known as Blackbeard and his death after a clash with Lieutenant Maynard in 1718. Maynard’s crew captured Thatch’s flagship, beheaded the pirate, and hanged thirteen of his men in Bathtown, Virginia.
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Edward Thatch
Blackbeard
America
Captain Kidd
Thatch
Bristol
Jamaica
Stede Bonnet
Barbados
Bonnet
Bermudas
Bathtown
N.C
Charles Eden
Eden
Tobias Knight
Virginia
Pearl
Lime
James River
Maynard
Inet
Rathtown
Thateh
Leutenant
Israel Hands
Ilands
Not Yet Tuesday in a Chicago Room Inquiry
An affable clerk asks if the man desires a bath room but the canvas telescope owner replies no. The man quips it is only Tuesday as reported by the Chicago Record Herald in a humorous exchanges column.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Children Need Models More Than Critics
A concise reflection credits Joubert for noting that children benefit from examples to imitate rather than harsh judgment. The quote emphasizes guidance over critique in child development.
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Joubert
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Diller Mer. Co
J.E. Kerr
Pr Vries & Lorman
J. G. Packer
Ladies Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Mre. Reinhart
May Loth
Pawnee
Chandler & Price
Gordon
C&p
Shalienberger
Richard L Metcalf
Bryan's Commoner
Oregon
Yamax
Jennie Bixby
Yainax
Ier
Post Office
Bonanza
Mrs. H. Perriey
Emerald Piano Company
Art Pianos
Milwaukee, Wis
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