Fragmented notes mix wit and ads in odd town column
A jumbled page segment blends quips on farming tools and taxes with local notices, dancing at F H Sible’s Odell on May 26, and a mix of gossip, prices, and sham prose. It cites German millet seed price, prohibition talk, mileage of publicity, and Shutt's Drug Store among scattered items.
Editor’s Murder in Arkansas Yields Harsh Sentences
A editor was killed in Arkansas with the killer sentenced to 99 years in prison while another assailant who killed a lawyer received seven years. The state faces scrutiny over harsh penalties in high profile cases.
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Arkansas
Taniac Tonic Endorsed for Delicate Children by Drugstore
A drugstore advertisement touts Taniac as a non additive powerful reconstructive tonic safe for delicate children with splendid results. It claims no harmful ingredients minerals or opiates.
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Droug
State takes private farm near Fairbury for game reserve
A private farm near Fairbury has been taken over by the state under a new law and will be used as a state game reserve. It will still belong to the owner but no one can hunt on the premises. Two deeded lands in the sandhill country will be protected from all hunting.
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Fairbury
Tate
Garter Radio Lauded In May Popular Mechanics
A tiny wireless gel radio is introduced in May Popular Mechanics. The device is worn as an eight garter with wire coiled around four cardboard pieces and covered with silk, designed for feminine fashion and novelty.
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Popular Mechanics
Local Meeting Notes and Light Potpourri
Rev Mrs Innis attended a W C T U meeting in Pawnee City yesterday. The question asks who is vice president of the United States. A quip warns of summer coal strike bringing more laborers. A humorous remark envisions Father Time with a lawn mower. Mrs Mattie Lutes of Lexington touts Tanlac moralizingly sold by Shutt's Drug store.
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The
United States
Mra
Mattie Lutes
Lexington
Shutt
School staff accompany Esther Innis home
Miss Esther Innis was accompanied home Saturday by Misses Holly and Cowley, associate teachers in Hubbell schools, all of whom returned to Hubbell Sunday evening.
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Esther Innis
Misses Holly
Cowley
Hubbell
Rainfall Dampens Wind Storm Aftermath
A soaking rain fell Wednesday night easing three days of wind stress. The moisture will aid gardens and small grain crops. Mrs. Volney Raymond of Fairbury was taken to Mayo's hospital in Rochester Tuesday by her brother Rhue Green, with daughter Donna Jane visiting Diller relatives. Carl J. Folkerts of the state line south of Diller died Sunday after a long illness and was buried at Lanham, born in Ostfriesland, Germany in 1861, aged 61 years, with wife and several children surviving.
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Volney Raymond
Fairbury
Mayo’s Hospital
Rochester
Rhue Green
Donna Jane
Diller
Carl J. Folkerts
Lanham
Mr. Folkerts
Ostfriesland
Germany
Hoeft Bound Over To Court In Oil Lease Case
Guy T. Ton Velle of the securities bureau aided County Attorney Rain in prosecuting John F. Hoeft for securities law violation over an undivided oil lease interest in Oklahoma. Hoeft added 6.35 hundredths to N. V. Diller at Steele City on April 27 and was bound over by the county judge.
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Guy T. Ton Velle
Bureau of Securities
Fairbury
Rain
John F. Hoeft
Hoeft
Oklahoma
N. V. Diller
Steele City
Plymouth Defeats Our Team In Weekend Ore Teet Game
Plymouth played ball with our team at Ore teet Sunday and were victorious in a score of 13 to (incomplete).
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Plymouth
Ore
Warden Seizes Beatrice Swig of Ao at License Stop
A game warden stopped a Beatrice resident for ta' license and seized a swig of ao. The fence incurred a fine of $15 plus costs.
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Beatrice
Beatrice Men Face Federal Court After Bootlegging Fate
Everitt Charles Smith and Morgan Sommers finished fines and sentences in county jail then were moved to Lincoln by Deputy Marshal McClung to answer federal charges. They were arrested weeks earlier at Odell by Sheriff Emery.
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Beatrice, Nebe
Everitt
Charles Smith
Morgan Sommers
Lincoln
United States
McClung
Odell By
Emery
Lincoln Star
How it Happened
Frank and Paul are playmates with Paul one year older and in a higher class. Frank’s father urges studying harder to keep up. Frank returns home proudly saying he is “up with Paul” but learns Paul was moved back while he stayed in the same class.
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Frank
Paul
Community Notes and Local Happenings
Mr and Mrs Gridley of Humboldt visit Don and Mrs Sollenberger. The Stegeman's baby died Monday of infantile paralysis, condolences offered. Stull and Lambert boys join the poultry club this year. Corn planting is underway. A locally notable remark on Ford's advertising emphasizes nationwide dealer promotion through newspapers.
Hunnicutt and Fisher Quiet Wedding Night May 5
Mr Will Hunnicutt and Miss Estellane Fisher were quietly married by Rev F G Kunter in a late evening ceremony. Only Minnie Wehling witnessed outside the couple. The night added beauty to their joyful moment as they became husband and wife.
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Will Hunnicutt
Estellane Fisher
F. G. Kunter
Mies Minnie Wehling
The Hand of a Musician
A palmistry note describes a musician’s hand with smooth skin and refined nature. It links long fingers and sensitive touch to musical talent, noting specific palm mounts and a pronounced sense of harmony across the thumb, ring finger, and wrist area.
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Nels Wad
Venus
Saturn
Pe Acess
Apollo
The Hands of His Friends Spotlight Quarrel
Senator Sorgum defends not seeking the spotlight and says he will leave it to others who will direct it toward his aims. The exchange centers on control of publicity and political influence.
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Senator Sorghum
Water Sport and Ancient Mariner Verse Fragments
Fragments describe an ancient mariner and ark batross with a quip about shooting the synura. The lines read as a maritime lyric scene with admonition and nautical imagery.
Fragmentary Cornish Note Sparks Ambiguous Smile
A truncated OCR fragment from a Cornish note describes a woman who refused to smile during a garbled exchange about Louisville. The readable words suggest tension or dismissal but lack context to determine event or人物.
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Louisville
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