Falls City meeting seeks probe into state engineer office
Taxpayers in Falls City adopted a resolution urging Governor McKelvie to investigate the state engineer's office with focus on Richardson county. They also moved to drop a county suit against J F P Relf the highway engineer for alleged improper payments.
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Falls City
McKelvie
Richardson County
J. F P. Relf
Depo. of Agriculture
Nebraska
State Department of Trade and Commerce
Paul
Lincoln
Fairbury
Alva Cook
Matzen
Kennedy
Lincoln Municipal
Power Brothers of
Humboldt
Colfax County
Market Review Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices Lower
Market report notes lower prices across hogs cattle and sheep with receipts of fresh butter heavier. Cattle supply mostly grassers and western stockers with fed steers down 25c. hog prices eased then steadied with top at 7.10. sheep light receipts and fed lambs steady around 8.25 to 8.60. Grain and potatoes show mixed movements with corn and wheat influenced by demand and stocks. Poultry eggs and dairy prices also described with regional variations.
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Beatrice Chamber of Commerce
Wymore
County Agricultural Society
Nebraska
Federal Bureau of Markets
Lincoln
Omaha
Srhere
Chicago
United States
New York
California
Man With Backbone Wins In Business
A quote-laden piece contrasts the man with backbone as the decisive, aggressive figure who refuses to be trod upon, asserting that backbone leads to success and respect in business.
The More the Merrier Pyle Inn and Tumble Inn
Two New Jersey hotels, Pyle Inn and Tumble Inn, are discussed together as lodging options in the region. Names indicate concurrent operation and possible comparative note.
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Pyle Inn
Tumble Inn
New Jersey
Sumptuary Law Cuts Expenses In Japan
Before the present Mikado's father abolished the sumptuary laws a Japanese nobleman of high rank was not allowed to spend more than forty dollars for a wife's dress.
Not Guilty. Chicago professor cites 90 percent claim
A Chicago professor asserts that 90 percent of U S women are homemakers. The speaker challenges anyone to find a woman who does not secretly believe she is among the ten percent.
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Chicago
United States
Plant Has Peculiar Property
Pitcher plants catch insects and spiders in vast numbers and occasionally mollusks crustaceans tree frogs and lizards. Some insect species live within the pitchers feeding on the remains of captured prey.
Bayer Aspirin Safety Ad Promotes Bayer Cross Seal
An advertisement advises consumers to verify Bayer Tablets of Aspirin by the Bayer Cross on each package and tablet. It claims aspirin is physician prescribed for over twenty one years and safe for colds headaches neuralgia toothache and general pain with proper directions on every Bayer package.
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Bayer
Women Porters in Covent Garden Market Receive Gifts
In London s Covent Garden flower market women porters who carry heavy loads are honored yearly with a shawl and two aprons from the duchess of Bedford. The gifts acknowledge their work amid bustling market activity.
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London
Covent Garden
Duchess of Bedford
Cuticura Remedies Promised for All Skin Troubles
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum for sore hands and toilet needs. It promotes soaking hands in hot suds, drying, applying Cuticura Ointment, and removing surplus ointment with tissue.
Road resurfacing speeds traffic with rapid tar spray method
A new method lets roads be closed briefly for resurfacing and opened to traffic three hours after work starts. Tar is sprayed at high pressure from a traveling cart, then gravel is spread while tar is hot. the surface hardens quickly and vehicles use the road again.
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London
Popular Science Monthly
Notable quirks of famous writers and figures
A Detroit News item lists odd habits of figures like Oliver Wendell Holmes carrying a chestnut and potato, Edgar Allan Poe with his cat and proud feet, Robert Browning's worn carpet, Sardou's constant cold fantasy, Tolstoy's cheap clothes, and Ernest Renan's long nails.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Edgar Allan Poe
Robert Browning
Sardou
Count Tolstoi
Ernest Renan
Detroit News
His Resolve
A fragment reads a character asking why flowers are sent and resisting sharing candy with another guy, implying romantic tension and jealousy.
Suffered Seven Long Years
A fragment notes a long period of suffering described as seven years involving doctors but lacking clear events, names, places, or outcomes. The text is too fragmentary to identify a specific person or incident.
The Good Listener Opens Door to Stardom
A young woman rises to fame on the American stage by listening. A newspaper interview reveals she simply listened her way into stardom. Behind her, genius found inspiration through talk, with Balzac Wagner Tschaikowsky Michelangelo among those aided by good listeners.
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Balzac
Wagner
Tschaikowsky
Michelangelo
Ambition as Motive Power in Civil Life
A piece on how the right ambition shapes mental effort and drives youth toward noble conduct and leadership. It argues that persistent, intelligent effort transforms vision into high achievement and civic progress.
New Branch of Engineering Air Conditioning Emerges
The text defines air conditioning as a branch of engineering focused on regulating humidity in building interiors especially in factories where moisture affects processes. It highlights air conditioning as a specialized discipline within engineering.
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Dodge
Colfax
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North Bend
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Rock Island Railroad Company
McKelvie & Oaldwah
Commercial Club of
Fremont
Federal Reserve Board of Kansas
Chamber of Commerce
Nye-Schneider-Jenks Co
Farmers State Bank
Winside
D. M. Trimble
Lee Carroll
Liberty Theater
District Court
Trimble
Carroll
Red Cross
Allan A. Tukey
Marcus L. Poteet
Earl M.clive
Nebraska City
Carl M. Lange
Hartington
Washington
American Legion
Davis
Supreme Court
Lancaster District Court
Omaha-Fort Creek
State Department of Agriculture
Air Congress Field
Western Passenger Association
Robert Carsch
Henry Johnson
Beatrice City
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Fullerton
Nance County
Alfred Porter
Prank Carsh
Market Review
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