Freida Sandman and Ernest Schmidt Marry in Harbine
An item notes the Nov 10 marriage of Freida Sandman and Ernest Schmidt, two Harbine area residents. Also listed are births, visits, deaths in Portland influenza case, local church plans, and a call for women’s volunteer work in food conservation and community betterment.
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Freida Sandman
Ernest Schmidt
Harbine
Gus. Schultz
Fred Kroeteching
Jansen
Belva Kinneman
Fairbay
Frank Buller
Omaha
Baptist Church
Jesse Harvey
Ethel Wrigley
Protland
Oregon
Jefferson County
Pacific Coast
H. W. Parker
Irma Parker
Beatrice
Ladies Mission Society
Chas
Sandman
Alex Rea
Grant Beam
T. Murray
Overton
Nebr
Tillie
Jefferson County Women Organize War Committee Effort
Jefferson county plans to form a Woman's Committee to work under the State Council of Defense with departments for Publicity Home Economics Child Welfare Educational Propaganda Health Recreation Food Production and Americanization. Mrs John Elbert Harter leads the effort with spokeswomen across Diller Fairbury and Steele City seeking active wartime service and broader thrift. The aim is a healthy youth and American spirit in homes and public life amid waning war sentiment.
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Woman's Committee
Jefferson County
Dickeson
State Council of Defense
Red Cross
W.C. TB Woc. A
J. W. Fouts
Diller
J. W. Dickenson
Fairbury
The Story of the Sun book question
A brief note notes a recent book titled The Sory of the Sun described as hot material. The line hints at controversy or intrigue surrounding its content and reception.
German People Reassessed Kaiser Bill After World War
A reflective note laments the costly lesson that the world paid to persuade Germans they did not need Kaiser Bill. The remark emphasizes the heavy toll of idealizing autocratic rule and highlights the fragile lesson of restraint and democracy.
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Kaiser Bill
Unconditional Surrender Tale Affects Cigarette Prices
A snappy wartime quip notes that Turkey's surrender has not altered the price of Turkish cigarettes produced in Virginia. The remark underscores the stubborn market realities despite political developments.
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Turkey
Virginia
Heavier Clothing Supposed Coal Saver Contradicted
A warning that heavier clothing saves coal is followed by a government official advising against buying more clothes, creating confusion over energy saving guidance.
Germany moves toward de facto bankruptcy to dodge war debts
Commentator notes that Germans appear to accept a voluntary bankruptcy to escape debts owed to nations plundered during the war, framing it as a strategic choice by the populace rather than an economic collapse.
Rastua Consents to Forgive Enmity and Plans Meeting
The text portrays Rastua agreeing to forgive his bitter enemy Solomon Johnson after resisting Pars son Botts. He expresses a desire to meet Johnson in the afterlife, hoping Johnson rests peacefully on the sunny side of the street, and hints at a violent forthcoming action.
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Rastua
Jordan
Parsson Botts
Solomon Johnson
Golden City
Wintering Bees In Cellars Advocated In Nebraska
A USDA bulletin urges cellar wintering for bees when outdoor winter temps fall to 25 degrees, covering Nebraska. The 24 page Farmers Bulletin 1014 compares cellar and outdoor wintering and explains how to guide colonies through cold weather, available via county agents and Extension workers.
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Nebraska
United States Department of Agriculture
War Brings Peace to New York District
In New York s toughest district lingering war era violence waned as the Gas House gang s decline brought calm. A service flag with five gold stars was unfurled as 171 local men served in France, sparking a mass gathering of two thousand residents in a consecration plan.
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New York
First Avenue
Seventeenth
Twenty-second Street
France
Walled Refugee Town Nurtures War Women In France
A sunlit village beside a high wall houses many refugee women heading to a munition plant. The YWCA foyer offers evening relief, as workers endure yellowed skin from powder and fear, while dancers, pianists, and lace makers seek small joys in a wartime community.
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France
Germany
Valenciennes
Blue Triangle
YWCA Finds Role in French Munitions Centers
In France munition centers the YWCA has set up clubs with cafeterias recreation halls and rest rooms for sixteen thousand French women employed by the war department. English representatives urged expanding the American YWCA effort across the channel after success in France.
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France
Ministry of War
Young Women's Christian Association
Soo
Foye
England
Y. W.C
America
Allies Women’s Congress
Paris
The Woman's Peace Party and My Illusions of Peace
The author recalls early 20th century lectures by the Woman's Peace Party including Hull Nasmith Norman Angell Madeline Doty and Crystal Eastman. She questions nonviolence as a substitute for war noting reliance on arbitration and economic penalties. She doubts the practical value and laments the lack of a concrete response to aggression or a feasible path to disarmament.
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Woman's Peace
Hull
Professor Nasmith
Norman Angell
Madeline Z. Doty
Crystal Eastman
Russia
Leaders of Peace Critics Clash Over War Need
A writer recalls urging pacifist leaders to join national defense efforts and avoid hindering Washington. He notes their idealism, German-influenced theories, and questions whether nonresistance or cooperation could replace conflict, referencing Armenia and current history.
Inland Waters Fishers Stir for Elusive Mails
Dutch inland waters teem with brown-sailed smacks chasing elusive herring salmon and carp. Fishermen press on until tanks fill, then market from canals to inland towns while wives inspect catches and mend nets. Nightly dockside talk, patched sails, and steaming meals mark a hardy coastal life as Holland relies on its fisher folk for food.
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North Sea
Netherlands
Holland
China
America
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the Woman’s Peace Party
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Armenia
Jefferson Co
J. Monroe Davis
First National Bank
Fairbury, Neb
Col. A. L. Tristman
Diller, Neer
Civen Farm
Record Printing Office
Frank T. Pearce
Diller - Nebraska
Record Office
Ant Frack-Mann
Sucom
Venth Street
Hington
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