Initiative by Armour President Promotes Self Starter Ideals
The speech by J Ogden Armour of Armour & Co. urges men to act with initiative, doing the right thing at the right time without orders. It highlights self start habits, creativity over imitation, and a daily test to propose one new action for the company and carry it through.
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J. Ogden Armour
Armour & Co
Destiny
Carrry
Garcia
Optimism in Nebraska as Farm Values Rise Sharply
Nebraska farmers see a bright outlook as the Nebraska Farmer editor cites estimated farm values for the six largest crops at 309,122,100 on Sept 1 1923, up from 199,822,280 a year earlier. Including sugar beets and other products, total value hits about 565,000,000, with a 100,000,000 gain over 1922 and 178,000,000 over 1921. Corn dominates with 69 cents per bushel on Sept 1, up from 44 cents, a rise of over 50 percent.
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Cornu-Copia
Nebraska Farmer
Nebraska
Nebreeka
Nebraska Harvest Reaches Second Largest Corn Crop
Nebraska reports a record corn yield for the year totaling 277,848,000 bushels, marking the state’s second largest crop on record and reflecting strong farm output across counties.
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Nebraska
Form and Fashion Hoop Skirts Debate in Vintage Chat
Do you think hoop skirts will return to fashion. They may become stylish but they'll never be good form. Mies Caxenne offers a witty take on enduring style versus proper form.
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Mies Caxenne
Apportioning the Time Joke on Eight-Hour Day
A quip from Cactus Joe rejects the eight-hour workday arguing that eight hours of work leave only sixteen hours for poker. The exchange frames a humorous critique of labor norms in a Western radio or stage setting.
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Cactus Joe
Thrifty man returns letters for reuse
A dialogue notes a man named Thrifty with dignity asking to return letters he deems “gad enough to use again.” The exchange implies a reuse mindset and humorous self restraint in handling correspondence.
The Short Game Dialogue
Mrs Grubbridge George you drive me out of my mind. George a golfer calls it a putt not a drive. The exchange blends humor and sport and hints at domestic tension over a game.
Rare Nerve Mistress I Worry About Your Shortcomings
A brief dialogue in Boston Tran script shows Bridget asking for outfits as a response to dress fittings. The exchange hints at social tensions and gender roles in a historical setting. Names Bridget and the unnamed mistress appear as central figures in the scene.
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Bridget
Boston Transcript
Miss Johnson-Melindy Jackson Claims Blue Blood Heritage
Story fragment notes Miss Johnson-Melindy Jackson asserting aristocratic lineage while discussing family history. The text also mentions a long tradition of domestic duties within the house, including washing, passed down through generations.
senator aims for bill before Congress
A new Western senator says the sun rises in the east and promises to push a bill before Congress, per the Louisville Courier Journal.
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Congress
Louisville Courier-Journal
Nine year old girl noted as successful songwriter
A nine year old girl is described as a successful writer of popular songs. The speaker remarks they have heard many songs written by her, highlighting extraordinary early achievement in songwriting.
No Dieting as Mrs Stouter Learns Slim Living
Mrs Newslim explains their weight loss by moving to a smaller apartment, a humorous exchange in a column about modern living.
Market Report Shows Mixed Livestock Prices By Category
Hogs saw a 15 25¢ drop to season lows with about 9 500 received on Tuesday as bearish conditions persisted. Best butcher hogs at 6.50, bulk trading 5.60 to 6.40. Sheep and lambs demand rose with price gains. fat lambs 11.75 to 12.25, feeding lambs 11.25 to 12.25, wethers 6.00 to 7.85, yearlings 8.00 to 10.00, fat ewes 3.50 to 8.10. Cattle and calves varied by class with ranges listed such as grass cows 4.20 to 5.78, cutters 2.50, canners 2.00, stockers 5.25 to 7.90, stock cows 2.60, stock calves 3.60.
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L.mbs
Farming on Increase in Western Nebraska
Loyd Eleson of Whitney reports farming expansion in western Nebraska saying the region is coming to itself. He traveled to Omaha with a load of grass steers and notes good grazing with some wet fields, many yielding six and five bushels per acre.
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Nebraska
Whitney
Loyd Eleson
Eleson
Omaha
Creditors Meet Executor for Estate Claims in Jefferson Neb
The creditors of the deceased must present their claims to the executor before the Jefferson County Nebraska county court on February 7 1924 for examination adjustment and allowance. Three months are allowed from November 6 1923 for claims against the estate. Claims not filed by February 6 1924 will be forever barred. By order of the court dated November 6 1923. Louis J Nutzman County Judge. Yeasty Bannes attorney for estate.
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Gieg
Jefferson County
Nebraska
Said
Pine
Louis J. Nutzman
Seal
Yeasty & Bannes, Atty
Word Origins of Filibuster and Buccaneers
The article explains how filibuster derives from the Dutch vrijbuster and French filibustier, tracing English and Spanish adaptations to mean pirate. It notes buccaneers split into boucopiers, filibustiers, and habitans, with distinctions between nearshore hunters and roaming raiders.
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British Isles
Wheeler Syndicate
Tee
Livestock Prices at South Omaha November 26 1923
Union Stock Yards South Omaha reports light cattle runs and slow demand with prices 15 to 25 cents lower than Monday. Top fat cattle quoted 10.75 to 11.86, feeders around 12.00 to 12.15 for yearlings, and a range across beef cattle and dairy types with grass and trashy categories noted.
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Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
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