Farm Uses Pocket Telephone Telegraph System on Mills County Farm
A Mills County farm near the Iowa line showcases a wired farm telegraph via two top wires on barbed fences. A Council Bluffs visitor dines after being alerted by a pocket telephone, while the farmer’s son wired the homestead with electrical gadgets. Signals travel to the house, barn, and fields through a steel dinner bell on a flagpole and a ground-key telegraph system.
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Omaha Bee
Council -Bluffs
Mills County
Council ‘Bluffs
Fahlander
Omaha
Night roaming boys threaten future judges and lawmakers
The passage warns that loafing on streets by boys risks moral decline and social ills. It contrasts home discipline and reading as future hope, criticizing Taft era conventions and a vetoed free list bill while noting Maine politics and a division of halves.
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Waemalgg
M .Onventions
Mr. Taft
Weather Deliberates Like a Woman Choosing Dress Goods
A weather note likens the forecast to a woman choosing dress goods, humorously remarking that weather decisions take as long as a shopper deciding fabric. The line reflects playful old time newspaper banter about uncertainty in forecasts.
Sugar Trust Fallout Hearsuit Reheard By Court
A lingering consumer price dispute tied to the sugar trust is set for a new hearing as officials examine the ultimate costs to buyers. Proceedings focus on impact and accountability among involved firms.
Progress Toward World Peace Through Arbitration and Courts
The speaker notes progress over the last twenty five years with fewer wars among great powers in Europe. He cites freak wars likeChina Japan andRus sia Japan and the US Spain and England Boers conflicts but says peace has largely held among armed nations. He credits shared peace aims and treaties for arbitration and for a court at The Hague to settle disputes.
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China
Japan
Russia
United States
Spain
England
Europe
The
Hague
Aviation progress and future of air transport
The article discusses the vast potential of aviation and predicts rapid improvements in air travel. It notes that transporting many people by plane, including those of large size, is not yet imagined but will become possible in time.
Colonies and the Spanish War Impact on U S Roles
The speaker argues the United States has become a colonizing power since 1898 and the Spanish war, responsible for welfare in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Panama Isthmus, and the Philippines. He asserts success in health, education, and governance, while acknowledging the benefits conferred on tropical inhabitants and the guardianship role adopted.
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Ince
United States
Cuba
Porto Rico
Panama
Philippines
Tropics
Omaha Land Show to Feature Western Land Products Exhibit
The Omaha Land Show will present a broad display of western fruit and grain with improved grading and packing methods boosting returns. A vast Machinery Hall will showcase tools and tractors, alongside minerals and oils, emphasizing a comprehensive land production theme.
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Omaha
Land Show Displays Plowing With Gas Tractors
A large land show exhibit near the Coliseum region will feature extensive plowing demonstrations using gas tractors from Hart-Parr of Charles City Iowa and other firms. Exhibits include a 25 acre field, corn shredding, and field tests with steam and oil engines. The event runs October 16 to 28 with plowing demos on Tuesdays and Thursdays each week.
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Coliseum
United States
Hart-Parr Company
Charles City
Gas Tractor Company
Minneapolis
International Harvester Company of America
Fairbanks, Morse & Co
Omaha
Smely Company
LaPorte
Ind
Aultoan Thyter Thresher Company
Mansfield
Joh Deer Company
Parlin & Orendorf
J. J. Case Plow Company
Oliver Hilled
South Bend
Hackney
St. Paul
Government to distribute half million acres in early October
Uncle Sam plans to give away about 500000 acres from Rosebud and Pine Ridge areas during October. Registration must be in person at Dallas, Gregory, Rapid City or Chamberlain, South Dakota, with open dates from October 2 to 31. Previous openings drew tens of thousands seeking homesteads, and this year’s event is expected to attract even more applicants as the final large government land sale in the region.
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Uncle Sam
Rosebud
Pine Ridge
Dallas
Gregory
Rapid City
Chamberlain
Silo Education Highlighted for Omaha Farm Exhibit
On the Omaha Land Show the dairy farm silo is praised as essential alongside the cream separator. The event will feature a fine exhibit of wheats, with a display scheduled in the Omaha Coliseum from Oct 16 to 28 and no extra charge for attendees.
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Omaha
Omaha Coliseum
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Frank T. Pearce
Diller
Nebr
Maine
America
Taft
Underwood & Underwood
Oppe
J. Monroe Davis
First National Bank
Fairbury, Neb
Claude Ellis
Diller, Nebraska
Odell
O. C. Diehl
John Carrico & Son
J. G. Neely
Packer’s
DR. NH. Bauguess
Diller, Nebr
R. F. Starr
Postotice
L. P. Raymond
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