Sivan detained in Washington as congress session lurches
The Utica Sun notes Congressman Sivan is detained in Washington by a long session and may be unable to campaign for re election. The article praises his extensive friendships, frankness, and diligent service in Congress. It highlights his aim to connect government research with Nebraskan constituents and to strengthen ties between the agricultural department and local farmers.
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Sivan
Washington
Congress
Sloan
Nebraska
Great Agricultural Department
Ways and Means Committee
Utica Sun
War material trade expands as foreign agents tap U.S. suppliers
The State Journal notes many foreign purchasing agents, including at least forty or fifty, place war material contracts in the United States.Dallas firms win half a million dollars in harness saddlery supplies while Philadelphia orders reach a million blankets and half a million sweaters. Hospitals shirts robes uniforms and tent cloth also move, with Greece buying $180,000 in shoes.
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United States
Dallas
Tex
Philadelphia
State Journal
Latest Society Fad Tub Cure
A new society fad involves a tub cure where a person soaks linen in hot soapy water then rubs them on a washboard. After wringing they hang items to dry and broadcast completion time to others by telephone for a prize.
Removalists’ Demand to Abandon Lincoln Campus Building
The engraving shows one of 15 University buildings on Lincoln’s city campus. removalists claim residents should abandon and convert them into junk. The piece questions whether wasteful demolition is good business for Nebraska.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Firstborn University Hall at Nebraska campus faces replacement
The 1870 University Hall building shows enduring use but faulty foundations and a 140000 dollar cost. Alumni note its faults and suggest replacing it with a modern structure. nearby land could expand the campus to almost forty acres with 300000 dollars to acquire.
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University
J. Stuart Dales
Smaller Buildings Worth Saving Coln In Removalist Debate
A column notes debate over preserving a small building labeled one of the Smaller Buildings Well Worth Saving as removalists press for demolition amid local controversy. The piece frames community attachment and opposing plans to remove the structure.
University of Nebraska Mechanic Arts Hall Construction
Built in 1897 98 with chipped common brick Omaha red pressed brick sandstone trim and slate. Cost thirty thousand dollars reflecting limited appropriation during the post panic recovery. The piece notes the building’s modest size and likely community reluctance to vote for the university’s removal or waste of similar structures.
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University OF Nebraska
Mechanic Arts
Omaha
Nebraska
University
Better Still The Gold Mine Promises A Strong Investment
A principal owner praises a promising gold mine to a capitalist investor. He shows ore specimens and cites expert opinions as backing. The investor concedes it may be a good investment, noting a humorous miscue about “pints” versus “quarts” in the vein.
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Hiram
Buried With Dolls and Other Oddities From The Dead
A fragment from a Chinese morgue notes life size dolls burned beside corpses as servants to the deceased. The piece draws on wartime humor and social quips about wealth, philosophy, and manners in an old newspaper style.
Gas Bill Sparks Domestic Warning in Mrs Hardup’s Home
Mr Hardup voices concern over paying bills as his wife warns him with a colored one she pulls from a display. She declares he will face consequences if the gas bill remains unpaid.
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Mr. Hardup
Henry
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