Couple visit kin in southern Kanass and attend funeral
Mr and Mrs W E Anderson traveled last Friday to visit relatives at his old home in southern Kanass. Mr and Mrs A L Tinstman went to Courtland today for the funeral of Mrs Latchaw, Mrs Tinstman’s aunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Anderson
Kanass
A. L. Tinstman
Courtland
Latchaw
Mr. Tinstman
S. C. Moser
Etchison
Arthur E. Price
Summerfield
Kan
Mr. Price
Jenkens Travels Through Diller Between Trains
E L Jenkens, a county judge candidate on the non partisan ticket, was seen in Diller Tuesday during a layover between trains.
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E. L. Jenkens
Diller
Ford recipe fuels recall in Harbine man’s odd obituary note
A local note recounts a quirky builder’s hint as a gallon of gas a quart of oil a coil of wire a tin piece and a six foot board are described as parts to nail together to make a Ford. It also records the death of Mrs. Wiese and alter plans for Mr. John Wiese and his son FE J Wiese to move to Burlington Iowa for a period.
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John Wiese
Harbine
FE. J. Wiese
Burlington
Iowa
Davis Family Visits Relatives During Beatrice Trip
Mr and Mrs Guy Davis and their two children moved to Beatrice from the western part of the state and spent Thursday to Saturday visiting relatives the Hadleys.
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Guy Davis
Beatrice
Hadleys
Wm. Diehl
Lincoln
Fred McAtee
Automobile ban divides German Baptist church at Frankfort
Mrs. Cunningham and family traveled to Atchison Kansas while German Baptist church members meet on a farm near Frankfort Indiana to vote on car use. Only three delegates favored the machine with 800 against as 956 autos arrive on grounds. church law forbids telephone use and editors criticize the church’s social constraints.
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German Baptist Church
Frankfort
Ind
A Shop Worth Saving Engraving in Lincoln Campus Fight
The note describes an engraving from a recent photograph showing one of 15 University buildings on Lincoln’s present city campus. It mentions removalists and concentrationists urging Nebraskans to abandon and junk the structures, raising a question about the business sense of wasting such campus assets.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
University of Nebraska Building Costs and Depreciation Report
The University of Nebraska electrical laboratory and carpenter shop, built 1893 to 1895 with chipped brick veneer, cost $10,000. Depreciation over 17 years to 1912 estimated at $3,400, leaving a present value of about $6,600. Losses will arise from removing electrical machines and other valuable contents.
Rex Green Trip To Lincoln Visited Family
Rex Green his wife and baby traveled Wednesday aboard the Burlington to Lincoln where they planned a short visit with his mother Mrs H E Green and other relatives.
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Rex Green
Burlington
Lincoln
H. E. Green
Hutchinson Buys Pickard Stock of Implements and Pumps
S. C. Hutchinson has bought the J. A. Pickard & Co. stock of implements, pumps, windmills, etc., and will take possession as soon as invoicing, started yesterday, is finished.
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S. C. Hutchinson
J. A. Pickard & Co
No, War Debt to Pay for Crowned Heads Bigotry
The passage predicts the current foreign war will cause unprecedented loss of life and property and warns future generations will bear a heavy war debt to satisfy the bigotry of monarchs.
Wedding Headline Variations From a Southern Paper
The passage notes how Southern papers use month phrases like Fastened in February and Spliced in September as wedding headlines. It highlights stylistic patterns in period reporting and suggests several other illustrative captions.
Sink holes reported in Hall and surrounding counties
Sink holes ranging 3 to 20 feet deep and 3 to 8 feet wide, 6 to 30 feet long, have been reported to the Nebraska College of Agriculture. Holes form irregularly, collapse suddenly during wet weather, may widen but not deepen, and often occur in alfalfa fields or groves. Deep rooted plant roots may crumble tunnel roots.
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Nebraska College of Agriculture
Hall
Wedding Sermon Interrupted by Bridegroom Revelation
At a negro wedding the clergyman reads love honor and obey the bridegroom stops him saying he has been married before the bride and audience react as he demands the words be read again to reveal the meaning in a cautious regional voice.
National Anthems Named for Nations in War
The article lists the national anthems of combatant nations: Germany The Watch on the Rhine, France La Marseillaise, England God Save the King, Austria God Preserve Our Noble Emperor, Russia God Save the Czar, and Servia Rise O Servians.
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Germany
France
England
King
Austria
Russia
Czar
Servia
Rest Room for Women at State Fair Grounds
The State University grants use of the old horticultural hall at the State Fair Grounds during fair week. The home economics department will run an exhibit and provide a sanitary rest room for Nebraska women from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
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The
State University
Department of Home Economics
Nebraska
How to Preserve Your Linoleum
Advice on preserving linoleum with a methylated spirits and shellac polish. Clean and dry floor first, then mix a gill of spirits with an ounce of shellac, dissolve, and rub on with soft flannel. The finish dries as you rub and remains after washing.
A Woman Makes Two Dresses Look Like Four
An article recalls a clever summer craft where a girl created two identical ratine dresses in blue and white. By swapping coats and skirts she achieved four distinct outfits, with coordinated hats and accessories. The piece then shifts to camp life guidance offering practical kitchen and cooking tips for rustic meals. It covers fish frying rules, autumn roasting methods, egg roasting, and a potato soup recipe with sago and milk, plus fruit sauces and a Swede-Norwegian rogrod variation using citrus and spice.
How to Circumvent Dampness in the Home
Practical tips for avoiding moisture in salt shakers and pantry items. Use glass salt shakers with perforated tops, keep salt dry in warm places, and add rice or cornstarch to prevent clumping. Charcoal bags absorb moisture, and drying methods extend usefulness of stored foods and crackers.
Subways of Knowledge
A collection of school exam mistakes shows ideas without form. Examples include misdescriptions of geometry, grammar, and geography such as the base of a triangle being the unmentioned side, the subjunctive mood used in doubt, and rapids defined as river water rushing down the middle.
Notice of Liquidation at The First National Bank
The First National Bank at Diller Nebraska closes its affairs and asks note holders and creditors to present notes and other claims for payment. Dated January 27 1914. At P Price cashier.
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First National Bank
Diller
Nebraska
P. Price
Probate Notice for Albert C. Wood estate
Creditor meeting set before Jefferson County Nebraska county judge to examine claims against the estate of Albert C. Wood deceased. Claims must be filed by February 2, 1915, with four weeks publication in the Diller Record, and a hearing on August 22, 1914. County Judge Dr C Boyz presiding.
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Albert C. Wood
Jefferson County
Nebraska
Diller Record
Successon
C. Boyz
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Lpock & Habicht
the New Way Store
Cornell
University Home
University of Nebraska—Electrical Laboratory
Carpenter Shop
Thos. P. Price
Minnie Clausson
Lucile Osborn
Fred Starr
Burlin
Congress
Hep
B. Howard
Farnam Street
Omaha, Neb
Benjamin Franklin
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