Swine Show Offers 300 Top Prize and Large Sums
Entry open to all exhibitors as the event runs October 2 through October 7. Over ten thousand dollars in awards to be distributed during the exhibition with a 300 prize for best litter.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1916
Page
3
Upcoming Regional Events Across Nebraska and Omaha
Ak Sar Ben Fall Festival in Omaha runs September 26 to October 7. Nebraska Equal Suffrage Association holds its Hastings convention October 2 and 3. National Swine Show takes place in Omaha from October 2 to 7. Convention of State Federation of Women's Clubs meets in Hastings October 3 to 6. State Meeting Grand Lodge Degree of Honor convenes in Lincoln October 11 and 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska Equal Suffrage Association
Hastings
of State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Grand Lodge
Lincoln
Best Sow and Litter Prize at Omaha Swine Show
Omaha hosts the Swine Show at Union Stock Yards from October 2 to 7. A special $300 prize for the best sow and litter features $200 from Omaha, open to all breeds with a litter of at least six pigs. Judging focuses on uniformity and appeal, considering litter evenness, size, condition, and exhibit presentation. Over $10,000 in prizes total are awarded for other breeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Union Stock Yards Co
Man Risks Life to Save Other in Road Crash
County Agent Gunnels and his wife Mrs Gunnels left the road to avoid a broadside collision with Mrs Hartwig whose car blocked the highway. Gunnels steered into the ditch to spare the other driver, suffering a sprained ankle and multiple bruises while his wife was badly bruised and their car wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
Gunnels
Adams County Expands Claying Of Sandy Roads
Hastings report: Adams County board of supervisors approves a second 500 dollars to complete experiments in claying public highways through sandy portions, indicating satisfaction with prior results and ongoing road improvement efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Adams County Board of Supervisors
Library Gets Majority of 79 Blair
A special election in Blair approved the gift of a Carnegie library by a 79 vote majority. A plot of ground is secured and construction is expected to start next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Carnegie
Norfolk Woman Plans Mexican Cavalry Marriage Pact
Miss Laura Peterson signs a marriage agreement and sends it to Harry Lavingne with the Twelfth United States Cavalry in Mexico. They will wed once he signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Laura Peterson
Harry Lavingne
Twelfth
United States Cavalry
Mexico
Editors to Meet at Red Cloud
Red Cloud Republican Valley editorial association plans a first week of October meeting with preparations for an elaborate banquet and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cloud
Republican Valley Editorial Association
Old Landmark Burns Oakland Roller Mill
Fire of unknown origin destroys the Oakland roller mill a town landmark built in 1872. Loss estimated at $20,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns
Oakland
Cornerstone Laid for Louisville First Methodist Church
The cornerstone of the new First Methodist Episcopal church of Louisville was laid last Sunday. The church is under construction at a cost of $8,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Sunnyside home for old folks opens in Hastings
The Sunnyside facility opened last week on the site of the burned former home. It will cost about 20 000 to complete and reflects a local club women effort. Since April 1 1914 it has housed 33 families and 35 children, with the oldest resident at 89 and a child born in the institution. The executive board owes about 5 000 on the building with hopes to clear the debt in coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Sveral
Sunnyside
United States
Chil
Woman Weds Mule in Odd Calamity Near Lincoln
Mrs George W Hopkins aged 56 wore a yoke and helped a mule draw a covered wagon while her husband drove. One mule died. The couple from Vilisca Iowa were en route from Missouri to Nebraska beet fields with two boys. She claimed the right to pull and attacked officers with an ax before being overpowered and turned over to a humane officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
George W. Hopkins
Vilisca Sn
Missouri
Nebraska
Students to Erect Beatrice Manual Training Building
Beatrice high school plans a temporary manual training building to be built entirely by the boys of the manual training department. The 30 by 50 foot structure will hold about twenty five benches with material costs estimated at 518 dollars. The board of education supports the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice
Beatrice High School
Board of Education
E. J. Bodwell
Nebraska Game Season Dates for Wildfowl and Small Game
The notice lists open seasons for wildfowl, prairie chicken, quail, doves, upland plover, and squirrel in Nebraska. It cites specific dates such as September 1 to December 15 for wildfowl and prairie chicken, November 1 to November 15 for quail, July 15 to August 31 for doves, and October 1 to November 30 for squirrel, with the migratory bird law defining open wildfowl season as September 16 to December 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Sues for Huge Amount in Auto Train Collision Suit
Hastings reports a suit filed by Miss Mable Evans seeking 53474.97 damages from St. Joseph and Grand Island railroad for injuries from the November 30 1915 auto train collision that killed Baylass Young.
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Hastings
Town
Baylass Young
Mable Evans
St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad
Prominent Farmer Killed Near Columbus in Auto Crash
Columbus report says August C. Schrier of Chambers, Holt County's prominent farmer, was killed when his automobile overturned after striking an obstacle on the road near the city. The vehicle was traveling at a moderate speed before the loss of control.
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Columbus
C. Schrier O Chambers
Holt County
New Record Prices For Grassers And Hogs In Omaha Market
Last week grassers topped $10.00 per cwt as the highest price on record for direct western-range cattle. Hog prices reached a new yard record with top hogs selling at $10.90, six cents above the former high.
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South
Omaha
Fremont Water and Light earns profit of $10,000
Acting Water Commissioner Harry Larson reports Fremont Municipal Water and Light Station posted a profit of ten thousand dollars in the past year while continuing to provide water and electric service at low cost to residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Harry Larson
Lincoln cuts electric rates by one cent per kilowatt hour
The Lincoln municipal lighting plant announces a further price cut for customers reducing the cost of electricity by one cent per kilowatt hour. This follows previous measures to ease rates for residents and businesses.
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Lincoln
Historical Parade At Ak-Sar-Ben Marks Nebraska Hood Anniversary
A parade at the Ak-Sar-Ben festivities features thirty-one historical floats honoring Nebraska statehood. Fifteen notable historical groups present depictions of early trapping, hunting and scouting expeditions through the region now within Nebraska. Events run Sept 26 to Oct 7.
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Omaha
Nebraska
War's Benefits Seen Through Russian Outlooks
A doctor speaks of war teaching Americans to see a broader world beyond the family doorstep. The piece argues Russia is undeveloped, with vast human potential beneath a crust, and credits Russian women with clear political and economic insight aiding future development and wartime organization.
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America
Empire
Russia
Charma
Richard Washburn Child
His Career Drifts Into Hay and Feed Business
When Bingley finished high school his family argued over paths law school ministry or medicine. They failed to decide and the youth simply drifted into the hay and feed business, following no clear plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Bingley
John
Milk consumption in Paris tops one million quarts daily
Paris and its suburbs report daily milk intake exceeding 1,000,000 quarts. The remark evokes a light exchange about dairy use and a playful line about chasers.
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Paris
Social Blunder No 8737 At Party
Hostess questions departing guest about leaving early. Guest apologizes and explains another engagement ended his pleasant evening. The exchange captures a light social misstep at a formal gathering.
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Mr. Blank
Mrs. Park
Prison Warden Hopes Reformed Convict Reconsiders
A warden bids farewell to a departing convict saying he hopes the man leaves old associations behind. The convict replies that he will not associate with anyone lacking the advantages of a good penitentiary like his own.
Misery and Mirth Reverberate in Wise Guy Quips
A Philadelphia Record item quotes a Wise Guy: misery loves company and people flock to funerals and weddings, joked by a Simple Mug. The lines evoke a dark wry tone about human rituals and social gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misery Loves Company
Philadelphia Record
Spilling salt signals a fight in Louisville adage
Louisville Courier Journal notes a superstition that spilling salt foretells a quarrel. A/quotes from Signe and Portenta reflect domestic tensions with a coy aside about antidiness and tolerance in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Modern Girl Dollie Sparks Mixed Reactions
In Life magazine dialogue, two first modern women debate Dollie’s appeal and character. One notes a queer sense about her while the other counters with an admission that Dollie reveals an effeminate streak.
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Dollie
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