M W A Meetings and Local Observations
The M W A meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday each month. Dr G H Newton in Fairbury Nebraska treats eye ear nose and throat. County fair in Fairbury starts next Tuesday. Sept Springer warmly welcomed his father during a visit this week. Mr and Mrs Mahlon Wolken and Duane Donald depart for a few days with relatives in Omaha. The warning on speeding urges careful driving to avoid windshield exits. Traditions note girls’ safety home alone now in many cases. Rev R Richter longtime pastor of Lanham Lutheran died and was buried in Lanham cemetery last Tuesday.
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Mahlon
Wolken
Duane Donald
Omaha
R. Richter
Lutheran Church At
Lanham
Local Lumber Ad Promotes Fence Materials and Prices
Field Fence 26 inch square deal at 40 cents per rod. Barb wire priced at 5.50 per 100 rods. Cornbell Lumber Co advertises a good fence at a reasonable price. The paper invites readers to submit news about former residents and community achievements.
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Cornbell Lumber Co
Local families gather for Sunday supper at Wesesell home
Mr. and Mrs. E. Schipper Mr. and Mrs. F. DeBoer and Rev. Otto Bergfelder and family were supper guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Wesesell last Sunday.
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E. Schipper
F. DeBoer
Otto Bergfelder
H. Wesesell
Edison Tablet Erected At Menlo Park Landmark
At Menlo Park a bronze tablet honors inventor Thomas A Edison. The inscription is on a massive boulder set on a concrete base containing bricks from the first Edison home, marking his early discoveries that brought electricity to the world.
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Menlo Park
Thomas A. Edison
Buried Liberty Bonds Found Near Toledo and Sylvania
A laborer uncovered twenty six Liberty bonds totaling 14 150 in a ground cache near Sylvania, Toledo area. Denominations include 50 to 1000 dollars, believed stolen from a bank robbery. Bonds along with the jar and wrapper will be turned to federal authorities.
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Toledo
Ohio
Sylvania
Minden Secures Government Building Amid Coolidge Plan
President Coolidge favors a broad program of government buildings to house public offices. The plan could lead to thousands of post offices nationwide. Minden becomes the latest Nebraska town to secure a government building.
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Coolidge
Minden
Nebraska
Wild Duck Hunting Open Season Underway
Miss Grace Cully of Beatrice visits with Willer relatives at the start of the week. Ben Albers of Kanorado Kansas is in town for a few days visiting relatives and friends.
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Grace Cully
Beatrice
Willer
Ben Albers
Kanorado
Kan
Lincoln State University welcomes Bowers Diehls students
Harold Bowers Oliver and Eleanor Diehl began their studies at Lincoln state university on Monday marking the start of a new academic year.
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Harold Bowers
Oliver and
Eleanor Diehl
State University At
Lincoln
New Era Poland China Boar Sets State Fair Record
New Era, a Poland China boar, was the largest hog ever exhibited at the State fair weighing 1 225 pounds, surpassing the former high record of 1 180 pounds.
Everett Clark Moves Into Father’s Rental Property
Everett Clark has moved into his father’s rental property vacated by Oliver Farrow and has returned to the Reltrdt property.
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Everett Clark
Oliver Farrow
Reltrdt
Walker Family Heads to Topeka After Nebraska Visit
Mr and Mrs Geo Walker of Stratton Nebraska visited Mrs E J Cattler then left Monday for Topeka Kansas to visit a son and attend the fair expected.
Jolly Neighbors Club Meets at Mrs Will Ames Home
The Jolly Neighbors Club met at Mrs Will Ames residence Wednesday afternoon with twelve members four children and three or present. The group spent the afternoon visiting and planned the next seating at Mrs Sachs Gerwick on Wednesday September 23.
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Jolly Neighbors Club
Will Ames
Sachs Gerwick
Across the State Line Gossips and Deadbeats Named
A tattered passage notes that every town has its champion gossipers liars and fools and mocks others who claim its rival locale is free from such characters. The piece implies every community harbors rough types while contrasting distant points across the state line with imagined perfection.
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Stopic
Gerade Yera
Life of Steele City's Oldest Resident Captain Andrews
An obituary style profile honors Captain Chester Andrews born May 1 1836 in Athens Ohio. The 90 year old veteran served as second lieutenant in the 47th Illinois Volunteers fighting at Corinth and Vicksburg. He later farmed near Minonk and owned part of a flour mill before residing with relatives. He remains active, reads little, and maintains daily routines with family around Minonk Illinois.
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Steele City Press
Steele City
Mies Susan Taylor
Chester. Andrews
America
Chester Andrews
Athens
Ohio
Ohio University
Presbyterian
Nancy Harper
Airginien
Chester
Tremont
Ill
Illinois College
Jacksonville
Capt. Andrews
Steve A. Douglas
Lincoln
Minonk
47Th Regiment of
Illinios _ Volunteers
Andrews
Corinth
Vicksburg
Susan Virgin Lovejoy
Minoak
Illinois
Wells
Charlotte
Nancy
Tranquilize
Welle
Lydia
Nebrooke
Diller
Captain Andrews
Tomen
Killing the Farmer's Friend in Iowa Fields
An Iowa farmer blamed pheasants for corn loss but state game officers found two birds with no corn in their crops and 200 worm larvae. The piece argues birds protect crops by consuming insects and warns that killing birds harms farming nation wide.
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Iowa
Game Department
Washington Victoria First General Election
The first general election in the United States occurred January 7, 1789 with electors meeting in February to vote for president and vice president. George Washington received 69 votes and became president while John Adams earned 84 votes as vice president.
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United States
Vic
George Washington
John Adams
John Jay
New York
RB. H. Harrison
Maryland
John Rutledge
South Carolina
John Hancock
Massachusetts
George Clinton
Samuel Huntington
Connecticut
John Milton
Georgia
James Armstrong
Richard Telfair
Benjamin Lincels
Printing of Silk: From Hand Block to Modern Patterns
The article traces the history of silk printing from ancient handloom dyes to early hand blocked patterns. It notes how printed silk was once worn by nobility and peasants alike, with quality differing mainly by finish. It mentions later shifts as fashion moved to brocades and embroidery.
Feeding Baby During Summer With Evaporated Milk Advice
Health guidance from historic sources promotes evaporated milk as a safer summer feeding option for infants. It describes preparation formulas from six weeks through nine months, emphasizing sterilization, high nutritive value, and pediatric support for use when mothers’ milk is unavailable.
Mall’s Catabre Medicin Claims Eye Cure
A fragmented ad asserts Mall’s Catabre Medicin will rid eyes of catarrh and restore conditions with Purifier delivering wonderful results. The wording is unclear and appears to promise health improvements.
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Mall’s
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