Rates and wages amid panic and progress debate
A digest of economic views contrasts farmers seeking higher wages with merchants seeking higher profits during recessions and prosperity. It notes a 1915 two cent stamp for the Panama Pacific Exposition and describes a Panama canal engraving with Gatun locks, steamship, palms, and isthmus hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
San Ssendieco
P.M. General Hitchcock
Gatun Locks
Panama Canal
Isthmus
Auctioneer undergoes cancer treatment at Beatrice
Auctioneer Wm Goeke, living with son-in-law Wm Behrend near Lanham, is receiving cancer treatment on his lower lip in Beatrice. The item also notes property trades near town and social visits across several Nebraska towns, plus a call by Modern Woodmen for a membership referendum on rate increases.
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Wm. Goeke
Wm. Behrend
Lanham
Beatrice
The Cost of Living and Personal Habits
The author argues that the cost of living reflects individual choices. If one always seeks luxury items like porterhouse steak and high priced bacon, they cannot live as cheaply as those with more moderate tastes. A native American could save more than his father if he adopted his father’s simpler lifestyle.
Express Handling Rules And The Law On Weeds
A court order requires a copy or attachment with each express package and an extra label to show prepaid or collect charges. The attached form details the package, rate, and amount to collect. The passage notes that laws on roadside weeds are ineffective and suggests self help by landowners. It mentions John D. and references seeking bounty money for propagated snakes and a rise in auto fuel prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D
Colonel Cody Receives Title Amid Political Jokes
The text notes King George granting Aviator Cody a colonel title and humor about earning titles, referencing election day readings of political speeches and platforms. It mentions doctors and hay fever, reports from Mexico, and odd statistical claims about life expectancy, ending with a note on Nebraska’s counties and schools.
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King George
Cody
Health Advice for Women and Digestion Tablets
Column advises that daily outdoor walking and regular bed making will improve health and beauty. It recommends taking Chamberlain's Tablets to aid digestion and bowel regulation. Sold by Shutt Drug Co.
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Shutt Drug Co
Local Notes From Ellis and Beatrice Regions
Mrs Charles Nickerson injured severing two arteries when a jar broke while canning. A Diller physician stitched nine times. Beatrice surgery for Belle Leaper, third appendicitis case in the family this year. Joseph Grabber deeded eighty acres in Gage county to six sons and three daughters. Beatrice records dated 24th. Steele City reports William Barber begins foundation on new home, and a baby girl born to Mr and Mrs A G Roelfson. North town mill torn down, now owned by Wm Joermer. lumber bought by Ed Campbell and Elmer Morlan. Snake hatchlings found while forking potatoes. five young snakes remaining.
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Joseph Grabber
Ellis Neighborhood
Mike
Fred
George
Henry
Frank
John
Maggie Bartlett
Anna Carpenter
Lizzie
Gage County
Beatrice
Wm. Barber
Local News Briefs Include Injuries and Moves
Mrs Henry Asendorf hosts visiting parents. Glenn Calkin suffers a temple gash at school requiring a doctor. August Laeger loses two cows to a corn field break in. Rey Lynch family ships household goods to Armour Nebraska to help in sorghum making with his father in law.
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Henry Asendorf
Ruio
Glenn Calkin
Harry Remley
August Laeger
Rey Lynch
Armour
Nebr
Electric Bitters Endorsement by Sylvania Man
A testimonial extols Electric Bitters as vital for health and energy for enterprise leaders. Charles B. Allen of Sylvania Georgia credits four bottles with relief from rheumatism liver stomach and kidney troubles and urges others to try the remedy. Available for 50 cents at Shatt Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. B. Allen
Sylvania
Shatt Drug Co
Elm Center Triumph Over Ellis in Sunday Pasture Game
Elm Center defeated Ellis in a lively Sunday baseball game at Clancy's pasture. The score ended eight to four with Elm Center taking the win and the crowd enjoying a spirited contest.
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Elm Center
Ellis
Clancy
Early Seed Corn Selection Week Urged for Nebraska
State urged Nebraska farmers to begin seed corn selection as Governor proclaims Seed Corn Selection Week from Sept 30 to Oct 5. The piece explains dangers of late crop, lack of surplus seed, and advantages of early pick and proper drying via corn tree or see saw method. Extension Bulletin No 9 offers detailed guidance from Nebraska Experiment Station and Omaha Commercial Club Publicity Bureau.
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Nebraska
Omaha Commercial Club
Nebraska Experiment Station
Eeeery
Gail Wt Guvee
Sai Emer
Teenie Nebraska Experiment Station
Lincoln
Commercial Club of
Omaha
Uncle Ezra Says Quick Results With Life Pills
Advertisement prose touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a quick easy safe cure for constipation biliousness and liver issues. It promotes a 25 cent price at Shutt Drug Co and urges readers to act now.
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Ezra
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Diller
Geo. Andrews
Iran Culp
Moser
Illinois
Washington
Kan
L.L. Catlin
Daugters
Ulmer
Rock Creek
Carey
Fairbury
Nelson
Plymouth
Joe Carpenter
Norhwest
Rock Island
Harbine
Sabetha
George Renz
W. Gs. Hadsell
Hubbell
Mr. Hadsell
Mexico
Republic
Charles Nickerson
Albert Leaper
Belle
U. B.hospital
Steele
Press
Pugsley
C. W. Pugsley
State University
Extension Bulletin
Free
Ford
America
Detroit
J. D. Fanders
Diller, Neb
O. C. Diehl
Dillér
Dale Black
Bell
Edward E. Steffen
Elia Sc
Waggoner Bros. Fone
DR. MH. Bauguess
Diller, Nebr
L. P. Raymond
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