Real Estate Transfers in Fairbury Weekly Totals 1925
Real estate transfers reported for the week ending April 13 1925 by J Monroe Davis & Son list numerous parcels in Fairbury Nebraska including transfers involving F A Jacques Jr Joseph John Fritchie Anna Fritchie Mary Hulka Bessie Huska Mary Belfield Mary E Mitchell Nannie Jacobsen Fritz Humield W C Bonsall Lumber Co Sack Lumber Co Novotny Loch Mooren Frank Loch etc. Total value shown as 65706 dollars.
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J. Monroe Davis & Son
Nebraska legislature approves levy for farm records project
The Nebraska legislature authorized a 2 million dollar levy to support capital construction for a cooperative records and accounts program run by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics with 13 state colleges experiment stations. The aim is to provide farmers with essential farm management factors and teach farm organization for maximum income, enabling producers to run operations on a business basis. Several Jansen residents attended morning services at the Baptist church.
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Bureau of Agricultural Kengowies
The Harder Work When You Do Not Know How
A joke compares compensation theory with a maid job. A woman argues wages should reflect difficulty while a naïve applicant says lack of experience makes the work harder, implying higher pay for inexperience. The exchange highlights a humorous twist on value and skill.
First Gas Engine Invention by Lenoir
The first practical gas engine was invented in 1860 by Frenchman Lenoir. It resembled a single cylinder horizontal steam engine and was double acting. Gas entered the cylinder, ignited by a spark as the piston began the return stroke, and exhaust occurred during the return of the other side.
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Lenoir
Los Angeles Times
Sloth a Tree Creature
The sloth is an arboreal animal with elongated fore limbs ending in hook like digits and similar hind limbs. Its tail is rudimentary and head rounded with small ears and coarse hair. In greenish natural habitat sloths rarely leave trees and move slowly. One young is born at a time.
Critics Clash Over Speech Purists and Modern Pronunciation
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson criticizes modern speech fashions in pronunciation. He dislikes pedants and favors familiar forms like ofters and agen. He defends his old rules, cites Boswell, and hints that contemporary loud vowels in my lords are intolerable.
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Johnston Forbes-Robertson
London Daily Telegraph
Sir Johnston
Johnston
Boswell
Lichfield
Dog Dye Prince Becomes Pink Whiskered Local Celebrity
A Northboro dog named Prince gained fame after a curious moment at a chemical plant. He reportedly nosed into a pink dye vat and returned with a glossy black coat accented by pink whiskers. The incident drew attention for the dog’s striking appearance and pride in his owner.
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Prince
Northboro
New York World
Irregular Civic Rants on Honesty and Public Opinion
The text offers sharp, satirical musings on honesty and public voting habits. It condemns polite avoidance of tough talk in public, notes the ease of joining bonds for favored causes, and mocks foolish hypocrisy. It criticizes dumb conformity and urges practical, commonsense action in daily life.
Printer Craft Versus Congress Road Noted In Quotation
A historical remark contrasts printer making a quality device taking years with the ease of entering Congress. The speaker notes the difficulty of refining a craft versus the accessibility of political office.
Steady Work and Commonsense for Prosperity
Editorial note advocates steady work and commonsense as the surest path to prosperity, urging individuals and communities to adopt practical habits and disciplined effort to improve economic well being.
Wise saying on truth and debt in prosperity
A wry remark suggests that earning money or bringing home the bacon does not prove payment. It also notes that prosperous times breed debt for unnecessary or undesirable goods. The tone mirrors a cautious view of materialism and financial honesty.
Local Nebraskans Silence The Blizzard Talk
A crowded crowd in Nebraska debates blizzard lore as real storms prove scarce. Residents recall snow events and joke about experts who overstate the risk while actual blizzards remain elusive to many officials.
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Blizzar
Nebraska
Pithy Proverbial Beatitude Reflections
A husband mocks his wife about clothing costs yet favors her attire. A sucker is a man who believes in getting something for nothing. Askew is the case of a man jailed for stealing bread to feed his starving family. A man may forgive a knockdown but not forced repayment of debt.
Grandmaster Te Recounts Early Go Times
Grandmaster Te describes early go sessions and pivotal moments that shaped her rise. She recalls challenging matches, key mentors, and the evolving scene that tested her strategy and nerves.
Men fail to progress due to nerve and lenient bosses
The quote notes that some men stagnate because they lack the nerve to seek better work and because their employers are too soft hearted to fire them.
Fragmented thoughts on aging reformers and tobacco habits
The text ponders how aged reformers persist and questions how long one can live. It suggests an odd method to dodge tobacco use by smoking cigarettes and oddly claims male leadership in homes only at a young age or with legs.
Harvard businessman and tax paying folly
A humorous claim contrasts a Harvard businessman wasting time on a safe knob with the idea that tax paying is a pleasant patriotic duty. The piece pokes at old fashioned views and excuses for integrity in spending and aging society.
Fragmented OCR Note Reflects Speech Patterns and Misread Words
A garbled excerpt shows stray phrases about haircuts dragging women and a shoe or hat related image. The text includes a quoted sentence about being called a fool many times, suggesting a personal confession amid unreadable context.
Missing Sailor Traces Power of Duty On Sea Voyage
A San Francisco Argonaut account recounts a shipboard man overboard alert led to a long search. The mystery resolves when an A B crewman admits he disappeared with the lifeboat flap but reboarded, claiming duty forced him to help search for the missing man.
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Willis
R. M
A. B
Agai
San Francisco
Trainmen Earn Their Money in Madagascar
In Tamatave Madagascar connected to Antananarivo by a narrow gauge line trains run three times weekly. The 225 mile trip takes 16 hours amid steep grades and long station name announcements prompting satire about conductor vocal effort and potential railway worker protests.
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Tamatave
Madagascar
Antanarivo
Tananarive
E. Alexander Powsl
Century Magazine
Brotherhood of Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Remarkable Transvaal Grafted Tree Bears Three Fruits
A lemon tree in the Transvaal was pruned to three grafted limbs one bearing oranges one grapefruit and one remaining lemon. The tree now bears oranges grapefruit and some lemons at once with oranges and lemons appearing early then oranges and grapefruit later and all three fruit types present by late summer.
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Transvaal
Reinhart the German painter and etcher born in Bavaria
Reinhart, the German painter and etcher, was born in Bavaria in 1761. He studied with Oeser in Leipsic and Klingel in Dresden, traveled to Rome in 178, and followed Germain classicists. He specialized in landscapes and engraving, with works in galleries at Frankfort, Munich, Leipsic and Gotha.
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Joachim
Christian Reinhart
Kof
Bavaria
Oeser
Leipsic
Klingel
Dresden
Saxony
Rome
Germain
Carsteng
Koch
Frankfort
Munich
Gotha
India’s Plague of Rats Curses India deems rats untouchable
A former Indian official warns that hundreds of millions of rats plague India due to religious beliefs preventing eradication. He argues that while Hindus deter harassment, Muslims may kill, but the problem persists, potentially stalling wealth. Youths Gompanton-
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India
Gompanton
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Fairbury
F. A. Jacques, Jr
Joseph John Fritchie
Anna Fritchie
Mary Hulka
Bessie Huska
Rochelle Place
Mary L. Belfield & Bus
Mary FE
Mitchell Wd
Kings’ Aid
Mary E. Mitchell & Bus
Mary L. Belfield
King’s Add
Arner & Wf
Alvin E. Diggs
Sophia Evans & Hus
W. C. Bonsall & Wi
King’s Ud
Nannie Jacobsen
Swe Lumber Co
Lumat &Ail Co
Vito A. Mooren
Frank
Loch Wd
Wiliam Pitts
Enma F. Kuizie
William M. Janssen
Aiden Janssen
Smith
Harbine St
Wm. Spangenberg
Mary E. Hanson
Sed
Ned
Vrngder
bone-McLucas Lumber Co
David Sullivan
Charles R. Wehril
Earl Dove
Shoebothams
Pairti
Richard H. Pigg
W. Howell Et al
Howell Lauber Co
Howell Et al
Lon V. Howell
Wick
Highland Add
W. Howell
R. P. Howell
H. Allpress & Wf
Hans
Pew
Istian Church
Ih Baittiurly
Jansen Lumber Co
Piain
Sloth
Big Ben
West Elevator
Harbine
Otto Schnuelie
Hinsel
Sam
Bousht
Congress
Teto
Harvard
Norf Tk
Freak Fruit Tree
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