17 Aug 1900
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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1900
Page
1
A Denver Post excerpt describes a family reacting to a home telephone. The narrator notes the device’s novelty and noise with a humorous focus on a mother who jumps at the ring and neighbors gossiping from the line.
A jumble of humorous claims from editors across towns about hay fever causes masquerades as lighthearted commentary. Anecdotes allege grass, moonlight romance, or cow feeding as culprits, punctuated by quirky character sketches and unrelated rural musings.
The Lincoln creamery gathers cream from 100 skimming stations on rail lines feeding the city. Farmers are paid for their cream and direct about 90 percent of their milk to feed their cows and calves.
A 1900 order from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue prohibits tobacco manufacturers from placing any gifts prizes or premium offers in or on cigar tobacco and cigarette packages. The rule takes effect in September 1900.
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