Judge Maxwell Dies Suddenly in Fremont Nebr
Judge Samuel Maxwell a Nebraska resident since 1855 and 25 year supreme court justice died suddenly of heart failure at his Fremont home on Monday morning. The Nebraska legislature shows no U S senator election yet. House committee endorses Calderhead bill to give veterans on $12 monthly pension under the 1890 act an extra $30 monthly if totally disabled or blind or paralyzed, operable immediately if law.
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Samuel Maxwell
Nebraska
Supreme Court
Fremont
House
Calderhead
Kansas
Novel rope method to remove potato bugs from vines
A potato grower describes a nonpoisonous technique using a rope attached to cultivator doubleties. As it drags over the vines the bags are shaken off and covered by following shovels. The method aims to destroy millions of bugs without chemicals, though specifics are unclear.
Farming letters grow as farmers use printed heads and return addresses
The writer notes a trend of farmers preferring printed letter heads and envelopes with owner names and post office addresses. They say this practice, once limited to specialty breeders, is now common and worthwhile, despite higher costs.
Modern stock shifts spark Texas steer debate
The piece notes growing attention in livestock journals to changes in cattle breeds with the rise of modern substitutes. It references earlier Texas steer herds and implies a transition from traditional stock to newer, less amiable strains, signaling a shift in the livestock landscape.
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Texas
Bonden
Governor appoints Geo A Murphy as colonel on staff
Beatrice resident Geo A Murphy named colonel on the governor's staff with orders to prepare for travel to Washington for President McKinley's inauguration.
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Geo. A. Murphy
Beatrice
Washington
McKinley
Blessed is the poor man in pocket and purse
An exchange quips that the poor man faces few demands or dangers from thieves and the law while others burden him with debt and litigation. The satirical line declares the poor always yield money without challenge, praising their perceived safety and wealth.
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Blessed
Crown myths and the Tower of London’s fake royal bonnet
An 1808 coronation tale claims Victoria wore England’s crown only at coronation and for a portrait. The article notes a heavy imitation bonnet kept in the Tower of London on a velvet cushion, guarded by sentinels, while the genuine crown is kept elsewhere. It mentions the keeper of crows and a legendary ruby with a bloody history once linked to Moorish Granada and Ethiopian thefts.
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Victoria
England
Tower of London
Etropy
Frederick Dobson Eines
Granada
Western
Asia
Order of Hearing on Petition for Administration
Court schedules a hearing on the petition for administration as filed. Official notices set date, time, and location for adjudication of estate matters.
Marriage Declared Null After Vienna Ceremony
The September 30 marriage at St. John's Church in Vienna was ruled null by the Civil court. The bride fainted during the vows and later claimed coercion as the groom pursued her for two years, leading to a decree that consent was absent on both sides and the union invalid.
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St. John’s Church
Vienna
Thoaragea
Government led exploration shapes our vast domain
The text notes that a large portion of the country remains unexplored by textbooks and highlights government and private citizen efforts in surveying the Rocky Mountains and Pacific slope. It praises 19th century barge-car surveys as essential to creating accurate topographic maps.
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Tren
Rocky Mountains
Pacific
Veiled note hints at receipt mix up and door seal
A fragmentary text mentions an xhied floor and a veloped item. It reads like a damaged note with stray words and a possible reference to a door seal and mailbox or envelope.
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Diller, Mebr
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Comeent
W. 2. Jeffryes
Diller
Brees
Bsibstractor
First National Bank
Fairbury
Nebr
J.P. Lichty
Drayman
Sin Depot
Trey
Miss L. C. Ballard
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