Gas from the Oil Well. Impressions of Omaha Humor
A satirical tour of Omaha mocks local politics and culture. The writer jokes about anti evolution stance, American Legion, crime policing, rodeos, tornado lore, and city oddities while praising two locals, Jim Dahlman and Bill Maupin, and noting a dirigible visit and odd tax remarks.
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Omaha
American Legion
Elmer Thomas
Legion
Bob Samaradick
Jim Dahlman
Bill Maupin
Gutzom Borghum
Sheep and Lamb Prices Steady in Market Quotations
A market report shows lambs good to choice at 14.75 to 15.00 dollars with other grades listed. Feeder lambs bring 14.25 to 14.85, natives 14.00 to 14.50, cull natives 10.00 to 13.00, yearlings range 90.76 to 11.25, wethers 7.50 to 9.25, fat ewes 6.00 to 7.00, ewes and canners 2.00 to 4.00.
Public Musings on Memory, Politics, and Compromise
The piece reflects on daily life and public life with humorous aphorisms. It notes that joy forgetfulness and fiddles, sympathy for birds on hats, and an editor’s joke about the bills. It contrasts memory with forgetting, fighting versus compromise, and the inept entry into public office with the value of competence staying in.
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Daily
Joy
Nebraska
New City Parking Rules Spark Daily Changes
Daily updated parking rules restrict outsiders within a mile of the city center and within three blocks of hydrants. Night parking requires wheels removed and wiring around the car for visibility, aiding municipal revenue. Mary and her radio tale adds a schoolyard whimsy aside.
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Omaha
Kipling
Methodist Church Notes Fourth Quarterly Conference Next Sunday
Fourth quarterly conference at 9 a.m. presiding by Dr Oliver Keve. Every member should attend. Morning service at 11 a.m. Delegates to lay conference to be elected during the service. Communion also at the morning service. 2:30 p.m. preaching at Kirk. 5:00 p.m. preaching in Johnson's Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Keve
Kirk
Johnson’s Grove
Sunol Visitors and Local Appointments Report
Joseph Oliverius and son Chas were in Sunol Friday. August Gade visited Sunol Wednesday. Mr and Mrs J C Miles visited Sunol Tuesday. Mrs A J Englert entertained club Firth Booth combined wheat this week. Geo Gade visited Sunol Wednesday. Wm Mika was in Sunol Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Millard Pavlat were Sidney visitors Tuesday. Mrs P Hunt and son Samuel Roy visited relatives here Sunday. Opal Allington returned Saturday from Chadron where she attended school. John Whitmire drove the maintainer for Arthur Leus a few days this week.
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Joseph Oliverius
Chas
Sunol
August Gade
J. C. Miles
A. J. Englert
Firth Booth
Geo. Gade
Wm. Mika
Millard Pavlat
Sidney
P. Hunt
Samuel Roy
Opal Allington
Chadron
John Whitmire
Arthur Leus
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha August 18 1925
Cattle receipts reached 17 500 head as buyers faced slow market with prices mostly steady to down 15 25 cents from last week. Quotations cover cattle and calves, hogs with a 10 15 cent drop, and 13 000 fresh sheep and lambs opening the week holding near steady with best fat lambs around market highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Stock Yards
Magazine subscription sales pitch from The Potter Review
A vendor touts quick orders for World-Herald Bee or Omaha Daily News and 2310 magazines. New or renewal subscriptions offered, with rapid mail processing and consolidation to mail daily or magazine orders. The ad promises convenience, cost savings, and a guarantee of fastest routing to publishers.
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World-Herald
the Bee
Omaha Daily News
United States
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