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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
3
A collage of ads for Lewis single binder cigars with a quip about yesterday’s regret, a blue detergent tip, adages on action and soup, a bargain yacht joke, and a Natural History Class joke about oysters from Everybody's Magazine.
A plump widow with two daughters laments her late husband and notes her loss while a curate tries to console her. She declares she is not laced, correcting the cleric’s blunder in a humorous exchange.
An old nurse and an experienced doctor champion Postum over tea and coffee. The doctor recalls five years of Postum use after insomnia during a busy winter, noting weight gain, better sleep, and meals. He claims tea and coffee are now absent at home and urges others to try Postum, “There’s a Reason” for Postum.
A deputy game warden reports prairie chickens are being killed in western Nebraska and stashed in empty tires to hide them from authorities. AG Martin says a securities dealer needs a license only for non exempt securities. exempt offerings avoid licensing. New state appointees include H S Wiggins J W Jones and C S Clayton as insurance examiners. Samuel Hinkle named to replace Jones in the governor's office. Baron von Werner the escaped nobleman convict is recaptured and returned to the state prison. Hospital costs at Hastings Lincoln Norfolk rise or fall per inmate. new agricultural hall delayed due to steel shortages. A $15 check to the governor is redirected to school libraries. Governor Morehead clarifies he takes no paid speeches. State Game Warden Rutenback and others harvested four tons of carp and rough fish near Oxford and distributed them. Tom Collins released from prison now works as a trusty helping farmers. Hog cholera demos to be tried under livestock sanitary board oversight with $75,000 federal funding across four states. E J Robinson named to state board of examiners for public accountants. 210 convicts paroled since parole law, with most discharged and few returned.
Tony Fleischer, a Grand Island fireman, died while directing a water stream at a planing mill fire. The blaze endangered the railroad district and city blocks before a 2300 volt electric line melted and dropped onto him, causing his death amid about $70,000 in property loss.
A hog disease spreading from the midwest to Butte devastates farms. Many farmers lose entire litters while some save a small fraction. Veterinarians disagree on the illness, noting pigs dying after a week of struggle and others dying without warning despite appearing healthy.
Lyons Neb Burt county to feature N B Folsom on badges for the Pioneers and Old Settlers reunion in Folsom Park Tekamah on Friday August 22. Folsom settled at Tekamah in 1854 driving Burt county’s first claim stakes. Richfield reports a Rock Island circus collision injuring many with several feared dead as a late No 6 division crashed into a first division siding train.
Wremont Michael Ryan a dynamiting worker for Slater Bros was badly injured by a premature blast in a tree stump area east of the city Slater lit the fuse and the blast knocked him twenty feet his face lac erated and he likely sustained internal injuries He was taken to a hospital.
Kearney edged Freemont 2 to 1 in eleven innings while York fell 7 to 1 at Superior. Columbus lost to Kearney 1 to 0, Fremont beat Grand Island 5 to 3, Hastings swept Superior 5 to 4 and 6 to 4, and Beatrice dropped both ends of a doubleheader at York 8 to 3 and 4 to 1.
Local dialogue turns from pipe dreams to concrete plans as residents debate oil exploration. A subset claim feasible reserves, while officials caution over geological complexities and require permits, study results, and environmental safeguards before any drilling.
A Roxbury Ohio mother reports her two week old son developed widespread eczema from pimples on cheeks. After itching and scratching caused lesions across an arm and head, nightly restlessness, and ineffective prior treatment, the child improved only after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment as directed in the ad syndicated from Cuticura.
Hope acts as a tonic for spirits yet cannot replace proper nourishment. The saying reminds readers that morale boosts help morale but balanced meals and healthy habits are vital for well being and long term strength.
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