Gas Tax Rant and Fatigue over Gasoline Prices
A local writer vents about the two cent gasoline tax and road funding, arguing farmers pay for fuel used in pumping water and threshing. He critiques gasoline prices, Ford wage plans, and questions distribution of wealth while recounting jokes, local names, and plans to push for gas legislation. The tone blends satire with social critique, ending with a tease about an Omaha grudge.
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Henry Ford
Ford
Rockefeller
Nels Miller
Harry Courtright
Harry
Nels
Hany Haristocracy
Jess Tompkins
Pratce
Lodge Pole Valley
Omaha
Moonshine Dream in a Distant Moonlit Wish
A lyric fragment expresses a craving for moonshine from a home made still. The speaker laments danger yet longs for more, hoping for a sparkling flow that would lift their spirits even as harm looms.
Second Edition Ramblings on Tractors and Moonshine
A quirky regional item mocks locals who defend or chase fads, mentioning Harry C. and Potter visitors to a local cook house, a boast about a Ford runabout, and a playful verse about moonshine and beverages, reflecting small town wit and telltale local names.
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Harry C
Potter
Happy
John Leyfang
Potter Lodge No 313 A F and A M Meeting Night
Potter Lodge 313 AF and AM meets on the second Tuesday each month at 7 30 p m in the Masonic hall R A Babcock W M and R L MacAdam secretary announce the schedule and officers for the lodge activities
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Potter Lodge NO
Masonic Hall
R. A. Babcock
W. M. R. L. MacAdam
Modern Woodmen OF America
L. I. Lafferty
V. C. Warry Warner
Potter Volunteer Fire Department
Claude Biggs
Karl Fricke
Dean Hagemeinster
Woodmen OF the World
Jos
P. Schwartz
C. C
Alfred Arnell
Potter Post NO
American Legion
Legion Hall
R. L. MacAdam
C. A. Lawson
Summer Fallowing Pledge From J F Hanson
J F Hanson touts a machine bought in Oregon for use on Cheyenne county farms to quickly and cheaply cover ground, revealing how summer fallow eliminates weeds like Russian thistles and tumble weeds. He plans to exhibit it in Sidney, claiming the method keeps fields clean and produces near black soil across the season.
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I.O.B
Oregon
Cheyenne County
Sidney
J. F. Hanson
Wheat smut treatment cautions from county agent
County Agent warns copper carbonate dust is highly toxic and unfit for livestock feed. Proper application on wheat is essential to control smut, avoid shortcuts, and follow safety measures to prevent illness. The notice ends with a sales pitch for newspaper subscriptions and magazines.
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Nebraska Experiment Station
Live stock prices at South Omaha trade steady to lower
Liberal receipts of sheep and lambs at Union Stock Yards South Omaha show prices steady to 25 cents lower. Fat lambs bring up to 14.50 with feeder lambs strong at 14.75 top. Aged sheep hold steady as market activity continues.
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South Omaha
Cattle and Hog Market Report Slips and Prices Decline
A large liberal run arrived Monday totaling 16 500 cattle with corn fed cattle holding at top $14 25 and grass cattle lower by 10 15 cents from last week. Prime Wyoming feeders hit $10 90 while hogs dropped 25 to 40 cents with a top of $12 90 and most trading between $11 00 and $12 50. Lambs remained steady to lower.
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Wyoming
Auction Note Announces Short Trial for Horses
A seller offers a few days trial on any horse bought and states willingness to buy horses if they prove good. Signed by R. E. Merscheim.
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R. E. Merscheim
No. 3 passenger No 19 and 25 No 17
Fragmentary rail or transport note lists passenger numbers 3 19 and 17 with reference to 25 17 in a terse line. No clear event or action specified.
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H. Stevens
Nebraska
Nappaska Press
Associana
The
Nebraska Press Association
National Editorial Association
Ghbe
Foreign “Advertising
American Press Association
Country Campbell
Review
United States
Green River
Avzan
Lincoln Highway
Nebr
Harry Wells
ACTAT
Chas
Vavavayv
Licensed
Drayman
Christensen & Son
AVAVA
AVA
Geo. Gunderson
World-Herald
Bee
Omaha Daily News
WIIL
W. T. Sloan
Potter State Bank
DR. Miller Hospital
Kimball
Gunderson Barn
A. J. Ames
Union Pacific
Wednesda Westbo
Denver
Harnes
Farmers Grain and Milling Co
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