05 Dec 1913
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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
1
A fragmentary comic noir excerpt by Missouri Brunswicker describes a grotesque knocker formed from leftover substances. The creature possesses a corkscrew soul, waterlogged brain, and a jelly backbone, with a rot tenets replacing a heart and prompting frightened reactions from people and heavenly beings alike.
Despite drought reducing corn yields this summer Nebraska reports a combined output of corn wheat oats barley and hay higher than last year by over half a million dollars Nebraska shows production gains and Omaha business activity up about twenty percent Prices for producers rise ten to twenty percent Omaha mirrors state gains and is cited as a standout in national business terms
A Nebraska town reports about a foot of snow on the ground with two nights of heavy snowfall. The writer notes deep drifts reaching the editor's knees and praises the snow's beauty and perceived monetary value, claiming it brings vast prosperity to the land.
Notes from Pleasant View date a late weekly update. Farmers Evan Stines, Harry Courtright, Henry Schrear and Pete Christanson haul wheat to town this week. George Flicks and wife and Helen Hurd attend a Grubb place dance in Kimball county and visit at the Rothers home. Charles Kennersly schedules a public sale on December 3 to dispose of surplus stock and machinery before moving to a Wyoming homestead. Mrs. Morrow and family of Ovid Colorado visit with her brother Dan Heimer.
Joy MacAdam builds a mad shop for threshing and farming gear. D Heimer and Mrs. Morrow visit relatives near Dalton. Glen or Will can answer about results. Roy MacAdam tours for M I church contributions. Miss Cushing visits Clara. Glass fittings offered by Dr Billon at Potter on Friday Dec 12. Advt.
The eighth grade now has three teachers, plans for a boys basketball team, and rumors of a girls team. Rooms held Thanksgiving programs and visitors are welcome. Ex editor C J Jones leaves, janitor Ed Myers keeps busy, and Herbert Stevens is missed after his week away.
Ben Fiehler 19, brother-in-law of John Mueller, fell ill last Wednesday with typhoid fever and pneumonia after a cold. Resting at the Mueller home under Dr Ames care, he is slowly improving. Recent Missouri origin, six months in town, worked for Mueller and Leafdale during harvest.
The writer laments misleading advertising, especially patent medicines. He cites headlines like TONIGHT? and similar phrases that mislead readers who seek news but instead encounter promotional literature. He argues editors should refuse such ads to avoid harming the paper’s credibility.
The 12 acre tract on Peter Youngers farm yielded about 278 dollars in both 1912 and 1913. Younger is a manager with the state board of agriculture. An advertisement invites readers with headaches and eye problems to consult Dr Billon at the Potter Hotel on Friday December 12.
The Philomathean Society announces meetings held after noon at the schoolhouse on alternate Fridays. Watch this paper for further notices and schedule updates.
Readable fragments show prices for oats barley butter potatoes and corn in cents per hundredweight or per barrel. Indicates a local market listing with miscellaneous commodity quotes and totals.
Two scholars from the high and grammar schools have been forced to leave due to housing shortages. The writer notes many locals have built residences and rooming houses, filling quickly, and urges more medium capital to follow. The piece champions growth of Potter town by enabling residents to move in.
J B Sweatt of Heath bought two business blocks from Dr P C Mockett for 1000 dollars. He plans a modern fireproof brick theater building 50 by 100 feet on the site next spring. A tentative contract outlines the erection and the move is seen as timely due to the small current opera house and limited stage room.
A fragment states Alvin Coates aged 16 of Potter seeks farm work by month. It notes a weather forecast line about fresh water and electric works. The text also mentions Kimball county court under Judge Schwenk bringing James F. Reddy on a charge of purchasing an auto with false pretenses. It adds a claim of a risky shotgun discharge incident in a store with minor damage.
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