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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1920
Page
4
A man and a woman in a car on a moonlit promontory confront a fractured relationship. He pleads to stay after a scandalous act but she refuses, desiring city life and independence. He offers to return to the old arrangement, but she demands departure and a ride to the depot. The scene ends with a cold exit and a chilling note on wages.
A machine designed for Central West wheat farming promises to cut harvest time dramatically by letting one man perform the work of many. Experiments show it can harvest and thresh 40 to 70 acres daily and dump cleaned grain into moving wagons, potentially replacing headers binders thrashers and horse powered systems. The cost advantage is about seven dollars per acre, with claims it could render much of current harvesting machinery obsolete and free western growers from nomadic harvest crews.
A Chicago Daily News note argues that ancient Babylonians used clay tablets as preserved legal documents with damp clay seals allowing multiple reproductions. The piece suggests writers could publish widely using clay matrices and imagines poets adopting this method.
Gen Laxter Sweeney says divorces could drop if discipline and politeness rule marriage. A Knoxville butler resigned after saying he was treated badly arguing he was treated as family, with the mistress calling him an old fool as often as her husband.
A Granada dispatch to El Sol reports an outside contractor blasting ancient walls older than the Alhambra to obtain stone for roadways. A public protest has been sent to the minister of public works.
A stray red boar weighing about 175 pounds is at the C. Harrison place. Owner may claim by paying for its keep and the notice. Dated March 10, 1917. Dr W I Cobble osteopath physician of Chappell Nebraska will be in Potter on Tuesdays and Fridays each week. Appointment via phone No 8 Adv N2ortoo.
The Potter Volunteer Fire Department meets the second Friday of each month at 7 30 p m in Biggs Hall.
Notice from Chris Ogard offering to exchange cheap land for a town property in Potter. He seeks a residence with at least five rooms. Also appears a separate notice from Dave Hibbard advertising a feed and meal grinding service with a portable mill open Tuesdays and Fridays each week.
Classified items list Dr Paul Greusel dentist in Kimball Nebraska at Bank of Kimball Building. Also offered for sale or trade include 300 new wheat sacks 1100 second hand sacks 120 boards 6 inch by 10 feet 40 pieces 8 inch shiplap 18 feet, quantity of 2x4 and 2x6, 300 cedar posts Hudson Car for sale or trade. Also an ad from Larson's Music Store Sidney Nebraska promoting Edison phonograph and quality.
Eye care note from Se L Montgomery of Sidney Nebraska announcing tests and fitting services. Details emphasize thorough workmanship and customer satisfaction with the shop’s eyewear offerings.
S N otice announces jeweler Grinspan will arrive Wednesday December 15 for four days with solid gold jewelry bracelets watches and more. Prices slashed to the rocks and big reductions on all repairs. All work and foods guaranteed as proven in eight years in the city. R Grinspan 1643 Larimer Denver Colorado.
A Sidney Nebraska store advertises free in home demonstrations to prove an Edison phonograph compares favorably with any competing make. The offer invites customers to compare machines directly in their own homes before buying.
In Cheyenne County Nebraska the County Court sets December 21 1920 at 10 am for a final settlement and distribution of Julius Cavalli estate. Ciust Cavalli petitions for final settlement and decree. Notice must run in Cotta Review for three consecutive weeks prior to hearing. Dated November 22 1920. (Seal) CG. PL CHAMBERS County Judge. First publication November 26, last December 10.
Alden reserved the championship cup for Western Nebraska, winning singles at the Gerine and Scotts Bluffs tennis tournament held this fall. The cup honors the best at the high grade, bringing pride to the winner and his home tennis club.
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