Potter Quiet Place Roars After Pine Bluffs Party Raid
A Friday night raid by marshal Gunderson and E K Ramsey disrupted a Pine Bluffs quartet at Potter known for the Old White Mule. Ed Perry of Bridgeport paid $10 for drunkenness. P M McCarter pled guilty to illegal whiskey possession and owed $100 plus costs with suspended sentence. Harry Lawson and Charley Davis were fined $10 and costs for intoxication.
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Potter
Pine Bluffs
Marshal Gunderson
E. KE. Ramsey
Leafdale
Ed Perry
Bridgeport
P. M. McCarter
Harry Lawson
Charley Davis
Man Busy With Earth May Miss Living
A reflective note warns that constant labor can trap a person in daily duties, causing them to overlook the joys and meaning of life beyond work. It suggests balance between duty and personal living.
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Earth
Wall Street Finds Gold in Any Kind of News
Analysts argue that investors seize on speculative narratives to spin profits, turning even uncertain forecasts into market catalysts. The piece notes the media’s role in shaping expectations and the risk of overreaction.
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Wall Street
Get Somebody Else To Do Tomorrow's Tasks Now
A wry maxim on procrastination suggests shifting duties to others rather than facing them. It frames delegation as a humorous inversion of common advice and highlights a practical mindset toward time management.
Substitutes and political jabs in a York New-Teller note
A reader letter ridicules substitutes for common foods and mocks Roosevelt and Hitchcock. The piece questions bacon prices relative to hogs and jokes about political figures, urging sharper critique and satirical humor. It reflects virulent late 19th or early 20th century editorial voice from the York New-Teller.
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Ross Hammond
Roosevelt
Ross
Teddy
Hitchcock
York New-Teller
So The People May Know So We May Know Potter Streets
A reader letter condemns men and boys for profane language on Potter streets and in businesses, urging respect for ladies and calling current speakers the lowest class of citizens. The piece pressures boys to show restraint and moral conduct in public spaces.
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Potter
Bennish Hall Saturday Night Entertainment Success
The Bennish Hall event last Saturday featured a dance and box supper with the Perkins Jazz Entertainers Colored as the main attraction. Miss Laura Stacy received praise for organizing the program and the Potter Orchestra provided up to date music. Many locals attended the entertaining evening.
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Bennish Hall
Perkins
Laura Stacy
Potter Orchestra
Set Strawberries Early for First-Year Fruit
Early spring is ideal to plant overbearing strawberries to harvest fruit in the first year. This start helps plants establish strong roots and a larger initial crop. Long-season varieties require cultural practices that differ in details from standard methods, outlined in Farmers Bulletin 901 by the U S Department of Agriculture.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Struble Couple Celebrates 32nd Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs H W Struble hosted a three course dinner Monday night for their thirty second anniversary. Guests included Mr and Mrs O E Anderson and family Mr and Mrs Aldrich and family Mrs Joe Nelson and Mrs Anna Struble and son Paul.
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H. W. Struble
Struble
O. E. Anderson
Aldrich
Joe Nelson
Anna Struble
Paul
Revival Meetings Start Here Sunday Night at Methodist Church
Evangelist E F Clover from Delano Minnesota will assist the pastor as revival meetings begin February 17 at the Methodist Church. The pastor urges prayer for salvation and asks all parishioners and leaders to engage in the outreach, inviting all to attend and witness renewed faith. One and all are cordially invited to attend each service. D O Yeager, Pastor.
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Methodist Church
E. F. Clover
Delano
Minnesota
Brother Clover
Church
Jesus
D. O. Yeager
Meals That Make Sturdy Young Americans
A discussion of wartime nutrition from the U S Department of Agriculture and the Food Administration highlights sample meals for children. It cites two meal options per break fast lunch and supper, including items like apple sauce oatmeal with milk stewed prunes cocoa toast bread stew fish greens corn bread milk soup and baked potato with apple betty. The article references Farmers Bulletin 717 and urges readers to watch for the Review Each Week.
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Department of Agriculture
The
Food Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Hold Your Liberty Bonds Urges Long-Held Investment
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo urges Liberty Bond buyers of both issues to hold their bonds as the best investment. He warns that agents seek to swap bonds for questionable securities and stresses the importance of keeping bonds until genuine need requires sale.
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Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Slacker Arrested For Slacking In Sidney Case
Police arrested Steve Minchoff for slacking last Sunday. He was absent during roll call at Camp Funston and was taken to Sidney for trial with another party. Details were not available at press time and will be reported next week.
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Steve Minchoff
Camp Funston
Minchoff
W. P. Hynes
Sidney
Thursday Named as Potato Day Wattles
Omaha Nebraska February 13 By proclamation Food Administrator Wattles has named Thursday of each week as potato day. Merchants are urged to sell potatoes at reduced prices and to encourage consumption by Nebraskans. Potatoes may substitute wheat flour on Thursdays with four pounds of potatoes per pound of wheat flour and a cap on substitutes. The aim is to save the potato surplus and prevent waste.
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Omaha
Nebr
Wattles
Nebraska
Nebraska advertising campaign launches fundraiser
The Bureau of Publicity of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce aims to raise 850000 dollars for a national advertising drive. Commercial groups and Nebraska newspapers will be invited to propose copy ideas. Caution given against wasteful or weak efforts.
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Bureau of Publicity
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
Ford Sparks Plugs Rivalry Between Cars
A Ford driver met a man in a Little Saxon and asked about the other car. He was told it was a Saxon and the Ford driver quipped that he might trade his large car for one of the small Saxons to use for running about.
Nebraska urges full birth and death reporting nationwide
Dear sir we urge complete recording of births and deaths in Nebraska. State Health Department notes 1917 figures and Cheyenne county last year with 144 births, 67 girls and 77 boys, plus data on native and foreign parents and twins. Mothers offered a free booklet with each birth recorded.
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Nebraska
State House
Cheyenne County
Utility as Comfort Overrides Solid Mahogany Indoors
A brief note argues that true comfort comes from practical utility rather than furniture status. The emphasis is on functional design over ornate materials, suggesting homes should favor practicality without sacrificing style.
Young People Hurt in Auto Accident Near Dix
A party of young people en route to the Hard Time Dance at Dix were injured when a car driven by Fred Reetz left the road near the horse shoe curve half a mile east of Dix. Passengers include Philip Hougen Bert Tompkins Lydia Ball Lillie Jacobson and Innis James. Reetz uninjured. Hougen cut above the eye. Tompkins sprained back. James ankle sprain. Jacobson ankle sprain. Ball serious sprain back and hip bruising. No deaths reported.
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Dix
Fred Reetz
Philip Hougen
Bert Tompkins
Lydia Ball
Lillie Jacobson
Innis James
Miss James
Miss Jacobson
Miss Bal
Marys Lamb Again
A playful riff on the Mary Mary Lamb tale set as a village scene. Mary mourns a lost lamb while her brother John lounges at home, smoking and watching. The tale pivots to bankers seizing stock as the crowd passes, ending with a note of sympathy and a phrase Three-in-One Sense.
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Mary
John
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