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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1919
Page
4
H W Saezer, Pastor, announces Sunday School at 10 and morning sermon on the Cheat Invitation from Luke 14 16 21. Evening service at 5 with sermon Bought With a Price from I John 3 13 18. Attendance has increased under the present pastorate begun three months ago with last Sunday's largest turnout. We are increasing daily.
The Lutheran drive for Midland College at Fremont began well with Fontanelle pledging about 15,000 toward a 500,000 goal for Christian Education. Midland College, a high grade American college under the United Lutheran Church in America, may open in Fremont in September.
W L Larson and his brothers visited Sid ney in town on Saturday for business.
Herbert Stevens returned Sunday from the Epworth League convention at Arnold Nebraska. W P Wilson motored to Sterling Thursday morning to spend a few days with his family. Several locals are fig peoy S uring on trips through Wyoming and Colorado for their vacations. S L Knox left for a trip through the West this week motoring to California and expects to be gone a month or more.
Mrs F D Fiske and Mrs Fred Reetz left Sunday for a two week visit with relatives at Bloomfield and Walthill Nebraska.
Bill Pearson a member of the home Marines left Sunday for Grand Island and Lincoln to visit his folks at Salem during his absence.
For sale 480 acres of choice wheat land eight miles from Potter in Dewey County South Dakota. Low price and easy terms offered through P O Box 15 Dewey SD. Also promoting job training with Grand Island Business College in Nebraska offering free catalogue and employment support from a large West practice.
The notice advertises the OC B & Q timetable at Sidney with northbound service details and features local business mentions. It highlights Dr. M. Kimpston, a dentist in Sidney Nebraska, and promotes implements from Johnson, including J I Case and Moline tractors, plus Frank McCool advertising concrete work.
Helena reports the first meeting of the state board of bail insurance since the legislature adjourned. Warrants totaling 4 percent of 1918 losses were issued and combined with prior 40 percent payments reach 44 percent of insured losses. A letter from North Dakota official notes historical payout rates by year, with 1913 to 1918 figures, and promotes the LiVoni & Son crop insurance.
The Lutheran campaign for Midland College at Fremont opened strongly with Fontanelle canvassers pledging about 1,000 dollars up to date. Volunteers in Allen Dakota City Wayne Rising City Fremont Hooper and West Point are canvassing. About 25,000 dollars has been pledged in the first days toward a 500,090 dollar goal for Christian education. Midland College, a high grade American college under the United Lutheran Church in America, is expected to open at Fremont in September with 44 synods and 1,000,090 members across 42 English speaking synods.
United States Department of Agriculture farmers bulletin 740 urges keeping no food exposed and storing food in ant proof containers to reduce ant problems. It explains how to prevent ants from entering the home and how to kill them if they persist, with details from the Extension Service at Lincoln.
A Lincoln meeting of farmers and delegates from Nebraska farm organizations fixed harvest wages at 50 cents per hour plus board for shockers and pitchers and 65 cents per hour for stackers. Ten hours define a day. Organizations present included the Nebraska Farmers' Congress, Farmers Co-Operative and Educational Union, State Grange, Nebraska Corn Improvers Association, State Farm Bureau, State Board of Agriculture, College of Agriculture Extension Service, and U S Employment Service Tabor. A resolution was passed.
A public appeal calls on Congress to repeal the daylight saving law citing energy savings and health concerns. Advocates argue the current schedule wastes resources and disrupts daily life, pushing lawmakers to restore standard time year round.
The U S Department of Agriculture bulletin 1036 warns that improper repair of threshing machines wastes rain and time each season. It outlines repair and adjustment of grain separators and tips to avoid grain loss. The bulletin can be obtained from the Extension Service at the College of Agriculture in Lincoln.
A brief opinion claims Bolivian women are superior to men in energy and intellect, presenting a gendered comparison without supporting data or context. The remark emphasizes perceived female strengths in national character.
The passage notes Rhodes girls as skilled mariners and divers, Bravil praising corpulence as feminine beauty, and Isle of Man women linking carrot eating to jealousy and bad temper. These cultural beliefs illustrate diverse gender norms across regions.
A Siamese household recognizes the woman as the legal head whose signature renders a husband’s transactions invalid without her consent.
A historical note proclaims motherhood as the crowning glory for Chinese women, stating she prefers death in childbirth over a defeated motherhood, reflecting cultural ideals and pressures around fertility and national identity.
A Patagonian tale notes that upon marriage a woman is expected to behave as a married woman and, in a drastic custom, her husband knocks out her two upper middle teeth. The account reflects local beliefs about marital status and women’s conduct.
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