Dix Nebraska Community Notes Roundup
The Dix area reports multiple small items: Mrs Lulu Burke and son Donald with Miss Stel hosted home economics teachers from the district. The Kinley baby care shifts, Petrus Peterson and L. P. visited Kimball, Belmore’s hotel plans on Lincoln Highway improve. Church directors met as Rev Wineland resigns and leaves Dix ministerless for now. Chas Wagner visited from Potter. 7th and 8th graders face exams. Thelia Elliot leaves for Laranne Wyoming. Marie Kelly visited sister in Kimball via No 4. Green IX Walker family moved into Staley’s old house. Ladies Kensington meet at Killham home.
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Lulu Burke
Donald
Stel
Wid Moers
Demu Wendt
Dix
Wineland
Kansas
Vix
Chas. Wagner
Potter
Griffith Convicted Polling Insurance Man
Griffith Kimball insurance salesman was found guilty in a pollind case as reported in the local paper.
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LL. Griffith
Kimball
Man Charged In Connection With February Shooting
Verdict returned Wednesday by district court finds a suspect guilty of second degree involvement in the shooting of Jerry Mandrell at his home on February 2. The case centers on complicity in the violent act and seeks to establish responsibility for the incident.
Junior play tonight and local sick list notes
Attend the Junior play tonight. Several residents are on the sick list this week including Mrs Helsing and Mrs Hl L Challiburg. Win Havememter traveled to Sidney for a business trip. George Tabler and Mrs W C Jessup were in Potter and Grand Island respectively while visiting county folks and attending a teachers meeting in Sidney.
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Win
Havememter
Sidney
Hl. L. Challiburg
Simball
Potter
W. C. Jessup
Grand Island
Winstine
Mable Ross
Babcock Leaves Moonday for California Trip
R. A. Babcock departs Moonday on a brief business journey to California lasting several weeks.
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R. A. Babcock
Moonday
California
County Seat Visitors Harry Flintier and Wm Goding
Harry Flintier and William Goding visited the county seat on Wednesday afternoon, stopping at local offices and meeting with officials about ongoing clerical matters.
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Harry Flintier
Wm. Goding
Local notes from Potter area events and trips
August Sehmidt toured Kimball and Pine Bluffs last Monday. The W M S meets next Wednesday afternoon March 25, 2030 at Mrs. L V Slocumb’s home. Herbert Wallin is on forced vacation from Potter Garage due to a sprained back. Wim Godling spent days last week in Lincoln on commissioner business. Mr and Mrs Lou Hagemeister and two children visited Wm Hagemeister’s Potter home Sunday.
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August Sehmidt
Kimball
Pine Bluffs
Herbert Wallin
Potter Garage
Wim. Godling
Lincoln
Lou Hagemeister
Lisco
Nebr
Wm. Lagemeister
Potter
Ma and Mrs Starr Schuck Return From California by Auto
Ma and Mrs Starr Schuck arrived Wednesday from California in a car trip. They were glad to see these folks back and welcomed their return.
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Mrs. Starr Schuck
California
Leafdales Improve After Illness This Week
Mr and Mrs Martin Leafdale were on the sick list this week but are much improved at the present writing.
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Martin Leafdale
County Visitors Report Business Callers in County Seat
Among the business callers in the county seat Wednesday were Mrs. G. J. Rogers, Mrs. Ehner Jacobson, and Fern Sanders.
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G. J. Rogers
Ehner Jacobson
Fern Sanders
Mr and Mrs Lewis Herman Visit In Colorado
Mr and Mrs Lewis Herman of Greeley Colorado visited from Friday till Monday at the home of Mrs Nferman's brother R L MacAdam.
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Lewis Herman
Greeley
Colorado
Local trip to countryside near Bronson reported
Wm. Thiggins Jos. Schwartz and Frank Armstrong made a Sunday afternoon visit to the country north of Bronson in the latest local outing.
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Wm. Thiggins
Jos. Schwartz
Frank Armstrong
Bronson
Local hairdressing student near completion of course
Mrs GE Biggs, currently studying hair dressing in Kimball, will soon finish and be available for local patronage. The Epworth League hosted a St Patrick's Day party at Mrs Jennie MacAdam's home with Dorothy, about seventy guests. Sixty eight plate suppers were served and games and wholesome amusements filled the evening.
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GE. Biggs
Kimball
The
Epworth League
Jennie MacAdam
Dorothy
Keystone Class Social at Smith Home
The Keystone Class of the Methodist Sunday School enjoyed a pleasant social evening at Mr and Mrs Chas Smiths home with fifty three guests. The gathering featured wholesome merriment and a good lunch prepared by the hostesses. The group is described as middle aged and active in the community.
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Keystone
Methodist Sunday School
Chas. Smith
Iseystone
Erick Andersons 50th Birthday Celebration Near Kirk
Relatives and friends gathered at his home northwest of town on Sunday March 8 to celebrate Erick Andersons 50th birthday. Guests included the Swan sons Leafdales, Johnsons and Kirch residents, plus neighbors and young people. After supper the evening featured music games and social conversation with a commemorative poem written by one party.
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Erick Anderson
Ed. Swanson
Isimball
Geo. Leafdale
Irk
Emil Leafdale
Potter
Alfred Johnson
Spencer
Carlson
Kirk
Martin Leafdale
Anderson
Rent Help Wanted Across Potter County Area
Classified notice notes location 2 miles north and 2 west of Potter for a rental listing. Jay Lewis at 222 Osage Street Leavenworth Kansas is the contact. Date 2e-3mar appears in the text.
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Potter
Jay Lewis
Osage St
Leavenworth
Kansas
Dawn by the Sea
A lyrical scene titled Dawn by the Sea depicts a tranquil morning over a blue sea and green shore. Fiona Macleod evokes a silent sea, quiet currents, and the hush of white sands on a secluded isle.
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Isle
L Fiona Macleod
Tommy on Twins from a boy’s humorous verse
A Boston Transcript excerpt presents a boy’s verse on twins. It describes twins as a baby double arriving early in the morning with a doctor, and a mother who, unable to punish one twin, spanks both. The speaker notes having twins at home and would swap them for an Airedale or almost anything.
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Airdale
Boston Transcript
Watch Nights in religious tradition traced to Wesley Moravians
A historical note describes watch nights as a longstanding custom before major events. It cites gospel references and notes the push to popularize watch night services during the new year by John Wesley and the Moravians, linking Wesleys' affiliation to their spread.
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John Wesley
Wesley
Cripplegate Gate and Milton Burial in London History
A historical note recounts Cripplegate in London being used by beggars from around 1010, rebuilt by London brewers in 1244, and dismantled with materials sold for £91 in July 1760. It also records poet John Milton’s burial on November 12, 1674 in the nearby church.
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Cripplegate
London
England
Brewers of
John Milton
The Mower Razor owned by Manchester barber John Rogers
A Manchester barber named John Rogers possesses a bizarre razor resembling a miniature lawnmower. He uses the device on heavily whiskered customers and charges an extra fee for its use.
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John Rogers
Manchester
England
Rogers
German Police Dogs Do Not Show Excessive Affection
German police dogs, while they do not seem demonstratively affectionate, are stanch and loyal, and conduct themselves with quiet dignity which is equaled by few other breeds. Many dogs in old age become snappy and cross, but police dogs do not have this tendency any more than dogs of other breeds.
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Grand Island
Shocked Elephant Halts Roubaix Factories in Circus Protest
A circus elephant halted four Roubaix factories when it pulled against an iron stake driven into the ground, touching a transmission cable. The shock did not prove fatal, and the wheels were stopped from turning by the protest and ensuing wire contact.
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Roubaix
France
Happiness and Morality in the Moral Life
The article argues happiness stems from moral life with material conditions aiding it, noting rain and fine weather boost soil fertility as per Jean Finot. It emphasizes reflection on ethics as the path to well being rather than mere material comfort.
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Jean Finot
British Columbia Shingle Production Stretches Vast Reach
Shingles manufactured in British Columbia in a single year would extend over 770000 miles if laid end to end, surpassing 380 trips around the Earth and enough to roof more than 125000 modern homes.
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British Columbia
Great War Feat In 1716 Swedish Move War Galleys
In 1716 Swedish military authorities moved two war galleys five large boats and one sloop overland on rollers from Stormstadt to Iderfjol a fourteen mile march to attack Frederickshall Norway.
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Stormstadt
Iderfjol
Frederickshall
Norway
Back and Forth Truck Introduces Reverse Driving Seat
A new truck model debuts with bidirectional travel capability and a forward facing driver seat paired with a backward facing passenger seat to enable reverse driving.
Repay Evil With Good Reflects on Kindness and Consequences
A concise proverb style excerpt notes that a good man rewards kindness even when harmed. It compares sandalwood on a falling sandalwood to the edge of an axe releasing a pleasant aroma, illustrating virtue persisting amid injury.
Girl Awarded Damages For Future Marriage Prospects
A four year old girl in an English court received 150 pounds in damages after injuries claimed to impair her future marriage prospects. The outcome notes the potential impact on her personal life and highlights the court’s sympathy toward the affected child.
Acquire Saving Habit You Are On The Way To Prosperity
The piece notes a Forbes quotation about building wealth by enjoying saving more than spending. It emphasizes disciplined money management and the satisfaction of banking rather than burning through funds. The message framing aligns with personal finance guidance from business media.
New Use of Word in the Old Days
A Hartford Times note observes shifting meaning of simple from foolish to a word used to justify higher dress prices, reflecting a linguistic trend in past eras.
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Hartford Times
Uncle Ezra Urges Hustle for Mortgage Payoff
In a Boston Transcript column Uncle Ezra counsels contentment with one’s lot but insists it does not excuse neglecting effort to clear the mortgage. He urges practical action and steady work to improve financial standing.
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Boston Transcript
Spend Time Wisely Quote Reflects Yonge Adage
A concise aphorism attributed to Yonge urges that a single well spent day aligned with proper precepts surpasses endless erring. The message emphasizes prudent living and thoughtful choices over time wasted.
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Yonge
Vague historical note about people flocking to shore
A fragmented account describes a crowd gathering at the shore after a distant event involving a place named de Vaailia and a mountain, with references to a search for an unclear substance or object. Details are sparse and names are partially garbled.
Transcript fragment notes on success firings and avoirdupois
A magazine writer observes the phrase success firings poise and mentions avoirdupois. The Boston Transcript sample notes this usage and offers no further context or names.
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Mgazine
Pboston
Longevity and Fhen Some The things that go oon forever
Fragmentary lines discuss enduring things and timeless ideas. The text references eternity and permanence with phrases about the brook and tongues, suggesting a meditation on lasting nature and language.
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Duluth
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