Jupiter Scapin nickname for Napoleon cited by Abbe de Scart
The nickname Jupiter Scapin is linked to Napoleon Bonaparte in Emerson's Representative Men, with the Abbe de S QT ad attributing a mix of greatness and petti ness to him. Scapin invokes a clever thief from Moliere, labeling Napoleon as a rogue beyond power and splendor.
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Jupiter Scapin
IV Poleon Bonaparte
de Sqidt
Scapin
Moliere
Jupiter
Emerson
Diamond Dyes For All Fabrics In 15 Cent Packets
Diamond Dyes offer easy directions for tinting delicate shades or dyeing permanent colors on lingerie silks ribbons skirts waists dresses coats stockings sweaters draperies and coverings. Ask your druggist which dye to use for wool silk linen cotton or mixed goods.
Marital Ties Bind London Pair and Their Siblings
Peter Jersen of Hammersmith England has wed Miss M Chandler. The Chan dler sister and brother were married to the groom’s sibling, linking two families through both marriage and kinship.
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Peter Jersen
Hammersmith
England
M. Chandler
Bayer Aspirin Warning Ad Promotes Genuine Product
A product ad urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packaging or labels to ensure genuine, safe aspirin proven by millions and prescribed by physicians for 25 years. It warns that imitations may be dangerous and instructs to say Bayer at purchase.
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Bayer
Ady
Definitions Nerve Asking a Man Back From Vacation
A clipped, odd line notes someone asking a man recently returned from vacation for ten dollars, and the man’s reluctant but compelled response implied by the terse wording. The item reads like a brief cultural quip or classified snippet from a past era.
Nebraska Briefs Timely News Culled From All Parts
Statewide briefs summarize quick notes from Nebraska communities. Readouts cover local events, milestones, and developments in business, government, sports, and culture across cities and counties. Compact items highlight dates, names, and places in a rapid scan format.
Penitentiary Outbreak Frustrated In Lincoln Prison Yard
Three convicts used automatic pistols and nitroglycerine bombs in a dramatic escape attempt at the Nebraska penitentiary. One convict Fred Brown and a guard Clarence Morris were killed, Roy Smith wounded while Brown's accomplice opened fire after doors refused. Smith was severely wounded.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Penitentiary
Fred Brown
Omaha
Clarence J. Morris
Brown
Roy Smith
Smith
Elderly couples celebrate milestone anniversaries in Holdrege
Holdrege residents Mr and Mrs Henry Deabenderfer recently marked their sixtieth wedding anniversary in company with several other elderly couples. In Holdrege, Mr and Mrs S B Cobb plan a seventy fifth anniversary celebration on October 10. Cobb is 97, and his wife will be 93 in the spring.
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Holdrege
Mholdrege
Henry Deabenderfer
S. B. Cobb
Lincoln Lancaster Hotel firm issues city’s largest permit
The Lancaster Hotel company, builders of the new Cornhusker hotel, obtained a building permit valued at 1 120 000 dollars. It is the highest permit ever issued by the city, setting a new daily and monthly record since permit tracking began.
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Lincoln
Lancaster Hotel Company
Cornhusker
Local Girl Recovers After 20 Foot Fall
Sidney residents report Mary L. Eckhardt, aged child, who fell from a second story window about 20 feet, suffered a cracked skull yet shows no inconvenience and plays with friends after a few hours of unconsciousness.
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Sidney
Mary L. Eckhardt
Depot Goat Eats Maps And Time Tables At Clinton A
A goat belonging to a depot agent caused considerable disturbance at Clinton A depot by eating all maps and time tables. Staff had to request a fresh supply of printed material from the forwarder to restore operations.
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Clinton
Indians Hold Fifth Annual Pow Wow and Fair Dinner
About fifteen hundred Indians gathered for the fifth annual pow-wow dinner and three day Indian fair opening. Horse racing served as the principal entertainment during the event in Clinton.
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Clinton
Old Settlers Honored at Hitchcock County Fair
A total of 29 residents who have lived in Hitchcock for over 40 years were honored as Old Settlers during Old Settlers' Day at the Hitchcock County Fair.
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Culbertson
Hitchcock
Hitchcock County
Fremont to Present New Zoning Ordinance
A new zoning ordinance will require the consent of all property owners within 100 feet to stop erection of filling stations and small stores in residential districts. The measure will be brought before the city council soon.
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Fremont
Cit. Council
Nebraska Churches for Unification Vote
The Nebraska conference of the Methodist Episcopal church voted 197 to 8 for unification of the M E church and the M E church south during its session in Lincoln.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Consolidation of City Telephone Exchanges Completed
Red Cloud workmen begin merging the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph assets with the Independent Company after the former sold its interests weeks earlier, consolidating local telephone operations and improving service.
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Red Cloud
Lincoln Teldhone’ & Telegraph Company
Hay Baling Contest Filmed for News Reels at Stewart
O'Neill film crews photograph for news reels as the championship hay baling contest unfolds at Stewart. The event is supported by the federal agriculture department and the Nebraska state archives.
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O'Neill
Federal Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Stewart
Fall From Horse Fatal Near Ulysses
Fourteen year old Ulysses boy son of Mr and Mrs William Coyle dies after falling from a horse he was riding home from city school. He resided three miles southwest of Ulysses and was returning from attending school when the accident occurred.
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Ulysses
Jovveh
William Coyle
Nebraska hail insurance bureau says 842 farmers bought policies
Lincoln reports 842 Nebraska farmers purchased hail insurance policies to date with total premiums of 30,508 dollars and losses of 19,109 dollars. Approximately 10,000 dollars will be credited to next year's business.
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Omaha
A. L. Haecker
Lincoln
Nebraska Creamery Association
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Nebraska Synod
Columbus
Nebraska
State
Hail Insurance Bureau
Should wives be paid wages says a judge
A magazine columnist asks if wives should earn wages and a married man replies with a sharp retort about supporting a wife who works. The exchange cites a judge's quip on the question reflecting contemporary gender views.
Calumet Wheat Cakes Mix Tips From A Old Recipe
A historic Calumet flour based cake method describes whisking flour baking powder and salt, beating eggs with milk, then combining to form a soft batter and baking. It mentions melted butter and specific measurements like teaspoons and tablespoons for precise mixing.
You overlook this beauty of a vil lage.
You can live handsomely there on 1200 dollars a year.
Dave's Mentha Pepsin Promises Fast Indigestion Relief
Thousands have fixed their dyspepsia with Dave's Mentha Pepsin a stomach medicine described as pleasant to take. One or two doses relieve acute indigestion while chronic cases may require two or three bottles to restore health and comfort. If it fails to help the purchase price will be refunded.
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Dave
Commander McIver Named 1925 South Carolina Legion Commander
Rick McIver of Florence was elected to lead the South Carolina department of the American Legion in 1925 on July 4 1924. A former police chief since 1921 and Clemson graduate he led as a quiet steady fighter with athletic prowess and wartime service in the Mexican border era and World War I.
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American Legionnaires of
South Carolina
Rick MeIver
Florence
McIver
Rick McIver
Clemson Agricultural and Mechanical College
A. I
Rick
Second
South Carolina Infantry
France
Education Week Set for November 16 to 22
Education Week will be observed nationwide from November 16 to 22, 1925, announced by the American Legion at Indianapolis headquarters. The National Education Association and the U S Bureau of Education cooperate with the Legion. The week includes Constitution day, Patriotism day, School and Teacher day, Conservation and Thrift day, Know Your School day, Community and Health day, and For God and Country day. President Coolidge says civilization’s need is the need of teachers.
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American Legion
Indianapolis
National Education Association
United States Bureau of Education
Legion
National L[iducation Association
Coolidge
Requests Purchase of Historic Billop House
The American Legion post of Staten Island asks Mayor Mylvan to have New York City buy the Billop House in Tottenville. Erected in 1668, it hosted the first peace conference after the Revolution with Franklin and Adams meeting Howe. The Legion envisions a ten acre public park, while some oppose the purchase due to Tory owner Christopher Billop's Revolutionary War role.
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New York
Billop
Tottenville
N. Y
Mylan
American Legion
Staten Island
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Lord Howe
Billop House
Christopher Billop
Science Will Reveal Treasures of Earth
Sir Robert N Kotze a mining engineer predicts geology will in 100 to 200 years revert Earth geology to a depth of one mile. He says devices using wireless waves could peer into the crust and reveal ore deposits, making the earth transparent to a geological prospector.
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Sir Robert N. Kotze
Sir Robert
Ile
Robert
London
Well Merited Success Honored by Dr Pierce
Politically and professionally allied, Dr. R. V. Pierce, pictured here, is celebrated for a fifty year record of herbal remedies. His Golden Medical Discovery is advertised as a blood and stomach alterative that clears skin and boosts circulation. Send 10 cents for a package of tablets to Dr. Pierce, Buffalo, N.Y.
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R. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Vierce
Messing li fe and a gentleman oath fragment
A fragmented OCR line shows a dialogue about swearing life’s honor and a gentleman’s promise, questioning why someone spoiled it amid terse, incomplete phrases. The text preserves a tense exchange with words like life and honor, but lacks full context or clear narrative.
Postman Endures 2400 Miles On USKIDE Soles
H H Roehrig of Richmond Hill New York wore USKIDE Soles for over seven months averaging twelve miles daily on harsh pavements. The soles remained sound and ready for more wear. USKIDE claims twice the life of leather and is marketed by the United States Rubber Company.
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H. H. Roehrig
Richmond Hill
N. Y
United States Rubber Company
Very crude are the emotions of those who want to hit the people they don't like
A compact social remark notes that individuals inclined to violence reveal crude emotions when expressing hostility toward people they dislike. It emphasizes a critical view of such aggressive impulses and their social impact.
Tanlac credited with restoring health and weight gain
Mrs. George Hernigle recounts how Tanlac raised her weight from 99 to 116 pounds, cured years of nervous indigestion, improved sleep and energy, and even helped her eight year old daughter. She urges others to try the medicine and notes over 40 million bottles sold.
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George Hernigle
Tanlac
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William Rothschild
State Lutheran Woman's Missionary Society
J. Ray Shike
State Association of Osteopaths
L. W. Moody
Scottsbluffs
Morrill
Dumont
State Hall Fund
Paul Mierhenry
Washington County
Scottsbluff
Phelps County
George Craig
Ellis Farmer
Sam Allen
Union Pacific
Rogers
Lincoln Highway
Samuel Avery
University of Nebraska
J. M. Matzen
Beatrice
August Lavene
Bertrand
Alfred Hodges
McMullen
William N. McBride
Omatka
Elkhorn Valley Association of Congregational Churches
Charles W. Beal
Custer County
Broker Bow
York Y. M. C. A
Lee
Hall County
A. E. Anderson
Legion Convention Legionnatron
Omaha Automobile Club
Anton DeGroot
Madison
W. T. Bass
Gas Tax Bureau
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Wrigleys
MenaMotor
Reonardh Manufacturing Co
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Toledo, Ohio
Mona Motor
Oils & Greases
A. C. Finck
Brandeis Theatre
Nebr
Hotel Conant
A. Garrick
Camerford Avenue
Hollywood
California
C A. Ranson
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Crescent Nut Company
Main
Oklahoma City
Cita
Cheerican
American Legion News Service
E. Rick McIver
Bellans
Sam
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