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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1925
Page
8
A fragmentary column blends quirky ideas and local humor. It mentions plans for a Ford self starter using a clock spring, jokes about clockwork and interior decorating, and light anecdotes about Christy Mathewson and Cheyenne county. The piece also notes a homespun cheer and a cheeky Helpful Hint to Housewives about repurposing undergarments for children's stocking caps.
Hogs hauled to Peetz Colorado via Farmers Union Shipping. Antelope Divide telephone company officers held a meeting at J H Madden’s home to prepare lines for winter. The school adds teeter totters and swings amid frequent hard falls. Chris Nelson delayed threshing due to cold stormy weather. E R Hadley party returns from Saratoga Wyoming with relatives. his brother and wife join. J Christensen travels to Kimball to buy cattle. J W Bertramson escorts Mildred to Kimball for a doctor. Mildred ill with tonsillitis. Dewey Larson slips into a ditch while leaving town. he says walking is fine. Local No 608 met at J M Nelson’s October 9 with ex-president C J Osborn and Mr Shroyer as speakers. Ladies club plans to meet with Mrs Joe Madden on Saturday afternoon October 24 with Nurse Louise Murphry to speak on Child Hygiene and Medrocraft. crowd hoped large.
Reader inquiry about Omaha or Denver Daily subscriptions. The notice states that when renewal time arrives the Review will process the order and a portion of the payment stays locally with the purchaser’s “home man.” Orders are accepted for any magazine or periodical published in the United States.
C V Bullock and Jack Buckley left yesterday morning for Elk Mountain Wyoming on a deer hunt. The deer season is very short in Western Nebraska and observers note the trip.
James Wilson misses two weeks sick. Seniors pick third play and debut blue white caps. Senior girls perform Mrs Willis Will in school. Juniors report absences and essays while preparing six weeks exams. Sophomores parade, violin practice, class colors orange and black. Freshmen conduct science experiments and tardies noted. Music classes study orchestral instruments and plan a school orchestra by year end. Grades 7 8 report absences, snow stops baseball, penmanship portfolios and a flower display. Primary grades list names, attendance, Indian studies and Halloween projects. Humorous snippets and quotes at end.
Howard Tabler Vernon Vizina and Joseph Jensen are named in a brief item noting Byron Johnson was absent for one day due to a black eye he sustained during an altercation with a swing mit.
A school hosted a literary program last Monday evening to a sizable audience. A lively exchange occurs as a student and teacher dialogue reveals humor and classroom dynamics amid informal chatter.
The exchange presents a period furniture example and an unexpected punchline about an electric chair ending the sentence. The dialogue centers on naming a historic item and a macabre twist. No other facts, places, or dates are provided.
Mrs Quein asks what letter comes after H in the alphabet and prompts students to think about what is on both sides of her nose, noting it looks like powder as she guides the lesson.
In a brief exchange, Mr. Biges asks for a haircut and Mr. Place retorts with a blunt, humorous line about cutting them all, reflecting a casual, office or shop banter about grooming.
The Publishers Auxiliary reports Potter high school's junior class activities. Three boys are spending regular hours at the Potter Review office learning type composition printing and job printing work as part of a new practical journalism study.
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