Gas from the Oil Well and Old Time Wits
A compiled column of humorous anecdotes and quips by G. A. S. from town chatter. It riffs on evolution, gas prices, habit, travel, hospital visits, and a tall tale about an eagle and a canyon rope escape, ending with an offer to prove the tale with a rope and feather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C
Harry
Pumpkin Seed Creek
John Q
John
Miss Blair
Mark
Francis
Bruce
Eugene
Leola
Walter
Bob
Robert
Potter caller Crandall and subscription plea
Mr Crandall of Dix was a caller in Potter on Tuesday afternoon. The notice urges readers to renew Omaha or Denver daily subscriptions and shows the Review will take orders with part of the money staying at home with the home man. It promotes subscribing to magazines or periodicals published in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Tompkins
Potter
Mr. Crandall of
Dix
Omaha
Denver
United States
Western Association
Kimball
Sidney
Chappell
Earl Anderson
Marian Shaw
Potter High School Notes and Opportunity Verse
A school page reports senior physics experiments with a soap film ring, initiation events among Juniors and Freshmen, sports plans for basketball and football hopefuls, new clubs and activities, and a poetry feature by Berton Bradley. Edgar Leafdale, Potter alum, visits en route to Hastings to study law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Allen Poe
Myrtle Nelson
Jeannetta Sloan
Classroom Daybook Notes on Absence and Visits
Johnny Moench was absent Monday. Mrs Quein's students enjoy two new playground balls. Mr Tabler visited the first grade room for about half an hour last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Moench
Regret Over High School Days Sparks Reflections
A class member laments wasted youth and wishes for a second chance to study. The musing asks why people cannot profit from others' experiences and learn from past mistakes to improve future efforts.
Mrs Sarah Jane Shepherd Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Sarah Jane Shepherd, mother of Mrs Walter Benson of the Kirk neighborhood, died Tuesday September 15 after a brief illness. Aged over 82, she had arrived the day before to visit her daughter. The body was sent to Silver Creek, Nebraska for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Jane Shepherd
Walter Benson
Kirk
Silver Creek
Nebraska
Western Nebraska Observer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red Johnson
Homer
Troy
Babe Ruth
John D
B. C
Publius Syrus
Cowboy
Geo. Gunderson
Licensed
Drayman
Avavavav
VAV
Christensen & Son
FAVAY
Tavavay
Lincoln Highway
Harry Wells
DR. Miller Hospital
Mesis
RASKA
Union Pacific Time
Potter, Nebraska
UNION
America
Potter Camp No
L. F. Lafferty
W. C. Harry Warner
Potter Volunteer Fire Department
Claude Biggs
Karl Fricke
Dean Hagemeister
Noatec
The
Voice of
Potter Public School
Farmers Grain and Milling Co
Meta Gemeinhardt
Vera Carlson
Lorraine Tinsley
Harold Brett
Marion Nelson
Ada Brady
Elizabeth Mangum
Guy
Potter High
Johnson Grove
Knowledge Factory
Bruce Hagemeister
Eugene Schmidt
Arvid Challburg
Holitor
Charles McKee
South America
Opportunity
Berton Bradley
Edgar Leafdale
Potter High School
Hastings
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