PLATTSMOUTn SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER .10, 191.7.
PAGE 4,
Che plattsmoutb journal
ll III.IMIKD SKVI-WEEKI.Y -T IM.ATTfMorT.I. NKIIUASKA.
Entered at rostotl.ee at rint tsmuth. Neb., ns second-class mail matter.
R. A. BATES, Publisher
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THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
-I '-Cold and reset ved natures
should remember that though
not infrequently flowers may be
found beneath the snow, it is
chill work to dig for them, and
few care to take the trouble."
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Be ready to write it 1'JIG.
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There were a few "Good Fellows" in
riatti-mouth.
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Youll soon be writing it 191(5 un
less you forget.
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Christmas is one thing, and getting
over it is another.
The glad dy is over and now for
another next Fourth cf July.
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The days are growing longer and
the old man's time is growing shorter.
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The walls will be stripped of the
old calendar?, and those of 191(5 adorn
the old place.
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The O'd Year is marly gone, and
the New Year is turning the corner
on the home stretch.
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When a man is willing to go with
out hi dinner to do you a favor, place
his name at the top of your list of
friends.
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Look at the difference between con
ditions abroad and at home. Who
wouldn't rather live under ministra
tion of Cupid than of Mars?
Mayor Thompson of Chicago has
also declined the republican nomina
tion. Occasionally ihere is a wise
man who knows it when he isn't built
for running.
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This has been a fine season for
weddings. Those who are now happy
in wedlock will have something else
to occupy the mind one year from
this Christmas.
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There seems to be little doubt that
our army and navy are to be strength
ened, which won't keep us out of trou
ble, but would be some help if
trouble should come.
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King George has been taking a lit
tle stimulant daily on the advice of
hi? family physician. That's the kind
of doctor wc like one who will let
you reason with him.
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There are sixty persons in the Unit
ed States who have a ?1,000,000 in
come annually, and piobably some of
them lie awake nights thinking about
that G per cent tax they have to pay.
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From the number of automobiles
sold in the rural districts the farm
er's wife is evidently no longer satis
fied with such recreation as sitting at
the front window and counting the
number of machines that pass in a
day.
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Skirts that will clear the ground
from six to twelve inches will pre
dominate in the spring styles of 191 G.
For heaven's sake, what are we com
ing to, anyway? And, then, what is
the big-footed women going to do, if
they undertake to keep up with
styles?
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Flattsmouth merchants enjoyed a
'ery good Christmas trade, notwith
standing the many w3:o went to Oma
ha to get their Christmas presents
and pay out the cash. In about two
months or less these : ame people will
be around to the merchants they have
treated so shamefully, a.:ing for
credit.
Villi VI.AIl l- ADVA.M'K
THE "I'LL TRY" SPIRIT.
Henry Ford, returning sick from
Europe, an object of objurgation and
derision, reproached for having "made
tne United States lock foolish," is suf
fering the usual fate of the man who
dares run counter to the prejudices of
his time. For it is prejudice, it might
as well be admitted, mat made Ford's
audacious m.s&ion unpopular from its
inception. Eliminating the bias which
war prejudice gives to the popular
v'.cw, Ford's effort co end the war
would still have been thought vain and
Quixotic, just as was John Brown's ef
fort to put down slavery. But had
there been a genuine and universal
prayer for peace on tne lips of Ameri
can citizens if it were not felt that
peace would make to the advantage of
Germany and to the disadvantage of
the allies the lienr Ford crusade to
Ii.urope would nevertneless nave been
popular where now k is unpopular.
All of which, of course, has exactly
nothing to do with the question
whether Mr. Ford, earnestly desiring
peace, possessed of great means,
should be criticised or commended for
having put his we;..th and energy
freely into a campaign to promote
peace by advertising it; by setting out
to Europe to preach it to the rulers
of the war-swept nations. As to this,
a bit of really inspiring comment is
made, in a letter Lo the Springfield
Republican, by Carl Laemmle of New
York, head of the well known film
syndicate that bear ; his name. It is
a letter that strikes so close to the
keynote of success in life that it is
Worth repioducing. Here it is:
"Henry Ford has been called a
jackass and a clown because he hired
a ship and sailed acros? the sea to stop
the most frightful slaughter in the
history of the world.
"Maybe he can't stop the war. Few
expect that he will succeed. Nimble
wittcd critics are having piles of fun
with him bee rjse they don't believe he
can deliver the goods.
"But to me, the big thing in his ac
tion is not the question of whether
he will not stop the .-.ar, but the fact
that he is willing to try? It was by
trying that he got where he is. But
still he keeps on trying.
"In the face of overwhelming odds,
in spite of a world-wide criticism, he
is willing to undertake the greatest
jcb that ever fell to the lot of a human
being in the world's history. lie
brushes aside the thousands of
columns of newspaper criticism, he
ignores the public utterances of so
called statesmen, he sets his face to
ward the most gloriors goal that any
man ever hoped to achieve and goes
on his way, trying.
"They say he is trying to advertise
his automobiles. But still he goes on
trying. They say his riches have turn
ed his head. But still he tries. They
say he never did anything but pro
mote a good automobile engine and
they ask what right he has to under
take the work of diplomats! The pres
ent war is the result of a most
gigantic failu'-r of diplomacy, and the
fr.ct that Henry Ford is willing to try
a thing in which the great diplomats
of the world have failed only adds to
the bigness of his trying.
"So far as I know, he is the only
person who has tak?n a definite step
toward ending the war. True, it may
not be the right step, but how are we
ever going to get the right step until
we try? The men who sit in swivel
chairs and .-.neer and make funny
jokes about that man Ford are not
taking steps of any kind to end the
war. The job looks too big and too
hopeless to them.
"It looks big to Ford, and maybe it
looks hopeless to him. But he's got
the nerve to try and spend his own
money at it.
"Ye gods! what a nation this would
be if each industry ?oull be headed
by a Ford who wa.i willing to try!
What chance would any other nation
iindrr the sun have in competition
with us? What if noro of us were
willing to try and less of us were
slaves of conventon and creatures of
habit ?
"In my business c.rcer I have met
hundreds of men who could tell me
what I could not do. But I have mot
r.ly a few who wert anxious to try!
I have let the former class out as
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quickly, but as gently, as possible.
But I have hung on to the other class
with all my might. I want the man
i-Vt fin ri- tins mnn ivVtrt will trv Kilt:
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me man wiiu can t or me iii-u. w no
thinks 'it is useless to try' can't have
any of my time.
If any young man hapens to read
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111v.ro sink into hi-; l.r.iir. of brains.
TKoroV ,.r.. in th l .rt . nn rir rulln..
can't" Leave it there! Never use
it! Instead, say 'I'll try,' or better
still, 'I'll henryford!' "
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ii uoesn i make any uuierence vw.ut
we think of i ord s crusade against
the war.
Tl. V,.,f .,11 nd
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especially young men, snoum stuay,
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is that the qualities which sent Henry
sion were the same qualities that, ap
plied in the business world, made him
one of the most successful men of his
generation. World-llerald.
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There is a lot of peace talk lately.
Maybe, after all, a httie Ford shall
lead them.
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With 191G knocki: g at your door
what plans are maturing to fit the
key-hole? Anyway, it would be well
to secure a seat in the city band
wagon, if you can unseat some of the
eeches.
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The gentl-man who owns Lady
Eglantine, the champion hen, and
values her at S100.000. has a very
insufficient knowledge of the value of
money and a very exaggerated notion
of the value of chickens.
TVio vf,i,p.: t.nnl uhn nso.l tr. rot
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together and decorate the church for
Christmas are now giown up, and find
it r-nr t pn,J n rhnrl- to tbP flrvri
than to round up any free dates in the
engagement book of youth.
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There should be mere co-operation
among the business men of Platts
mouth in 1916 than there was in 11)15.
Co-operation works like a charm in
other towns, and why not in our own
city? Get ready for business in 191C.
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A fine resolution for some people to
auopt, commencing with the New
Year, is: "Hereafter I will buy at
home, and not spend my money in
umana, where it don t do the least
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good for .Plattsmou.h." This is a
plendid resolution and should meet
tne approval ot an who believe in
building up Plattsm r.th.
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o, no, my dear girl. Don t you
think you are an old maid when you
reach the age of 30. Girls are not fit
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the coming leap year and see how you
will come out.
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There is liable to be a genuine clean
ng out of officials at the state house
the next election. A new set of
candiuates, out and out, is talked of,
s the pepole of Nebraska are getting
av.ful tired of these slate house hang-
crs-on. They do not belong altogether
in one party, but they join hands in
the work of getting in and staying.
Fire the whole caboodle make a gen
uine clearing out. The people can do
it, and they are about in the notion of
doing it, too.
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Benjamin F. Bush is president of
the Missouri Pacific railroad. He is
of the opinion that railroads have too
many bosses; that government owner
ship would be a calamity and all rail
roads should be ruled by the inter
state commerce commission alone. This
would do away with state railroad
commissions, and the political party
that controlled the national admin-
istration would control the railroads, J n
acting throuch the interstate com-
merce commission.
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We can't see any reason for push
ing anyone to the front for governor
that docs not want the honor. Dr.
Hall offers several reasons why he
won't run, and those who are so in-
sistant upon his running should let
it go at that. Dr. Hall would make
a good governor, is a fine man, and
we are as ready to support him as any
r.ewspaper in the state, but he under
stands his own business better than
thoe who are pushing1 him into a
position he don't want.
EMOTIONANL INCORRIGIBLES.
Year we are sailing.
Those of us who staid at home
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and are now glad of it, have mucn
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ny mat has made an international
spectacle out of the Ford peace cru-
"Meade. Either the newspapers at home
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I nH ahrntiH nw tnn com a itinnnminr.
uo uc icauy .n, me vci, ueyni-
al ly'inE or else that Ford Pce party
is constantly quarreling over questions
of precedence and policy.
These rcports frorl abroad seem to
carry confirmation of some of the re-
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ports of the sailing of the Oscar II
from NjJW Yofk flnd SCnes that
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with a grain of allowance the pictures
that were drawn of the orgie of ex-
citement on the pier, when men and
women danced and Gang and indulged
in weird incantation.
It was told how one old man with
a carpet-bag ran up and down tne
beach as the ship parted its cable,
wailing because he had been left be -
hind and insisting that no peace could
be secured without him. Perhaps he
was right about it.
A noted sculptor threw his arms
around the neck of Henry Ford and
kissed him. An old LJy sought to em-
brace Mr. Bryan, but. only succeeded
in kissing his hand. Another enthus-
iast, as the ship left the pier, jumped
into the water and swam after it un-
til fished out, when he explained that
his purpose in following was to keep
the submarines away Irom the vessel,
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a'nl" ul" lne lumuu
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anu ine csiacy, moou iur. ra
Wlth hls hand raised aIoft in majesty.
sending his blessing across the wa-
ters after the departing crusaders, and
invoking for them the blessing and aid
of divinity.
Leadership of that party seems to
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patience and enthusiasm of Henry
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i-oru. l ne dispatches seem to indicate
that when he could stand it no long-
er he wrote his check for a large sum
to cover its further operations and
then slipped away to start back home
or go into retirement elsewhere. Tid-
ings from his home on Christmas day
told of the suffering and anxiety of
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h i c 4 .a I r t-.n.tn i hol hno - i - t H I
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inP directly from him for a week, al-
though it had sought in vain to get
into communication with him.
If the reports now coming across
the water are true, the American peo-
pie are put in a sorry light among the
,rl t --.ni oro.
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Ration ot eccentrics, their quarreling
and their sensntionriMsm. Thus far
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the crusade nas failed to confirm the
lears oi those who thouerht its meddle-
someness might complicate relations
between thi3 country and Europe, but
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it has given the people with whom it
has come in contact a woeful concep-
tion of American character and tern-1
nprmpnt T.inmln star
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Begin the New Year right and all
will ln woll.
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Bills unsettled take half the pleas-
ure out of the sense of money in the I
pocket. I
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It might seem that the question of
living 100 years is not so much
'how?" as "whv'" I
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One liar who is going to get to
heaven is the fellow who is alwavs
tellimr neonle how fine thev are look- U
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mg.
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Villa does not expect any help from
the tlemocratic administration, but
wil1 bum arund in the hopes that
the republicans will come into power
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In many states the supreme judges
are selected because of their eminent
worth. In Nebraska because of their I
politics. And as long as this con
tinues we will have an inferior court.
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Maybe if Mr. Bryan had accom-
panied the Ford peace expedition
there would have been no trouble
among the outfit. Bryan would have
been the "whole cheese" himself and
those who have been trying to boss
the job would have had to do just as
they were told by him to do, or get
out of the way entirely.
Onward, right onward, into the New
There are a few woaien in the world
- who won't listen to lottery. tfut they
are an stone deaf.
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Kvervihinf lonks hnVht w iok;.
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ning to pull, boost and boom for
Plattsmouth.
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It would be difficult to find any-
body in the United States who would
contend, in theory, that preparedness
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is a party question.
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mail H 1X Jf UXZ aUlC LU KAJ IWU Lilllld
at once. But he can't drive an auto
and rubber at the concentrated skirts
on the sidewalk and get away with it.
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Forty-three officers and electricians
from the United States navy yards
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I are being taught at West Orange,
New Jersey, how to operate Thomas
1 A. Edison's new sucmarine storage
I batteries.
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I Leap year is almost here, girls. If
I you don't take advantage of it, it's
I your own fault. Of course, this does
not refer to those old maids who have
been hanging on for twenty-five or
more years.
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Senator George W. Norris is not
going to let his Nebraska friends run
him for president, and he asks the see
retary of state to keep his name off
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uic pi M.mij uiu.c ia di.uum
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Fifteen hundred men, building the
government Alaskan railroad, are ice-
locked in Anchorage, America's new
I est frontier town, waiting to resume
work with the first appearance of the
nr.rtV.o-n cnrin-
.
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it was very wi!e on me pari. Ul
Senator Norris in declining to become
a candidate for president on the re-
publican ticket. He has had all he is
entitled to, and more. too.
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I It is said that gasol.ne will go up to
30 rents n P-nllon hrforo snrinf.
spring.
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But then the
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joy-riders have to pay the freight
so what s the difference?
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iiiny uenier, an oia i iattsmoutn
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printer boy, who has been publishing
the News-Advocate at Price, Utah,
for several vears. has for somP cause
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or uw.er Meppeu uow anu uui oi me
management of the paper. We have
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not, learned tne trouoie,
It looked like war :n earnest for a
few days last week when the report
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one of the standard UU company s
il ships had been torpedoed and I
sunk. These warring nations had bet-
Iter be a little careful about running
"P against the Standard Oil corn-
pany. Its property is one of the
sacred and untouchable things which
we possess.
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If the rural newspapers of Nebras-
ka only knew that the Lincoln letter
they are receiving each week for their
papers was instigated by a gang of
office-holders around the state house,
who want to be re-elected, they would
not be so eaer to Print their mut'
terings. They send these letters out
receive a little 'cheap advertising
for themselves. Some newspapers
term them "Cheap Skates!" And
that's about it.
WORKED IN THE HAY FIELD.
Arthur Jones, Allen, Kas., writes:
"I have been troubled with bladder and
kidney troubles for a good many
years. Jt it were not lor roiey Kidney
Pills I would never be able to work in
ne j,av fie
Men and women past
middle age find these pills a splendid
remedy for weak, overworked or dis
eased kidneys. Sold everywhere.
Masquerade at K. S. Hall.
There will be a mask ball given at
the K. S. Hall on Saturday evening,
January 8th. A good time is in store
for everyone and cash prizes will be
offered for costumes,
Ezema spreads rapidly; itching al
most drives you mad. For quick re
lief, Doan's Ointment is well recom
mended. 50c at all stores.
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ting :kz SlamftsalC
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In a Hospital.
Mr. Mike. Sutko, 4024 Marshfield
ave., Chicago, was confined to a hos
pital for eleven months. He wrote us
as follows: "Please accept my best
wishes for a Merry Christmas. I was
very sick with a stomach disease and
vouiu nor. eat anyming. ror eleven
months I was in the Wesley Memorial
Hospital, on 25th and Dearborn sts..
I Chicago. I was there told by the
physician to use Triner's American
Elixir of Bitter Wine, four times a
da' 1 followed this advice and am
now perfectly well again. Lvervone
suffering from a ..tomaeh illness
should use this remsdy. Mike Sutko."
I Disease of the stomach, complicated
wih constipation, nervousness and
weakness should be treated with Trin-
er's American Elixir of Bitter Wine.
price i.oo. At drug stores. Jos
ITiiner, Manufacturer, 13.'.3-1G39 S.
Ashland Ave., Chicago.
pains in the ,)ack wi oftcn ield
at once by rubbing the painful parts
with Ti mer s Liniment. The same is
true of Pains in oihr Parts of lhe
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body. Price 25 and T.Oc, postpaid 35
ij 6Qc
ELKS' DANCE TO BE INFORMAL.
The dance to be given at the Elks'
club house on New Year's eve, Friday,
December 31st, will be purely an in-
formal affair and not a formal dance,
as was first announced. All members
of the lodge and their families are in-
vited to be present and a pleasant so
cial time will be enjoyed. 12-29-2td
Exact Coy cf A rarrrxrr. thi ccimg eonnur, new toik citt.
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I The largest and best equip
charge of all work. Lady atti
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tendant.
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Instruments
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By means of a wonderful new feature, "The Grad
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It plays any disc record.
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NOTICE TO PAY UP.
Having just sold my building, all
should be convinced at this time that
the Fanger Department Store's days
are limited in Plattsmouth. We must
give possession of the building by
February 1st. Wc also wish to notify
all our patrons indebted to us that all
accounts must be paid by January 1st.
I would rather collect my accounts
from my friends than to place them in
the hands of my attorney. This
means all parties knowing themselves
indebted to this store. Your early at
tention to this matter will be greatly
appreciated. M. FANGER.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE 7-room house, 2 lots,
barn and outbuildings; 3 blocks
from Columbian school. Inquire of
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