"The fame of the bachelor citizens of Scotts Bluff County has spread abroad to such an extent," said the Gering Courier of December 18, 1908, "that we have received this ...
It may sound ludicrous to say that Interstate 80 is 150 years old in 1996, but its antecedent highway, the Mormon Trail, was established in 1846. It essentially followed ...
New-fangled military technology abounded at the turn of this century. Airplanes, dirigibles,armored motorized vehicles, and submarines were just a few of the advances ...
Advertising trends, like most everything else, change with the times. The 1990s may be
known for subtle ads based on "the soft sell." (There's already an advertising ...
Ice cream cones, one of the few joys of summer available before air conditioning, became popular during the first decade of the twentieth century. Although the origin is ...
For many years the cutting of ice from rivers and lakes was an important winter industry, especially in eastern Nebraska. Just when the natural ice industry began in ...
The gradual introduction of home refrigerators powered by electricity eliminated the need for ice delivery to most Nebraska homes. The Nebraska State Journal of April ...
Governmental bureaucracy is nothing new. Almost a hundred years ago, Nebraska veterans
discovered missing records and "red tape" when they applied for military pensions. ...
Adjusting to rapid change is a trial we associate with "modern" life. But a hundred years ago
Nebraskans witnessed change almost overnight as new portions of the state ...
Unique sights between Omaha and Sioux City were described in the morning edition of the Omaha Daily Bee, on July 7, 1874. A letter writer, identified only as "RANGER," ...
"There was an enthusiastic and well attended meeting of the Lincoln branch of the Irish National league yesterday afternoon at Fitzgerald hall, Charles McGlave ...
"Iron Man Will Race Time," announced the Omaha World-Herald on May 2, 1925, as it introduced readers to an upcoming endurance contest that was also a colorful ...