Cost of Living, 1874
The Beatrice Express on January 22, 1874, published a brief article on the cost of living in Beatrice for the benefit of those seeking new homes in the West. ...
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What We Found
Coal for Home Heating
Most modern homes are heated with electricity or natural gas during cold weather. However, coal was once the fuel of choice for Nebraska homeowners. The comfort of one's ...
Coal in Nebraska
Many of the early searches for coal in Nebraska were prompted by settlers' need for fuel, but they also realized that a supply of coal could be a big economic boost for ...
Coal Prices Rise: The Price of Heat in 1909
Rising natural gas prices during cold weather are a reminder of an earlier generation's problems with the rising cost of other fuels. The Omaha Daily News on December 1, ...
Coal Thieves
The advent of winter at one time prompted many Nebraska householders to lay in a supply of coal. Those who lacked the money sometimes found creative ways to fill the ...
Nebraska’s Honey Creek Coal Mine
Miners at the Honey Creek Coal Mine, Tunnel No. 2, Peru, Nebraska NSHS RG2304.PH8-58 (right).
Many of the early searches for coal in Nebraska were prompted by the ...
Timeline Tuesday: Coal Thieves
Workers at Honey Creek Coal Mine, Peru, Nebr. RG2304-8-58
The advent of winter at one time prompted many Nebraska householders to lay in a supply of coal. ...
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