How They Hitch
"It was a dull day," the Omaha Daily Bee reporter explained to his readers on November 29, 1881. "The trains were all on time and carried only the usual quota of ...
Omaha Daily Bee
What We Found
Howard K. Clover’s Picturesque Career
When Howard K. Clover disappeared from Omaha in late May of 1900, the departure of a man called a "Mechanical Don Quixote" by the Omaha Daily Bee, was doubtless a relief ...
Ionia Volcano
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," ...
“It’s Going to be a Stunner”: Feminine Swimsuits in 1887
The first swimsuits for women were far from the brief costumes now seen at beaches and swimming pools. Female swimmers once wore bloomers and black stockings into the ...
Leap Year Masquerade Ball
The old leap day (February 29) custom of women proposing marriage to men is reflected in early Nebraska accounts of dances and parties celebrating past leap days and ...
Leap Year Once Viewed as Opportunity for Women
The year 2012 is a leap year, which means that it has 366 days instead of the usual 365 days. The year 1896 was also a leap year and was widely observed in Nebraska with ...
A Learning Vacation: Crete Chautauqua in 1886
Nebraska was a leader in the Chautauqua movement which brought culture and entertainment to rural America. Thousands of Nebraskans spent as many as ten days each summer ...
Linotype
"It has been understood for some time that the Omaha papers have been preparing to replace their printers with typesetting machines," said the Nebraska State Journal of ...
Livestock Transportation
Railroad cars have been used to transport livestock since the 1830s, but until about 1860, the majority of shipments were made in conventional boxcars that had been ...
Lost in the Mail: Soldiers’ Photographs from the Civil War
The spring of 1898 saw preparations well underway for the opening later that year of the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha. The Omaha Daily ...
Married in a Cemetery
During a month noted for weddings, it may be of interest to recall a romantic story circulated more than 120 years ago about the unusual wedding of a Nebraskan and a New ...
Metcalfe, Richard
Richard L. Metcalfe, Nebraska newspaperman, politician, and businessman, was a close associate of William Jennings Bryan and worked with Bryan on both the Omaha ...
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