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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1921
Page
8
The Telegraph records Sidney's 2648 population and $1,365,482 in taxable property. It notes irrigation works underway, decimation of wild turkeys, and a Catholic church site offer. It recounts Thos McLain’s impending hanging and a Pawnee battle mock duel near the post.
Miss Frances Robinson of the Lincoln federal employment office says domestic help remains scarce while many women seek other work. Stenographers and saleswomen are in demand elsewhere, but low wages and farm shortages keep women from long shifts. The YWCA and federal office collaborate to place workers, with overall employment conditions still grim as households cut back and farms struggle.
A sharp English writer plans a tour of United States cities and notes that the most picturesque local color appears as the film industry adds its tint to Los Angeles. Angelenos were initially delighted as Punch.
The smallest newspaper in the world is printed in New York City with pages roughly five by six inches containing brief news items. Another tiny paper, the Deaf Mutes' Journal, is produced by staff from a deaf and dumb school and runs four readable pages.
New York March 1 Mrs Florence H Leeds known as Mrs Leeds in the Stillman divorce case may face a legal deadlock if countercharges succeed A hearing on her motion for ten thousand dollars monthly alimony was set for Wednesday by Justice Morschauser at White Plains It is public The case centers on claims about the Stillman marriage and alleged connections with Fifi Potter and Fred Beauvais and involves details about the baby Jay and the Miami location of Mrs Leeds The outcome could affect whether a divorce is possible under New York law.
A Chicago Tribune note muses on a newly retired newspaper woman planning a quiet life with her jeweler fiancé. The piece playfully frames the couple’s divide over who should ensure a clean handkerchief remains in a pocket, dubbing it a small test case of domestic responsibility.
A portrait of a young woman defined by old fashioned manners. She values politeness and family advice, answers with genuine yes or no, and helps with chores. Her suitor finds her dutiful and unspoiled as she forgoes flashy flirtation in favor of steadiness.
Chicago March 11 United States prohibition director Frank D Richardson was named as corespondent in a divorce cross-bill filed by Ralph L Nerger against Marle L Nerger of Oak Park Also named as corespondents are Clarence Cross of Oak Park and Al Kirk Nerger accuses his wife of a child born September 8 1920 The Nerger attorney denounces blackmail allegations as fabrication
A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Rosas D. Polsdorfer of Jonesville Hillsdale County on March 1 has eleven living grandparents. The extended kin include two grandmothers two grandfathers three great grandmothers three great grandfathers and one great great grandmother.
A Milwaukee Journal feature extols an old fashioned girl for graceful behavior from farewell to home arrival. She shows gratitude with a note to the hostess and polite thanks to the escort, illustrating valued manners that charm even modern youths.
A real estate salesman notes many people have only 250 to 500 to pay down on a home and urges teens to start saving from their first earnings. He argues most squander years before learning to live within means, leaving only hundreds by age thirty to forty.
The speaker questions weekly pay, asks what becomes of it and what permanent value it yields. He wonders about resources for the next decades, home down payments, and business stakes, noting a 20 year old with eyes of 40 and calling such a "young-old" man ahead of the game.
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