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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1917
Page
5
The piece notes more than sixty banana varieties, with Hawaii alone surpassing forty distinct types introduced largely by whites. Some varieties are extremely delicate and delicious while others are mainly cooked. Bananas grow easily in city lots or homesteads, producing new shoots after fruiting.
A University of Oklahoma bird expert says quail provide essential services on farms far beyond meat value. They prey on 145 insect types and 120 weed species, work year round when weather allows, and landowners should limit sportsmen who destroy this beneficial ally.
The piece cites a lily, lilium caledoniums, linked to a verse in Matthew and likened to Solomon in splendor. It notes this lily grows abundantly in the moist regions of Asia Minor, as reported by the Indianapolis News.
The Baltimore American quips that most husbands mutter about having hands in pockets while wives delay receiving letters. The terse exchange pokes at domestic routines and forgotten mail, framed as a lighthearted aside.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a poetic challenge to craft an advertisement in verse for a hair goods department. The exchange centers on a customer referencing Milady plus a proposition to hire a poet to compose marketing verse.
Lincoln Special reports a tense endgame as lawmakers seek a workable prohibition bill. House and Senate clash over amendments while солid progress on Building and Loan reforms aims to boost state growth.
Ambassador Sharp reports from Paris that the American freighter Aztec was torpedoed far off Ushant. Nineteen survivors landed at Brest. twenty-eight remain missing as heavy seas and storm hinder rescue efforts. Foreign office has no names of survivors. Dispatches to the French embassy list missing as eleven.
Chicago officials say the movement of 110000 men to the Mexican border last year let railroads refine large scale troop transport. Illinois Central president C H Markham states the War Department only must specify how many men and where to move them, and trains will depart immediately.
A Kansas City Star humorous note quotes suburban residents bragging that owning a car lets them visit neighbors for meals every Sunday. They pass by Joneses, Smiths, Williamses, and Henrys, and always get invited to eat without paying back, since they are never at home.
A medical magazine lists diseases cured or improved by cold air including malaria tuberculosis digestive disturbances yellow fever tetanus and arterial changes. It notes cold air brings more oxygen lowers respiration and reduces heart effort, suggesting arterial tension studies in cold climates could unlock many current limits on cold air benefits.
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