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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1913
Page
3
London reports King Nicholas of Montenegro having arranged to abdicate if force is used against Montenegro. In consultation with King Peter of Servia the plan envisions Nicholas and his family leaving the court and Montenegro uniting with Servia.
Washington reports Connecticut has ratified the amendment allowing direct election of United States Senators. Thirty six states have approved the change, leaving governors to notify Secretary Bryan and for a proclamation to be issued formalizing the abolition of the old method.
A valley scene contrasts day labor and night calm. The speaker hears distant calls and smells fragrance from upland meadows while unfinished work sits idle. Night birds, mills, and forge noise frame a rural landscape yielding to brooding peace of God.
President Woodrow Wilson addresses Congress in a joint session to urge tariff reform and banking law changes. The plan lowers duties on essentials, removes exemptions, and creates a new income tax while proposing immediate cuts in wool and sugar tariffs. Some senators resist caucus pledges on wool and sugar as the measures face revenue impact estimates.
The legislative committee of the house caucus of Progressives met after a conference with the national Progressive party's executive committee. They discussed detailed measures to frame reforms urged by the Progressive platform.
M W Johnson of the Darlington asks agents in Nebraska and Kansas to report on soil and winter wheat prospects. Replies are optimistic with moist ground and no winter damage. Johnson says spring prospects for wheat look brightest in his 30 years, with record acres and rapid sowing of oats and barley across the region.
An aphorism contrasts learning with money, suggesting both can be useless without proper management. The reflection by Shep Stone frames education as a coin whose value depends on use and judgment to yield meaning and joy.
The verse celebrates loyalty to native lands and family bonds. It contrasts hardships and scant wealth with the comfort of home and maternal care, urging attachment to ancestral mountains over distant riches. The lines echo Goldsmith with a focus on national pride and personal resilience.
The passage promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, stating it is constitutional and treats blood and mucous surfaces. The ad offers $100 for any case not cured and directs readers to send for testimonials, listing F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio, and noting treatment includes internal use and dental pills for colds.
A wide array of incidents from 1914 era headlines including executions in Alabama and Oklahoma, political trials in London, naval and military actions in Europe and the Middle East, labor unrest in Auburn New York, and developments in rail and sport. Detected items cover murders, bombings, consular deaths, boxing legislation in Colorado, and Zeppelins.
The Sidney directory lists state and county officials including Governor Morehead, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, and land office receivers. It also details city posts such as Mayor, clerk, postmaster, fire department leadership, and a full school board with principals and teachers.
Sunday church services at Methodist Episcopal and Lutheman churches with Sunday school at 9:45 and 11, Epworth League and Junior League programs, and midweek prayer meetings. Numerous fraternal groups including Royal Neighbors, Masons, Odd Fellows, and USW/Jr orders meet on set dates. notices extend cordial invitations to all visitors.
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