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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1918
Page
11
Nebraska officials report promising wheat conditions with preliminary estimates suggesting up to ninety percent of winter wheat in first class condition. Local spots show damage where winter killed crops, but widespread resilience and spring replanting are noted. Seed corn testing shows wide variation, urging precise testing before planting.
Army Notes outlines the Soldiers and Sailors Insurance program. It explains disability payments for wounded veterans, basic government support for active enlisted men, and post exchanges. It notes Omaha District enlistment totals for March, draft registration changes, and color codes for service branches. It highlights promotion potential and duty to answer the President’s call.
Sidney public schools sent teachers to the Western Nebraska Teachers Association meeting in Scottsbluff, returning to administer six weeks tests after a three day vacation. The Bayard high school team defeated Sidney in a debate on compulsory military training. Senior play preparations, a reading by Christom Radcliffe titled King John of Sicily, and a thrift stamp drive led by Grace McFadden showed student involvement and competition in savings.
The passage notes poets including Gray Cowper and Burns using pets in poems. It cites Gray’s poem about his favorite cat drowned in a goldfish bowl and Cowper’s tale of his spaniel Dash bringing a water lily, plus Burns’s poem The Two Dogs featuring his collie Lauth.
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