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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1917
Page
5
The Telegraph seeks new local correspondents from every neighborhood. Readers are invited to contribute live items weekly to illustrate progress in towns and rural communities. A young writer can gain education and improve English while serving the wider public. Call the office for details and arrangements.
A teachers special examination will be held at the Court House in Sidney and at the High School building in Lodgepole on Saturday April 21. The regular Friday subjects will be given on Saturday forenoon and the Saturday subjects on Saturday afternoon. No Reading Circle examination and no life subjects on the date. Anna McFadodien, Co. Supt.
Eighth grade examinations will be held at High School buildings in Potter Lodgepole Dalton Gurley and at the Court House in Sidney Neb on Thursday and Friday April 19 and 20 1917 and Friday May 11 1917. Anna McFadden Co Supt.
The article notes that modern machine shops use instruments capable of measuring thinner than a hair. An inch is divided into 10,000 parts, with seventeen parts equaling a hair’s breadth. Delicate measurements are conducted at the government gun factory in Washington where large Army and Navy guns are produced.
The six district Christian Endeavor convention meets in York in April. Columbus Commercial club elects Louis Lightner president and Charles L. Dickey secretary. Lincoln, Blair, Bancroft, and Beatrice civic, military, and educational notes cover hospital expansions, public school raises, a fire chief race, a shooting suicide, missionary moves, and a Washington-bound Lincoln correspondent. Local crime, auto theft probes, and farm issues intertwine with state politics and national war commentary.
The piece argues that cooperation between France and England and an allied victory are needed to limit disarmament outcomes. It asserts most German Americans oppose German triumph, predicts German defeat as the US mobilizes all resources, and notes a defensive posture risks shifting to offense, with the United States determined to influence the balance.
The article describes treatments for stomach worms in swine using turpentine mixed with cas tor or olive oil, dosed over three days and repeated after two weeks, and a medicated salt mix for kidney worms. It cautions against letting hogs remain in the same lot year after year and warns against drinking stagnant or polluted water to reduce infection.
A yard should be kept ready to turn idle horses for exercise and a cart that cannot be used should have a box stall. If a horse’s legs stock, bandage from hoof to hock each time he comes in to care for the condition.
A description notes a type of bread from Japan that is formed into slender stick shapes reminiscent of bamboo and sold in long strings. The item is characterized by its light texture and distinctive presentation suitable for sharing or individual servings.
A concise reflection argues that persistent defeat in ventures stems from insufficient resolve rather than insufficient power. The aphorism implies internal drive matters more than sheer capacity in overcoming obstacles.
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