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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1922
Page
14
Last Wednesday evening a baby narrowly escaped suffocation when a high chair tipped over onto a stove and caused a small fire in the Garreans residence. A. P. Haynes, passing by, rushed in and saved the child before smoke filled the home. The blaze was put out with no further damage reported.
The Frances Willard Union met at Mrs. Copley’s home with devotional and business sessions followed by a brief program. Charles Houge gave a humorous reading as the highlight, refreshments were served by the hostess and her daughter, and a bake sale was set for April 20. The May meeting will be a Mothers’ day program, with each member giving a remembrance of mother. Next gathering at Mrs. D. R. Jones’s home.
A general storm moved across the region early in the week bringing cold drizzly conditions. Moisture occurred with a wish that the blizzards would pass us by here.
Dale Braham son of the superintendent and Mrs Braham marked his tenth birthday last Saturday with 14 friends. They attended a matinee at the U S A Theatre then returned home for lunch and cake. The afternoon featured many games as the group dispersed later.
A terse diary style passage describes brewing activity with seven dozen bottles rinsed, siphoning fourteen gallons of aged liquid between jars, buying sugar and raisins, stirring syrup, and a boilover. The narrator plans to rest for three days due to a headache.
John Visek of the Broken Bow vicinity reports seven cattle killed by a recent electrical storm. Six lay along a wire fence and the seventh lay in a straw stack about fifty yards away.
The Avery Header Thresher draws wheat growers to a Saturday demonstration on April 15 to show how the machine cuts stubble and speeds harvests, promising practical efficiency and new farming support for local fields.
Edgar Dedrich and his wife along with their young son Donald, traveled back to Denver Sunday after a pleasant week staying with Swan Dedrichs at the parental home.
The Guild of Christchurch met last Friday in the home of President Mrs Mantor. The group reported affairs in a very satisfactory condition.
Mrs Henry Vance editor of the Union Worker and W C T U official will visit Sidney on April 2 at 7 30 pm. She will speak at the home of Mrs W J Shoemaker, and a meeting for members and friends is arranged. All are invited.
A lawyer recalling Elihu Root recounts his opponent’s breach of promise defense. He quotes Root probing the jury with humor about the plaintiff’s prospects, noting the woman’s charming smile and Root’s refusal to marry. The tale highlights Root’s wit in a 19th century court drama from the Boston Transcript.
A Milwaukee Sentinel quips about ill luck with a tale of Thomas who visits Boston to court a suburban girl. He buys a fifty trip ticket, is turned down on the second call, and the ticket is left unused, a pun on hard luck.
A veteran sea captain proposes four signal horns of different tones plus two sirens a steam whistle and a steam gong driven by foot levers. Each corresponds to a cardinal direction and is sounded only when the ship heads in that direction to improve fog navigation and prevent collisions.
Boggs grows irate after retelling his favorite joke to a silent audience. He snaps that he will seek another listener named Smithers, claiming he borrowed money yesterday to prompt a laugh.
Practical guidance on preventing colds in wet and wintry conditions. Advice covers staying active to maintain body heat, the value of eating sugar for warmth, sea water immersion versus fresh water, and increasing breathing rate to combat low spirits from damp air.
Tex Rickard recounted a Fourteenth Street cafe dinner where old fighter Bob Fitzsimmons was given a large silver loving cup. Johnny Pollock presented the cup and, after a round of whisky, Fitzsimmons sobered and shouted that Pollock had made him cry amid the emotional moment.
A bold claim suggests nature permits eating freely and urges reliance on Yanlac BASSETI S Pharmacy for guidance. The message emphasizes individual choice and a branded remedy as the path to peak eating freedom.
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