This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1925
Page
4
Wild Bill Wasson confronts heartbreak after a motorcycle crash and a life of reckless fame. A romance with a nightclub dancer leads to a spontaneous marriage in a blue car escape, a new life choice, and a turn toward a stable future as a West town settles around a prudent, orderly husband and father.
A practical young woman declines a flirtatious advance at a party. In the conservatory a man asks her to join a game called Kiss in the Ring. The pair move to the drawing room where an engaged couple confronts the awkward social moment.
Popular usage treats thoroughbred and purebred as synonyms. Dictionaries often ignore purebred, defining thoroughbred as bred from the best blood. Technically, thoroughbred applies to registered running horses, while purebred covers pure blooded animals in general, though widely ignored in common usage. Pathfinder notes this distinction is generally not observed.
Nature Magazine notes the question of wind strength is often answered by speed, which misleadingly treats force and speed as identical. Wind force is better indicated by pressure on a surface, which varies roughly as the square of speed, so 20 mph is about four times stronger than 10 mph and 30 mph about nine times.
The male ostrich is described as domestic in taste and lifelong in marriage. The bird digs a four foot saucer shaped nest, with the female laying 10 to 15 eggs, each weighing three to four pounds. Eggs are laid every other day, with incubation by both parents for 40 to 42 days.
An account of the potato long rejected in Europe after its 17th century introduction, facing prejudice and famine-era scorn before becoming a staple by 1800. The piece cites a St. Louis Globe Democrat remark noting potatoes as a constant dish at meals for all social classes.
The article explains that all plants require some light as sun light drives leaf reactions that convert raw elements into usable plant food. It notes sun loving plants like geraniums and roses thrive in sunny windows, while mild light plants such as palms ferns and aspidiatra suffer in bright sun.
A genealogist explains a great ancestor died by apnone induced by pendulous in aqueation. Mrs Newrich asks for the detail to tell her friends. The genealogist hesitates, noting the term means he was banged, in a farcical exchange.
A fragment explains a caribou earns a third horn called a digger that grows from the base of an antler to the nose and is used to dig for plants beneath snow. It notes American moose reach seven feet shoulder height and eleven foot antler spread, and says moose are timid except during mating season when they may attack.
The Sterling chamber of commerce plans a free outdoor concert by the Sterling Juvenile Band led by Director Smith in Peetz. The date is not fixed but is likely between June 18 and July, with the Gazette predicting a strong local audience.
Sterling will be on the Columbia Highway Old Oregon Trail route. Judge George B. Lynch confirmed the Sterling chamber of commerce that the project requires no Sterling money. The route runs from Washington D C through Chicago Lincoln Sterling Laramie Wyom and to the Pacific Northwest coast. Directors and enthusiasts attended a Denver conference where the enterprise was discussed.
Excavation began Monday on the Pioneer drainage ditch north of Sterling along the lliff road. A large portion of work focused on clearing dirt from the Burlington property by the new bridge under construction. Officials hope continuous operation prevents delays, as unions and Burlington and Union Pacific bridges will take several days to finish. Weather has been favorable and completion of construction is expected by midweek.
April crop report shows winter wheat condition at 66 percent, down from 78 in December and 91 a year ago, with large abandonment expected in eastern and southern districts. Rye at 89 percent, pasture at 81, and Western Nebraska moister areas faring better. Farm wages average 41 dollars per month with board, labor supply at 100 percent of normal, and demand at 95 percent.
A keen slate writing schoolboy denounces spiritualism claiming live slate messages reveal truth. He sketches odd maxims and jokes about gas at a White Rose service station on East Lincoln highway. He extols White Rose gasoline and notes its higher price is worth it. The piece ends urging vegetables for vitamins as a spring tonic.
Pleasant View residents visit Rev Braunschwig for his birthday with St Paul Lutheran members sharing social hours and lunch. Nearby families like Hilpert Schwartz and Dalton attend church services on Holy Thursday and Good Friday while others visit homes and share dinners. school notes mention only two children attending Friday.
Route A West Gurley Miss Tempest Hill arranges to open a beauty parlor in Sidney soon. Albert Jeudes boasts a fine stand of volunteer wheat and plans to leave the field untouched until harvest. The Lutheran ladies met and clean-
Church members beautified their church for Easter services while Emil Collart plans a telephone extension. Mrs. Walter Happel recovered from inflammatory rheumatism as her mother Mrs. Thieman visited. Local dinners featured Commissioner Rose, Wilson families, and Gerald Borcher gatherings. Various residents hosted clubs and birthdays with social tokens and new members noted.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.