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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1924
Page
8
An exploration of the long standing practice of touching wood after boasting of luck. The piece traces tree worship in ancient Europe and notes that many rites were shared across cultures from Egyptians to Romans, stemming from beliefs that spirits resided in trees and that sacred groves and Druids marked the evolution of this superstition.
A historic tale recalls a billiards contest staged in a lions cage on Pall Mall grounds. Two players used heavy cues as improvised weapons while lions watched, a ball dropped near a lion triggering nervous haste to finish the game.
University of Southern California researchers complete a new dahlia sugar formula enabling large scale cultivation of a tuber valued for sugar and flowers. The tuber yields considerable sugar, is harmless to diabetics, and may convert vast acreages to production, expanding sugar sources beyond cane and beet.
A festival near Paris featured a human bridge game rivaling a recent military carnival. A broad platform served as a card table with fourteen or fifteen year old volunteers in paper card costumes forming a shuffled deck. Players called cards to the center to complete their hands.
A storyteller asks children to raise questions during a tale about a prince and a white horse. A child asks if the prince should have used a cart to carry coal instead of his horse, prompting discussion about phrasing and imagery in the story.
A tenderfoot asks for grubstake money while recalling harsh frontier customs. The crusty sourdough leads him to a butcher shop and orders a two inch thick steak, revealing the rugged, unsentimental tones of frontier life.
Roy Sanks and Will Twist, arrested in Sidney by Sheriff Davis, pleaded guilty before District Judge Burton for the Bruner Brothers store robbery at Broadwater on January 24, 1924. Twist paid $150 for stolen goods plus about $100 costs and was released to Sheriff Davis on probation for a year. Lanks cannot pay, remains jailed. Ed Twist, brother of Will Twist, was jailed in Casper and will have a preliminary hearing tomorrow before County Judge Harry M. Marquis, with a reported confession and pending guilty plea.
W C Scudder and J C Heitz of Doniphan have leased the 5000 acre dairy operation owned by W W Norton just south of Alliance. They plan to ship in two or more car loads of fine dairy cattle and engage in dairy farming. They will select top cows and equip the farm to run economically. The farm produces about 500 tons of hay and has ample pasture for summer feed.
The column mentions a father recovering from an operation at Beaver and doing as well as expected. Frank Rinton and a companion visited Hante man and cast his vote. Llwor Hughes and family drove to Sitney Sunday to visit Will Busacker. Snyder and family of Sidney spent Sunday with John Jones’s family. Elmer Chean traded with Sidney merchants Tuesday.
The Ladies of St Patrick s Parish announce a May Ball at St Patrick s Auditorium Thury on May 1 featuring a fancy work booth a dinner and a dance.
Plate gines for Windshields and Be dan decors installed at Habler Garages.
The article explains an equalization fund created from scrip sales to grain buyers by post offices. Farmers acquire scrip at face value paid to the postmaster, routed to the corporation, with each farmer having an interest in the fund. Proponents argue buyers may pay farmers above world price and the scrip adds value after the operating year, countering claims that scrip is worthless.
May 1 Buick owned by Mrs. Lee Sudderth vanished from the family home on Main Street and was later found dismantled in a barn at Twist farm, 14 miles southeast of Bridgeport. Insurance paid $1000 policy, company refused settlement after car vanished. Lee Sudderth arrested early in the week, bailed by Fred Hell for $2,008. Hearing set for Friday in Bridgeport amid street rumors.
Plan the spring garden to provide fresh vegetables through spring and summer and for canning. Vegetables supply calcium iron and phosphorus and vitamins essential for growth and health. Tomatoes spinach cabbage and lettuce are especially rich in vitamins. It is better to eat vegetables daily and practice what we believe.
An agent consulted a rural engineer about supplying a home with running water. A survey found the housewife walked 140 miles yearly and used energy equivalent to two horses. A small hydraulic ram system costing 49 dollars provided kitchen running water with overhead storage and waste piping.
State approves another Oshkosh state aid bridge over the North Platte river with a 700 foot main span and seven 100 foot steel spans. Estimated total cost 75,000 with 37,500 paid by the state and 37,500 by Garden county. Earth approaches total 1,280 feet. Two additional state aid bridges desired but not in this year’s program. Garden county previously voted 120,000 in bonds for its share of three bridges.
Residents are urged to visit Ghee Bres this week for Easter plants. The event highlights seasonal greenery and flowering varieties.
North Divide reports the Ezarte couple returning from visiting the father before his death. Henry Ehmke and family visited Sidney for business while Mr and Mrs J A Chean consulted a physician there. Frank Kinton hosted a Sunday dinner at Andy Nelson’s home to celebrate his fifty seventh birthday.
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