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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1928
Page
2
The independent Sidney newspaper operates from 211 Central Avenue and is published every Tuesday and Friday morning. It serves Cheyenne County and Western Nebraska, focusing on city interests and regional news.
The essay highlights two self made men from humble origins, one a leader who freed a race and the other an iron magnate who funded free libraries. It praises reading as shaping ideals and urges every reader to engage with at least one good book monthly, stressing the danger of sensational crime literature and urging careful selection for children.
A reflective piece extols life’s true pleasures as service to others rather than glittering material gains. It praises neighborly love, peace, and humility, laments modern failures in schools and churches to teach the ideal, and cites the command to love one’s neighbor as integral but distant.
A rash of arsenic poisonings has killed many dogs across Sidney over two months. Authorities suspect deliberate acts by an unknown person, targeting harmless pets in various city areas. The motive remains unclear, but the culprit should be hunted down and punished to the full extent of the law.
A chilling verdict describes a man believed to harbor a disturbed mental state capable of extreme harm. The text warns that as long as he remains free, human life could be at risk and calls for decisive containment.
The issue lists a sale of The Telegraph to Charles Callahan, plus April 16 1904 county finances by W P Miles C P Chambers J J McIntosh J Daugherty and C J Osborn. It notes a bank robbery, a birth, a club vice president, a cyclone near Colton, a grocery move, teachers' meeting, Oklahoma editor jail for criticizing judges, a highway petition, and false death reports. It also covers a wire photo invention, state voting on a presidential bill, and forthcoming farm and shipping legislation, signed by Representative Robert G. Simmons.
A note recalls a party traveling from Sidney to Cheyenne Monday to view Edwin Booth in Hamlet. Prairie schooners move westward daily, and E McLernon's new store room will soon be ready. Post offices and postmasters are listed, stamps sold, and local real estate activity highlighted.
The Senate approved the McNary farm bill by 53 to 23 after extensive debate. It authorizes a 400 million dollar revolving fund to loan to farm marketing agencies at four percent and retains the equalization fee to support cooperatives. Senators Borah and Brookhart opposed the fee but supported later funding for surplus handling. The roll call showed strong sectional patterns across many states with few crossovers.
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