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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1924
Page
9
A Cheyenne County Prohibition Amendment League gathering is slated for Saturday evening in the county courthouse. The issue of local prohibition is highlighted amid various community notes and events from Sidney and nearby towns.
The Telegraph’s week features a roster of town professionals and merchants. Included are banks, mills, grocers, dentists, photographers, druggists, liverymen, jewellers, blacksmiths, tailors, milliners, realtors, attorneys, and various shops, capturing the local business scene.
Sidney delegates to the republican county convention will be A. Pease J. L. McIntosh Matt Daugherty W. P. Miles B. Dawson J. P. Fisher M. E. Washburn Wm. Grosvenor J. W. Clark resigns as U P freight office cashier W. J. Shoemaker to fill vacancy A. B. Clark to become night clerk M E church to undertake extensive repairs this spring Cattle brands published in The Telegraph.
Dr H E Mantor settles in Sidney after London postgrad. R A Barlow and Hubert Fuller plan west side homes. Kasper Wolf relocates to Santa Rosa California. Clark buys steam plow. Picture show management changes hands with new nightly program. Prof W R Pate leaves Sidney schools for Alliance. Sam Fines Home Guards formed. Minor Wasson seeks hospital care for blood poisoning. George Keissacker dies. Judge Tucker weds W L Johnson and Mary Brudeen. Ben Glenn buys 95 acre farm and moves in. Sidney High School play She Stoops to Conquer cast listed.
A collage of humorous exchanges and sharp lines features a weary groaner couple, a banker and borrower quip, fashion quips about hats, and a dig at an express agent. The piece riffs on everyday frustrations with playful dialect and light irony.
The message declares illicit goods can be obtained at the depot and sold by a junk dealer. It promises availability if contacted and ends with a sign off from the writer.
Roving snippets and jokes from a 1920s clip file lampoon everyday life. A corkscrew soul knocker, corn syrup barb, lost trousers, and a wife’s shirts spark petty humor amid scattershot quips. Local color and sharp asides echo a playful newsroom.
A skeptical two men, self styled businessmen, rise each day amid a parade of advertised goods from mattress to shoes. They shave with an advertised razor, wear advertised underwear, and end with breakfast foods and coffee. They claim advertising does not pay.
Max Gonselizo, 40, was shot and instantly killed at his North Platte home on Monday by Trinidad Hernandez who, amid tensions over attention to Gonselizo’s young wife, pulled a revolver and fired. Hernandez fled. no clues have been found. Gonselizo leaves a wife aged 24 and three small children.
An advertisement in The Telegraph promises strong responses for readers who act. It notes the paper’s reach, urging people to place orders, subscribe, or send inquiries to boost visibility and drive immediate engagement.
Ex service men learn the bonus bill providing a twenty year endowment policy and cash payments for veterans was favorably reported by the senate finance committee. The measure mirrors the house version with payments based on service and a two year wait on loans, aimed for quick passage with minimal debate. Democrats plan a minority substitute when the Republican bill reaches the senate.
Mr and Mrs David Ells are the proud parents of a fine nine pound boy born Monday April 21 at their home in the city.
List of articles for sale including brass bed with springs and mattress and pad plus white sheets bed spreads woolen blanket rockers pan wickerware oak writing desk four foot step ladder twelve volumes History of the World late edition and an electric reading lamp. Items viewable at room 12 Hardy Apartment.
The Bentley Land Company advertises a purchase of 200 head of cattle aged one year. Prospective sellers are invited to contact for terms and delivery arrangements.
John Livonis and Art Holm chat while gardening. John offers cur rant bushes, Art declines, then John sells him a car insurance policy. Local vendors stress they are on the job and well known in the community.
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