Base Ball Club Directors Meet
The Base Ball club directors met at noon in executive session and discussed uniforms from May Co Denver grey with brown trim. A Savage show is booked for July 1 under club auspices. Manager Roben reports arrival by May 5 and two games scheduled for Omaha plus state-wide play on the outbound route. Sidney roosters seek May games with Greybull Sterling and Casper in Midwest league class A. Treasurer urges prompt remittance via Co L Mann at First National Bank to cover initial expenses.
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Base Ball Club
May Co
Denver
Roben
Omaha
George Cradle
Brooklyn
Toronto
Sidney
Greybull
Sterling
Casper
Sidney Roosters
Midwest
Co. L. Mann
First National Bank
Trap Shooting Match Sunday Amid Snow and Wind
A trap shooting meet Sunday saw 10 Sidney shooters face 10 from four North Platte river towns Broadwater Llewellyn Lisco Oshkosh at the Sidney Country Club. Scorers from both sides posted numbers in blustery conditions with visits from boosters and heavy participation despite adverse weather.
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North River
Sidney
Country Club
Broadwater
Llewellyn
Lisco
Oshkosh
North Platte River
Sidney Country Club
Sidney Stansbury
Weeeseeee
Limodynes
Kepler
Bentley
Rheeke
Poet Ph Atests Lesan
Platte River
Wartman
Weiter
McCoy
Bary
Apts
Bray
Moargott
Ces ccc Ee
Hootch At The Wheel In Nebraska Bridge Crash
Henry Clair and David Kufeld, once subjects of the Czar, drank heavily and drove across the Gering Scotts Bluff bridge, colliding with H C McDaniels car. Both escaped injuries. Clair fined 200 dollars plus 50 dollars each for drunk driving reckless driving speeding and driving while intoxicated and 20 dollars for car repairs. Kufeld faces related charges.
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Henry Clair
David Kufeld
Russia
Clair
Kufeld
Plimsoll
Yootch
Gering- Scotts Bluff
H. C. McDaniels
Torrington
McDaniel
Sandy Morehouse
Knfeld
Scotts Bluff
DeLa Matter
Field fined for torchlight style lighting in Gering
A local field was fined 50 dollars plus costs after cops described the scene as lit up like a torchlight procession in Gering Midwest. The incident drew attention from residents and prompted a review of local lighting regulations.
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Ield
Gering Midwest
Every Citizen a Duty Clean Up Your Premises
A call to tidy homes and businesses urges residents to haul ashes and cans, pick up toys, and maintain neatness. It extols repainting as a wise investment and suggests marshal and Chamber of Commerce enforcement to curb sloppiness, noting daily twenty minute upkeep.
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Chamber of Commerce
Fire safety lessons urged for homes and schools
Guidance stresses teaching children fire dangers and extinguishing fires promptly. Emphasizes safe gas handling, chimney foundations, and multiple monthly fire drills in every school while urging national teamwork to reduce fire waste and improve village department organization.
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Weilding
A Queer World
It is a brisk remark on changing fashion norms and moral judgments. The piece notes proposals for modest skirts for women and garments as short as those once labeled brazen hussies, arguing that social rules shift with time and critics.
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Leslie
The Hell Within Body Mind and Habits
A Chicago Journal of Commerce piece argues that earthly hells arise from abuse of the body and mind. It urges control of physical appetites and thoughts to create a heaven on earth, noting disease, pain, hatred, jealousy, and other vices as pathways to torment.
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Earth
Hell
Chicago Journal of Commerce
The Bold Recruit Who Did a Fifteen Year Audit
A story from Forbes Magazine tells how James Stillman, founder of the City Bank, located a young auditor from a 15 year old audit. He prevailed over the reluctant accountant by stressing the new job’s scope and compensation, eventually hiring him for a top role in finance.
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James Stillman
America
Mr. Stillman
City Bank
Forbes Magazine
Federal Land Bank Bonds Good Form
A Federal Land Bank bond yields five percent and is backed by farm mortgage capital totaling 24 million dollars. It is guaranteed by 12 Federal Land banks and pays semiannual interest. The bond is an official instrument of the U.S. government and its income is tax exempt. Proceeds fund more farm loans and agricultural improvements.
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Federal Land Bank
United States
Nervous System Discipline Shapes Poise and Thought
The text argues a well regulated nervous system grants poise power and restraint. It claims intellectuals may falter due to nervous weakness while steadiness lifts common workers to honor because they pause before speaking and speak with sense.
Mottoes and the motto you live by
A reflective note on integrity: a motto on the wall matters little if a person acts as a crook. The speaker argues that a public philosophy means nothing without faithful conduct, insisting the true motto is lived, not displayed.
Motto You Live Counts More Than Words
A reflection on living by stated mottos rather than merely displaying them. The piece warns that truth reveals character when actions contradict proclaimed values, emphasizing authentic ethics over ceremonial slogans.
Twenty Years Ago Nonsense and Simpler Times
A nostalgic vignette recalling a bygone era with lines about no flies swatted, no silos seen, no wrist watches worn, no orchard sprays, low wages for the hired girl, honest advertising, farmers mailing, old fashion notions, quirky exchanges at the butcher and merchant, and absence of modern tech like telephonic eavesdropping and electric meters.
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Ballard
U. S. Hospital
Arrowhead
Three Cheers for Home and Little Feet
A neighbor replies to a question about why she tolerates mess from children and a husband, arguing that muddy footprints are easier to fix than moral stains, and that a happy home is a refuge. The note ends with unrelated local ads for a Saturday chocolate sale at Rexall and farm loans with J. W. Harper.
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John
A Man Te's A Man He Wins Without Bragging
A compact tribute describes a man who treats rich and poor with equal regard. He is brave, generous, and honest, never lying or cheating. He shares the world’s goods and respects women, children, and elders.
Towns Die From Want of Public Spirit, Not Causes
A dated editorial argues towns fade when civic spirit wanes. It notes a man seeking business and home will see whether a town is brim full of bustle and enthusiasm or lacking. The piece urges community effort to attract enterprise and improve prospects.
Building a Growing Town Through Community Effort
The passage urges individuals to invest in a town’s future by starting businesses and participating in communal growth. It contrasts hopeful enterprise with a gloomy mood in a failing towne and stresses that collective action strengthens, while division leads to collapse.
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Momence Us
Sidney Lumber
M. E. Petticheme
Mele
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