Harvest reports and social notes from Sidney area
The week featured visits by Fred Bartells and Ray Frame party, plus Mrs. Herman Ehurke and John J. Jones in Sidney for church. Wheat harvesting nears completion though grasshoppers damage grain and rain is needed. Local residents enjoyed Frontier Days, visits to Shubert and Kruger's lake, a new Dodge, and a child’s injury with English confidence growing as medical aid aided recovery.
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Fred Bartells
Sidney
Isaac Jones
Cheyenne
Ray Frame
Frank Kinton
Herman Ehurke Sr
Peter Beyer
John J. Jones
M. E. Church
Goodness and Greatness in Lincoln’s Time
A reflective note on the quote from the Girl's Companion citing Phillips Brooks about Lincoln. It contrasts goodness with greatness and asserts that real greatness vindicates goodness and real goodness marks true greatness.
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Philips Brooks
Lincoln
Harry Wins Prize With Ostrich Leg Guess
Harry brings home a prize for natural history after joking that an ostrich has three legs. His teacher asked the class how many legs an ostrich has, and Harry claimed four, but he admits the correct answer is two and he was closest among the guesses.
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Harry
Perhaps Miss Antique Jack Hugger and Plighted Our Troth
The fragment hints at a social pairing or betrothal remark. It mentions Miss Cutting Then and a man in a sorry plight after a conversation about a prior engagement or promise made the previous night.
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Jack Hugger
Hungry Gulch Threshing Busy Weekend Visits Reported
Threshing is the order of the day in Hungry Gulch as residents and visitors mingle. Olson and wife visited J Jessen and wife last Friday evening while Ve Wise and family, and Wayne and Ethel Forney called on Wise relatives Sunday evening. Mrs H Linde from Peetz Colorado spent a few days with I Olson and family before returning home Monday. Fred Radditz and family of Lodge Pole visited at the Wasson home Sunday. Mrs Roy Jewell called on Mrs O Olson Tuesday morning. Otto and Bertha Olson visited friends at Broadwater Sunday. Mrs Sarah Jewell and son Clifford visited friends at Chappell this week. Mr Boges of Dalton was visiting in the neighborhood last Sunday.
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Olson
J. J. Jessen
Ve. W Wise
Ira Bennett
Wayne
Ethel Forney
Wise
H. Linde
Peetz
Colorado
I. Olson
Fred Radditz
Lodge Pole
Wasson
Roy Jewell
O. Olson
Otto
Bertha Olson
Broadwater
Sarah Jewell
Clifford
Chappell
Boges of
Dalton
Osborn Motor Co Promotes Auto bulbs and Oils
Osborn Motor Company advertises a full stock of electric auto bulbs for all cars at the right price and lists Mobile B oil at a price per gallon with a bulk sale while it lasts. S. A. Schmitt Implement Co. also appears in the notice.
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Osborn Motor Company
S. A. Schmitt Implement CO
They Help Missionary Through Cat Death Story
A Washington couple from Trinity MFE church decide to support a native Chinese missionary as part of a Methodist centenary campaign. They had planned to give $50 a year but faced a $3 monthly cat feeding bill until the pet died making the larger pledge seem feasible.
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Trinity Mfe
Washington
China
Methodist Episcopal Churches
Kitty
Not Worried. The Dentist and Book Agent Exchange
A courtroom remark portrays a tense exchange where the dentist fears a nerve procedure while the book agent coolly insists there is plenty left, as a judge oversees the dialogue. The moment captures a strain between medical anxiety and mercantile bravado in a legal setting.
Telegraph Advertisement Delivers Votes Across County
An advertisement in The Telegraph proves effective by reaching a majority of county residents, boosting visibility and support for the advertised message. The strategy shows how broad outreach influences public response at the local level.
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Telegraph
Public virtue and patriotism inspire selfless deeds in Clay
A reflection extols public virtue as the highest form of patriotism rising above personal interests. It calls on citizens of Clay to emulate valor and devotion inspired from above, portraying public virtue as the noblest public ideal.
To Remove Grease By Caustic Soda Cleaning Method
A Popular Science Monthly description substitutes caustic soda for gasoline and similar solvents. Mix one pound in a gallon of water and apply hot. Brush articles with the solution and rinse. caustic soda dissolves grease faster than ordinary soda.
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Popular Science Monthly
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North Divide
Geo. Brisby
Clyde Athey
Shubert
Richardson County
Chaw
Werman Ehmke
Sparow
Louis Schulenberg
Ray Spiker
Kruger’s Lake
Clyde Kinton
Sidey
Thesday
Cloyd Athey
Henry Johson
Verne McManus
Council Truffs
Iowa
Pete Beyer
Dr. Kimpston Dentin
BOWNE
SCOIT
A. S. Hardy
DR. L. G. Simon
Buick
Jos. Hahler
West Lincoln Highway
Sidney, Nebr
Jones & Grabill
City Property
Gapen
International
Trafic
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Sidney Transfer & Implement House
E. L. Uptegrove
Rose Street
Union Pacific
Sidney, Neb
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