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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1924
Page
13
A column reflects on local optimism from winter wheat hopes and the corn palace memory. It notes farmers feeling better than in wartime prices, critiques optimistic outside reports, and praises plain truths in local journalism. The piece also mentions gas price ideas, public feedback, chautauqua absence, and regional travel sights.
Medical writers warn against excess salt in civilization's diet linking high sodium to illness. Readers report better taste when cutting salt, aiding weight loss and appetite control. The piece notes natural foods may suffice for salt and discusses historical shifts from nomadic to agricultural diets.
A London Mirror reflection on sympathetic magic explains why breaking a mirror is said to doom a family with a death within the year. The piece links the broken image to the self and inherited beliefs, noting the unease when a glass shatters and the mirror as counterfeit presentment.
A prominent businessman, seeking shelter during a storm, visited a small candy shop and observed the elderly proprietor’s patient care of a child pondering a cent. Moved by the old man’s calm, the magnate offered to hire him as head floorwalker in his department store.
The Cheyenne County Sunday schools meet at Gurley on August 6 for a three session convention. Dr. Thomas of Denver will give the evening address, and the program centers on The Church School at Work Producing Christians with sermons, addresses, and special sessions led by Mr Kimberly and Rev Bett among others.
A brief note quotes Little Tommy remarking on an elephant seen for the first time. He suggests the animal would look better if its legs were creased like his father's. The quip reflects a playful, childlike reaction noted in the Boston Transcript.
Wheat in Sidney Thursday morning quoted at 1.02 top with a forecast of 1.06 to 1.10 by Saturday. A buyer purchased 4,000 bushels at 1.06, the highest local price. Hog prices noon Thursday from 8.25 to 8.50 top, down 50 cents from the day before. Chicago and Omaha markets fell as receipts were light. Local buyers expect a steady level around 89.
Dr R E Roche announces departure from August 3 for a month to Mayo Clinic. Dr Thomas Dorwart will oversee patients in his absence. Contact Dorwart at office 65 or residence 353 or Bassett's Pharmacy 10. Roche endorses Dorwart as first class physician and surgeon.
The Spanish-American war revealed heavy blue uniforms were too warm for tropical service. A khaki service uniform was adopted, and in 1902 the entire army dress regulation was revised. Taxi-Call 161.
Mrs J C Folks of Route A West Gurley died last Thursday in an Omaha hospital after bedfast illness since March. The funeral was held in Pender Nebraska on Sunday with burial there. Survived by husband seven children Opal Paul Gordon and others. mother and several siblings in eastern state. Relatives visited, community mourns a refined devoted homemaker. Harvest news notes and local farming concerns follow with grasshopper warnings and crop prospects.
A local notice invites residents to schedule a birthday photo session at Phelps Studio this year. The ad emphasizes personal portrait services and urges booking to secure a preferred date.
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