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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1913
Page
2
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Sidney Nebraska village trustees in regular session approve bills from general and road funds and appoint J J McIntosh to confer with the Tobin estate on city hall land. A fire department committee asks to waive carnival license for a three day fair August 11 12 13 with police and street restoration plans. Notices to repair broken crossings and enforce sidewalk ordinances are ordered. Ayle Erickson cement model lamp post bill for 900 is authorized for payment. The meeting adjourns.
A scientist named Vercelli estimates Lake Como covers 136 square kilometers with an average depth of about 100 feet, storing summer heat equivalent to burning 34,000 tons of coal. The lake absorbs heat from February to August and then releases it, boosting local warmth and contributing to its famed floral beauty.
A Delineator piece recalls Katie Barnes arriving at school tearful because she forgot her birth information on the required application blanks. She explains to Miss Green that she has forgotten her excuse for being born, highlighting the day’s school administration sense of obligation and child distress.
A compact meditation on sleep as healing and solace. The lines describe sleep as balm for troubled minds and a second course of nature, a chief nourisher in life’s feast. The excerpt alt prompts reflect on rest as essential to daily endurance.
Poem excerpt praising enduring freedom on rugged heights as warriors resist Turkish invasions. Emphasizes faith, frugality, and stalwart defense against the Turk, claiming five centuries of resistance by a hardy mountainous people led by Great Tsernogora.
In the northern mountains Zapatista insurgents engage federal forces in combat with gunfire and strategic maneuvers. Reports indicate ongoing clashes as authorities attempt to contain the uprising and restore control.
The Cheyenne County Teachers Institute will be held in the Sidney High School for one week starting August 18, 1913. All teachers planning to teach in the county next year are urged to attend. Prof Neale will present Picture Study and Miss Richardson will lecture The Growth and Triumphs of the American Flag on August 19. Admission 25 cents, reserved seats 35 cents. Rooms wanted for the week should be listed with the county superintendent after August 9.
The article notes ongoing warfare near the U S Mexican border with bullets sometimes striking American soil. It reports that the United States maintains a small army along the frontier to keep the belligerents on their own ground.
Game Warden Rutenbeck reports strong pushback while enforcing state game and fish laws. A deputy, A M Cooke, cites arrests at Guide Rock for illegal fishing, then being arrested himself for spitting on a sidewalk as retaliation.
A Wide World Magazine excerpt notes Swiss people view themselves as linguists. The narrator meets a man offended by a question about language and another Swiss polyglot who seems to speak seven languages at once. The author, knowing some German, compares it to a patchwork quilt of speech.
Ravenna Nebraska July 30 While repairing the city pump plant James McCarthy was severely injured when his clothing caught in the shafting He was badly cut and bruised and was stripped of all clothing except his shoes and hose as he fell to the floor The injuries are described as very serious Fred Sitton left Tuesday morning by the Burlington to Montana to improve land he owns there
A St Louis Republic humorous snippet describes a bride who misreads her wedding day as Wednesday, causing a rush to adjust schedules. The bridegroom’s reaction is light, and the ceremony proceeds smoothly the following day with the couple dressed in time for the event.
Miss Ruby Harris and her sister Miss Nettie Harris of Fremont arrived Sunday and left Tuesday morning to visit Denver and other destinations, continuing their travels to points of interest in the region.
The essay argues villages and small towns should invest in parks trees and beautification. It claims wealthy donors could aid, but playgrounds near schools yield greater health and happiness than grand libraries. Beautifying country towns can curb urban flight and boost property values education and community prosperity.
The Anti-Forty-five League proposes a 1500 acre garden city near Chicago to employ displaced older workers. Each five acre plot will house one family with city governance, no saloons, schools and churches planned, and bonds sold to fund the project. Families begin with $500 plus another $500 to recruit a second family before transfer of the farm.
The passage extols trees as essential municipal assets and notes rival cities boast more street trees to show progress and vitality. It argues communities benefit from well-planted avenues, warning barren regions suffer when trees are removed and praising official oversight of urban forestry.
A testimonial from Mrs Pearson of Sidney Web. credits Dean's Kidney Pills with strengthening her kidneys and easing back pain and other kidney trouble symptoms. The ad urges readers to buy the 60 cent remedy from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY as sole U S agents. Remember the name and take no other.
Mrs William Orvis of Clare Michigan praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for curing her dysentery plagued little girl calling it the best medicine in the world. Advertisement notes it is for sale by all dealers.
Opera star Titta Ruffo praised American women in Philadelphia saying at a Rittenhouse Square home he complimented a husband on his wife’s elegance. He quipped that if his wife died she would refuse an angel robe unless it had a draped skirt, reflecting fashion devotion.
A brief dialogue pits a man urged to work against a mother’s remark on stage ambitions. He excuses himself, then receives a square meal, and the wood pile reference fades from the scene, illustrating modest living over grand plans.
A meditation on God beyond physical form, describing the deity as a sacred unutterable mind. It states that God cannot be seen or touched, lacking human features, yet completing the world through swift thoughts. The passage stresses inward persuasion over visual proof.
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