Red Cross Seeks Socks quota and knitting help
Urgent call from Red Cross asks volunteers to reach the sock quota through hard work. Those who cannot knit the foot can finish to the heel and pass to others for foot. Supervisory committee shipped hospital garments to Omaha warehouse. J T Tewell handles civilian relief pay issues for soldiers. Mrs. Anna Jorgensen offers knitting instruction Fridays at the Variety store 3 to 5. Mrs. Shoemaker reports soldiers in France appreciate American women's efforts on socks and sweaters.
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Omaha
J.T. Tewell
Red Cross
Anna Jorgensen
Red Cross Thanks Volunteers for Soldier Comforts
Mrs. West, president of the Red Cross, expresses appreciation to women who offered knitting and other services to feed and comfort soldier boys in the trenches. Many volunteers could not be used due to the high number of offers secured.
D. J. Lewis Sends Greetings from Camp Sherming Ohio
D J Lewis formerly a Sidney schools music instructor now in the army writes The Telegraph from Camp Sherming Ohio. He reports long hours and hard work, plans to defeat the Germans, praises the bands and choruses, notes good food and mess service, and expresses pride in serving to help preserve the freedoms his forefathers won. He sends regards to Sidney and misses the local children.
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J. Lewis
Sidney
Camp Sherming
Ohio
The
Telegraph
Tam
Bugle
Wilson
Rainy weather halts grain harvest in Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie notes report farmers slowed by rain while social mentions include Lillie Holm visiting Florence Frerichs and Planck with Wm Sharman planning a Lodgepole trip. Typhoid ill Bert Sharman and Lemoine Johnson illness noted. Boggs and Frank Heinazman visit Pences, E A Johnson and Planck families visited, Monroe Johnson’s horse struck by lightning, Alfred Jorgensen drove to Sidney. Junior Red Cross plans a meeting at AEL Miller’s Thursday.
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Lillie Holm
Florence Frerichs
Center of Legends at Dome of the Rock Site
The article recalls the Dome of the Rock near Jerusalem as a focal point of Mohammedan devotion second only to Mecca. It notes traditions linking the rock to Noah, Jacob, and Mohammed and discusses debates over whether it marks Solomon’s temple or Christ’s tomb, while praising the octagonal Mosque of Omar and noting Islamic worship under Christian rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussul Nan
Jerusalem
Mecca
Mohammed
Heaven
Jacob
Gabriel
Taj Mahal
Omar
United States Aid Praised in Britain on War Anniversary
London marks the fourth anniversary of England entering the war with nationwide prayers. Thousands attend services in churches and parks as Premier Lloyd George praises Allied sacrifice and calls for dedication to civilization. A notable ceremony at St Margaret's Westminster saw MPs in attendance near Parliament.
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London
United States of America
Great Britain
England
Lloyd George
St. Margaret's Church
Westminster
Canterbury
York
St. Margaret
House of Commons
Parliament
Enemies Lose 844 Planes in July Air War
Allied air forces downed 844 enemy aircraft in July with 825 Allied planes lost. British pilots claimed 410, French 290, Italians 106, Belgians 4 and Americans 8. Balkans and Palestine totals add 26 and five. Germans lost 316, Bulgarians five and Austrians four.
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London
Belgium
Balkans
Palestine
Pilot Lieut W L Carson Killed In Plane Fall
Lieut W L Carson of Call field Wichita Falls was killed in a fall from an aircraft at Fort Sill Oklahoma. He flew to Fort Sill alone in the plane and per telegram received at Call field the machine fell with no one aboard. His home was Hood River Oregon.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
W. L. Carson
Call Field
Here
Fort Sill
Oklo
Carson
Hood Liver
Ore
Schooner Manda Lewis Sinks in Gale Off York Spit
Cape Charles Virginia Aug 3 The fishing schooner Manda Lewis sank in a storm off York Spit about 14 miles from Cape Charles with the probable loss of ten of the twenty seven crew members reported by a fishing steamer.
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Cape Charlies
Manda Lewis
York, Spit
Cape Charles
Hoover Has Narrow Escape In French Air Raid
Paris reports Herbert Hoover and his party escaping unharmed after a German air raid on Boulogne. A bomb shattered the windows of their private car during the incident.
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Paris
Herbert Floover
Boulogne
Local and Personal Notes Wind Gusts Cause Property Damage
Revues was a recent westbound passenger. Ed Kummelhart returned home from a business trip. Chas Kilroy came back Monday from the east. A newborn boy to Mr and Mrs Ross Tooker of Huntsman on August 6. Miss Dusvall and her niece of Nenver visiting Mrs A B Phelps. Lee Cox of Denver visited Sidney. Young people enjoyed a swimming party last Saturday. Jack Rosborough returned to St Louis after a week with his wife and baby. P W Barker and Earl Geddes left for an eastern business trip. Guy Iloff visited Sidney on business. Mrs R E Woods returning to Cheyenne. Beulah Albright reports her mother improving and will return to Sidney soon. Miss Besse Crist enjoying a vacation and to return late next week. A E Phelps vacationing at Saratoga, Wyoming with L R Hubbard. A windy rain Monday evening caused damage on the southeast divide. sheds and windmills blown down including at Lutheran church property and District school No. 635. Ed Meyer house under construction badly damaged and Chas Hoffmeyer’s wind mill blown down.
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Ed Meyer
Chas
Opper Couple Seeks Colorado Baths After Hastings Trip
Mr and Mrs Leslie Opper returned from Hastings Nebraska where he sought medical treatment. They traveled to Idaho Springs Colorado for baths with his brother and sister in law accompanying them to Estes Park.
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Leslie Opper
Hastings
Nebraska
Opper
Idaho Springs
Colorado
Omaha
Estes Park
remodel of old power plant becomes Sidney Electric office
The power plant west of the post office is being remodeled into an office and storeroom for Sidney Electric Service Co. Manager Poquett and assistant Nina Spitler have set up headquarters there. The entire floor will be needed for new electrical equipment and work on a third unit is underway. Machinery arrival is not expected for about three months.
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Sidney Electric Service Co
Poquett
Nina Spitler
Southern Negro Does His Bit
John Ward of Goldsboro North Carolina is celebrated for war service as his thirteen of eighteen sons serve in the Ninth and Tenth U S cavalry while his seventeen daughters do war work. Sheriff R H Edwards of Wayne County confirms the record and notes Ward’s quadruplet history born 21 April 1856.
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John Ward
Goldsboro
North Carolina
Tenth
United States Cavalry
R. H. Edwards
Wayne County
Ward
Edwards
Advertise in The Telegraph to Protect Shared Revenue
Business owners and readers alike risk losses if advertising declines. The Telegraph urges continued ads to sustain local coverage and overall economic health for the community.
Lieut Shoemaker Writes of Army Life From France
Lieut Edw J Shoemaker writes home about church, a sermon, a band concert, and an inspiring talk by a Brig General. He notes moves to new camps along a stream, plans for a summer vacation, and the Fourth of July celebration in France. He mentions a letter from Howard Hall in Italy and expresses good health and contentment with army life.
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W. J. Shoemaker
Edw. J. Shoemaker
France
Howard Hall
Italy
How to Clean Painted Woodwork Recipe Method
Peel wash and grate six potatoes. Put into a pail of water and let stand half an hour. Strain and apply to woodwork with flannel. For white woodwork and mirrors use whitening in the water.
Local Farmers Active Around SEXTORP Area
SEXTORP A Mattes threshing grain. Pete Nelson buys a Kissel truck from Farmers Grain and Milling Company. Victor Carlson hospitalized in Denver awaiting surgery with Mrs V Carlson and two others. Misses Georgia and Nancy Eckert at Nelson home. Harry Peach called to colors. Fisher sisters Florence and Elsie in Potter. large Potter crowd attended Saturday dance. Lambert and Wickstrom pair hosted Sunday visit. John and Mrs Anderson relocate north of Potter.
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Pete Nelson
Farmers Grain and Milling Company
Victor Carlson
Denver
V. Carlson
Oscar Reedeen
BE. H. Sanders
Georgia
Nancy Eckert
Nelson
Harry Peach
Nelson Place
Florence
Elsie Fisher
Potter
J. Lambert
S. Wickstrom
Peter Nelson
BE. Fisher
Homer
Tom
Sidney
Arlo Fisher
John Anderson
For SaleOld newspapers for pantry shelves and linings
For sale at this office old newspapers suitable for pantry shelves linings and various household uses.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Offers Reward and Testimonials
One hundred dollar reward offered for incurable catarrh. The ad claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by acting through the blood to mucous surfaces, expelling poison and restoring health. Promotes taking the medicine now and sending for testimonials. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Gold by all druggists, 75 cents.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
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