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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1907
Page
3
Mrs. W. H. Parker hosted a lawn fete on Duquesne Heights for her son Georgie who has whooping cough. The event drew many children also affected, reflecting a city outbreak. Doctors favor outdoor activity, and guests joined in a lively gathering despite the illness.
Prizes were offered for the loudest and longest whoop with a booby prize for the faint wheezer. Complaints arose when winners were accused of advantage from longer disease. Lunch accompanied by barking music and a medicinal mixture kept many kids from head aching. Mothers, catching whooping cough from their children, attended with plans for future events.
Washington reports new customs inspection regulations under Sec. Cortelyou aimed to aid returning Americans. The plan, slated for August 15, ends the oath before formal inspection, removing citizen perjury fears, while keeping baggage checks. It also changes swifter handling of smugglers and honest citizens at the border.
A new electric submarine bell system informs ships near danger zones by sound from a seabed bell struck via shore cables. Stations at Point Allerton, Halifax, and other harbors cover North America with bells on lightships and shore equipment.
Public indictments in St. Petersburg accuse Lieut. Gen Stoessel defender of Port Arthur Lieut. Gen Fock Maj. Gen Reiss and Lieut. Gen Smirnoff of false battle reports questionable decorations and surrender of Port Arthur court martial charged with capital offenses and treason.
New York reports plans by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to open a veterinary dispensary and hospital for horses owned by cab drivers peddlers and other poor owners. Treatments will be nominal or free when warranted with clinics offering education on disease prevention proper feeding harnessing and care.
At Fort McHenry, Lieut. J L Holcombe uncovered boxes of ancient hand grenades dating to 1812. The four pound iron shells, packed with gunpowder and resembling early bombs used on shipyard yards, were nearly rust free. A recruit risked drying the powder over a fire, prompting a plan to dump the weapons in Chesapeake Bay due to obsolescence.
In Denver Judge Ben B Lind sey promotes Jay Bacon from clerk to stenographer in the new juvenile court system. Bacon, a red haired youth who started as a messenger, learned stenography at home and impressed the judge with his dictation. The promotion follows the creation of the court and Lindsey’s appointment to lead it.
A long digest of Nebraska news items covers Boone and Wheeler counties teachers’ institute, losses by heat in Beatrice, Wood River electric water plant plans, Hastings Chautauqua talk by Governor Folk, Fremont theatre work, Bartley fire destroying post office and hardware store, and plans for new hotels, agriculture, roads, and local incidents across the state.
The article details insulated poultry pens with front curtain fronts for Leghorns. It explains window sashes, duck coverings, roosts, curtains, nests, and ventilation to prevent drafts and keep birds healthy in extreme cold.
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