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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1917
Page
5
Local notes report business trips to Omaha Hastings Washington D C and Fremont Tractor show visits. Births marriages and health trips are noted along with social visits to Sidney Iowa and Denver. A carnival and several auto trips with families and friends fill a lively week of community events.
The Senate adopts a day resolution. A roll call shows 65 to 20 in favor with a provision that ratification must occur within six years. The measure ties the resolution to a concrete deadline and outlines a defined timeframe for action.
Washington reports the House will postpone prohibition action to December as it focuses on war measures. The Senate approved a constitutional amendment for national prohibition, but the House decision delays its consideration this year.
Washington action reports the senate's 65 to 20 vote to submit a prohibition amendment to the states with a six year ratification window. The measure requires house action, lists voting parties, and notes an Harding amendment setting a six year limit.
Poem by Thomas F Porter praising unfettered appreciation of beauty over constant fault finding. The speaker rebukes critics who spoil enjoyment by nitpicking art and architecture, urging readers to seek the best in works and moments.
A reflective verse from the Christian Endeavor World contrasts the power of written words. It notes eager, biting letters drafted in anger, some destroyed by fire, while blessings come to those that go out with kindness. The speaker credits peace and fortune to the letters never sent.
The Cornwall region features villages with odd names such as Drunkards All and London Apprentice, while Grumzia and St Eval raise pronunciation curiosities. A bishop quips about Cornish saints and an uncanonized devil after a ordination candidate claims St Eval as his origin. The exchange, reported by Loudon Mirror, highlights local place name eccentricities and humor.
A Cincinnati Enquirer note recalls Empress Eugenie secretly funding a distressed officer with 15,000 francs, telling the general to keep the name. The tale also mentions artist Dauber abandoning a half-finished portrait after arriving for a sitting, and a nod to fireproofing with reinforced concrete in electric cables.
Practical Health Hint explains meat may foster intestinal autointoxication. Eating meat with fruit, vegetables, rice, or milk speeds digestion, potentially increasing issues. Pork can stay five hours in the stomach while rice and other foods digest in under two hours, making some combinations worse than bread alone.
A fragment shows a request for a boost in job searching From an elderly man urging help to reach the top of the ladder He asks for support to see for himself and improve his chances at Unit World employment.
A fragment from a 19th century column asserts that Sunitteht is not a friend to women warning of its effects on complexion and claims a chemical action damages mirror backing quickly, as noted by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
A 10 year old Lena explains her osteopathic treatment to friend Mabel with a playful line that the doctors “just make bread of you” highlighting a lighthearted, imaginative view of medical care in a Buffalo News anecdote.
Louisville Courier Journal notes a house guest living at home, with dialogue framing a girl who sits around while her mother does the work, reflecting social norms and family roles.
A witty exchange unfolds as Madeline bristles at a humorous tale told by Alice. Alice retorts with wit, noting Alan’s circle of ten friends, in a light social moment captured by the anecdote.
A compact moral urging fair play over cheating, arguing that true glory comes from honest effort and accepting defeat with dignity. It contrasts lasting worth with the hollow pride of success gained by trickery, and warns that fame built on false deeds corrupts lasting self respect.
The article muses that music brings youth to death for many composers. Schubert died at forty one, Mozart at thirty five, Bellini at thirty seven, Bizet at thirty seven, Purcell at thirty seven, Mendelssohn at thirty eight, Chopin at thirty nine, Weber at forty, Schumann at forty six. Verdi, in contrast, lived into his nineties.
Treenails or trunnels are cylindrical wooden fasteners used to join ship timbers. A typical vessel requires about 30,000 pine treenails. The note adds that despite setbacks in some areas, other aspects of the craft proceed.
Historic Peronne in France stood as a great fortress for centuries. It bore the name Peronne la Pucelle, a maiden city never conquered. Readers of Scott’s Quentin Durward recall the town on a deep river in a flat land with ancient walls and green meadows. Royal figures tied to its walls include King John of France before Poitiers and Charles the Simple, starved there four centuries earlier.
A Swinburne line reflects on children as assurance of heaven and its enduring promise, while noting that heaven itself remains elusive if they do not return. The face and voice of a child symbolize hope beyond mortal limits.
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