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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1923
Page
11
Eastern newspapers rally for a guaranteed wheat price of 1.25 dollars per bushel arguing for relief but the piece blames government policy for farmers woes. It cites wartime planting, postwar surplus, and restricted wartime profiteering as factors, and argues relief would flow to speculators rather than farmers. It urges farmers to reduce production and boost cooperation instead.
The nation mourns the death of Warren Gamaliel Harding the 29th President of the United States and its first lady grieves with him. The piece lauds his humanness and steady leadership while acknowledging political dissent and the inscrutable force behind his passing.
Out of obscurity the vice presidency becomes a stepping stone for Calvin Coolidge. The former Massachusetts governor gained national prominence through his Boston police strike handling and rapid ascent to the vice presidency. A self made, hard working leader, he pledges to lead with results and seek greater focus on governance than spectacle.
An exchange translates costs into farm goods noting that a plasterer in New York City costs 762 eggs for a day, while a bricklayer requires seventeen and a half bushels of corn or half an acre’s yearly yield. A painter needs twenty three chickens, a plumber forty two pounds of butter or fourteen cows, and a carpenter a 175 pound hog for one day.
Over the last twenty years the US population rose forty percent while streetcar usage grew 166 percent, gas service 207 percent, telephone service a thousand percent, and electric light and power 2000 percent, reflecting rapid modernization and infrastructure expansion.
Herbert Vandemoor and wife and George McConnelly and wife of Sterling Colorado and Nel Vandermoor...
N T York of Scottsbluff spent Sunday visiting at the home of District Judge J L Tewell. The brief social call highlights the local judiciary's community ties.
Miss Katherine Lou Smith of Denver is visiting at the home of her cousin Mrs J L Tewell.
District Judge J L Tewell will open the fall court session in Chappell on September 4. Sidney court begins December 3 for a jury term. A 10,000 ton coal pile is stored near Sidney stock yards for Union Pacific locomotives as an emergency reserve for next winter. A derrick and dredge unload coal from cars to the ground for storage. The practice, though not indicating a shortage, is routine each year.
Nebraska attorney general’s office holds that a board cannot cancel a teaching contract solely because a teacher becomes a mother. If the teacher remains able to perform duties during the term, she cannot be dismissed for maternity, except if she is prevented from working in the classroom.
Lincoln reservations opened for two special trains to the national convention in San Francisco this October. One will depart Omaha on the Union Pacific with stops across Nebraska, the other from Nebraska City on the Burlington, collecting members along the route.
A boy named Runt on Jumpus Ridge amazed neighbors by multiplying any numbers posed to him. He solved 28 times 17437 as 8276194 and impressed tasers until a patent churn dealer exposed his trick. The crowd cheered as he cracked sums. plan is to study law and aim for politics.
County Assessor Edgar Johnson explains the 18 million dollar drop in Scotts Bluff County valuation to the state board of equalization. He cites three bank failures in Morrill Henry and Gering and reduced sugar stocks at Great Western Sugar plants in Scottsbluff Mitchell and Gering as the main factors.
Officers of the Nebraska Wheat Growers association organized a local group at Dix on Saturday July 28 with Forest Knox as president J F Young as secretary and Chris Anderson as vice president. Twelve hundred acres were signed up and organizers will continue work to gain majority acreage for selling wheat through the association.
The article states that nearly all calf disorders stem from poor cleanliness in seeds, pens, bedding, pails, and utensils. It advises using only clean milk, scalding or sterilizing pails, and daily cleaning of feed boxes to prevent bacterial growth and disease in young calves.
Sheriff E. L. Davis arrested William Maurer a southwest Morrill County rancher on Wednesday for liquor law violations. He seized a large still around 200 gallons of mash and about 15 gallons of bottling in barn liquor, indicating the first hootch manufacturer.
American Legion of Colorado to aid disabled veterans unable to receive government compensation from a 15000 dollar fund donated by the Knights of Columbus. The distribution covers 10000 dollars to Denver and 5000 dollars to Colorado Springs for ex service men unable to find work. The note links Colorado’s tubercular veterans migrating for health benefits to wartime service hardships.
One quart and 3 percent milk sold as Thermopacks at The Farms Dairy with prices listed as 75e and 1.50 dollars respectively.
Robert Oberfelder went to Denver on business for a few days while Judge Gapen took a month long Denver vacation. E R Kratz left for Hot Springs South Dakota for a week. J H ONeil traveled to Montreal to attend a Knights of Columbus convention. Ed Shoemaker of Omaha visits the Shoemaker home. Marjorie Wright vacationing at Grand Island with brother Clarence and family. Rt Rev George Allen Beecher bishop of western Nebraska visited Sidney last week. Glenn Voyles and Charles Gardner family visited, spent time at Estes Park. Fredrick P Kiewit and son returned from Rapid City and Hot. Gordon Bryant of Tekamah visiting Sidney relatives. Mrs Bryant formerly Miss Radcliffe. Burnett Atkins ten year old son of Virgil R Atkins taken to Cheyenne for appendix operation.
Dr. R. E. Roche left Tuesday for Dubuque, Iowa, to be present at an operation on his wife's father. Mrs. Roche has been visiting there for several days.
An airplane passed over Sidney Friday night circled the city twice and headed toward North Platte. Lights on the craft were visible despite its high altitude.
Mrs. Alfred Eames of Liseco was brought to Dr. FP. A. Barger's office last Saturday for an X ray examination. She was injured in a runaway accident a month ago and has not been able to walk since.
Mr and Mrs A E Warren departed Thursday for Denver to establish a future home. Mr Warren serves as vice president of Interstate Tankers Security company and will act as attorney for the firm.
The Sidney city council bought an extra street maintainer from Avery company for 3400 dollars last week. The city now operates two main maintainers to drag streets quickly after rainfall, aiming to speed up cleanup and restore passable roads.
Mrs R R Qwensr living three miles north of Sidney was bitten by a rattlesnake Tuesday while gardening. She came to Sidney and was attended by Dr J R Taylor.
Mrs. Owens is reported out of danger after a reptile attack that gave no warning before striking.
Melvin Freeman underwent an appendix removal at Dr J R Taylors residence last Sunday with Dr H L Mantor assisting. Freeman had an acute attack of appendicitis while jailed, and the county will bear the operation cost as his sentence nears completion upon recovery.
Steps to compel V. F. Kucera to connect to the city sewer near his home were taken at last Friday night’s meeting. The council noted he asked for the sewer line but had not connected after completion, and the matter was referred to the city health department.
Pierre Sanders of Anaconda Montana a former Sidney postmaster and merchant traveled through this city last Friday on his way to the Knights of Columbus convention in Montravail Canada. Sanders has been away from Sidney for twenty eight years and is now a prominent Anaconda business man.
Eleven year old Donald Wert of north Bunker Hill precinct was taken to Alliance hospital after a runaway accident on July fourth. He previously suffered multiple leg fractures that failed to knit and left him hospitalized with an uncertain prognosis. He remains brave, writes letters from bed, and his parents attend harvest duties back home.
High grade make left on our bands now near Sidney. Will sacrifice price and offer easy terms for quick turnover to a responsible person. Write for particulars to The Denver Music Co. Denver Colo.
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