State Fair Harness Race Program Promises High Dollars
A lengthy Nebraska State Fair harness racing list outlines early closing races from September 4 with purses up to 1,000 dollars and a broad slate of trotting and pacing events. The article names many breeders and owners and underscores the fair as a premier venue for American horse competition and livestock exhibition.
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Nebraska
Great West
J’almer L. Clark
Liberty Hall
W. V. Austin
Earl Beezley
C D Bell
Hal D. Bennett
M. T. Bernard
Ed G. Bohanan
J. C. Bowman
John M. Burgess
O. P. Chambers
Cochran & Bunger
Ed J. Collins
J. A. Corning
N. J. Ronin
George Schlick
Charles Scully
W G. Sears
Shinstock Bros
John M. Shriner
W. R. Skinner
U. H. Smith
O. M. Smith
W. C. Southwick
L. P. Southworth
Frank Strahan
J. R Sutherland
al Thomas
William Tolbert
W. W. Towle
Harry Williams
Capital City
Cornhuskers
Gate City
Hopples
A Good Wire Stretcher from Simple Wood Lever
A handy homemade barbed wire stretcher uses a three foot wood lever with an iron plate and a slot to grip the wire. A notch in the lever and a post turn tighten the wire for easy stapling, as shown in the illustration.
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Judd Farner
Always Have Plenty of Herbs for the Home Garden
The article urges sowing many herb varieties early and growing perennials for repeated harvests. Prepare rich mellow soil before sowing, transplant when sturdy, and cut leaves only on dry days just before flowering to preserve color and flavor. Dry leaves in a cool shady room to avoid spoiling qualities.
The Dairyman Who Reads
The dairyman who reads adopts modern methods to stay competitive. Reading helps choose better sires, raise cows yielding nearly double butter, and improve feeding and sanitary practices. Emphasizes moving away from traditional ruts to increase profits.
Money and happiness in life and marriage
John Burroughs argues money alone does not buy happiness or a happy marriage. He says love and the right instincts matter most to women, while wealth becomes unnecessary after a basic competency and can hinder enjoyment of life.
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Lfe
John Burroughs
Water Volcano of Guatemala Emits Cold Water Eruptions
The Volcan de Agua in Guatemala stands 14 450 feet high with fields and forests reaching near the summit. It occasionally vents torrents of pure cold water and once caused a so called eruption that flooded the northern valley and destroyed a village on the mountain side.
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Central America
Guatemala
Brilliant women as partners in marriage, per Hubbard
Elbert Hubbard argues that brilliant men need brilliant women as helpmates for lasting marriage. He says companionship, shared humor, and sympathy for aspirations sustain relationships while superficial beauty fades.
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Elbert Hubbard
Local notes highlight travels and visits across Cheyenne County
W E Hinman made a short business trip to Denver. Dorothy Hart visited relatives in Cheyenne. N G Hall returned from a westward trip. Dr Hedlund and J C Frandsen of Dalton visited Sidney. Mrs Tyler to entertain Maccabee ladies in September.
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W.E. Hinman
Denver
Dorothy Hart
Cheyenne
Dr. Hedlund
J.C. Frandsen
Dalton
Sidney
Mrs. Tyler
C. E. Harper
Chappell
Ernest Stuht
Frank Shhroeder
Ernest
North-West
Frank
U.S
South Dakota
Frank Welch
A. F
A.M
H. Scareeper
W. M. Averie Neubauer
Providence
Masonic Temple
Mus
Mary McIntosh
W. M
Susie Bags
Sidney Lodge
O. F
C. F. Lixsb Hakt
N.G
C. J. Hellwig
Rebecca Degree
MakGarner Warren
N. G
Ella Williams
Cheyenne Encampment
G.bixpr
Scribe
E. V. Sumner
A.J. Haskell
E. Kruse
Sidney Camp
M. W
Josepa Obertelder
V. OC
R. A. Bankow
A.O. DU
E. L. Fostrax
M. W. W. J. Shoemaker
Kidney
F. Hall
Gextruude Weapen
H. Ella Williams
Sawdust Compressor Aims to Turn Wood Waste Into Fuel
A Los Angeles inventor debuts a machine that compresses sawdust and shavings into cylindrical briquettes about stove-wood size. No binder is used. thirty tons of pressure forms dry, soot-free fuel, with electricity powering the press and automatic feeds into steel dies. The briquettes are cut to length and include a hemp core for stability, with a five-ton-per-day capacity shown in Popular Mechanics.
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Phil-Ing
Los Angeles iInventor
Gems Found in Feldspar Quarries in Connecticut
Geological Survey notes gem quality garnets green tourmalines and aquamarines in feldspar quarries. Cavities yielded tourmalines as large as a bushel basket and a seven inch green tourmaline now at Wesleyan University Museum. One pocket held a pale blue to pale green crystal weighing several pounds, shattered but yielding small cut gems.
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Bastin
Connecticut
The
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Geological Survey
Quotations on virtue and self restraint from classical thinkers
A dated curio presents short maxims from Wotton Feltham Colton and Confucius on virtue and vice. It contrasts night dawn river currents tax of virtue and the introspective aim of the superior man versus the small man seeking in others.
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Confucius
Traction Engine Moves Pea Crops to Cannery
On Progressive Farms a traction engine replaces wagons to haul unhulled pea vines to the cannery. The image shows the engine used as a mobile power unit moving vines efficiently to the factory located at a convenient point.
Sidney Directory and Local Organizations
The Telegraph lists local government officials from the national to county level alongside community groups in Sidney. It includes names for state officers governor and attorney general, county officers, village trustees, school board, church notices, and fraternal lodges with meeting details and officers.
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CW Aldrich
Mrk. Hopewey
É . A. Walt
Barton
Atte
WA George
G G. Martie
W. Crabtree
Cowles J. Winnests
Clarke W. HW
Cowgill Railroad Commissioners
J. WH. Halston
Higgins
J . Lewis Srott
Sextorp Board Village Trustees
Sidney E W. Ziebeert
R.E. L. Sauckson
W. FF. Bassett
Leslie Neubauer
Oleck Robt
A. Barlow
L. R. Barrow
Lodgepole J.J
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Hornaday
Rooming House
E.R. Yaegle
McAleese Building
Sidney, Neb
M. Ramella
Closman & Son
Vienna
E. W. Ziebert
Dray and Tranter
Lloyd Mann
Fupiones
Reoees
N. G. Hall
S. C. Bixby
Mrs. Thornburg
Dorothy
Millard
Wisconsin
Illinois
Jennie
Nellie Armstrong
Julesburg
Mildred Miles
Thompson
Grand Island
R. A. Blake
Cheyenne County
Potter
Kenneth Bassett
Bobby Buzza
Kimball
Wm. Frerichs
Sister's Hospital
Hot Springs
S. D
Draper
Olive
Grace Osborne
Weston
Iowa
A. J. Jorgenson
Ernest Osborne
A. Corbett
Beecher
Clara Klein
Krueger's Lake
Feltham
Colton
PFA Vines
the Telegraph Directory
U S Senate
Hitchcock Omosha
Norris Brown
Kearney
Kinkaid
O'Neil
Land OF Pioce
North Platte
J.B Evins
Egiator Ira L. Bare Mine Ly Receiver
LAN Office Alliance
W. W. Wood
Bbe Register Hod Bs « Receiver
Edward McLerson
Mingie Kelley
Sidney Commercial Club
J. Ll. Metutosh
L. O. Fundiogslind No's
Oubyenne CO
Fatih Association
H. T Doran Bem Ph Ag Ceeee
R. W. Devoe
Sidney Fire Department
B.D. Worden
OB. Tobin
Eh Sweeese
Legislature
W. V. Hongland
North Platte Bath
B. K. Bushee
Veer
13Th Judicial District
M. Grimes
K. A. Cary
Usurer
Wood’ Sheriff
J. We
Treachera
Ringer
Jea Hanna
Amelia Wells
Mabel I. Murray
Evans
Cooley
Jackson
Anna McFadden
Valeska Neubauer
Methodist Episcopal Church
G.B. Lobb
Epworth
Henry Zinmecker
Michael Ferngo
Kavanagh
Royal Neighbors
O.F. Hall
Winanar
Oracle
Merifield
Recorder
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