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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1928
Page
2
An independent weekly paper published at 211 Central Avenue Sidney Nebraska issues on Tuesday and Friday mornings serving Sidney Cheyenne County and Western Nebraska. It is entered at the Sidney post office as second class mail matter. Subscription rates in advance list a year outside a 50 mile radius and a year within 50 miles.
The article laments wheat prices at 70 to 75 cents per bushel against a $1.18 cost, forecasting widespread farm losses, debt strain, and regional economic impact. It blames prolonged Republican farm policy, recalls Coolidge and Hoover, and suggests national relief and import barriers to stabilize prices.
Topics of Today criticizes the YWCA for hosting political prayer meetings funded by the community chest. The column argues the charity should serve welfare work for all faiths and rejects using its resources to influence elections. It accuses organizers of seeking divine approval to defeat Al Smith due to Catholicism and fears of foreign influence.
The remarks defend a group’s right to express prejudiced views at home while objecting to gatherings in public spaces frequented by all classes. It frames belief as a personal matter, contrasting celestial metaphors with earthly presence and emphasizes the community’s response to publicly hosted events.
An astronomers claim that the universe centers in Scorpio about 52 thousand light years away is contrasted with a social satire: the true center lies in golf greens, money hoards, social registers, financial ledgers, and high society rooms, as envisioned by the author.
A 1927 St Louis Post Dispatch note cautions that most fatal crashes involve unlicensed aircraft. It urges travelers to fly only in licensed planes that carry certificates, and for passengers to verify the pilot's license before boarding, warning that unlicensed ships endanger lives.
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