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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1949
Page
10
White snakeroot, a round stem woodland plant with three prominent leaf veins, is blamed for trembles in sheep and cattle and for fatal illness in humans from tainted milk. It blooms in fall, with three pounds able to kill a sheep, ten pounds a cow, and long-term exposure causing death from tiny doses.
Drs R R Parker E J Bell and H J Stoenner of the U S Public Health Service report to the American Veterinary Medical Association that Q fever or queer malady is a lingering fever spread to humans by seemingly healthy cattle, especially milk cows. Transmission details are unclear though ticks are a possible source. In the United States it has been found in various species across regions and may spread from nature or cattle to humans.
Farmers must fight grasshopper outbreaks this summer as USDA-State cooperative surveys show large areas from Texas to Canada and Michigan to California may see higher pest pressure in 1949. Outbreaks occur in ten year cycles with 1940 a peak. last year caused heavy damage in Wyoming and Montana and other regions reported crop losses.
Valleys pulse with industry as Margam on the South Wales coast becomes the site of the world’s largest single steel project. A £60 million plant, rising from a desolate marsh, aims to be operating by 1951, signaling a profound revival after inter-war slump.
A key American Chemical Paint company site near Lansdale Pennsylvania screens 47 new potential weed killers. Experiments aim to develop products that extend 2 4 D uses and create new agricultural aids such as grass killers in the coming years.
Rug care basics emphasize gentle handling from delivery. Rugs shed slightly and require light sweeping for a few weeks. Rotate rugs and rearrange furniture to distribute wear. Avoid beating or stiff brushes and use carpet sweepers or electric cleaners on pile surfaces.
A note explains that blends prefer maple wood for pins, highlighting the wide white sapwood band as the factor making a log eligible for use. The statement links pin quality to wood selection and mentions foot-lights as a context anchor.
Entomology chair Ephriam Hixson explains Hessian Fly damage in Nebraska Cheyenne County dates back to 1940 with 1 2 percent infestations in 1941 1943 1944 1945 and rising through 1946 1948 He cites planting before fly free dates volunteer wheat destruction and favorable growing conditions as factors and outlines control ideas including destroying volunteer wheat with subtillers or one way disks and testing for resistant wheat varieties in Western Nebraska.
A brief notice states a design service to create new letterheads in one or more colors for clients seeking fresh branding. The offer highlights professional customization under the newspaper’s era tone and emphasizes ready availability.
Jasper Keith of Jasper charged with intoxication received $15 fine plus costs. Fred Valdez charged with disturbance was fined $15 and costs in a Friday hearing. Clyde Heald of Sidney faced Monday morning hearing on intoxication disturbance and resisting arrest, fined $60 and costs. P C Wilson of Potau Oklahoma found guilty of intoxication, fined $10 and costs. Erwin Schmidt of Sidney charged with driving without a license, fined $1 and costs.
A Saturday hearing in county court found L. D. McGreevy transient guilty of intoxication. He was sentenced to ten days in jail and ordered to pay all costs of the action.
Population of Java rose from 4,006,000 in 1815 to about 48,000,000 today. Spanning 48,000 square miles, its area yields an estimated density near 1,000 people per square mile, the highest in the world.
Iowa expert Erwin Johnson of the Iowa Experiment Station explains using an 18 to 21 inch exhaust fan in an attic window to pull heated air out and lower indoor temperatures at night. Open attic doors and windows 8 or 9 pm to 5 am. ensure insulation for effectiveness. a smaller fan under 18 inches is unsatisfactory. kitchen fans help vent heat during cooking to prevent spread.
Over 2500 applications were expected by the Monday deadline to the state fish and game department. Officials said 2300 had been filed by Saturday. A drawing on September 1 in the senate chamber will select the 1500 licenses. Details will follow.
The Sidney baseball squad will host Bridgeport Wednesday at 8 p.m. on the Dalton diamond, visit Gurley Thursday at 2 15 p.m. at the Cheyenne County Fair grounds as a fair attraction, and host Broadwater Friday at 8 p.m. on the Dalton diamond.
Laplanders prove resourceful as they mend wooden boxes and fill shoes with hay. Locals say traditional footwear avoids stocking use and keeps feet warm in cold seasons.
Salvation Mountain in the Cham bon Haute Loire region of France is officially marked on French military maps due to Salvation Army activity. The army maintains a chalet on the mountain at over 3000 feet. A shallow utility pan serves multiple baking purposes including sheet cakes and roll coffee cakes.
Calendar history notes that September derives from Latin septem meaning seven. It states Julius Caesar added two months to the Roman calendar, causing a lasting numerical sequence error in the calendar.
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