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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
6
Fragmentary notice lists letter files offered for sale by a named owner. It mentions sale action and platform without clear dates or full details. Names and locations are partially readable, indicating a local auction or sale event.
The wheat market shows sharp uncertainty with local dealers refraining from purchases, signaling subdued demand and possible price volatility as traders assess supplies and weather conditions impacting yields.
Undersigned sells hardware and furniture store for cash or will trade for town property. Store described as a money maker. Also notes on anti glare headlight bulbs and local business inquiries. Trade considerations and contact hints implied. Multiple classifieds collected including livestock, land, and real estate listings. Bulk ad sheet excerpts from Sidney area newspaper classifieds.
Wanted a farm or ranch within 20 miles of Sidney featuring a large flowing spring or year round creek. Provide prices and full details in the first letter. Address JOS. BETHSCHEIDER West Point Nebraska.
FOR QUICK SALE New completed bungalow seven rooms entirely modern beautifully finished. Laundry in basement. Mrs A Lindberg.
The Ursuline Sisters announce increased facilities and no religious discrimination in pupil admission. Protestant pupils will be welcomed and treated the same as Catholics. The institution boasts strong educational results, top sanitary facilities, and a focus on music. Enrollment day is Monday, September third, with classes starting the next day.
A brief classified notice seeks fifty acres or more of land suitable for fall wheat. Responds with details via box 581.
Saxon cars for sale listing two used Saxon Sixes in perfect condition with a guarantee of new cars. Contact M. W Osborn.
Nice clean fall wheat seed for sale. E S Flagg located 9 miles north of Sidney Nebraska offers seed wheat through Box 347 Sidney Neb.
Classified notice announces items for sale and housekeeping needs and lists a box contact. It notes a postal box and a generic delivery reference, with a brief, fragmentary ad tone typical of late entries.
Practical ly new Ford car offered by E C Stockdick. Used since last April, contact by phone 18. E C Stockdick.
Practically new tent 10 by 12 feet made of 12 oz duck canvas offered at a discount. Inquiries directed to this office or write P. O. Box 118 for details and pricing.
A note asks readers to contact K. C. M. care of this paper regarding the sale or rental of a high grade piano at a bargain price.
A boy's felt hat lost on the Sidney streets and a lady's fur collar coat found, await inquiry at this office.
We have two high grade pianos in this vicinity for sale or rent at inexpensive terms. Like new but slightly used. For details contact manager P. L. Kellerman at Scotts Bluff Nebraska.
Complete farming outfit including 40-65 Reeves gas tractor 10 bottom Reeves plows 19 ft Emerson double engine discs two press drills gas tank cock-car E W electric light. Offered for sale or trade with long bankable terms. Located Potter Nebraska. Seller GEO K JORGENSON.
Those seeking room and board for teachers during the institute from August 27 to September 1 inclusive should report to County Superintendent Miss Mc Fadden.
Nearby ads list six cylinder Saxon roadster for sale by M W Osborn and Sidney Lumber Co invites inquiries from E O Houghteling, plus multiple farm and ranch listings. Also homes for sale near school, seven head of mules in section 7 15 50, a 32 54 Avery Separator, and several rooms for rent with phone contacts.
A brief reflection on continual self improvement emphasizing that every earnest effort teaches humility. It notes that progress comes with recognizing weakness and wavering, and that each step forward reveals self awareness and growth.
Mrs W J Shoemaker came home Tuesday after visiting a number of cities in Iowa.
Nels Swanson of Shickley Nebraska is in town this week for farm business and related duties. He is staying briefly to handle his agricultural affairs.
Charles Breternitz of North Platte has been the guest this week of his cousin, Ray Breternitz. The visit highlights family ties and local hospitality as they share time together.
Mr and Mrs Vogler and their daughter from Davison precinct were seen shopping in the city on Wednesday, a routine daytime outing noted by witnesses.
A daughter was born Wednesday evening to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Van Porn of the west Peetz country. The family reports the newcomer is healthy and adds joy to the local community.
E. V. Metz and his family moved Monday into the new Fishman house located in the southwest part of town.
Mrs R OD Devine came back Wednesday evening after a ten day visit with friends in Denver.
Guy Chambers arrived home Wednesday evening from Lincoln to spend time with his family and visit the home folks.
Reverend H Ives came back Tuesday evening after a trip to Cheyenne begun Saturday morning. He was met at the station by friends and church members expressing welcome and concern for his health and well being.
The Scotts Bluff ball team defeated the local team by a score of 16 to 2 at the fairgrounds last Sunday.
Mrs E G Hagadorn of Buffalo New York visits her brothers H and F A Gapen at their home, staying as a guest with family.
Deputy United States Marshal D. E. Lincoln visited the city on Tuesday and rounded up a pair of troublemakers, bringing them into custody.
Irving Oberfelder of Denver has spent a large part of the week visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Oberfelder.
Lieutenant E. W. Shoemaker came home Wednesday on a brief furlough before his company heads to the coast.
R. S. Hardman and his wife of Cres ton Iowa are on a westward auto tour and are spending the week end as guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Knox.
M. A. Shipman and his daughter Marjorie traveled to Denver this week where Miss Marjorie received attention for a slight throat trouble.
Mr and Mrs Morfett and their daughter were shopping in Sidney on Wednesday and observed that wheat never looked better in their immediate neighborhood.
Roy Lee of Nebraska City and his party stopped briefly at the Wooldridge home Saturday during their drive to the mountain resorts.
Mr and Mrs Brown from Clarks Nebraska and Mr and Mrs Harry Gibson of Belgrade visited Wednesday night with the Neimoller family east of town in a neighborhood social gathering.
Mr and Mrs Peck of Denver are visiting the city with their nephew A E Phelps and his wife. Mrs Phelps hosted a Kensington Wednesday afternoon for her aunt.
Miss Bertha Ledbetter arriving from Paris Texas has become a stenographer in the H. C. Cassérman land office. She is a sister of Earl Ledbetter.
Mrs. W P Miles returned Wednesday morning with her husband who paused in Lincoln on his eastern trip to meet the newborn Raymond Miles Bauer, the couple’s new grandson.
Court news is light this week with only two individuals tied to a transit incident. Both were detained and transported to the federal prison at Leavenworth.
A New York World piece explains Australian retail language. It notes dry goods become soft goods and describes terms for shop roles such as mercery draper and master drapers association. It also covers mantle departments and bulk stores for wholesale warehousing.
A brief exchange features a question about longing in a love letter where the speaker addresses Angelina and the response names Augustus. The fragment hints at intimate affection and a mistaken self description, reflecting personal, historical correspondence preserved in archival text.
Fred McCluhm brother in law of Robert High died last Friday evening at Potter after three years of diabetes. The body was taken to North Bend Nebraska for burial on Saturday.
Mrs E B Polly died at her Redington home and was brought to be buried beside her son Bert Polly, long buried here. The surviving husband came with a few friends to the funeral after a home service by Reverend Lewis. The Polly family ran a stock farm on Lawrence Fork and were among the area’s early settlers.
Miss Leona Owens departed Friday for Lincoln to enter a business college. The need for women to fill men’s vacant office posts prompts her to discontinue her current academic course now while she stays ready to help the country with work if required.
A London Telegraph excerpt recounts a woman of uncertain age seeking a page boy through a local paper ad titled Youth wanted. A friend responded with a bottle of wrinkle remover, a pot of fairy bloom, false teeth and a flaxen wig, delivering a humorous misadventure.
The knot wood is generally harder than the rest of the board because the base of a limb and the portion that grew inside the tree require greater strength to support the limb and its smaller offshoots.
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