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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
7
The Telegraph sale advertisement offers loans on farm lands at seven options with flexible timing. It mentions maps of Cheyenne and a large consignment of trunks grips and hand...
Classified notice requests rental of a four or five room dwelling in Sidney area. Contact preferred via telecommunication for more details and location options.
The undersigned offers his hardware and furniture store for cash or in trade for town property. It is advertised as a money maker. Also promoted are anti glare headlight bulbs at 1.50 per pair, broken casting repair services, a public dance at the Kucera ranch nine miles east of Sidney on Saturday August 18 with Dedrick's Orchestra providing music and a good time promised.
Help wanted notice seeking an experienced male clerk for a general merchandise store. Applicant required to be neat and reliable, with store experience preferred. W. S. Woolsey listed for contact or reference. Also an advertisement for a registered Hereford bull for sale by W. Olson, five years old and weighing about 1800 pounds.
Auction notice describes an eight year old horse ready for driving or riding with inquiries to this office for details.
The state religion blends Confucianism Taoism and Buddhism forming a unity. Confucian forms govern daily life while Taoist exorcisms aid sickness and Buddhist masses mark funerals. Taoist and Buddhist adherents are few though national culture reflects all three.
This excerpt explains oil as a separating film between bearing surfaces in engines. It notes oil must form a durable viscous layer that resists thinning under high engine temperatures to function effectively in a gasoline engine. The text cites H. W. Slausen in Leslie's.
Two high grade pianos available locally. Like new but slightly used. Terms. Write manager P L Kellerman at Scotts Bluff Nebraska for Scotts Bluff area buyers.
A complete farming outfit offered by George K. Jorgenson of Potter Nebraska. Includes 40 65 Reeves gas tractor 10 bottom Reeves plows 2 10 ft Emerson double engine discs 2 press drills gas tank cock car and E W electric light. Will sell part or all with long time bankable paper or accept horses or cattle in trade.
On and after August 15th the price of milk will be 10 cents a quart straight cash only. Bentley Dairy, Thos. Niemoller, Manager.
Those who wish to room and board teachers during the institute from August 27 to September 1 inclusive will please report to the County Superintendent Miss Moe Fadden.
Lost Black bill folder and registration card number 72 plus a photograph and other papers. A reward is offered for return to The Telegraph with details leading to recovery of the Mexican money amounting to 21 dollars.
Parcel in Lincoln Nebraska sits one block west of Antelope Park offering a modern building site. Inquiries directed to BOX 173 Sidney Nebraska.
Hotel in Cheyenne Wyoming offering 60 rooms with steam heat for sale or exchange. Will trade for a farm near Sidney Nebraska. Address J OH Wood No 620 Second Street Cheyenne Wyoming.
For sale a nearly new six cylinder Saxon Chummy roadster offered by M. W. Osborn.
Sidney Lumber Co evaluates a home project and invites inquiries about building materials and services. Local officials urge customers to consult Sidney Lumber for pricing, delivery timelines, and project guidance.
The undersigned forbids trespassing on his land near The New section at 15-15-50 west. Any person infringing this notice will be prosecuted under law. David Ericson.
Classified blurb lists 1.50 per pair anti glare headlight bulbs and cheap farm and ranches for sale. Notes E. O. Houghteling in Kimball Nebr and three houses two blocks from the school with trees lawns water lights. Contact Mrs. B. W. FraZrey by phone 79 or via addressee.
A public dance event is announced for the Kucera venue inviting residents to attend and enjoy music in the evening hours, with doors opening at dusk and admission details not yet disclosed.
A Christian Register excerpt argues birds protect crops and ecosystems by controlling pests. It warns attacking hawks and owls leads to insect overrun and crop loss, noting birds keep cherries, clover, and other flora fertile and productive.
Nebraskan visitors explore the Phantom Pool in the Ozark mountains dividing Arkansas and Missouri. Heavy rains flood streams making the pool appear full from a distance, but at the edge it remains empty, renewing skepticism about the legendary phenomenon.
In Peter the Great era Russia private litigants could have suits prosecuted free of charge by state salaried solicitors and attorneys. He ordered that these lawyers be paid handsome salaries, register daily the dates of applications, and proceed in order. Bribes, delays, or favoritism would incur knouts and Siberian exile.
A Philadelphia Ledger advice piece urges careful furniture buying when investing in pieces that last. It stresses choosing chairs and tables built with quality on solid foundations, and warns upholstered goods may appear cheap but hide poor construction and durability.
Markets of Paris were established over a thousand years ago on the Isle de la Cite with hereditary booths passed from mother to daughter under royal grant. In revolution era market women stood out for bold fight, but their successors rely on charm and cleverness rather than arm and tongue in battles today.
A father explains filibustering to his son as endless talk within the house. The boy asks if the father ever filibusters. The father notes no limit except physical exhaustion, in a line attributed to the Birmingham Age Herald.
A fragment from Pearson's Weekly relays a mother addressing her son Bobby about orphans and lacking parents, sparking a pensive exchange on hardship and sympathy. The dialogue invites reflection on family, care, and imagined loss.
The text presents a quote attributed to Talmage claiming happiness follows usefulness and that life’s chief aim should be to be useful, not to pursue happiness, framing happiness as a byproduct of helping others.
A short, lively line notes a daughter and her beau forming a brisk friendship, reflecting local social dynamics and quick, confident bonds among young people in the community.
Special examination in county and professional certificates on August 17. Miss Anna McFadden, county superintendent. For rent furnished sleeping room by Mrs Joseph Hahler. For sale seven head of mules, weight 1350 to 1500, viewable in section 7-15-50. Rolla Mace, P O Sidney Neb.
A $50 reward is offered for information leading to the person who started the false reports concerning Henry Schlueter, brother of Herman Schlueter. Also notices: WANTED to buy a residence lot. inquiries to the office.
land sale notice offering 480 acres one mile south of Sunol with 160 acres hay land 200 acres level farm land and 120 acres pasture land with running water. Seller COL V F Kucera proposes selling the hay crop on ground or on shares.
W. A. Robson of section 7 15 50 in Sidney Nebraska announces readiness to perform harvesting double dishing and drilling work and invites contact at his location.
Local notice lists a single for sale item, a 32 54 Avery Separator, offered by FRANK VERBA of Potter Nebraska. The fragment provides minimal context beyond the item and seller.
Pair of spectacles missing with a case labeled H. A. Fitch. Finder urged to return to the Sidney Telegraph office. Contact CHAS. WAISNER if known.
At my place fifteen miles southwest of Sidney I have horses, some branded some unbranded. Owners may reclaim by proving ownership and paying damages. WM. Westpha len.
A man and his wife seek two nicely furnished rooms with a bath. They request contact via P. O. Box 596 or at U. S. A. Theatre in Sidney. They emphasize the hoard of the rooms and request prompt replies.
High grade piano offered for sale or rental by owner. Contact K. C. M. care of this paper for details and arranging viewings or terms.
Dining room and bed room furniture sold cheap by Mrs O E Frandsen, located at the Olean Hotel. Item details not provided in readable text.
Program for the C W E M session on Tuesday Aug 14 lists talks Reading The Missionary Tidings by Mrs Tom Antrim The Panama Congress and the Disciples of Christ by Mrs Tom Mills The Regional Conferences in South America by Mrs Fred Stowe The Call of the Kingdom by Mrs Wells Special Opportunities of Today by Mrs McCann All are urged to attend and bring a guest at the home of Mrs Jos L Daniel.
Miss Matilda Brauer arrived Thursday after seven months with relatives in Oberlin Kansas. She reports the region there is very quiet and lacks the promise she finds at home, noting little charming prospect in both towns and countryside.
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