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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1926

Page

9

Western Nebraska's Greatness in bumper crop year

Western Nebraska praises its wheat and crop yields with Cheyenne, Kimball, Morrill, Keith, Deuel and Garden counties leading the state’s bumper harvest. Corn, oats and beets boost value while sugar beets and western land deliver high returns. The article notes strong yields across western Nebraska and nearby Colorado, praising non irrigated and irrigated districts alike.

Nebraska Cheyenne County Cheyenne Kimball Morrill Keith Devel Garden Logan County Colorado North Platte Sidney Platte

Better Crops Special train to visit Cheyenne area demonstrations

The Union Pacific Better Crops Special train tours Cheyenne and nearby counties offering seed treatment demonstrations and expert lectures on successful farming. Exhibits include the waste of infertile seed and smut control in wheat, pitched as a war on waste to educate farmers and the public alike. The Telegraph urges a strong turnout at Sidney and subsequent stops to support farming prosperity.

Cheyenne Union Pacific Sidney

The Other Fellow We All Share Our Farm Links

An editorial urges unity between urban and agricultural interests. It argues no single worker or business survives alone and that farmers touch carpenters, dockworkers, and city merchants through demand for crops. It warns tariff cuts harm thousands, tying jobs across industries to farm prosperity.

Drayman

Wettest section foiled bootleggers claim in DC raids

District of Columbia raids conducted by a bootleg flying squad reveal Washington’s wettest area under the noses of city leaders General Lincoln Andrews and Wayne Wheeler. The raids report an output of 20,000 gallons daily, worth about 2.24 million dollars weekly at four dollars per quart. Eastern bootlegging appears more openly run than western states.

Nationa Lincoln Andrews Wayne B. Wheeler District of Columbia Washington Nebraska Colorado

The Primitive In Man Reconsidered

The text argues that civilized behavior arises not from inherent virtue but from adherence to social rules. When nations experience upheaval, apparent fragility of virtue reveals progress. modern impulses remain primitive yet are tempered, producing a better primitive man than ancient savagery.

Safety Education and Railroads as Models for Auto Drivers

A proposed Safety Section for autos would mirror railroad safety efforts to reduce highway and crossing accidents. The piece notes Southern Pacific’s vast safety record and rail industry hours worked per death, arguing for education and prevention over tax-burdened policies while urging booster activity for the Cheyenne county fair and noting 1925 pensions by American industries averaging $48.20 per month.

Automobile Associations Southern Pacific United States

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Sidney Telegraph Guy W. Doran Geo. R. Adam City Sidney, Nebr Nio Light and Western Public Service Company Railway Commission City of Western Public Service Co S. P. Macfadden Mgr Bassett Corbett Ice Cream Company of Denver Bassett’s Pharmacy
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