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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1921
Page
4
A brief column outlines various problems and measures of interest to a woman reader, highlighting social, civic, and domestic concerns. It notes ongoing events, proposed reforms, and public issues affecting everyday life for women in the community.
A concise meditation on human perception, stating that real events outstrip imagination and that nature’s marvels surpass our full understanding. It emphasizes humility before extraordinary occurrences and the limits of human conjecture.
A recounting of Enrico Caruso’s life from poverty to immense fame and wealth, his charitable acts, and the controversy of his will leaving his wife and child with nothing. The piece then extols the role of women in policing and social reform, highlighting its health, juvenile, and public welfare duties as a growing field.
Ethna Rogers, daughter of a Tlinois manufacturer, served as campaign manager for Lieutenant John Hart in the Illinois legislature race. She organized meetings, handled press notices, and traveled with him, earning credit for his election as the youngest member. The couple’s engagement is announced. they plan October marriage.
The district appoints Mrs Gladys K Warburton as enforcement officer in California, amid jokes about a joke. Yet she is described as refined yet steely and dedicated to duty, with strong prospects of turning the joke into serious enforcement.
A Mapoon missionary reports cannibalism remains common near the Australian coast. He cites a sixty year old man killing a woman viewed as a nuisance and eating her. He notes regular killings of children and that natives eat portions of their dead as a sign of respect.
Twenty-five women received diplomas from the police women’s school in New York recently and an era of expanded female participation in law enforcement was marked.
The Children's Labor Bureau of the U S Department of Labor issues a bulletin outlining physical standards for girls aged fourteen to eighteen who work. Miss Julia Lathrop, head of the bureau, argues that manhood and womanhood should be reached with good health and well developed bodies, achievable if health of working children is protected.
The Grand Lodge of Free Masons in England refused to sanction decisions by several subordinate lodges to admit women to their membership, maintaining the traditional male-only stance of the organization.
An essay on the mother child struggle as love meets duty. The weak infant tests patient care, yet selfish habits grow with time. Mothers often fail to balance kindness with firmness, hoping to mend later, but the chance never truly returns.
Prof Leonard Hill of London warns tenement infants die from digestive nutritive and respiratory troubles due to overclothing and indoor confinement. He urges cool moving air over the skin while preventing chilling to aid recovery.
Dr J C Elsom of the University of Wisconsin argues that children climb trees not from mischief but to develop balance and brain function. He supports climbing in all forms as beneficial to growth and coordination.
A speaker argues play, recreation and athletics foster health and camaraderie, calling it the highest form of education. Adults need it too to reduce modern life stress and it is a form of Christian work to promote play. Children instinctively climb to develop balance, part of natural development.
Dr E O Jones, osteopathic physician, urges dietary and lifestyle changes to reduce infectious illness in children. He prescribes cereals but condemns white flour and meat, recommends milk and leafy vegetables, ten hours sleep, fresh air, sun, water between meals, and regular bowel movements as essential.
Quick methods for peeling tomatoes by flame, canning winter rhubarb without peeling, cleaning glassware with grape membrane, drying veils over steam, thickening pie fillings with cornstarch, and a simple baked tomato cheese toast. Practical tips emphasize efficiency, safety, and home economy.
A penny’s worth of rock ammonia broken into pieces and placed in a bottle with eau de cologne or lavender water provides a pleasing scent. To bleach soot-darkened white material, soak overnight in water with a heaping teaspoon of cream of tartar. For a worn blanket, layer cotton on one side and cover both sides with silk.
Two railroad men purchased Electrik Maid Bake Shop equipment for a Wisconsin town and now operate a cash business with profits in the till nightly. The ad promises full equipment, complete information, and exclusive Sidney territory for quick start.
Advice states rubbing all metal plumbing occasionally with a cloth dampened by kerosene keeps it bright. The suggestion emphasizes regular maintenance to prevent dullness and tarnish on metal surfaces.
A man attempted to drive a 20 ton traction engine across the unsafe Gering Scottsbluff bridge on Saturday. The engine broke through the concrete floor and wedged between abutments but the driver escaped injury. The bridge was closed for three days while repairs and resurfacing of the south approach were carried out and traffic resumed on Tuesday.
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