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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
18
The scarcity of camphor, controlled by Japan, disrupts Sheffield knife handle production as camphor is essential for cellulose in handles. Diggs jokes aside, Riggs notes the young man’s hidden weight of character while comments on the joke context.
A Baltimore American quote contrasts speaking and silent votes while playful lines about minority rulings appear from Jimmy and a baby in the family, reflecting editorials and youth magazine quips on civic topics.
A Baltimore Methodist conference tale features a long bearded preacher from Maryland’s eastern shore. He recalls sixty six years of preaching there and shares a humorous legend about Adam and Eve seeking a change of air, with the eastern shore as a proposed destination. The anecdote is attributed to Franklin K. Lane in National Geographic Magazine.
The Ramallah company of Jerusalem and New York ships motor trucks with 25 passenger omnibus bodies. First of their kind sent to Palestine, signaling modern transit to a city famed for camels as Outlook notes that Jerusalem will resemble Fifth Avenue soon.
Paul and Gerald visit grandmother in a distant city. While Gerald accepts an apple from a grocer, grandmother asks what he should say. He replies with a thoughtful request to share one apple with Paul, illustrating generosity and consideration.
A faded fragment shows a heated exchange about tax titles. One speaker asks why another won’t write and sign as a Taxpayer. The reply notes inability to assume the title while on the delinquent list.
Army engineers unveiled a rubber tethered trailer mounted searchlight designed for long towing by a motor truck. The 60 inch dishpan light weighs 700 pounds, far lighter than the 6,000 pound previous model. It costs about a quarter of the first light and uses a thin metal mirror with reinforced concrete backing, promising excellent results in operations.
A girl, told at Sunday school that each child would receive six cents per week for the centenary, reports to her mother that this means five cents for Sunday school plus a war tax. This note from Zion's Herald illustrates confusion over wartime allocations.
Trap shooting grows among country club members with trophy shoots planned. Beginners recent event featured sixteen year olds Lester Chirk and Franklin Hornaday trying blue rocks for the first time and performing admirably.
Fragmentary text mentions a target and spores with no clear context or readable names or dates. Unable to determine event, participants, location, or outcome from the provided snippet.
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