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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1929
Page
5
A roundup of visits and friendly gatherings in the Delta area including the Williams and Bertramson families, Jolly Neighbors and Busy Blue Jay clubs meeting at J. H. Madden home, and several Sunday calls at multiple homes. Notable loss reported as the death of young Danny Madden. Local ads for costume jewelry and used pianos offered by Burgess Music Store and The Gift Shop.
Sunday masses at 7 00 and 9 30 a m Sunday evening devotions rosary instruction and benediction at 7 30 Weekday mass at 7 00 a m Anton Link Pastor Sidney Holy Trinity Church No services next Sunday September 1 church returns September 8 at 11 a m Sunday school 10 a m Gurley Grace Lutheran Church Annual mission festival September 15 Pastor W T Kahse D D guidelines
The Presbyterian church welcomes those without a home church to join services and study. Sunday school starts at 10 a.m. Morning worship follows at 11 a.m. H. Clare Welker is the pastor.
Mrs O L Miller visited with Mrs Frank Kint on Monday afternoon. Adolph and Regina Moseman and Kathryn Von Seggren visited at the George Nieman home Monday and Tuesday. Mrs Fred Flicker returned to her home Monday from the hospital. Veronica and Michael Wellner visited with Elsie Nieman Monday evening. Herman Drieling and family of West Point called at Engelland and Nieman homes one day last week. Nyda Schwasnic of Sidney spent part of last week and this week with Inez and Helen Nieman. Jack Sparks and Elsie Nieman played tennis with the Miller boys Sunday. Mr and Mrs A K Anderson enjoying a vacation in the Black Hills a few days. Mr and Mrs Alvin Andre taking care of their place. Mrs Glenn Spearow called at the W E Spearow home Tuesday morning. The plasterers are plastering the George Nieman house. Elise Nieman, Louis Miller, Jack Sparks and Francis Schwartz visited at the Wellner home Sunday evening. Margaret Miller played with Helen and Inez Nieman Monday. Walter Kettler, Miss Spence and Miss Mavis visiting at the Fred Kettler and George Nieman homes a few days. Glora Pryne and Luella Willis left for their homes in Denver Tuesday evening after spending several weeks with Myr and Mrs F N Kinton.
J H Shirky of Norborne Missouri estimates that at current labor costs producing wheat by 45 year old methods costs five dollars per bushel, listing eighteen steps in the old process. He contrasts this with modern combines cutting, thrashing, and dumping into trucks and elevators with no hand touch.
The piece details a 19th century threshing scene with ten horses powering a rotary threshing setup and four hauling teams. It lists steps from cutting wheat with a reaper to binding, stacking, feeding bundles, threshing, weighing sacks, and delivering to town, with wages for a professional stacker and a quip about dirt and a preacher’s towel.
An extraordinary gathering of chiropractic practitioners will meet in Omaha from September 2 to 5 at the Paxton hotel. The International Chiropractic Congress will include all chiropractic examining boards in the United States, with a Nebraska Chiropractic Association session for delegates from state associations and college presidents. Public lectures each evening in the Paxton hotel assembly hall will feature prominent, highly regarded speakers.
A brief notice suggesting readers use Telegraph Want ads to sell items. The fragment invites participation and promotes the advertising service as a quick, effective channel for listings.
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