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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1909
Page
4
The piece urges a 50,000 bond election to replace the county courthouse, condemning the current structure as a fire trap and menace while stressing a plain, sturdy design on existing grounds. It calls readers to act now, urge petition goals, and notes rising costs in a Thanksgiving food context.
The item reports a humorous note about Taft's mince pie weighing fifty two pounds and asks how much it would weigh the next day. It also mentions Kearney Hub’s printing plant and an election set for January 10 in Garden county formerly part of Denel county with Oshkosh as county seat.
Rev Coubs out again D H Shultz a passenger east Tuesday Mrs Strubble shopped in Sidney Thanksgiving and boarders served turkey James Peterson wife visited children in Kearney Lee Stoddard sends word from Seattle Women's Guild meetings held at Mrs Anderson's and at Lutherans bazaar planned for December Yth of December Edison patent on cement houses could reshape local homes A townsman fired at a passing train. motive unclear Mrs Feirstein left husband and home Potter School Thanksgiving exercises praised Christianity comment noted A traveler cites Nebraskas Sunday worship habit as a town feature
Fred Beyers from Denver spent Thanksgiving with family and returned for treatment in Denver Wednesday. A R Thompson and wife of Angora visited A B Knox family. Edwin and Lena Rilen shopped in Sidney Friday. Mrs J B Haiston returned from Cheyenne and Denver after a ten day visit. Beyers Bros threshing occurred this week. Locals attended Mrs. Peter Nesl’s funeral last week. A B Knox and wife and A R Thompson visited at the Ribn ranch Friday afternoon. Birdwell boys were home from Sidney High School for Thanksgiving vacation.
David and William Meyers visited W T Hiett and family. Miss Jennie Marshall began school in district 99 the first of the week. Mr Livonibas and two men husked corn in a big field. Miss Marshall was sick with LaGrippe last week.
The article argues for daily use of sprinkling carts to maintain macadam roads and stresses that delaying road improvements increases costs. It notes that road quality affects farming, as good horses and vehicles cannot compensate for poor roads until produce reaches market.
Ancient documents show Chinese mechanical carts used 1700 to 1800 years ago to record distance by counting wheel revolutions. Top decorations included a man with a drum to signal each third of a mile and sometimes a cymbal for ten drumbeats.
London papers discuss a large patented magnet claimed to ruin enemy iron and steel at ports. Berlin reports say it could jam Dreadnoughts by pulling machinery from ships or even drag small units off course. The device bears the motto Defense not defiance. Timid ladies read the Denver Post at home.
Rev H N Pringle of Waterville Maine issues a detailed critique of Portland liquor enforcement. He cites the Odiorne Bottling Company raid on Sept 7 with $1,000 worth of intoxicants seized, vast empties stock, and bottles bound for St Louis. He argues county and police laxity, cites rising arrests, and urges strict enforcement under the Sturgis regime.
Readable items include loans and discounts, overdrafts, securities, bank balances, checks, and petty cash. Liabilities show capital stock, earned profits, and various deposits including demand and time certificates reflecting incomplete OCR data.
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