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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1914
Page
2
Odd Miscellany Makes Light of Law Origins
A jumbled 19th century style notice blends jokes about class origin of common laws with a legal advertisement. Frank J. Cheney and Co of Toledo offer a hundred dollar reward for proof of catarrh cures, toutting a nostrum and patent medicines while a crooked humor note appears in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
FJ Cheney & Co
Aya
USA
Talus Catarre
Gleason
Han
Curnfy & CO
Tolan
Druccista
Makog Dall
Combat News of Polish Campaign Shows Unclear Victory Claims
Mixed reports from the eastern front describe German gains in Poland and Russian countermoves near Cracow and Lodz. Allied reports cite repulsed German efforts at Ypres and a possible withdrawal near Dixmude while German lines around the Yser canal and Lys remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russian
Poland
Petrograd
London
Warl Kitchener
House of Commons
Bertin
William
East Prussia
Alsace
Galicia
Cracow
Yser
Belgium
French War Office
Ypres
Argonne Forest
D'x
Lys
Belgians Likely 10 Revolt Over Food During War
A relief commission report notes potential Belgian uprisings as hunger grows. In Berchem near Antwerp villagers report food stored by Germans but inaccessible to locals, while meetings discuss attacking the garrison to seize supplies. Louvain refugees describe continued starvation and destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert C Hoover
American Relief Commission
Berchem
Antwerp
Brussels
Louvain
Bitter Cold and Snow Strain Vienna Population
Unusually bitter cold and heavy snowfall burden Vienna with intense misery. Food prices soar as the municipality feeds thousands. Extraordinary cold also hits the southern front, especially Bosnia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Bosnia
Busy Season As Students Read and Teachers Correct
Last week exams kept students in a flurry while this week teachers correct papers by night. Eighth grade sewing class makes long aprons as a two sewing machines upgrade boosts instruction. The basketball team returned from a trip to Eastern Nebraska with one win and two close losses. Typewriters upgraded to modern machines with planned three year trade ins. New science apparatus, including pendulum and incline plane, built by Mr. Stoddard and students, boosts physics teaching. A large laboratory is planned for the new high school and will be greatly appreciated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Albion
Elgin
Newman Grove
New Market For Light Horses In European War
A Nebraska University Farm official notes European demand for light weight horses. Cavalry stock weighs about 1100 pounds, stands 15 hands, mostly dark colors with some dark gray or cream varieties. French officers seek well broken, sound horses with good wind and eyes. mares and geldings bring around 150 dollars, minor blemishes accepted. War boosts sales by alleviating an overloaded market as southern cotton-related demand declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Animal Husbandry
Nebraska University Farm
Nebraska
Rich Soil In Arabia and the Value of Date Gardens
A historical note discusses rich date soils in Arabia valued for long productivity. It notes the soil’s durability, with no wear indicated after ages of cultivation, underpinning high per acre value and a stated willingness to pay up to $5,000 per acre.
Austro Hungarian Casualties Reported From Hungary
Reports received in Petrograd from Hungary state Austro Hungarian casualties to date total 900000 men and 18000 officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Hungary
Persians Massacre 2,000 Russians at Tabriz
Berlin Tageblatt dispatch from Constantinople reports 2,000 Russians killed in mass execution at Tabriz by Persians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin Tageblatt
Constantinople
Tabriz
War News from the Fronts in Europe and Balkans
Allied forces in northern France endure heavy German shelling while battles rage in Russian Poland and East Prussia. Reports detail Austrians pushing Russians, large prisoner captures, and bombardments in Lodz and surrounding towns. Berlin and Vienna quote high casualties and strategic moves as the war persists across multiple fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Belgium
Russian
Poland
East Prussia
Paris
Rheims
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
Vienna
Servia
Kolubara
Lnd
Ljid
Homonna
Hungary
Flanders
Vistula
Warta
Bukowina
William
Berlin
Russia
Turkey
Caucasus
Athens
Palestine
Great Britain
Erzerum
South Africa
Wammanskraal
Transvaal
Boulogne
Arras
Copenhagen
Denmark
Baltic Sea
Thorn
West Prussia
von Hindenburg
Zekki Pasha
Vishegrad
Drina
Brelin
Lodz
Lowicz
War Taxes Due On Various Businesses
Government levies a special war tax on brokers, commission merchants, theatre proprietors, bowling alleys, tobacco dealers, and others to offset lost import duties. Returns were due December 1 with 50 percent penalty for late payment. Tax rates range from $5 to $2,496 for tobacco manufacturers and up to $100 for theatre owners. Additional revenue comes from wine and documentary stamps, effective December 1, and ten cent internal revenue stamps are required for every certified copy of a patent or record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Act of Congress
Internal Revenue
Surprise in Sidney over Adler-i-ka bowel cleanser
The local scene in Sidney is stirred by Adler-i-ka, a buckthorn bark and glycerine remedy famed for appendicitis cure. Reports claim a single dose relieves constipation, sour stomach, and gas rapidly, with Adler-i-ka described as the most thorough bowel cleanser ever sold by W. El Swatzlander, a local druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Adler-ika
W. EL Swatzlander
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