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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1914
Page
3
Mrs Lipska of Sidney reports a family member suffered kidney weakness with bacxaene and loins stiffness and misery. Doan's Kidney Pills provided relief. Priced 50 cents at dealers.
The Journal de Geneve reports 110 trains, each with fifty cars, carrying artillery and cavalry, moving from Flanders through Luxemburg toward the German eastern front.
St Patrick s Church schedules Masses at 8 and 10 and an evening service at 7 30 with Saturday instruction at 2. Methodist notices list Sunday services at 11 a m and 7 30 p m with sermons on Changing the Collar for the Yoke and The Magnet for boys and girls. A piano was purchased for Sunday services and the Epworth League elected officers and arranged a Wesleyan Male Quartet program for Jan 11 1915. There are Advent readings, Christmas exercises, and Luther League activities, with several social gatherings and thanks for a turkey gift for Thanksgiving.
The article reflects on Christianity as the universal faith enduring beyond other religious systems. It argues Jesus Christ alone satisfies human needs and inspiration, claiming the star of Bethlehem never sets. It contrasts Christianity with fading Greek myths and Asian religions while noting the gospel spreads most powerfully among diverse races. Reverend Theodore L. Cuyler speaks.
In a tale read by Julia Chaidier Manz in the Buffalo Express, Christmas Spirit laments being ignored by humanity as the Fir Tree consoles him. He recalls failing to enter many hearts despite knocking, while a caring Fir Tree reveals stories of a crippled child and a devoted grandfather. The Spirit vows to spread cheer beyond the forest, across towns and cities.
The French foreign office released a yellow book detailing prewar diplomacy. It emphasizes Austria as the primary cause and says Germany blocked conciliatory efforts. It asserts Britain, Russia, and France sought settlement while German allies refused. Germany's ultimatum to Russia allegedly triggered the break. France claims it sought every peaceful option before defending itself.
A seventeenth states and one Canadian province report 111 deaths and 162 injuries in the hunting season ending December 1, up from 135 deaths and 125 injuries last year. Wisconsin leads with 33 dead and 36 wounded, Michigan with 27 dead and 42 wounded. accidental discharges cause 35 deaths, game shots 24, guns dropped 12, and eight due to slips, falls, or drowning.
The Alton Burlington limited service from Kansas City to St Louis derailed about eleven miles west of Moberly Missouri. Fifteen people were seriously injured when the eastbound train left the track on a twenty foot embankment at Clark Missouri. Relief trains were dispatched from Slater and Moberly as cars tumbled down the embankment at about twenty five miles per hour due to a spreading rail.
Thirty five bodies from the British battleship Bulwark were recovered from the River Thames after the ship blew up off Sheerness presumably from an internal explosion. Most bodies recovered are mutilated beyond identification. The death toll is estimated between 700 and 800.
A correspondent with the Muscovite army reports heavy siege gun bombardment on Cracow forts and flames in one suburb as the siege begins. He notes the Russians advancing and encircling the city amid rising fighting in the region.
Old Lady questions the little boy about his crying. Elder Brother explains he is eating his Christmas cake and will not share. The exchange shows the siblings arguing over cake and fairness during the holiday.
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