Through Trains Skip Local Stops Between Sidney and Bridgeport
Local extra daily except Sunday will carry passengers with sleeping dining and reclining chair cars free. Tickets sold and baggage checked to pay points in the United States or Canada. For schedules maps information and tickets contact M A Shipman or J W Wakeley in Omaha Nebraska.
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Fassenrec Triius Ne’s
Sidney
Bridgepeet
Slancey
Steeling
United States
Canada
M. A. Shipman
Gout
J. W.wakeley
Omiaha
Nebraska
The Christmas Tree
A fragmented verse about a Christmas tree rooted in love with verdant branches and fruit as emblems of a fairer clime. It evokes memories of happiness, faith, and hope, imagining a world where earth becomes an Eden land as the tree stands and spreads across many lands.
Not Until Next Christmas Says Old Seetherper
An archaic remark from a Washington observer notes that no Virginian household will move before the next Christmas. Despite hopeful phrases and holiday sentiment, observers foresee further delays as months pass and southern spirits fade.
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Washington
Saloni ki New Base and Entente Retirement Mixed Front News
Entente troops completed retirement from Servia moving toward Saloniki with Greek government accord establishing a fortified base. German reports claim two English divisions were annihilated amid the withdrawal, London calling it an exaggeration. French and British forces fall back under Greek protection while Bulgarians and Austro Germans ponder following. Meanwhile Montenegrin siege continues and Balkan fronts show limited action. In Gallipoli snow slows operations as Turkish attacks at Kut-el-Amara are repulsed. German center shifts to the Bug river line as Slonim Baranovitchi Kobrin evacuated and fortified, signaling a possible eastward stalemate strategy.
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Servia
Saloniki
London
Athens
Inniskillin
Greece
Teutons
Albania
Montenegro
Gallipoli
Kut-el-Amara
Petrograd
Bug River
Lida-Rogono
Slonim
Baranovitchi
Kobrin
Brest-Litovsk
New Giant Battle Plane Tested at Readville Mass
A large steel battle plane of a new type underwent exhaustive flying tests at Readville Massachusetts, by Lieut Byron Q Jones and other army officers. Twice the size of a normal aircraft, it features a torpedo body and four gun turrets, built of vanadium steel and powered by 140 horsepower motors. Builders declare the test satisfactory.
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Readville
Mass
Byron Q. Jones
United States Army
Europe
Prediction of Yuan Shi Kai assassination by Chinese chamber
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Portland Ore cabled a protest to the Chinese assembly against a move from a republic to a monarchy in China. Lee Hong, its president, said the Chinese people will not permit the reactionary program and that Yuan Shi Kai’s assassination is to be expected.
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Chinese Chamber of Commerce of
Portland
Ore
China
Lee Hong
Yuan Shi Kai
Priest Ashbury Kills Wife and Mother in Law Then Suicide
In Madi son Indiana an apparent murder suicide priest Ashbury shot and killed his wife Ethel P Ashbury and his mother in law Mrs William Tague before taking his own life He is described as possibly insane by investigators and neighbors.
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Self
Ashbury
Liying
Madison
Ind
Ethel P. Ashbury
Wiliam Tague
Yuletide Tales and Christmas Misunderstandings
A playful page from a 19th or early 20th century paper mixes holiday whimsy and social snippets. Children debate Santa versus motorcars while a curate’s slippers gift tally reveals a curious mix of generosity and expectations. Milly labels Willie an infidel as the baby’s tree craving adds a light, domestic mood.
Candles and Christmas Light Across Our Faith
In this thoughtful piece Woman's Home Companion reflects on Christmas candles as symbols of goodness love and spirituality. It contrasts the humble candles with the Paradise Bird tale and argues that though they burn out humanly they are rekindled each year as a pledge of faith and hope in the Light of the World.
Christmas Goodness Inspires Yearend Fraternity
A reflective piece urges sustaining the Christmas spirit beyond December, urging daily fraternal acts. It notes how streets fill with gifts and households share acts of kindness, calling for simplicity and charity to shape employers, workers, landlords, and tenants. The author recalls the Bethlehem birth and the Christian message.
Simple home silver cleaning method by electrolysis
A few cent outfit can clean silver. A zinc strip in hot salted water forms an electrolyte to break up the sulfur-silver compound. Immerse the silver in the second vessel, use a wire basket if needed, rinse and dry after a minute or two of treatment.
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Agic
Accordus
Department of Women
Omimies College of Agriculture
Winter Strawberries Care With Straw Mulch Advice
The Horticultural Department advises straw or weed-free bedding over strawberries after three to four inches of ground frost to hold frost in the soil and prevent plant upheaval. Remove part of the straw in spring as growth begins, leaving some to shield berries from dirt. In matted row culture, maintain clean cultivation between rows through summer to conserve moisture.
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Horticultural Department
College of Agriculture
Winter Corn Show Scheduled in Lincoln Auditorium
Nebraska Corn Improvers Association announces state winter corn show during Organized Agriculture week from January 18 to 21 at Lincoln city auditorium. Open to all residents. liberal premiums offered across classes. Premium lists and programs will be mailed around December 20.
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Nebraska
Corn Improvers’ Association
Lincoln City
Munitions Factory Explosion in Belgium Kills 110
Dispatch from Havre reports a Belgian munitions factory blast killing about 110. Investigation shows one building held ammunition boxes from the United States containing an apparatus intended to trigger an explosion.
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Belgium
Havre
United States
Christ's thorn in Germany called holy tree by early Christians
The holly or holy tree is named Christ's thorn in Germany and known to early Christians as the righteous branch.
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Christ
Germany
Day for Little Ones Christmas Reflection Note
A concise observance emphasizes Christmas as a day for babies and the youngest children, prompting readers to consider the care and attention given to little ones during the holiday season.
Be Thankful for One of the Nice Christmas Things
The note highlights that Christmas marks the turning point as days begin to lengthen. It reflects on the season's quiet reflection and gratitude while noting the subtle shift toward longer daylight after solstice.
Christmas Dreams: A Night Sky of Remembrance
A reflective passage on Christmas memories, nature, and time. It compares annual heart festivals to varying skies and night imagery. Thoughts traverse with nature as a guide, noting many memories fade yet remain in consciousness, and gratitude returns when solitude is broken by remembered friends.
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Charles Lloyd
Christopher North
State Journal announces cut price mail rate changes
The State Journal lowers annual mail rates to 3.50 for daily and Sunday service and 2.00 without Sunday, from 5.00 and 4.00 respectively. Publishers cite savings from avoiding traveling solicitors and expense reductions, asserting continued quality with AP reports and Washington coverage. Sidney Telegraph will take orders for the Journal.
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State Journal
Nebraska
Journal
Associated Press
Washington
Lincoln
The
Sidney Telegraph
Villa Soldiers Shot Down In Fronteras Campaign
Americans arriving in Douglas from the scene report wholesale executions of captured Villa troops by orders of Generals Calles and Fiores. They say Fronteras was rooted out, women and girls were violated, and Villa dead lay in the mountain pass near San Joaquin as the district outlet to Chihuahua.
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Fronteras
San Joaquin
Santa Rosa
Chihuahua
Douglas
Ariz
Villa
Angel Fiores
Sonora
Sinaloa
Santa Rosa Road
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Fremont
Berlin
Yuan
Sidney Mercantile Company
von Bethmann-Hollweg
American Press Association
Liittle
Elsie
Santa Claus
Tommy Rankin
Milly
Willie
Fundingsland & Millett
Sidney, Nebraska
Rand Christmas Trees
George Hodges
Episcopal Theological School
Cambridge
Bethlehem
Harry . Zick
Exiension News Service
Santa
Calles
Fiores
Brott’s
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