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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1908
Page
5
A reflective piece questions whether the Christmas season lives up to its merry image. It contrasts misnamed cheer with stories of unequal gifting, envy, and social frictions as families navigate budgets and expectations during the holidays. The author ponders misfits and the true cost of generosity.
The piece reflects on sad margins of holiday cheer from ragged stockings to misused wealth. It urges planning for next year, thrifty gifts, and mindful acts, contrasting generosity with conspicuous wealth and urging restraint among affluent hosts. It cites New York chorus girls and expensive dinners as cautionary examples.
Bronson M S Osgood made a trip to Potter Tuesday. Viola Rose is recovering from pneumonia. John Andrews and family of Morris Nebraska visit Portrey family and may settle here. Chas Woeltz visits from South Dakota then Iowa. C C Club met with Mrs Rose and followed Jack London career. Christmas dance planned at Herdon schoolhouse. Local items note telegraphist Robin Strand moves to California. School closes for holiday. Hassie Couch has perfect attendance.
Clara wishes everyone a happy and prosperous New Year. Fred Cushing visited the county seat last Saturday. Since the last report, unusually cool weather has been noted.
Mr and Mrs Himer were Sidney visitors the fore part of the week. Pultz and Thurston went to Dalton last Friday to dance despite the cold. Chas Higgins enjoys homestead life and says bathing is a snap. Wu Krei of Higgins passed through en route toward Potter. Dalton repairing his windmill. Dance on outskirts tonight. Miss Margaret Ottoman of Sidney fills sister’s place in district 15. Xmas observed with stockings and cheerful notes. Ed Quinn visited the Boy Ranch Sunday. Annie Anderson of Herdon gathered up horses earlier in the week. Another girl arrives to brighten the Stanton home.
Mr Charlie Voltz of west of town and Miss Margaret Jensen of south of Potter wed December 23 at the Lutheran parsonage with Rev L F Gunderman. They plan to visit Iowa and then move to a farm near Silver Creek Nebraska. Mr Alva L Rose and Miss Grace E Royer wed December 23 at the Methodist church.
The Pall Mall Gazette reports London has at least seventy five bridges. Nineteen carry rail traffic, three span roads like Holborn viaduct, and fifty three connect private premises.
A speaker asks about profession and learns a practitioner claims to cure the blues by hypnotic power, humorously labeling the healer as a cheeropodist. The exchange highlights a playful misunderstanding of terms and the notion of mood therapy.
Dialogue notes Maud and Ella waiting as the hyena in the cage omits laughter. Maud protests the delay and comments on the animal’s gaze toward Ella’s new hat. Ella finds it strange and mentions the hat drawing attention.
A fragment from Tit-Bits notes a flirtatious scene where a man and woman exchange playful lines about love. The dialogue includes romantic affection and a cheeky wish about a two headed girl, reflecting lighthearted celebrity or social note humor.
A bitter merchant who complained of poor patronage switches to advertising. His stock is advertised, drawing crowds from seven to six, turning his store from a sore memory into a mint through bold promotion.
Whistler recounts the Glasgow council discussion over his Carlyle painting. After doubting the 1000 guineas price as excessive the officials asked him to consider it overnight. They returned the next day and, noting the pleasure of their reunion, paid the amount with a check.
E G Murphy praises Southern conversation as rich, leisurely, and hospitable. He contrasts it with the northern hurry and commercial life, highlighting fireside chats, porch talks, and village courthouses as living traditions rooted in climate, soil, and cavalier heritage.
A New York Sun item recounts a farm prank where a host convinces a new immigrant that a cow with a missing tail produces sour milk. The farmer claims the sun warms the udder, souring milk, and the visitor remains skeptical.
Dr Woods Hutchinson in the American Magazine notes the fear of being buried alive is a myth. He cites undertakers and the National Funeral Directors' Association who call reported cases fake after reviewing fifteen years of newspaper stories.
In a Swiss hotel visitors' book a traveler notes a humorous limerick about dashing tourists who wear knee-length trousers. The verse jokes that calves should be covered and mocks cracowy legs seen in mountain climbing gear, amused by those who truly "do" the Alps.
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