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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1913
Page
3
A humorous verse about Christmas gifts and shoppers. It jokes that many women return gifts, department clerks fear heaven, price marks anger buyers, and delayed purchases miss stock. It playfully imagines Santa as a woman causing Christmas to be postponed for finishing touches.
A short verse praises joyful givers who give without concern for cost, asserting that what they bestow will be matched by equally nice gifts received in return. The piece emphasizes happiness, generosity, and reciprocal goodwill.
A grass widow asks why Christmas presents are objected to. The Colonel recalls gifting a nursing infant care book and a poetry volume to his sister and a girl he liked, but he later saw gift giving as foolish and stopped.
A playful exchange quoted by E Kiser questions escaping a mis téttoe moment. The speaker concedes attempting escape but doubts success, capturing a light, humorous tone from the author.
A brisk exchange frames a wry Christmas joke about gifts and timing. A question about a mistress’s gift prompts a reply of a box of cheap handkerchiefs, and the counter gifts a week's notice, delivering a sharp urban punchline.
A man reflects on a harsh holiday season as his wife refuses Christmas gifts and plans to charge them to him this year, while he notices sunlight through gaps and hears wind singing.
A rustic speaker vents disbelief in Santa, recalling past gifts like a cap and napkin ring, and demanding better offerings this year such as a hook-and-ladder truck, a magic lantern, a training goat, and a four blade knife, threatening to quit believing if a sister is sent instead. The tone mixes humor and frustration with a wary Christmas expectation.
A tour of Minnesota and Iowa by Chicago quack doctors drew sharp denials from Cabumet and Houghton citizens who demanded the miners' union disappear. The report notes Elihu Root won the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize and other national events.
Governor Morehead was urged to act after a northeastern Nebraska physician exposed a Kansas City doctor who claimed to cure hopeless illnesses. A farmer’s wife near death was misled, others were affected, and authorities plan to investigate and prosecute those involved to halt the practice.
Omaha's municipal Christmas tree, sixty feet tall and weighing three tons, was placed in a hole three feet deep on the court house grounds at Eighteenth and Farnam and Seventeenth and Far nam. Hundreds of red electric lights will decorate the tree with a large white light at the top.
Secretary Garrison disclosed that on Major General Leonard Wood's departure next April he will command the Eastern department at Governor's Island New York succeeding Major General Thomas H Barry who moves to the Philippines.
A reflective verse by Charles C. Jones ponders the passing of the old year and the arrival of the new. It frames time as a bell sounding memory laden grains and asks what the new year will bring. The speaker hears bells answering with a chance to fall and a chance to try again.
Norfolk Nebraska remembers Harold Zelsche, a former Nebraska boy murdered by Lew Bundy in Los Angeles. Bundy confessed to planning a $20 change heist, killing Zelsche after fearing exposure, beating him with a pick handle and rock, then hiding the body in a ravine.
Chicago reports Joe Tinker sets salary demands for Brooklyn club as unreasonable says Wilbert Robinson in a long distance call. Tinker claims a $10 000 bonus was offered and indicates a $7500 figure might satisfy him while dialogue suggests possible adjustment.
Nelson Nebraska December 22 Lawrence King son of Frank King a prominent farmer northeast of Angus Neb committed death by own action by hanging. The young man had been in poor health.
The ad warns that colds, while common, can lead to serious diseases and should be treated promptly. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a helpful solution that loosens a cold, eases the lungs, aids expectoration, and helps the body expel the illness. Available from all dealers.
County Clerk H T Doran lists a extensive 1914 requisition including 600 paternal blank records 4000 tax receipts 200 school land lease receipts 150 marriage licenses 150 marriage applications 100 diplomas 500 teachers examination reports and 400 notices to parents plus 11 complete sets of 1914 election supplies and 4000 schedules for assessment. Also long list of office supplies ink pads pens paper and miscellaneous drafting items with itemized quantities and bid instructions.
Labor Commissioner Pool forced action against Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Tecumseh exchange to enforce the eight hour night service law for female operators. The company claimed workers could sleep through emergencies while on duty and argued against paying extra for such service.
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