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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1918
Page
6
The text explains that whortleberries are now recognized as the same fruit as bilberries, with Scots calling them blueberries due to their blue color. It notes historical confusion among experts and cites a line from The Merry Wives of Windsor where a fairy is asked to pinch them blue as bilberry.
George F Burha in the Columbus Dispatch notes birds and animals understand each other with warning alarms distress calls and affectionate tones. He suggests they can converse to some extent though not with many words or sounds. Special sale Hardy Hardware Store offers Tee Bucks Heater and Monarch Ranges.
Ira W. Palsley of Omaha Nebraska describes newfound health after six months of decline. He credits Tanlac with restoring appetite, energy, and weight, noting a ten pound gain after three bottles. He mentions local pharmacies selling Tanlac in Sidney Potter Lodgepole and Dalton and endorses the remedy.
Republic and Good Year tires and tubes offered at Osborn Garage. For high grade winter ranges, contact Hardy Hardware Store.
The Organized Agriculture meeting in Lincoln, usually held the third week in January, has been canceled due to the influenza epidemic. Officers canvassed members. sentiment favored postponement, prioritizing health over the educational value of the event. Nebraska’s gathering is a major western conference, with thousands of farmers planning the annual trip.
A four week program at the University of Nebraska Lincoln offers practical instruction on tractor operation and repair starting in December. The course addresses common tractor problems cited by 299 magnetos and ignition parts, with emphasis on practical solutions for owners and prospective buyers. For details, contact E Bradford at University Farm in Lincoln.
The Nebraska Extension Service recommends cranberry and apple as an ideal jelly blend. Equal fruit pieces are cooked, strained, then recombined with juice and sugar before a second boil. Jelly sets when drops sheet from a spoon as it cools and is poured into sterilized jars for sealing.
After eleven years of selection, the University of Nebraska reports a Kherson oats strain that outyielded the original by 78 bushels per acre in four-year trials. Seed is sold at 1.75 dollars a bushel plus sacks and freight, with orders via county agents or the Agronomy Department at University Farm Lincoln.
The Extension Service of the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture reports large variations in egg output among hens kept under similar care. Trapnests identify unprofitable birds, allowing elimination from flocks. The method also supports breeding programs using high egg producing males to head breeding flocks, exploiting the sex linked nature of egg production.
There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together and for years it was supposed to be incurable. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is a constitutional remedy taken internally through the blood on mucous surfaces. A Hundred Dollars reward is offered for any case it fails to cure. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Courtney Burke, a seventeen year old aunt, writes letters to a lonely U.S. Army lieutenant, Arthur Stanton, after finishing a khaki sweater for his sister’s child. A surprise furlough brings Lt. Stanton home, where he reveals he learned of the letters and writes that he fell for Courtney. They begin a closer acquaintance and Courtney’s feelings evolve into a hopeful romance.
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