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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
6
A detailed roster of public offices and local organizations in Sidney. Includes state and federal officials for the Sixth District and Omaha McCook region, county officers, city mayor and councilors, school districts and teachers, and numerous fraternal orders with meeting times and officers listed.
The National Security League has distributed 100000 copies of a pocket sized Magnsh French handbook to National Guard and Army camps. A second edition of 50000 copies will be released soon. It covers pronunciation numerals days clothing weather basic questions and military terms with a Marseillaise pronunciation key. The booklet was prepared by C A Downer Adolphe Cohn and Auguste George under a committee led by Cecil C Blumenthal with notable backers including Mrs. Robert Bacon Nicholas F. Brady and Cass Gilbert.
National Security League backs Patriotism Through Education across state schools. Dr. Robert M. McElroy led a New York meeting with officials including Philander P. Claxton, John H. Finley, Henry N. MacCracken, Edward Harding, M. P. Shaw key, A. R. Spald, W. O. Gilbert, and Calvin N. Kendall, signaling broad educational support.
Booth Tarkington argues that a German victory in the war would crown Prussia, subjugate the United States, and install a Kaiser globally. He warns Americans that indifferent support risks German rule, urging clear stance in the war to prevent a world governed from Potsdam.
Extension News Service outlines a four week winter course at the School of Agriculture University Farm Lincoln Nebraska costing forty dollars including all expenses. January 21 to February 18 cover rural architecture beef cattle judging animal pathology poultry raising and Nebraska soil conditions. Interested parties are advised to contact the Principal University Farm for more information. A separate Nebraska Experiment Station bulletin titled Oats Investigations reports 15 years of tests showing early varieties yield higher than late ones with 11.1 bushels per acre advantage in a 12 year test and notes on Nebraska No. 21 and Kherson strains.
The agronomy department at the University of Nebraska urges careful seed corn selection this season. Prefer old corn or corn cut before the early freeze, then dry and store with good air circulation. A common method is hanging seed on strings in a shed, or even in the house where there is added heat.
A ten weeks practical creamery course for men and women begins January 21 at the State Farm Lincoln Neb. Students learn butter ice cream cheese operation and waste elimination in dairy handling. Emphasis on creating food products from factory waste and preparing for cream station and milk plant leadership. Course ends March 30 1918. Further information from Department of Dairy Husbandry State Farm LincolnNebraska.
The Nebraska Corn Improvers' Association will hold talks at the State Farm during the Organized Agriculture week January 14 to 19. Topics include Field Crops in Relation to War Problems Corn and Corn Shows The Land Problem and Crops Soil and Climate. Meetings are set for Tuesday and Wednesday.
The excerpt advises perseverance in hardship, noting that pressure or adversity is often the moment the tide turns. It frames struggle as a turning point and encourages continuing to endure until relief arrives.
A lyrical New Year blessing in verse, calling for courage, friendship, and happiness. The speaker envisions dawn of a new year with hopeful hands reaching out, awaiting the king’s accolade and the solace and joy yet to come.
The quote argues repetition worsens a weak excuse, noting initial effort may be better than none, but repeating it devalues the justification and undermines credibility. It frames repetition as a flawed strategy in communication and accountability.
Help for weak kidneys and backache told in a Sidney citizen's statement. Mrs J Worden of E Lincoln Highway, Sidney, says Doan's Kidney Pills relieved disordered kidneys and backache, with no trouble for nearly a year. Price 60 cents at all dealers.
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