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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1923
Page
11
The King's Daughters Girls Friendly and Shrine Saxophone Band led a community effort to aid the needy. They prepared baskets of food toys and clothing for families and sang carols to shut-ins on Christmas Eve. Their work embodies the spirit of giving and suggests keeping that resolve into the new year.
Sidney residents and guests gathered for Christmas day visits and meals. Notables include L V Slocumb, J C McNish, W R Weeden, Dr Barger, Dr Witham, A J Grimminger, and many others from Alliance, Scottsbluff, Kimball, Broadwater, and other towns. The article lists numerous households hosting relatives and friends, plus several travel notes and a wedding in Kearney.
In a 1923 Western Newspaper Union piece, Penelope Anderson parries a ludicrous marriage proposal from two youths, Billy and Bob. After forced flirtation and mischief, she tests their devotion, then exits the chummy roadster and reveals her own choice, leaving both suitors surprised.
In the lumber country Dave answers a matrimonial ad by Griselda Strong, seeking a mute to manage her farm. Dave marries Belda, her niece, and the tale follows the unexpected joy and shared home created with Griselda joining as aunt and partner.
The article describes forty distinct buoy types used at sea with specific meanings. It notes a green buoy marks a wreck and others indicate rocks, shoals, sandbars, and deep-water channels for navigational safety.
The white oak is described as the monarch of the forest for its size strength and long life. The white and red oaks are noted for producing durable brown hardwoods valued for usefulness.
The process of making gold leaf dates to the eighth century BC and appears with ancient mummies. It was used to cover teeth, tongue, skin, coffins, tombs, and monuments. By the eleventh century it had reached a high level of perfection similar to today.
In 527 Saint Benedict established the first regular monastic order, the Benedictines, shaping monastic life with a standardized rule and communal discipline.
A fragment notes that Spain once prohibited platinum exports from South America and ordered it cast into the sea to stop its use as an adulterant for gold, reflecting mercantile controls of the era.
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