Grover Hatcher Writes From France During WWI
Grover Hatcher reports from Toul France to his mother in Sidney Nebraska about weather meals and duties with the Second Arms Headquarters Company. He mentions receiving a draft notice from Farmers Lawn and Trust Paris and describes visits to the Red Cross and YMCA and a squadron dance. He recalls cards meals with fellow soldiers and hopes to share a Fourth of July meal with family while stationed with the 204 Field Remount Squadron.
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Toul
France
Second Arms
Ecain
Union
Farmers Lawn and Trust Company
Paris
Red Cross
Nsl
Tam
Wiconda
Wash
Kavaria
Grover Hatcher
204 Field Remount Squadron
A. BL Bal P.O
Americans See A Hanging In Juarez Mining Town
Francisco Villa forced American miners to witness the hanging of Antonio Cabella, former mayor of Santa Efualalla Chihuahua. Villa occupied the mining town, robbed American stores and homes, killed four federal soldiers, and captured 31 others before leaving. He then released the Americans and ordered higher wages for Mexican miners.
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Juarez, Atex
Francisco Villa
Antonio Cabella
Santa Efualalla
Chihuahua
Villa
Chihuahua City
Women’s Woes and a Kidney Remedy Endorsed
An old advertisement argues women bear many aches from back pains to kidney trouble and promotes Dean’s Kidney Pills as a proven cure. Mrs. Sol Willis of Sidney testifies the medicine relieved kidney and bladder pain in a year, with family use continuing years later. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo promotes the product with price of ten cents.
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Sol. Willis
W. Main St
Sidney
Dean
Osborn Battery Station Ad Heads to Sidney Lumber Co
A compact ad urges patrons to visit Osborn Battery Station for home service and compares it to no place like home, directing readers to SIDNEY LUMBER CO for contact and purchase.
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Sidney Lumber CO
Examination for Second Class Scouts in Sidney Troop No 1
The city scout council will hold the Second Class Scout examination next Monday evening at Sidney High School assembly room. Twenty four scouts have expressed intention to take tests. Requirements include one month tenderfoot service, first aid knowledge, signaling, mile run, knife discipline, open fire, cooking, earning two dollars, compass points, and a welcome by scouts and parents.
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Sidney
Sidney High School
Ailothe
Scoutspace
Batteries Tested at OS BOEN Battery Station
A brief notice invites vehicle owners to have their batteries tested at OS BOEN Battery Station, promoting quick service and reliability. The Telegraph subscription prompt appears alongside the public service message.
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Osboen Battery Station
Mourning Colors Vary By Region Throughout History
The article notes cultural variations in mourning attire and colors across regions. In Turkey, Syria, Cappadocia, and Arabia, light shades and pale whites were used for funeral decor, while Egypt preferred a practice of brown hues. In Nubia, mourning customs featured gray tones as emblematic of grief.
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Turkey
Syria
Cappadociaa
Artaepia
Celesthis
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for All Stages
A 19th century advertisement promises a cure for catarrh through constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is sold by druggists for 60 cents, with a $100 reward offered to anyone whom it fails to cure, and a request to send testimonials to F J Cheney & Co in Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Violedo
Ohio
All Drurygiet
International Motor Trucks Earn Praise From Owners
No motor truck is better than its motor or final drive, two units key to overall performance. Buyers should weigh these components, as a strong motor and drive predict the rest of the truck’s quality. Owners praise International Motor Trucks, signaling dependable service modern businesses demand for hauling and delivery work.
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International Motor Trucks
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Livoni & Son, Sidney, Nebr
City Loans
Nebraska State Bank
Home Bank
Sam
A. R. LE Sueur Coal, Lumber and Builders’ Hardware
Sidney, Nebraska
Joc Hatcher
U. S
Osborn Battery Station
Boy Scouts
Sidney Transfer & Implement House
E. L. Uptegrove
Rose Street
Union Pacific
Sidnney, Nebr
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