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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1921
Page
12
Local residents report births in February with two new children, a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brauer on February 4 1921 and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Reker on February 6. Community members Andrew Linbeck Fred Bartels W. X. Miles and others traveled to Sidney Sunol North Platte Cedar Rapids and other nearby towns amid poor road conditions.
Nebraska farmers are urged to donate 100 carloads of corn for Near East relief to Omaha. Corn will be dried ground and shipped to Near East peoples. Governor McKelvie commends the plan and notes state farm organizations support. D Burr Jdfies leads the campaign with H D Lute as auditor. elevators at Dalton Gurley Sidney Potter Lodge Pole to collect February 10 onward. loading at Dalton ends February 18.
An advertisement in The Telegraph proves effective as it reaches a majority of county residents, stirring broad awareness and engagement. The campaign leverages wide circulation to secure stronger turnout and visible impact across communities.
A commentary notes 3,500 commercial failures and 30 million in losses last year. It cites a firm once successful in skirt binding, now suffering declining sales as an elder partner cites two possible causes: market erosion and competitor advertising.
A business once earning over a million annually collapses after partners misread a social shift. They attempt an ad campaign and a Paris visit to counter falling sales as women adopt shorter skirts, signaling a broader move toward emancipation that advertising cannot reverse.
Dr F S Salisbury known as Scott Salisbury of Broken Bow inherits from an Illinois uncle. The estate totals about 9 000 000 dollars to be divided among four Salisbury nephews. Scott, about thirty, trained in medicine at Lincoln and Allegheny, served in World War I, married a nurse, practiced in Beatrice and Moline before his fortune from Illinois lands made him a millionaire.
In India and the Malay peninsula one acre of bananas or plantains yields more food per person than any other crop. Plantain meal is made by drying the stripped core and turning it into powder, with fresh core yielding about 40 percent meal and over a ton per acre from average quality land.
Crowds fill the Sidney Christian church as evangelist Ernest House wins strong backing from readers across Cairo Mound City Paulaski Olmstead Grand Chain Villa Ridge and surrounding communities. Weather does not dampen attendance as sermons analyze scripture with clear illustrations and bold condemnations of sin. The revival begins Tuesday night February 15 with meetings moved to the opera house due to limited church space.
A list of daily health guidelines to keep American school children 100 percent efficient physically. It urges ventilation, outdoor recreation, fresh air sleep, hand hygiene, moderate eating, varied foods, slow eating, ample water, good posture, poison avoidance, dental care, balanced work and rest, toilet hygiene, cheerful companionship, caution against fake medicines, annual doctor and regular dentist visits, and consulting local health authorities during contagious disease outbreaks.
Plan Spring Gardens Here are the steps schools can take to start strong in spring. Learn economical planting plans and seed sources, ensure seed quality, aim for good returns, gather bulletins, study soil enrichment, find affordable tools, draw a garden map, and estimate costs and profits for comparison after the season. Local teachers and pupils are invited to contribute to boosting the world’s food supply.
Herman Schroeder returned from Omaha on Sunday night with Herman Junior who is recovering from an appendectomy. His mother is preparing to cook for harvest hands under his orders. Herman will miss three weeks of school, which breaks any boy's heart.
A sparse turnout did not dull the District 68 box supper and program. Oscar Olson returned home from Encampment Wyoming after a week away. Leroy Jewell with wife and daughter visited Olson. Lillian Olson stayed with Mrs Gus Frensen Lodgepole. Lucile Wise with W W Wise family. attends Lodgepole high. Mary Swift visiting Hoagland family this week. District 68 has a date February twenty fifth with an old fashioned slug and pies stunt planned. students promise songs and nearness, all asked to attend regardless of weather.
North Divide notes daily roll of honor for the past month listing Ezra Witzel Margaret Witzel Merrill Johnson and Marie Schwartz. Nellie Waterman is the teacher. Mr and Mrs J H Birdwell and Mr and Mrs Minor Allen of Louisville Kentucky visited the R D Waterman home Saturday.
Maple Grove notices show Ed Miles busy hauling corn. Local visits include Mrs Nels Johnson and others at W T Sharman’s last Thursday. A Farmers Union meeting at W Y Miles drew attention with talks on Omaha convention topics and a Feb 15 follow up at Sharman’s. Ray Miles fetched medicine for Mrs Hubble in Sidney.
Mrs Wm Sharman and Mrs W J Sharman visited sisters, many neighbors called on Wm Sharman’s place. Andy Anderson motored to Sidney, Roy Bunion called at F A Johnsons, Fred Langu visited Holters, Olson and Roe stopped by Sharmans, Erwin brothers visited, Will Johnson drove to Sidney, Grace Holter visited Miles, Ray Miles called on Bill Meyers, Ed Miles and W T Sharman drove to Huntsman.
District Court Judge W Culison heard testimony in the state vs Walter L Bardsley a wealthy Pottawattamie farmer near Neola accused of mixing poison with food in a bid to harm neighbor W E Zimmerman and family. Evidence traced to July incidents including a chicken coated with salt like crystals and livestock deaths. A night encounter at the Zimmerman well led to a gunfight and Bardsley suffering gunshot wounds. The case draws attention due to unclear motive as a McCook Nebraska Temple Theatre plans a 12000 dollar pipe organ.
The Federation of Nebraska Retailers at their annual convention adopted a resolution designating April 3 to 9 as National Corn Meal Week. The plan urges nationwide cooperation of social civic and commercial groups to boost corn meal sales to aid farmers, aiming for at least five pounds per US family that week.
R. B. E and L. Jackson of Jackson Furniture Store and their wife came home after five weeks visiting familiar eastern points. They spent a few days in Kansas City Salisbury and Slater Missouri and other places. Only Dodge City Kansas matched Sidney for business momentum from a recent discovery.
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