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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1917
Page
5
A Sidney Telegraph column extols silence as golden while urging unity against German and Allied war tensions. It discusses loyalty, naturalized citizens, and the flag, noting German ancestry and American allegiance, interwoven with a personal vignette about a family receiving a birthday motto and life insurance amid wartime concern.
A San Francisco parade of sex workers drew sharp critique from the Stockton Mail calling it sensational and harmful. The piece argues tolerance for vice fuels crime, urging reform through modesty and focus on home life while condemning public spectacle and misplaced sympathy. The author urges respect for virtuous women and quieter approaches to addressing the trade.
The Nebraska scene in Lincoln features boisterous delegates and dramatic theatrics as lawmakers clash in the statehouse. Citizens witness lively performances amid aging walls and a rattling chamber, capturing the era’s political theater.
A proposal argues children should be trained immediately to perform nation work during war so life can continue uninterrupted. The plan is said to improve future citizens by steering away from indulgence and ostentation in child rearing.
A breadwinner works seven days a week, earning eighty dollars monthly, returning exhausted to read before sleep. The mother and two children attend outings costing thirty cents, fifty cents, and sixty cents respectively, four nights a week, with three nights showing higher taxes while dad stays home. Pay day clears rent, utilities, and a lean grocery budget as funds cover daughter’s expenses.
On a damp summer day a Sydney four year old visited a department store and was fitted with rubbers she wore away. Six months later she remarked the store must be awful since they never gave her the little box for the rubbers. If boys did chores without prompting, the American flag would rise on public buildings as a sign of victory.
A bygone social trend shifts as debutantes struggle to shed the slump in their posture. Observers note the change as new fashions and behaviors replace old conventions, affecting court events and social gatherings.
The note explains that Rube is a masculine form for Ruby and implies the owner of these names can wear the gems. It discusses gendered nickname meanings and the association of gem names with ownership or identity.
Dealers report car buyers have not dropped off as potato prices rise to two dollars a bushel, maintaining demand as agricultural costs surge.
A sharp remark suggests that if some women completed their morning housework, they would reduce opportunities for others throughout the day, implying workplace competition and gender roles in labor. The comment frames domestic effort as a threat to employment.
A brief editorial urging men to redirect recreation spending for a single month to cover family shoe costs, implying a practical household savings tip and frugality message.
A brief nudge suggests girls who dedicate two hours daily to assisting their mothers would gain social cachet and attract the attention of boys, framed as a light, opinionated remark.
In the County Court of Cheyenne County Nebraska the estate of Mary L Shepherd deceased creditors meet the Administratrix on March 7 1917 and September 4 1917 at 10 A M to present claims for examination adjustment and allowance Six months to file claims and one year to settle from February 2 1917 notice to be published in The Telegraph for four weeks before March 7 1917 Witnessed by the County Judge Chambers dated January 1917
In the County Court of Cheyenne County Nebraska the Estate of Henry L. Gray, deceased, creditors are notified to present their claims to the administrator for examination and allowance. Six months to file claims, one year to settle from January 1 1917, proceedings to be held April 15 and August 9 1914 at 10 o clock a m. This notice published in The Telegraph for four weeks prior to April 15 1917. Witness Chambers County Judge.
County Nebraska notice calls creditors to appear before County Judge P. Chambers in Cheyenne County at the County Court Room on March 19 1917 and August 17 1917 at 10am to present claims for examination adjustment and allowance. Creditors have six months to file claims and the administrator one year to settle from March 16 1917. Publication in The Telegraph for four weeks precedes March 19 1917. February 9 1917.
A short quip notes hen fruit losing its metallic flavor after winter and questions the reader’s courage to still call them spuds as prices linger at fifty cents per dozen. The remark blends a seasonal食品 joke with market chatter.
A New York Telegram editorial argues that young women entering business must master temper to succeed. It warns quick tempers, sulking, or frequent complaints undermine job security, risking loss of employment to more collected colleagues. It stresses ongoing self discipline as essential for financial independence and career stability.
Chief Mechanical Engineer C B Young announces a new insulated car floor on Burlington steel chair cars and coaches. The floor features a steel sub-floor, insulating paper, hair felt, a 9/16 inch air space, and magnesite cement topping for high sound and weather insulation, durability, and easy cleaning. Passengers report increased comfort on through trains.
The piece argues that early affection among children under eight, labeled puppy love, is a transparent, selfingless bond marked by gifts and embraces. It notes jealousy, lack of shyness, and occasional belief in marriage, often fading with time though rarely forming lasting unions.
Nebraska lawmakers fought through a broad hearing on prohibition with amendments to the dry law and a separate push for a cigarette ban targeting sales to boys. Senate moves on a constitutional convention and city manager reforms drew support, while telephone rates and women’s suffrage remained unsettled as sessions proceed.
Crowds watched a man jimmy into a Waldorf Astoria safe in New York as an orchestra played. The thief sought securities from a single safety deposit box after the owner misplaced a key. Locksmith failed before three o clock amid a stalled market and the owner’s mounting fury.
Government geologist estimates Newfoundland iron ore at 3.0355 billion tons with 35 million tons on Belle Isle alone. Since 1805 total mined and exported about 15 million tons, prior to war mostly to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands, and Germany. Since the war, Germany shipments stopped and only limited exports to other nations remain, with Canada taking the major portion for munition use.
A newly invented machine, used by the United States government for reforesting deforested western regions, plants seedlings rapidly. Drawn by two horses and operated by three men, it forms furrows, feeds plants, gauges spacing, and covers roots with two wheels. It can plant 10,000 to 15,000 per day, far exceeding human planters.
In a cartoonish aside, the Louisville Courier-Journal notes a fellow spent two years on a toothpick while contrasting a mother who took five years to make a match. The quip reflects humorous duration contrasts rather than actual events.
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