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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1931
Page
5
An independent Sidney paper protests the death penalty for liquor consumption citing brutal practices in Omaha poisonings. It argues no law merits enforcement through inhuman measures and urges humane, judicial process in prohibition efforts.
Topics of Today contrasts a Labor Department finding that housewives shifted to power laundries with a Census Bureau view that home washing increased. 1929 shipments to laundry firms rise 13.5 percent from 1927 to 1929, while 1927 value stood at 67 million dollars, suggesting growth in both arenas and a larger share of total washing.
Edward A Filene outlines six rules for successful advertising focused on truth and value. Emphasize advertising what people want, tell the exact truth, avoid lies, improve product value if sales lag, and then advertise more boldly. He predicts future business leaders will be both honest and courageous promoters.
C G Bowers extols Elihu Root for lifelong peace advocacy and the value of reasoned dispute resolution in international affairs. The piece notes his late career push for peaceful adjudication, his vision amid looming crises, and his stance against war as secretary of state.
An editorial argues youth may crave war after watching All Quiet on the Western Front and urges decisive steps to secure lasting peace. It warns the current generation must act to curb romantic ideas of conflict as a test of manhood and stresses leadership changes ahead.
An Omaha World Herald column denounces legally poisoned liquor killing 12, mostly poor residents, within 72 hours. It frames the deaths as social executions, a trap set by society targeting the most vulnerable, including well known local homeowners and builders.
The Detroit News notes Baldwin’s emergency tariff demand to protect England’s living standards and to retaliate against U S tariff increases. It contrasts London’s stance with Shanghai awaiting China’s new tariff schedules, which could slash imports and harm foreign trade interests.
The piece argues China shifts to protectionist policies, mirroring American protectionism, potentially restricting U S exports to what could become a major market. It frames tariff rises as retribution for open doors and notes the reaction as a chastening moment for former leaders. Local notes mention CG Home gathering with dancing and a late lunch. Delores Hume and Ila Hume are listed on the sick list. Millie Kugler visited Wayne. Harley Garretts visited with Anna Alyoid’s family. Alvin and Harry Reed and Mrs Barbara Ingerson are mentioned.
Adele Henning teaches in Jay Queen district. Families and neighbors, including Hume Queen Stretch and Henning households, visit, dine, or shop in Sidney and Oshkosh with numerous calls and Sunday meals noted during the week and holiday period.
Mr and Mrs Garhart Thurow and Ralph Smith motored to Haxtun Colorado on Monday. Mrs Dean Held and her son Bi and Perry Koon attended the Lodge Pole show Saturday evening. Cecil Hume and Millard Queen threshed corn on Monday.
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