Physical training and military education push in Neb public schools
The piece notes a national push for physical training in schools funded by a proposed 20 million dollar annual federal program matched by states, and supports compulsory military training at universities. It highlights recreation in Red Cross hospital recovery, postwar sports revival, and Nebraska rural education progress with 1918 automobile licenses, teacher counts, and school enrollment statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike
Mr Lang
Manentian
Claxton
Clixton
America
England
Harvard College
Schurman
Cornell University
AK. Shipley
Crmbridge University
Bureau of Camp Service
American Red Cross
Ban Johnson
Nebraska Echoes of the Great War and Farm Meetings
The Nebraska state council of defense praises local cooperation and notes war work ending while peacetime tasks begin. Reports cover a dairy conference in Lincoln on production costs and machinery with speakers Wood Kittle and Dean E Burnett, plus Frandsen of the Nebraska College of Agriculture. The annual Nebraska lamb feeders meeting will review lamb feeding experiments aiming to substitute corn in sheep diets. Fremont reports the sale of the top pig, Great Orbcon Sensation, for 5000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska State Council of Defense
MM Joyce
George Coupland
State Council
Nebraska
211 Prandsen
University Dairy Department
Lincoln
Wood Kittle
Illinois
National Milk Producers Association
E. Burnett
Frandsen
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Nebraska Experiment Station
Fremont
Farmers plan for Nebraska legislature conference
A Nebraska farmers meeting, with 55 to 60 delegates from 15 to 20 statewide associations, urged a civil administration code, cooperative legislation for distribution, state federal cooperation against animal diseases, and measures for sheep and wool growers. Speakers urged farmer representation in the state cabinet and broader agricultural prioritization. The article notes the legislature’s composition, with farmers well represented in both chambers, and mentions bills on tuberculosis aid and a peace enforcement measure aligned with national tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Conference of Agricultural Societies
McoWelvie
Mee Kelvie
Pow Shorthill
Omnaha Livestock Association
Wooof Dale
Senate
House of Representatives
Farmers
Gauge County Five Stock Association
National League
William Howard Taft
Wilsot
Bradstreet highlights for 1918 economic outlook in war era
A Bradstreet business review summarizes the past year and forecasts for 1919. It notes wartime resilience, improved business habits, and a generally strong but uneven crop output with shortages in animal feed, corn, hay, oats, and potatoes.
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Bradstreet
Prices and prospects in meat production and farming
Report notes farm product prices near records with cereal values and overall gains from the prior year. It cites a record winter wheat area and strong potential for next year while acknowledging readjustment challenges and demand driven by Europe. Inflation partly explains high prices, but the text calls for reforms to reduce bitterness and build lasting farmer relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
The Man on the Street Chronicle of 1919 Misprints
A fragmented 1919 era column references teachers battling spellings, a Kaiser mood, Sidney’s men facing hardship, New Year resolutions, and social hints about marriage and infidelity amid quirky anecdotes. The tone resembles a local urban gossip page with satirical musings and scattered names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
It Is Small Satisfaction to Defeat Your Enemy
A terse reflection on vengeance and bragging about one's greatest fault, noting that defeating an enemy brings only small solace and suggesting extravagance and boasting as a misguided outlet.
Settling Soldiers on Land Postwar Efforts Worldwide
The piece argues postwar land settlement to aid soldiers and curb unemployment while alleviating a food shortage. It cites Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, noting land grants, low mortgage aid, and supervised farming programs alongside Hoover’s food efforts and the need to link wartime food with postwar supply. Job work neatly and promptly done at this office.
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England
Wales
Scotland
Board of Aericulture and Fisheries
Canada
Norman Hapgood
Lesie
New Zealand
Australia
Trinidad
British West Indies
Ino Boys’ Reformatory
Victor Boret
Aerbert Hoover
Mr. Hoover
School Notes Reflect Changes At Central And North Side
The Sidney schools report near normal attendance with grade room exchanges due to space. New washroom fixtures, upgraded pipes to the swimming pool, and completed kitchen cabinets for Red Cross purchases improve comfort, health, and sanitation. athletics, morals, and chapels feature talks and rally plans to support the high school basketball game against Cheyenne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
North Side
Evers
Auade
Boas
Willis
Red Cross
Omaha
Sidney
Red Cros
Bidkood
Tre
One State University
Ives
Cheyenne
Roettger
Ces
Ous
Hes
Pointers For Good Roads
Promote road improvements to raise land values and incomes. Good roads reduce hauling costs, cut travel time, and bring neighbors closer, boosting farm life, schools, and medical access. Nebraskans want sturdy highways to aid profit, pleasure, and public spirit in rural communities.
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Oman
France
Nebraskins
Earning Money The Easy Way At The Toggery
The Toggery shop planned a glass front but the plate glass proved too long. A traveling glazier from Omaha reduced it to fit, riding a Pullman to the shop then continuing west. The note ends with a nod to Bucks Heater and Monarch Ranges and a hardware store sale.
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Omaha
Bucks
Monarch
Nardy Hardware Store
Bear scare prank tests Bennie and a city beau at Ports Harbor
Addie Drew, the popular Ports Harbor lass, flirts with a city dancer while Bennie Brandon, store manager, reacts with jealousy. In a staged scare at the corner, a bear costume and mock chase spark laughter as Ralph Durkin flees, and Bennie rejoins Addie with a boastful kiss, proving Calithumpian pluck outshines fear.
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Addie Drew
Ports Harbor
Bennie Brandon
Hogskins & Smith
Addie
Bennie
Alimon
New City
Mattie Dean
Lem Barry
Rennie
Bob Leavitt
Bob
Mattie
Lem
Callthumpian
Jove
Will
Ralph Durkin
Ralph
Ben-jamin
Mr Durkin
Ruan
Eity
Calithnuia
Dana Coates Cheyenne County Hero Dies Flying in France
Native of Ladypole to Charles N and Mrs Coates Dana Coates born and raised in Ladypole Cheyenne County dies heroically in France while serving in aviation during World War I His name joins the list of airmen Gypsy and other famed pilots who lifted American courage to the war’s heights An emotional letter from Gladys R McArthur describes his training and the final mission and burial with deep local pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Dana Coates
Ladypole
Charles N. Coates
Denver
France
Dana
British
Royal Flying Corps
Cavalry
Gayle
McConnell
Lufbery
Rockwell
Indi
America
Mrs. Coates
Rue d’Aguessen
Paris
Coates
Germany
Gladys R. McArthur
Former Sidneyite In Flower Land
Former Sidney girl and teacher Minnie Chase Dugger now Mrs. W. C. Dugger writes of a long CA trip in a large car with her family and another car. They dodged flu with self sufficiency, settled in Santa Ana at a furnished home with a designed garden. Flowers fruits and vegetables bloom year round. Address: Cypress, Santa Ana, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Qligh
W. CC. Dugger
Minnie Chase
California
Santa Anna
Dugger
Goog Cypress
Potter Review Sees New Management Appointed
COR Grishin and wife visited the city early in the week. Mr Grisham, former editor of the Potter Review, has sold his business to others to seek a milder climate for his wife. Editor Grisham is a pleasant companion and The Telegraph wishes him good luck wherever he locates.
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Cor. Grishin
Grisham
Potter Review
The
Telegraph
Farm Loans Money Available at Once on Improved Farms
W HORNADAY advertises immediate farm loans on improved farms with a contact phone line 267. CG.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CG. W. Hornaday
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Sidney, Neb
H. E. Gapen
National Physical Education
Pool
Clemmons
Kaiser
Napoleon
Woon
Flora Handy
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Flower Land
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