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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1917
Page
7
A Persian king, nearly broke, accuses treasurer Murphy of waste. Murphy blocks a royal edict plan to counterfeit moon sightings and coin schemes, proposing clever profit ideas. The king bets on poker and eye water, but Murphy escapes to avert palace disorder and protect his fortune.
A Tuesday market at Union Stock Yards South Omaha shows cattle 1,100 to 1,400 pounds at 7.75 to 11.00, vealers to 10.50, hogs strong to 10c higher, sheep and lambs active with records set for light ewes at 9.90 and feeders to 13.55. Lambs quoted 13.60 to 13.80, yearlings 11.00 to 12.00, ewes up to 9.90 amid a 273 load cattle run and 284 hog loads totaling about 6,500 cattle and 21,000 hogs.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes a form of timekeeping among Red Indians using lunar designations. Each month is tied to natural events or wildlife, such as the hard moon in January, the harvest moon in August, and the deer killing moon in November.
The London Mail notes Denmark’s odd list of rulers nicknamed Blue Tooth Forked Beard Simple Hungry Slare foot Lamb Pious and Cruel. The Cruel king Christian H. supposedly earned the tag Nero of the North and caused unrest while seated on Wiethrone.
Fundingsland and Millett Auctioneers publish an ongoing sale list with dates for clients in Nebraska and nearby states. Names include J A Beard Dix Sidney Hubert Fuller Sterling Bushnell Camblin and Stuht Sidney Monroe Cattle Co Wheatland H E West Vern Bates Orn Bybee Camblin and Stuht R E Stoddard J Foster Fundingsland Investment Co J A Simones John Irwin Glenn Jones Victor Johns Budrean Morfeld J Peterson Sam Cross Lawrence Ivey Leafdale Oliver Style J B Henderson Clarence Chambers E E Lint E M Johnson Tony Rosa and others. They invite clients to list sale dates early and arrange dates at Sidney State Bank.
R W Latta argues against feeding spoiled hay to dry cows. A dry cow should be well fed before and after drying off, with a vacation of 6 weeks to 2 months on full pay. Before calving, reduce feed and use light, quality matter like bran and oats, then ease into full feeding after calving for a strong calf and high milk yield.
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