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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1924
Page
15
A humor column reflecting on advertising vanity and local lore. It weaves anecdotes from Sidney and Cheyenne counties, jokes about liquor, Masonry, and politics, plus nostalgic nods to Black Hills days and old sledding times. The piece riffs on small-town life, civic pride, and playful social critiques.
A. R. LeSueur is praised as eccentric yet liberal minded in Sidney where rivals claim he backs county betterment. The piece notes cigar scents from political candidates, warns against handing out cigarettes to women, and hints at fear in election season.
News whispers recount Kilburn asserting no complaint about church area parking on Sundays. The piece teases gossip about fashion trends, a Postmaster Pindell joke, and a curious Denver trip involving kale, Peetz, and Sidney, inviting readers to ask for more of the suspenseful anecdotes.
E Grnbill is among the few older skaters and active locals urging Cheyenne County to hold a fair. They tout the county as beer country in western Nebraska and promise help to get the ball rolling, referencing the Fall Festival as precedent and urging residents to participate.
Five thousand four hundred bushels of shelled corn filled three cars and were shipped to Omaha by Cheyenne County Trading Company. It is the first corn shipped from Sidney in twelve years, graded number 3 mixed, shelled at the local elevator after farmers brought corn from within fifteen miles. The shelling drew hundreds of Union Pacific passengers and boosted Cheyenne County's image as a prosperous corn region. Mrs. Plessie Belle Kruegers was absent from the county clerk's office this week while at the Denver stock show.
Two salesmen present a fine proposition for the right parties from McDomald Meter Sales Co Sidmey.
Fourteen friends gathered at Oscar Erickson’s home for a seven o’clock dinner Tuesday to surprise P. J. Ackles on his birthday. A five course meal followed by cards and a midnight cake cut ended a pleasant evening previously unrecorded by Ackles.
Representative George A. Ernest reports Kimball and Banner County Farmers Union adopted resolutions denouncing the Esch Cummins Act and calling for its repeal. They seek a 30 percent cut in passenger and freight rates and condemn railroad officer salaries while opposing tax free securities. They favor reenactment of an excess profits tax and prosecution of war profiteers. Copies were sent to Senators Norris Howell and Congressman Simmons with a strong letter.
The 1919 act allowing honorably discharged aliens who served in World War I to naturalize without the usual fees or waiting period expires March 3 1924. Veterans who have not yet naturalized should contact the Clerk of the District Court to use the favorable terms. Firemen's ball tickets are on sale at all business houses.
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