North Divide Residents Shift Homes Amid Blizzard
Mr and Mrs Henry Ehmke now reside in Sidney after renting their farm to Fred Bartell for the year. Stoner will move from the Sidney draw into the Frank Ackerman house, vacated by Bartell. Weather brings a blizzard, with northwest winds and snow. Edna Frame and Chester Frame missed days of school due to illness. pneumonia diagnosed for Edna after a visit by Dr Mantor. Frank Portrey and Francis Kelly seen in Sidney. Portrey among LaGrippe patients. The Sparks planned a Sidney visit, while Hensleys and Zuhles traveled by auto. The Bales family enjoyed a Friday evening with Ray Frame. Messages note illnesses, travel to Sidney for services, and storm-related detours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ehmke
Sidney
Fred Bartell
Stoner
Sidney Draw
Frank Ackerman
Bartell
Chester
Edna Frame
Lewis Shulenberg
Ray Frame
Spiker
Frank Portrey
Francis Kelly
J. C. Sparks
Roy Hensley
Otto Zuhlke
Glen Bales
Edna
Mantor
Frank Kinton
South Divide Community Notes Report Local Affairs
Guy Shaw and family returned from an overland trip to eastern Nebraska. Miss Bertha Hiett travels to Pueblo to oversee land interests. Helpingsland Club met at Mrs Brothers with a fine time and lunch. Hog marketing and butchering occurred, and several new settlers are expected this spring. Carl Livoni and A M Westcatt show new cars, and a mail route for the divide is planned. Mrs Dimmick and Mrs Worden recoveries noted. A snowy Tuesday improved rabbit hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Shaw
Nebi
Bertha Hiett
Pueblo
Helpingsland Club
Mrs. Brothers
Divide
Co. M. Johnson
Clyde
Carl Livoni
Maxwell
A. M. Westcatt
Too Lasting She Whispers On Art Over Music
Dialogue fragment shows a father and daughter debating practice. The daughter prefers painting to music, arguing pictures endure longer than sound. The exchange suggests a Boston transcription note reflecting arts preference and family humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine
Boston
Transcripe
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha 1917 Sale Totals
Live stock prices at South Omaha Nebraska report a heavy day with 245 loads of cattle and 15,000 hogs traded. Cattle ranged from 7.75 to 11.50 for various grades, hogs mostly 10.50 to 11.15 with tops over 11.25, lambs up to 14.38 for Mexican and 14.25 for Westerns, ewes reaching 10.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
Nebraska
States Affirm Blue Sky Laws to Curb Fraudulent Securities
The Supreme Court upholds Ohio Michigan and South Dakota blue sky laws regulating securities sales to bar get rich quick schemes. Justice McKenna writes for the court with only Justice McReynolds dissents. States may curb unwise investments and prevent fraud within their borders through securities commissions and banking superintendents. Federal injunctions dissolving are noted as superseded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Michigan
South Dakota
Supreme Court
Justice McKenna
Justice McReynolds
Germans Capture Nanesti Town on Sereth River Front
German troops seized Nanesti on the Sereth as fighting rages on the Moldavian frontier. Russian counterattacks in the eastern Carpathians and Suchitza valley were checked in close combat with several hundred killed and about 400 taken prisoner in one engagement. Other Teutonic assaults on the Moldavian front were repulsed by Russians and patrol skirmishes continued along the Franco-Belgian fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanesti
Sereth
Eastern
Carpathians
Suchitza
Berlin War Office
Teutonic
Explosions Hit London Munition Plant Triggering Fire
A London munition works district endured a volcano like blast sequence as munitions factory explosions created a fiery furnace. Burning liquid timber and red hot iron soared into the air, engulfing an adjacent flour mill where many women and girls worked, with death toll reported at 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tondon
Villa Holdout Near Chihuahua Faces Growing Local Opposition
Villa is reported at San Andres thirty miles west of Chihuahua with about 2000 men and only a small ammunition reserve. Indications show mountain district inhabitants where Villa has sought refuge have grown tired of the unrest and have turned against him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villa
San Andres
Chihuahua
Glasgow sinks German raider off Para, dispatch from Rio
A Rio Janeiro despatch, via cablegram received at Pernambuco, reports the British cruiser Glasgow has sunk a German commerce raider about 130 miles off Para in the Brazilian coast. The message confirms Allied naval action in the South Atlantic amid ongoing maritime warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ares
Rio Janeiro
Pernambuco
Glasgow
Para
Not a corn doctor but a foot relief inspector
He does not cut corns or callouses nor perform operations. He inspects your feet and explains how to gain instant relief and permanent comfort using Dr Scholl s appliances and preparations. Drop everything and visit early to avoid being too late. If you wear arch supports he can readjust them at no cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schell
Don’t Let This Opportunity Slip by You
An offer promises freedom from foot ailments with no strings attached and no purchase required. It urges immediate action, noting the chance is rare and favorable, and invites readers to come without hesitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
The Speed of Ships and Depth of Water
Article discusses how water depth and the wave of translation affect ship speed. It cites British cruisers Blake and Blenheim, noting speed changes with shallower water and deeper drafts. It explains friction, drag, and the relationship between speed, draft, and keel depth with examples and calculations. Also reports two crimes: Walter Harold’s murder suicide in Kansas and a Chicago police graft confession by Captain S. K. Healy implicating ex-Chief Healy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blake
Blenheim
S. K. Healy
Chicago
C. Healy
Sidney buys motor hearse and ambulance for emergency care
The town has purchased a fifty horsepower motor hearse and ambulance capable of high speed in emergencies. Mr. Harper will respond to calls within fifty miles around Sidney to convey the sick or injured to or from doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Harper
Sidney
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The
First National Bank
Sidney, Nebraska
North Divide
Mrs. Kinbss
Mr. Klubss
M'Reynolds
Scholl Mfg. Co
New York
Toronto
Sereth River
Sherman L. Whipple
Scott’s
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N. J
Amerian Preas Assor Tation
Scholl
Cheyenne County Trading CO
Self
Walter Harold
Kan
Rose Ella Harold
Harold
Cheyenne Co
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