One Cause of Scarlet Fever
Miss Merna Swatzlander contracted scarlet fever after a sore throat last Wednesday. A physician diagnosed the illness Thursday morning, quarantine imposed, and she recovered enough to be improving after several days. Her parents, Dr. Swatzlander and wife, were in Denver and arrived soon after, while school fumigation and precautions aim to prevent further cases.
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Merna Swatzlander
Dr. Swatzlander
Denver
Omaha
Eye trouble advisory from Dr. Bison at Hotel National
If you suffer from headache nervous exhaustion dizziness neuralgia pain over the eyes insomnia sick headache stop using medicines and consult Dr. Bison about your eyes. At Sidney Saturday February St d Hotel National.
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Dr. Bison
Sidney
Hotel National
Health Bulletin Highlights Lincoln Area Births and Deaths
The quarterly health bulletin from Lincoln shows Cheyenne County recording 108 births and 40 deaths in the year ending December 1, 1915. It notes 161 marriages and 16 divorces in 1914. statewide totals are 27,065 births and 19,831 deaths, with 1,163 heart disease deaths, 11,934 marriages, and 1,864 divorces. The report calls the figures both interesting and appalling.
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Health Department
Lincoln
Cheyenne County
Melbourne City Plan Reflects Scots Public Spirit
Bishop E. E. Hoss notes Melbourne’s long standing public spirit rooted in Scotch influence. He recalls a grand plan for a capital sized city with broad streets and monumental public buildings. The soil’s richness fostered tree planting and lush parks encircling the city, highlighted by the elm avenue in Fitzroy Gardens.
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Melbourne
Europe
Fitzroy Gardens
E. E Hoss
Dallas News
Not a Gay One in Sinn Fein? Mrs Twobble Quips on Deceit
In a brisk exchange Mrs Twobble asks if all men are gay deceivers. Mrs Dubwalte counters that Mr Dubwafkte proves deceit can even extend to shedding tears, a remark noted in the Birningham Age-Hersid.
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Mrs. Twobble
Mrs. Dubwalte
Mr. Dubwafkte
Birningham
Hersid
How the Roughhouse Started at the Club
A club conversation turns to baths when a member known for poor cleanliness asks if a bath is a luxury or necessity. The reply notes the man would call it a bath a necessity due to need, and a luxury due to infrequent bathing.
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Boeion Transcript
Five Die as Freight Trains Crash Near Atlanta Neb
A head on collision two miles west of Atlanta Nebraska between Burlington No7 passenger and a east bound extra freight killed five trainmen and injured six. Names of deceased and injured listed. Investigation pending. likely freight crew attempted to beat the passenger into Atlanta. wreck caused by reverse curve in a cut. Wrecker tipped over injuring Gus Budick and others. Conductor Brooks blamed by some for the wreck.
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Burlington
Atlanta
Carl Neubauer McCook
Kenry Eckwan
McCook
Walter P. Maul
Keli Fogg
Lincoln
J F. Duffy
O H Potter
Tincoln
J K Lowry
Bagley Ia
W M. Lawson Lincoln
J R Mossman
Hastings
Nf S Fuller
Oxford
Neb
H FE Bell
Mascot
Atlina
jJusing
Gus Budick
Mc Cook
Brooks
Income Tax Held Valid to Boost Rate by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court declared the income tax constitutional in a unanimous ruling, paving the way for higher rates on large fortunes to fund national defense. Congressional leaders foresee proposals to tax incomes over 1 million 600 as high as 50 percent, aiming to tap private fortunes to support army and navy increases.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Queen Milena Arrives in Lyons With Daughters Xenia and Vera
Queen Milena of Montenegro and her daughters Princesses Xenia and Vera arrived in Lyons France from Rome. Montenegrin officials and a representative from President Poin care welcomed the queen who is staying at a hotel.
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Milena
Montenegro
Xenia
Vera
Lyons
France
Rome
Poincare
Explosion at Kelker Blower plant in Buffalo kills four
Four persons are dead and several are missing after a blast wrecked the Kelker Blower company plant in Buffalo, a maker of planing mill exhausts and ventilators. Four others are injured.
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Kelker Blower Company
Buffalo
Obituary Mrs Franke Fischer Remains Laid To Rest
Mrs Maggie Snyder Fischer died January 19 in Julesburg after a long illness. Born October 27, 1867 in New York, she moved to Sidney in 1885, married Frank E Fischer in 1906, and lived in Julesburg before returning to Sidney. Funeral services were held in Julesburg and Sidney with relatives and local lodge members in attendance. Her survivors include her husband and immediate family, with interment at Greenlawn cemetery beside her parents.
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Franke Fischer
Maggie Snyder Fischer
Julenburg
New York
Sidney
Nebraska
Ufe
Julesburg
Frank E. Fischer
Bretnall
M. E. Church
Frank T Fischer
Henry Snyder
Los Angeles
Grace Fischer Ed Fischer
Edna Slusser
James Worden
Pinkham
Episcopal Church
Fischer
Sidney Eastern Lodge
D of H
Lady Rittenhouse Hive
Lady Maccabees
Worden's
Armstrongs
Sheis
F. G. Griffith
J. L. McIntosh
F. A. Gapen
A. K. Greenlee
F. B. Tobin
H. Schroeder
Greenlawn
Famous Arington Stock Company at Tobin Opera House
The Famous Arington Stock Company will play two nights at the Tobin Opera House starting Monday January 31. The opening play is Broadway Jones a four act comedy drama with specialties each night. Performances guaranteed first class or money refunded with good orchestra music. Prices 25c 36c and 50c. Sent on sale at Vath's Pharmacy.
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Arington Stock Company
Tobin Opera House
Broadway Jones
Vath’s
Chamber Meeting Discusses Establishing Local Flour Mill
The Chamber of Commerce held a Wednesday night session to review proposals for a flouring mill in town. Practical mill men attended and others promised correspondence. Committees were formed to meet business leaders and solicit stock subscriptions for the project.
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Chamber of Commerce
British freighter Pollenia found after distress signal
The British freight steamer Pollenia, reported distressed 700 miles off Cape Race, was found. All aboard were rescued according to a wireless message received at Halifax.
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Pollentia
Cape Race
Ilallfax
Farmers Union District 26 Meeting Gains Enthusiasm
The Farmer's Union in District No 26 held a large attendance meeting last Saturday at the school house and two lady members were taken into the order.
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Farmer's Union
Kansas Rivers Rise Amid Rain and Snowmelt
Streams in central and eastern Kansas surged quickly after heavy rains and melting snow. In the southeast, several rivers overflowed their banks.
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Kansas
Submarine Sinks Cargo Boat
A German submarine sank a British cargo boat and rescued the crew.
Olive Trees Alternate Crops After Full Yield
Olive trees produce alternate crops with a full yield typically followed by a scanty one the next year, indicating cyclical fruiting patterns and potential impacts on harvest planning.
Beyond the Cities Poem Finds Peace in Country Beauty
After the cities’ glamour and strife, the poem speaks of the country dream. It praises green meadows, mighty hills, birds, and rivers as healing for worn souls. The Baltimore Sun echoes a longing for valleys and valleys and the beauty God fashioned for men.
Evolution of a Word Hypocrite and critic in language history
The piece traces the evolution of the term hypocrite from cloaks of virtue to broader deceptions across friendship culture and philanthropy. It defines critic as one who analyzes judges and pleads a cause, recounting stages where the actor and pantomime artist shed light on the word’s shifting meaning.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Wealth of Nations Valuation on Real and Personal Property
A concise look at how the wealth of nations rests on true valuation of real estate and personal property. The article argues accurate asset appraisal drives economic stability, taxation fairness, and capital allocation efficiency.
Sidney Wins Basketball Game From Alliance
Sidney High School edged Alliance 13 to 12 in a fast league game played on Alliance’s floor. Jay Closman starred with four field goals and five free throws as Sidney used speed and endurance to overcome a late Alliance rally. The curtain raiser ended 7 to 5 with Alliance on top. Upcoming games include Sidney vs Stromsburg on Friday and the Sidney girls against Alliance on Saturday.
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Sidney High School
Allance Five
Sidney
Sidney Boys
Alliance
Jay Closman
Casselman Improves After Nervous Breakdown
W. C. Casselman shows slow improvement from a nervous breakdown caused by overwork. Mr and Mrs Casselman occupy rooms at the C. W. Hornaday home.
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W. C. Casselman
Mrs. Casselman
C. W. Hornaday
Auto Livery Service Announces City Run Fares
A local ad states auto livery to any point in the city and return for twenty five cents, posted under the name FRED DRESSER.
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Cily
Return
Fred Dresser
GIVES THE PEOPLE A SQUARE DEAL
W M Federmann, a leading Kansas City druggist, asserts a duty to public health. He endorses Hex, Order Hes as a safe, gentle, inexpensive home laxative in candy tablet form, claiming it yields the largest dividends of any investment and appeals to men, women, and children.
Thornburg and Seleh Move Grocery Stock to Gurley
Thornburg and Seleh shifted their local grocery stock to Gurley this week and plan to open a similar store there, claiming sufficient incentives were offered to relocate. Vath's Pharmacy Rexall Store advertises trial sizes of a great laxative at 10 cents with exclusive selling rights.
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VATH
Rexall
Thornburg & Seleh
Gurley
Dorcas society lunch at Mrs Wrandsen’s home
In freezing weather a Dorcas society benefit lunch was held Thursday at Mrs Wrandsen’s Olean home with many attending. Grant Anderson owns a new five passenger Chevrolet car bought from local agent Joe Hahler.
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Grant Anderson
Joe Hahler
Mrs Bartholomew Visits Kimball Relative With Family
Mrs Bartholomew of Kimball spent Monday here with her children Mrs George Davis and Leo Bartholomew. She brought home her grandson Buster who had been visiting.
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Mrs. Bartholomew of
Kimball
George Davis
Leo Bartholomew
Buster
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Famous Arington Stock Co
White City
Orchestra Music
Tom, Dick and
Jerry
Harry Zick
Scientific Optometrist
Opera House
Baltimore Sun
Sidney Variety Store
Harper Building
New American Bank
Sidney Alliance Closman LF
Spencer Bentley
Lotspeick
Bixby
Harvey Parks
Flemming Clinton
Wright
Allance
W. M. Federmann
Kansas City
W.M. Federmann
IDEAL
Richard Travis
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