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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1929
Page
2
An independent newspaper published at 925 Tenth Avenue Sidney Nebraska, issued every Tuesday and Friday mornings, serving Sidney Cheyenne County and Western Nebraska. Pricing is two dollars fifty cents for one issue and two dollars for a subscription.
The article argues the rising death toll from auto crashes stems from speeding and traffic law violations, with liquor a major factor. It warns that safety depends on others’ driving as well, notes Western highways lack policing, and urges severe laws and strict enforcement against intoxicated drivers.
The passage reflects on life as a tissue of unmet expectations and restless striving. It contrasts Wells and philosophers with a pragmatic view that true pleasure lies in duty to society, aiding others, and spreading happiness rather than pursuing riches or power.
A New York woman won separate maintenance after her husband claimed she was a witch whose evil eye harmed him. The court noted such superstition persists even in America. A London professor says witches exist nationwide, in rural Britain and cities, with palmists, fortune tellers, and secret societies, drawing many clients and longer hours for workers.
The piece argues that science and philosophy fail to answer ultimate questions, leaving minds susceptible to superstition. It criticizes Conan Doyle and Sir Arthur Lodge for consulting mediums and highlights how the wealthy seek fortune telling, charging high fees to peer into the future and alter natural order.
Milwaukee Journal cites J Hamilton Lewis former Illinois senator who spoke to the Wisconsin bar on the Young plan. He argues the plan risks treasury bankruptcy and creates global enemies by indebting the US to bondholders of reparations debt. He warns of continued foreign lending and the danger of national isolation ending in financial entanglement.
The speaker argues against bearing excessive war costs alone. He condemns unequal burdens, stressing that wealthy nations cannot profit from conflict while evading shared destruction. He asserts the United States as the world’s wealthy, bound by a saving law of wealth to aid others with money and life alike.
Mr and Mrs Carl Smith spent Sunday with home folks then returned to Torrington Wyoming taking Opal along. John Walkup and Frank Rogers shopped in Sidney. Numerous neighbors visited and shopped in Sidney and Chappell. Carl Busboom rented Mrs Borges place for next year. Family gatherings include Hume Rahe Darrah and Volkman relatives across several towns.
Mr and Mrs Carl Busboom and family vacationed from Saturday to Monday at the Oshkosh canons and fished the lakes. Henry Block and John Block families joined Sunday at Brule. Bauer Bartling and Hippen families fished Tuesday. Rahe family visited Cecil Hume and family Sunday. Will Haxby shopped in Sidney Monday. Otto Rahe and Dick Volkman hauled hogs Monday.
A Steinway piano, partially paid for, is offered for the remaining balance with cash or easy terms. This rare opportunity to acquire the world’s finest piano is available through Schmoller and Mueller Piano Co at 503 Dewey St, North Platte, Nebraska.
The Presbyterians plan a bake sale on Saturday July 13 at Zwickl's Grocery starting at 11 o'clock. Proceeds will support church missions and community programs.
Report of condition of The Liberty State Bank of Sidney Nebraska Charter No 1491 at close of business June 29 1929. Attest Fred Lehmkuhl director F N Slawson director subscribed and sworn before me July 6 1929 by Russell F Dedrick Notary Public.
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