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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1914
Page
6
Twenty miles north of Sidney the Burlington line supports a thriving town that has grown in ten years from wild prairie to a bustling center. It hosts many businesses, features two large grain elevators at capacity, and serves as a heavy shipping point for potatoes and hogs in a rich small grain region.
Two used tractors offered for sale by Dalton Lumber Co. A 15 45 Case Steam Tractor and a 20 HP International gasoline tractor, both described as in good shape and priced to sell cheaply.
The Presbyterian church of Dalton announces regular services open to all in the area. Sunday school at 10 a m, morning service 11 a m, evening service 8 p m, and Wednesday prayer meeting at 8 p m. Alexander Wimberly.
The farmers annual meeting will be held at Dalton Tuesday the fourteenth. A big dance is planned that evening at the Armath Hall. Several Dalton residents traveled to Sidney and Oshkosh for celebrations as there were none locally. Mrs. Nicholl of Curtis Nebraska visits sister Mrs. Guy Hire. J. C. Frandsen went to Alliance on business, returning Wednesday. Joe Patton, nephew of Mrs. W. G. Woolsey, has visited Dalton the past week. John Sticker returns home from Omaha after an operation. Mrs. Wimberley's sister visits. Ray Buchanan and Harold Robb vacation in Denver and other Colorado spots. Remember the dance on Tuesday.
A Kane County column notes a Monday shower and praise for Joe Keough amid Fourth of July observances. Most celebrants fled to Sidney. Kimball reports diphtheria spreading with several quarantined homes and two deaths. Water as a suspected source. Ed Thornburg and family joined by B F Thornburg and Mrs. A Branscom for Quinn ranch dinner. A series of M E church meetings led by Rev J A.
Kerr aided by Rev Brush of Kearney as converts appear. Struble ranch outings for Calkins family and Gunderson children. City Fathers discuss lighting options. storage battery favored by some. Mrs. Wm McAdams to lead Woman's Aid. Nelson & Co receive farm machinery. Local travel news includes Branscom and Brant, and Fourth of July gatherings. Currant season rumoured abundant. education as focus but manners questioned.
An editorial style appeal urges husbands and friends to ensure exhausted mothers receive Scott’s Emulsion. It markets the product as nature’s concentrated oil-food tonic that enriches the blood strengthens nerves and aids appetite, claiming wide physician support for overworked women.
Clara remains busy as L M White of Herdon visits the diggings on Wednesday. Mrs Branscom and son stayed several days at The Ash Grove Ranch. Rain last Monday helped the area. T E Quinn and family shopped in Sidney on Thursday. A mail carrier is expected July 16. Mr Bowen returned Saturday from Ohio visit. Mr Sauer and sons work at Crimson Rambler Ranch.
A series of storms drenched North Divide with a heavy Monday afternoon rain followed by a stronger Monday night downpour. B Krei bought the remaining 240 acres of the Devine farm for pasture land. The fourth of July was spent by nearly all neighbors in Sidney. Mr and Mrs Thilges of Kansas visited their daughter Mrs Frank Portrey and family. Mrs Byrnes returned to Cuming County after visiting the Beyer Brothers. Mrs Fred Beyer and Mrs John Beyer shopped in Sidney last Thursday. A Limbeck was a Sidney visitor Friday. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Charles Stacey on Wednesday July 1.
Professor Bell explains that his invention grew from teaching the deaf to speak. He describes using a dead man's ear as a model and experiments with vibrations to create a device that could "bear vibrations" and be heard and understood as the telephone.
England’s Victoria Cross, struck from Sebastopol cannon bronze, bears the inscription For Valour. The idea originated with The Duke of Newcastle in 1854 5 after Alma, seeking an English order all ranks could win and wear, replacing revenue with an annuity program for non commissioned officers.
Writings in IE Cor x 10 note Paul lacked imposing presence and had diminutive stature and weak eyesight. Acts and Gul iv cite unflattering traits. A fourth century tablet depicts him as venerable with a bald high forehead and bearded features of strength. Early art and writers describe short stature, long face, prominent eyebrows, clear skin, and a powerful dignified look.
The article notes Elizabeth Bartlett in St Martin's records cast the second bell with women paid the same as men for the same task. It cites the Fleet Prison where the first female warden, appointed in 1217 after her husband Robert's death, received the same salary as he had.
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