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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1925
Page
6
A nostalgic tale recalls George a kind motorman who slows for stragglers and helps the elderly on a crowded trolley. An accident with a lake trip prompts inquiry and a stern reminder that punctuality and vigilance define his role. The piece reflects on changing times and loss of easygoing, communal travel norms.
A concise quotation contrasts character with reputation, noting character is inner truth while reputation is external perception. The speaker warns many rely on reputation rather than character, risking exposure and downfall.
Experiments on chicks show that direct natural sunlight supports normal growth, while sunlight through window glass causes rickets. Ultraviolet exposure accelerates development and can cure rickets. In humans, 97 to 100 percent of summer and autumn births develop some rickets by spring, due to mothers shielding babies from winter cold behind closed windows.
The late Adam Wagnalls scolds a magazine editor for not printing translations. He taunts the editor about drawing on French, Russian, and other talents while the editor insists the public prefers native talent. A city friend cites a minister who refuses the Lord's Prayer, arguing his flock thinks otherwise.
The Post Office thefts in the Southwest narrowed to six offices. An inspector scented letters, using six perfumed mucilage samples to seed six offices. One thief sniffed out, and the culprit was identified within a week. The method exposed the guilty location.
A joke forwarded to prove scientists can be witty features Dr Cau Brown, Edinburgh chemistry professor. A colleague cites an Indian medical student who cannot spell, having written proceed with one e. The student hails from Ceylon, prompting Brown to remark that it explains it as the land of the Cingalese.
A London omnibus tale from Twenty-Five Years in Six Prisons recounts a chaplain recognizing a former inmate as a “client” and remarking on an unseen college. The anecdote highlights language that hides a clear social divide and invites reflection on disguise and meaning in daily life.
Nature Magazine notes the coconut, a symbol of the tropics, has long fed Pacific islanders and now aids temperate zones with cooking fats soap and a sweet confection. It ranks highly as a tree useful to mankind for food shelter and other needs.
The Silent Lake lies in the Cascade mountains with an unknown depth possibly the world’s deepest. Sunk below the rim, its walls descend about 2000 feet to the surface, and the depth below remains unknown. The lake extends roughly fifteen miles in length and about four and a half miles in breadth.
South Divide notes a number of local visits and social events. Lonlee Yowell and Caeste Tunnicutt hosted guests at a Wednesday dinner while Ruth Shaw accepts a school teaching post in district 40. Neighbors visit, attend Wesleyan night, and discuss harvest season plans. Several trips and family visits are noted around Sidney and nearby towns.
A compact quip imagines a satanic janitor in an apartment house brand turning tenants against the lack of heat. The line suggests satire on dull utility, echoing urban woes and ironic management.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Circle will hold a bake sale Saturday July 18 at Leonard's grocery at 1 00 p m.
A party known to have picked up a horse hair saddle blanket at Krieger's Lake on the evening of the fourth is to return it to Barber Johnsen. No further details are provided about identities or circumstances.
Sunday picnics and travel mark local life as harvest rushes in. Farmers adapt to hot dry weather, women join field work, and Farmers Union plans August 8 dances and meetings. Ness notes include births, dances, and visits among Bronson, Sidney, and Alexandria residents.
Ten Couch and wife called on Mr. and Mrs. W Meyers Monday afternoon. Miss Esther Hammerstein of Valley Nebraska visits friend Mrs. H Lynghalm. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tolie and Leo Tif and Harold Vowers dined with C S Anderson and family last Sunday. Mike Longear plans moving to Pine Bluffs Wyoming to continue railroad employment. Henry Bennison will move to Sidney.
Judge Schenck upheld a police seizure of a Ford used by Noel Brown who had just been sentenced to sixty days in county jail for transporting liquor. Co B James, Brown’s brother in law and owner of the car, claimed Brown used it without permission. The ruling was reported by the Scottsbluff Star Herald via The Telegraph.
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