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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1920
Page
22
Monday's game at the local athletic field drew a melee in the grandstand when Seckling rooters clashed as the score tied. The court ruled the offender pay ten dollars plus costs, heavier than the assaulted, and urged harmony at future games.
Local store Hinks Boot Shop announces a clearance sale on summer footwear. Customers can expect discounted prices across sandals, espadrilles, and casual shoes with limited stock and final sale terms.
The article notes secrecy fading as new weapons emerge favoring mobility. A 14 inch gun called pride of the army gains rails or tractor mobility to avoid vulnerability. Coastal forts will switch from stationary 12 inch guns to mobile 14 inch rifles. New battleships also carry 14 inch guns, capable of 35 mile shells, reflecting modern artillery strategy.
Waste adds more than 700 million dollars yearly to consumer costs through damage, unscientific loading, and packing losses. Railroads and shippers seek to cut waste by maximizing freight car use, noting hundreds of millions lost in damaged lumber, empty space, and half empty trips.
Carl R. Gray, president of the Union Pacific system, devotes time to family as his sole hobby. Forbes notes he attended every baseball and football game of his two collegegoing sons at Baltimore prep school and knew each player by first name. He enjoys summer evenings bat files to his boys and spends off road moments with family.
Campbell Implement Co reports recent Republic truck sales including J O Maley 1 parts ton job etc and Albert Bergquist 114 ton job. Campbell expects to sell at least 25 Republic Trucks before harvest, signaling a robust sales push ahead of wheat harvest.
A brief London Opinion quip contrasts a proposed marriage with a sharp comeback. The exchange mocks the proposer as appearing foolish and the responder acknowledging the faux pas in a witty, concise dialog.
Central Granaries Co. Burlington Track offers a small sectional map of Cheyenne County for sale by The Telegraph. Five cents each.
The speaker, a member of a tribal group, quotes Buggins claiming socialism where wealth is shared. He argues Buggins would oversee the division of property and receive pay for the work, implying self-interest in the proposal.
J C Alter in Popular Mechanics Magazine portrays the New Temple of the Gods in southern Utah as a dramatic sunken garden within walls of obelisks towers and castles. He notes striking color changes and lighting effects as sap clouds and sunlight shift across tall slender shafts and turrets. The feature highlights spectacular geology and scenic beauty near Panuitch Tropica Garfield county and the Escalante river.
Ten year old Ted visits the country and studies farming for ease of work. He initially plans to become a farmer but concludes he would rather be a hog slopper, telling his mother he cannot be a real farmer.
A club plan draws mixed views with one saying the idea is fine for men but unlikely to succeed. The concern centers on persuading women to join and appear in public wearing house wrappers.
The article notes a merchant’s faith in his own ads and urges readers to patronize merchants whose goods are up to date, highlighting Think’s Boot Shop as a trusted advertiser in the paper.
Dr Charles Edward Locke argues that Santa Sophia will be restored as a Christian temple, marking a democracy triumph as Jerusalem and Damascus fall to Christian control. He reviews Constantinople’s Christian past, Moslem dominance, and the fall of four autocracies, predicting liberty for all.
The Telegraph reports a clearance sale on summer footwear with discounts. Shoppers can subscribe for ongoing updates and exclusive offers on seasonal shoes and related accessories.
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