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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1920
Page
5
Hear the Master Voices and Musicians at the Victor Shop. Large assortment of records on hand. July release of Victor Records now in stock at the Victor Shop. For a new Ford Sedan at a bargain see Nora Braash. Dr M E Pettipone dentist in McIntosh block Room 56s. Taxi call 161.
A New York Tribune contributor laments scientists blasting the moon while country folk defend its glow. He argues the moon aids rural life for courting, farming, and crops, while city dwellers overlook its value. The Columbus Dispatch notes the country man’s humor and affection for moonlit nights.
The article notes Pilgrims in England in 1920 honor Elder William Brewster at his former Scrooby home with escorted tours to Pilgrim Fathers sites. It recalls the decay of Wolsey’s mulberry and the old palace ruin, once large enough to host Margaret Tudor and her retinue on a royal procession to Scotland.
A new 40 foot one man operated torpedo boat is described as nearly submarine invisible. It weighs 8500 pounds and carries a single torpedo. The forward hull forms a U shaped torpedo chamber while the deck hinge allows hoisting. Bow plate lifts to flood the chamber and release the torpedo by its own propulsion.
A freak 11 foot long 500 pound fish was hauled to port by Capt. Steve Massa aboard the smack Ardita after being netted off Point Loma at 30 feet. It has a two foot mouth hornlike skull and rhinoceros skin while its purple eyes and blunt nose puzzled experts. State fish and game officials and CalBiol were unable to identify it and sent photos to the University of California for ancestry tracing.
Scientific American reports strong interest in using shark and porpoise skins for shoe leather. The Bureau of Standards will test durability of upper leather from shark and porpoise against scarfskin and cowhide, with cooperation from the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers Association. Results are eagerly awaited.
A mirage is an optical illusion produced by light bending in hot desert air. It can trick the eye into seeing water or distant landscapes like lakes or cities, often appearing to retreat as one moves. Mirages commonly occur in California Nevada and Alaska.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio that the firm will pay 100 dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine The notice explains the medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood and mucous surfaces Testimonials are free and drubgists sell it in Toledo Ohio
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