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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1923
Page
8
A Springfield Republican correspondent recalls Kipling in a Vermont winter of heavy snows. The author joined farmhands plowing with a sled and plows, rode with horses, and sported in goloshes and stockings. He sketched sayings from farmers, later using them in folklore tales.
A Maine man turns hedgehog hunting into a lucrative business with danger and excitement beyond fox and rabbit hunts. Hedgehogs are in demand for zoos, menageries, fairs, and street vendors selling hedgehog oil and preparations. Trapping happens in summer nights, using a long pole and an old washboiler.
In a late winter dusk the bustling Rue Montmartre crowds, motor omnibuses, taxis, and hoofbeats create a roaring urban tide. Amid this clamor a long-drawn lovers kiss pierces the din, a rare intimate note in the city’s restless pace. Separately, Hartly Embrey reports that vitamin C rich exotic fruits and vegetables from Asia may prevent scurvy, listing chico, papaya, pomelo, guava, lansones, and more as sources.
Bilkins hated his wife's dog yet offers 25 dollars for its return after it vanishes. A friend questions his motive and jokes about poisoning the animal. Bilkins replies he wants to please his wife, and adds the reward will not bring the dog back unless someone saw him bury it in the garden.
In a dialogue set within a social scene two speakers discuss English shooting parties among the nobility. They note a custom of sending game to hospitals and reference a recent incident where one speaker peppered a guide, hinting at a minor altercation or event involving them.
Wise Papa leverages routine to keep his two sons indoors early, while Bocker awards a prize to the first amateur in the mix, highlighting a local contest and the community’s playful rivalry.
The article urges states to accelerate building main roads using labor and materials as available. McDonald of the Bureau of Public Roads argues roads save gasoline costs, justify state funding, and benefit rural areas, while counties should not bear primary burden for main state roads. Also includes local social notes and a Bridgeport defeat by Center Ball team.
Oberfelders announce a closing out sale as Bob and Joe retire from the business on July 1. The event signals the end of an era for the store and invites customers to seize remaining stock before inventory clearance.
Center Mr and Mrs H E Netherland hosted dinner at the W Scott home. The Center Ladies Aid Joint meeting with Mrs E E Osborn was postponed to June 13 due to rain. Pie supper in Dist 147 had low turnout from bad roads. Several neighbors visited homes, dined, or called on Thursday through Sunday, with trips to Sidney for optical work and multiple calls among the Scott Bancroft and Osborn households.
Bunker Hill residents spent Tuesday visiting John Borchers and were joined by Glen Bales and Cash Scott to assist Henny Schmidt with sheep. Carl Schmidt and baby called on Henry Schmidt, while August Gross and family planned a Sidney trip on Thursday. Frank Beyer and baby drove to Sidney Thursday. A large Farmers Union turnout Thursday evening reported a very good meeting. A very large picnic crowd gathered at the schoolhouse Friday. Bunker Hill and District No. celebrated their last day together with tables of food and an evening program by pupils, after which teachers treated all to ice cream.
A large local crowd attended a dance by the Bunker Hill band boys in Bronson Saturday night. They scheduled another dance in two weeks on June 6. Nearby families spent Sunday visiting relatives and sharing meals, including Mr and Mrs Theo Borcher and baby at Glen Bales and Mr and Mrs John Engel at Wm Rohde's. Emma Hoppe and Minnie Detwiler dined with John Borcher. Volckerts planned an extended visit eastward after a Sunday departure with relatives in the state.
Bunker Hill and the U P team met on the Bunker Hill diamond Sunday with a 19 to 5 score in a return game at Sidney. Upcoming in Sidney next Sunday. Local residents report planting corn and a Monday shower aiding farming efforts.
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