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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1911
Page
7
Commencement programs for Potter Ike Sidney include primary and grammar on Wednesday and high school graduation on Thursday. Eighth graders Elmer Seyfing Emil Nelson Arthur Spitzbart Francis Weikhorst and Astrid Olander are named. diplomas were awarded to Clarence Johnson Nannie Erickson and Ernest Anderson.
Friday’s old fashioned school picnic at Adams Lake brought upbeat notes as teachers agreed to return next year with a notable salary increase. Miss Stewart may be reached at Kennard and Miss Oldershaw at Sidney Nebraska. Prof Leonard and wife hosted the Eighth Grade and High School graduates with teachers present.
Six men injured in the 500 mile speedway are recovering well, with the most serious cases including Harry Knight driver, John T. Glover mechanic, and C L Anderson mechanic. Others listed are Arthur Grelner driver Bob Evans and David Lewis mechanics. The note adds Ray Harroun won with the Marmon Wasp using a mirror to check rear tires eliminating a mechanician.
Evansville Indiana June 1 Jesse Pike a young farmer was struck by lightning and killed instantly while batting a ball during a game near the city. The incident occurred as he played baseball with others on a field.
The piece notes that it is possible to drive 12,000 three quarter inch rivets in ten hours under modern conditions.
Mrs E P Swan hosted a card party honoring Miss Wolf of Missouri. Guests included Mrs Frank Whitelock and baby Katherine and Mrs Wales. President A O Merika of Wyoming University lectured to an audience praised for practical and humorous content. A freight wreck near Sidney split a U P train, crushing a car with three autos and delaying several trains.
Mrs C Garey of Peetz Colorado was shopping in town Wednesday with no further details on purchases or event.
California agricultural authorities advise using Bordeaux mixture to fight celery blight. The recommended formula blends five pounds bluestone, six pounds stone lime, and fifty gallons water, with higher per acre volumes as celery plants grow larger.
When celery plants reach fifteen inches or more, apply spray at no less than 100 gallons per acre. Spray seed beds twice, especially after blighted soil. Begin field spraying after transplanting by six weeks, with monthly applications until seasonal rain or fog arrives. After rains, spray biweekly until harvest, covering each plant twice per pass if over fifteen inches. Demonstration plots using this scheme remained in first class condition and largely blight free at harvest.
The article argues farming should be treated like manufacturing with careful cost accounting. It emphasizes that production costs must be calculated with the same rigor as in any other business.
A Browning quote on judging people by their professions and potential. It reflects belief that true character is shown in one moment of extraordinary promise rather than in performance amid life’s accidents.
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