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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1910
Page
5
A collection of wry aphorisms on work marriage weather and vice. The author muses that stenographers talk back to employers and contrasts discipline with desire, noting that art outlives the artist yet time is short for many. A sly jab at schools and habits follows with playful takes on excuses whiskey and smoking.
A humorous verse sketch about newly rich people juggling trinkets and status. It contrasts their aiming for style with critics who scorn them while noting their persistence and ability to enjoy small purchases. The poem closes with wry anecdotes on wealth, manners, and truth versus fiction.
An old exchange about wall paintings reveals a jokey confession: the speaker cannot recall which ancestor each portrait represents because the second hand man who sold them did not provide that detail. The humor hinges on memory and nameless lineage.
Thoughtful lines evoke Wandering Willie offering a feigned certainty about tempering thirst with a spring jest. The speaker resists hero praise, insisting he seeks no medal for any feat.
A terse exchange jokes that the man’s head swelled not by accident but by someone filling him with hot air. The wry remark implies exaggeration or self-importance rather than a physical cause. No incident details or names are provided.
Sidney schools plan five new instructors as Pate and Cline depart their posts. Ringer from North Platte and Hanna from Alliance will replace them. Eby Diextra and Fleming will not return. Jackson of Peru Cooley of Bellgrade and Evang of Peru will fill these vacancies.
C A Mairs of Peetz Colorado visited the city Sunday and announced plans to establish a bank and elevator there. The town has organized a baseball team and issued a challenge to Sam Fine's Howe Guards for a game.
Large crowds attended M E church services in Sidney including memorial and missionary events. Miss Varney described the Chinese people and Rev Crewe will preach next Sunday at Cronwell’s Memorial Home Blair for superannuated Nebraska preachers. all are invited to Sabbath services.
St Patrick Church outlines monthly and weekly mass times with Sunday hours at 10 o clock except third Sunday at 11 o clock. Weekday masses at 7 7 30 and 8 o clock. Monthly visits by towns Ogulalla Oshkosh Chappell Mitchell Scottsbluff Dalton Waxton Kimball Bridgeport. Rev J S Dobson pastor with assistants Rev Michael Preney and Rev Kavanagh.
Mrs J T Hollenbeck of North Platte Nebraska describes years of back and kidney pain eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She reports rapid improvement and no recurrence since. Sold by all dealers price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
A brief exchange about a widely discussed comet. One person asks to be introduced to the comet, and another asks which comet is being referenced. The dialogue captures social intrigue and curiosity about a notable sky event.
A quoted dialogue notes mixed perceptions of street safety with a hint that police favor the area. The exchange captures local attitudes toward policing and neighborhood security.
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