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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
4
Herbert Hoover urges strict wheat conservation and reserve buildup to aid Allies and troops. Nebraska officials Wattles and Nebraskans pledge full compliance, stressing no relaxation even with a good harvest. The state emphasizes pride in food conservation and a near perfect record.
Nebraska official Wattles warns residents that food regulation enforcement is tightening across the state. Officials say compliance is essential for consumer safety and to avoid penalties. Local inspectors will increase checks at markets, restaurants, and processing facilities statewide.
The Federal Food Administration requires every state egg buyer selling to retailers to obtain a license. Original egg buyers must candle eggs before settlement with producers to curb unfit for human food entering the market. Previously candling occurred only at wholesalers or commission houses.
J J Sparks coats his home and outbuildings in fresh paint to improve appearance. Community activity fills the week with hog and cattle marketing, land breaking, and road, rail and mail route updates. Social gatherings, funerals, and crop prospects reflect a busy rural scene near Sidney and Clyde Kinton.
Mrs. Fred Raddatz visits her parents W W Wassum this week. Families and friends attend a RoC Rexroth party and a birthday surprise for Mrs. Mons Johnson. Otto Johnson in Camp Funston plans Missouri visits before eastern trips. Edith Wassum is ill and several locals make short trips to Sidney and Peetz Colorado.
A python hides among jungle debris resembling a fallen branch. Small mammals pass unawares until the hunter strikes and crushes its prey. A tree toad clings to bark, blending as a knot while flies hover nearby and are snapped up by the predator.
In the cloakroom the Oklahoma lawmaker retold a tale of a Black man who left the Republican party for the Democrats. Threats by former colleagues were discussed, a lawyer warned of arrest and hanging if violence occurred, and the man claimed worries only lull him to sleep.
In a Washington club lobby a charity entertainment anecdote recalls a meek man who was told his wife's vocal amid a crowd. A conversation turns on the singer and the composer him self as Senator Dillingham recounts the incident from a Philadelphia Tele-graph report.
Lieutenant Turner of Saskatchewan, blinded at Ypres, misread aid from a coat attendant in a London restaurant. A friend explained the helper was General Sir Basil, who refused apologies and accepted a shilling as a souvenir for a brave act toward Canada and the allies.
A Doan’s Kidney Pills advertisement urges aid for weak kidneys and backache. Endorsed by 50,000 people with a Sidney reader claiming long relief from kidney trouble after using the remedy. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An advertisement urges readers to place printing and advertising orders with The Telegraph to avoid losses for both parties, stressing mutual financial impact and business partnership.
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