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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1922
Page
4
Memphis News Scimitar notes rival claims of the happiest man in Georgia and Texas. It jokes of a North Georgia man with many wives and animals, then laughs at a fictional Black man who “spears” life with danger and bravado, highlighting the absurdity of such contests.
Harper's Magazine notes the peasantry, about five percent of Russia's population, will determine the course of social movements. They supported the revolution, demanded abolition of feudal landholding and transfer of land to peasants, making land gains decisive despite other reforms.
An elderly Newark resident recalls mustache cups once common on sideboards and fears losing a friend as his grandson seeks a replacement. None could be found in Newark or New York stores where clerks mostly recall the item, once popular for keeping mustaches out of coffee and guiding liquid to the mouth.
A Harvard University bureau study examined 305 department stores in 1920, totaling over 535 million dollars in sales. It found total expenses at 26 percent of gross sales, salaries and wages at 14 percent, gross profit about 27.8 percent, and net profit around 1.8 percent after expenses. Depreciation rent and interest are included in expenses. income and excess profits are excluded.
A brief note on common American cheese as a staple akin to meat and not a condiment. It argues cheese helps manage food budgets and family mood, presenting it as a practical dairy product for adults to heed safety rules of portioning a quart.
A Delineator excerpt notes milk dominates American diets and cheese, though common in Europe, has not been favored here due to quality or cooking methods. It suggests crumbling texture and gas holes indicate flavor issues and recommends tasting a crumb before purchase as a test of quality.
Mr and Mrs William Kratz of Falls City faced a dire moment when their two year old son Donald swallowed the last of two dozen strychnine tablets left within reach. They called a doctor and rushed to Falls City where an emetic began expelling most of the poison and the child, though convulsive on arrival, soon recovered with proper care.
Little Donald Hall aged three was struck on the wrist by a rattlesnake while playing near his mother at the Willis Hall home in Sherman township. The child cried out and the mother rushed to him, killed the snake, and took him to Dr Latta for treatment. He is reported to be recovering well.
The Weather Bureau will receive daily reports from Midway Island Guam Manila and eight China and Japan cities including Hongkong Shanghai and Tokyo. Reports travel from Manila to San Francisco via naval radio. This adds to existing daily weather data from 36 Cuba and Caribbean sites 17 in Mexico 30 in Canada 9 in Alaska 22 in western Europe and other regions.
The Bureau of Public Roads, USDA, devised an instrument to test soil bearing for road surfaces. A metal disk rests on soil with a vertical cylinder to pour shot while a top dial records sinkage to one thousandth of an inch. Tests reveal soil type affects road longevity under modern traffic.
Charles Rager, a Box Butte County farmer, buried his sons Paul 10 and Harry 12 in Hemingford after they were found entombed in a sandbank collapse. The brothers had gone to herd hogs near dawn and likely slept as the bank caved in, their bodies recovered by their father.
A pile of earth buried two young siblings, their bare foot visible as the sole clue to their location. Dr. McEaven from Hemingford arrived too late to revive them. The poor family, with four other children, received community aid from Hemingford's Chamber of Commerce after Saturday pleas.
Dr. M. E. Pettibone advertises dental services located above The Larsen Music Store with phone contact 419. The compact notice highlights the practitioner’s office placement and accessibility for new patients.
The Bonham Brothers promise to give their offer for cut flowers the most careful attention. Phone 107W.
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