Highways and Their Benefits for Tourism in Nebraska
The piece urges Sidney to maximize auto tourist traffic via the Lincoln Highway and North Star Route. It calls for a Bridgeport meeting with Morrill county commissioners to plan a new road north through the sand hills, arguing this would bring thousands of tourists and local revenue to Sidney and the county.
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Ford
Pierce Arrow
America
Sidney
Sand Hills
Morrill County
Denver
Black Hills
Bridgeport
I Wanted A Vice Presidential Candidate
The republican convention shows signs of old time methods with Coolidge likely to be nominated for president. The vice presidential berth, however, sparks excitement as three leading figures Gov. Lowden, Herbert Hoover and Senator Borah, all say they would not accept the nomination if offered.
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Coolidge
Gov. Lowden
Herbert Hoover
Senator Borah
Republican Platform Critique Highlights Farm Aid Question
The piece questions why the Republican Party promises agricultural aid and market reforms in its platform yet did not enact such measures during the last session of Congress. It argues the agricultural district remains underserved and seeks legislative action and government assistance.
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Republican Party
Republican platform critique on farmer measures
The writer blasts Congress for not enacting farmer aid and mocks the Republican platform. Four days pass after adjournment before platform adoption, with implied hope Republicans will reread the farmer's plight when Congress reconvenes. The piece condemns hypocrisy and questions vote-winning.
Sidney Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Mrs. Longler of Lincoln visits Miss Georgia Martin while Dr. Harry Mantor travels to Chicago for a week. Judge Oberfelder spoke to the Lions in Kimball. W Dunn and Mr. Anderson to Sidney on business. H B Thomas of Garden Grove visits Roy Thomas. Mrs. Miles and Billie depart for Hot Springs. Charles and Mrs. Daugherty visit Denver. Miss Alice Nelson arrives from West Point to visit N W Olson. Dr. Kimpston, formerly of Sidney, leaves Omaha after a visit. George and Misses Kratz visit their Sidney sons. Margery Wallick, the Hollywood Girl, appears at Rialto in Sterling. David Ells announces no Scout meetings until school resumes. Mrs. H H Flesher and two children leave Kennewick for Omaha after a week with Hubert Fuller. Mrs. Snell and babies stay with Snell family in Cambridge. Dr. Snell returns. John T McIntosh family go to Indiana for son Clifton’s Notre Dame graduation. Blaine Grabill and parents visit Stromsburg. Lanham family visiting Sidney. W P Miles in North Platte for Foy Fan case in federal court. Flag Day declared for June 14 with streets set for full flag display.
Cattle Sale Planned at Greenwood Ranch Near Dalton
Grover K Baumgartner plans to dispose of one Hereford head at Greenwood ranch located northwest of Dalton. details of sale to be announced in the paper next week with reports of fine stock offered. Local notes report two imperial machine guns from the government given to Lodge Pole Legion and Auxiliary. two more may be offered by Sidney Legion. Jess Woods pleads guilty to contributing to delinquency of a minor Laura Allery. bound over to district court under a 3500 bond not furnished, jailed in county. Western Union officials visited Sidney for inspection: A D Bradley W T Davis C W Askelf W W Watt. A B Johnson observed his eighty second birthday Wednesday, Civil War veteran. among three veterans in Sidney with Gus Granneman and Charles Hower. Johnson well known and loved locally.
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Grover K. Baumgartner
Greenwood Ranch
Dalton
Lodge Pole Legion and Auxiliary
Sidney Legion
Jess Woods
Chambers
Laura Allery
A. B. Johnson
Sidney
Gus Granneman
Charles Hower
Mr. Johnson
Hoboes steal from Sid ney area home and are jailed
Two hoboes entered the Bert Walker residence eight miles southwest of Sidney while the family was absent and fled with $1.25 and food. A neighbor alerted Sheriff McDaniel and Deputy Billeter, who arrested the pair in Lorenzo. They pleaded guilty to larceny before County Judge Chambers and received thirty days in the county jail.
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Bert Walker
Sidney
McDaniel
Billeter
Lorenzo
Chambers
Lecture at the court house on June 18
Citizens are urged to bring pencils and notebooks to a lecture at the court house scheduled for June 18 in the evening. The notice emphasizes preparation and attentive attendance for the event.
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Court House
Jewelry Repairing and Diamond Setting Offered
E. J. Marcotte advertises jewelry repair and diamond setting services at Winders Hardware, offering skilled work for rings, clasps, and gemstone settings with attention to detail and quality.
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E. J. Marcotte
Winders Hardware
Trial says Cole station is the place to leave your cream
Leslie Kent, operator, promotes the Cole station as the optimal spot for dropping off cream. The compact notice emphasizes the service point and endorses the brand in a terse local ad tone.
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COLE
Leslie Kent
How to Live to 90 Says Harvard’s Eliot
President Emeritus Charles W. Eliot marks his ninetieth birthday by sharing a longevity recipe. He urges churchgoing clean conscience regular mental and physical exercise moderate diet ample sleep and avoidance of all indulgence and drugs including tobacco tea and coffee. He notes his long life spans railway steamships submarines airplanes telegraphs post two-cent stamps radio and skyscrapers and recalls Harvard presidency during German Empire foundations.
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Harles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Eliot
America
Harvard
Hohensollerns
Mrs Evans and daughter visit Cheyenne parishioners
Mrs Evans and her daughter Doro thene of Cheyenne visited over the weekend at Mrs Evans parental home Dr and Mrs Murless. Mrs Evans sang a solo at the Methodist church Sunday morning and evening services. The Kensington M E church Second Division to serve a public supper at 5 o clock Wednesday June 1 in church parlors. Price 25 cents. Menu includes scalloped potatoes meat loaf cabbage salad and re cream.
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M. E. Kensington
Potter Howard Sells Farm in Sunol Area Auction Tuesday
Potter Howard, longtime county resident, has sold his Sunol area farm one mile south and will auction his personal property at the home on Tuesday June 24. He plans to relocate to Twin Falls Idaho. Prompt service and cream check at David Cole Station run by Leslie Kent, operator, located across the tracks south of the U P Depot.
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Potter Howard
Sunol
Howard
Twin Falls
Idaho
David Cole
Leslie Kent
U. P. Depot
Lecture at the courthouse on Wednesday June 18 at 8 p.m
A notice invites the public to attend a lecture at the courthouse scheduled for Wednesday June 18 at 8 p.m. The item emphasizes a formal venue and fixed time for the event.
Tim McCoy Visits Sidney to Discuss Western Movie Roles
Tim McCoy, famed for The Covered Wagon, toured Sidney last Friday with Kenneth and Donald Trissett. He produced The Covered Wagon and later spent a year abroad with a band of Indians as a prologue. An educated man with opera ties, McCoy once owned a Wyoming ranch and served as a commissioned lieutenant colonel in the army.
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Tim McCoy
Sidney
Kenneth
Donald Trissett
Mr. McCoy
London
Paris
New York
Metropolitan Opera
Thermopolis
Wyo
Weather man praised for aiding Cheyenne County crops
The article lauds the weather pattern in Cheyenne County since last fall noting nine snows improved soil. Spring brought open weather and needed rain over the past three weeks. Cool nights slowed grain growth but forecasts predict hot weather ahead and overall crop prospects are very prosperous with some hail damage in the north.
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Cheyenne County
One Eyed Man Finds Get in Hotel Coalbin
A diamond lost in a hotel coalbin was found in ten minutes by a one eyed employee after ten sighted men had searched for hours in vain.
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Ice
Nebr
Guy V. Doran
Telegraph
Central Avenue
Second Street
U. P
Burlington
Congress
Mrs. Longler of
Lincoln
Miss Georgia Martin
Harry Mantor
Chicago
Judge Oberfelder
Lions Club
Kimball
W. Dunn
Mr. Anderson
H. B. Thomas
Garden Grove
Roy Thomas
Mrs. Charles Daugherty
Alice Nelson
West Point
N. W. Olson
Dr. Kimpston
Omaha
Ernest Worden
George Kratz
Bloomfield
Earl and
Golden
Margery Wallick
Rialto Theatre
Sterling
David Ells
Sidney Troop
The
Boy Scouts
H. H. Flesher
Kennewick, Wash
Hubert Fuller
John T. McIntosh
Indiana
Clifton
Notre Dame In Letters
Blaine Grabill
Stromburg
Weke
Mrs. Lanham
W. P. Miles
North Platte
Foy Fan
Sidney Chinaman
Western Union
A. D. Bradley
Western Division
W. T. Davis
C. W. Askeloff
Central Division
W. W. Watt
Second
Pres. Eliot
Fer
Olson & Sons
Santa Clara
Sam Fine
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