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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1921

Page

17

Young Students Present Program Recital at Mrs Manns Home

A small audience attended a Friday afternoon recital at Mrs. Co EL Manns home featuring fourteen year old Katherine King and other young musicians. Katherine played pieces from Beethoven Czerny MacDowell and Grieg amid praise for her progress. Grace Hornaday and Amy Saxon performed selections with Mrs Mann at the piano. Roses and carnations were given to each performer and light refreshments served.

EL. Mann Katherine King Katherine Amy Saxon Mrs. Mann Nevin Grace Hornaday Sidney Ray Stansbury Elizabeth Worden Vera Muler Elise Mainen Czerny No Czardas Edward MacDowell MacDowell Grieg Bouring Wollenhaupt Rakoczy Liszt

Williamson Schroeder Couple Wed in Pawnee City Nebraska

Announcement reports the marriage of Elizabeth Henrietta Schroeder to W Karl Williamson in Pawnee City Nebraska on June 45 1921. Elizabeth is the daughter of Herman and Mrs Schroeder of Sidney noted for talent in music and homemaking. Groom described as a successful businessman. Congratulations extend to the couple.

Elizabeth Henrietta Schroeder W. Karl Williamson Pawnee City Nebraska Herman Schroeder Sidney

Much Travel For A Short Journey

Mrs. J.2. McIntosh and daughter Jean made a long trip home from Denver last week. They traveled to Brush Colorado then returned to Denver and started again by way of Cheyenne before arriving safely.

J.2. McIntosh Jean Denver Brush Colorado Cheyenne

Maine's Child Turns Again Home

Mrs Elvira Jack of Denver a Telegraph reader has returned from a summer outing to Maine where she visited the Atlantic seaboard and reflected on old associations during her trip.

Elvira Jack Denver The Telegraph Maine Atlantic Seaboard

Easiest Guests At the Alumni Luncheon Discuss Comforting Hosts

Easiest guests at the alumni luncheon are debated as graduates of the eighties and nineties consider vocations that best aid poise among strangers. The group agrees no man likes private visits, noting the fashion of entertaining.

Easiest guest to host is a clergyman says observer

A house guest shares tips on travel lodging and entertaining at home noting that staying with ministers is simplest for short visits. She recalls ministers as cheerful, tactful and considerate, often with good stories, and fond of paying attention to children.

Methodist Delegate Mrs H Tipton Leaves for State Sunday School Meet

Mrs H Tipton, delegate from the local Methodist Sunday school, departed Tuesday for Holdrege to attend the State Sunday School convention.

H. 8. Tipton Holdrege Methodist Sunday School

Reverend W T Kahse Circulates Among Church Members

Favorite Reverend W T Kahse missionary superintendent of the United Lutheran church has gladdened the hearts of the members by friendly circulation among them for the greater part of the week.

W.T. Kahse United Lutheran Church

Short and Happy Visit From Bridgeport Relatives

Mrs Sol Willis and her little daughter and Miss Vera Dugger returned Sunday afternoon from Bridgeport and nearby countryside after spending two days with numerous relatives. They kept busy through the trip and described the time as delightful.

Sol Willis Vera Dugger Bridgeport

Broadwater Family Visits Brother Kenneth Jones Returned From Notre Dame

Broadwater residents Mrs. Clark Fuller and her children visited D. R. Jones on Sunday evening to greet Kenneth Jones, their brother and uncle, who has just returned from Notre Dame in Indiana.

Clark Fuller Broadwater D. R. Jones Kenneth Jones Notre Dame Indiana

Picnic Ends Bad At Eight Grade Farewell

Angus Monroe fell from a tree at a Johnson farm picnic on Sandy River Friday evening and sustained fractures and dislocations in both wrists. He climbed the tree to take down a swing and slid down the rope, injuring himself. He walked to a waiting truck with hands in pockets, then learned the seriousness at town. He is doing nicely with modest complaints.

Angus Monroe Johnson Farm Angus Doug Fairbanks Clay Co. Sun

Death By Lightning Kills Lincoln Girl At School Walk

Nine year old Frances Shephardson, daughter of Mr and Mrs A L Shephardson of Lincoln, was struck by lightning at 1 10 pm Wednesday and killed instantly. She had just eaten dinner and was heading back to her school when the bolt struck a cottonwood tree on the Clinton Building route, burning her clothing and passing through her body before responders arrived.

Frances Shephardson A. L. Shephardson Lincoln Clinton Building J. F. Spearman Shephardson

Profiteers Rector and the Craving for Power

A cryptic exchange references a rector teaching lessons about global greed and primitive acts. The London Morning Post quotes a Sharp remark by a small boy naming the behavior as cannibalism, underscoring moral commentary on exploitation and appetite for power.

Creedy London Morning Post

Silence on Egypt Brewed 4000 Years Ago Hints

Detroit News notes a claim that ancient Egyptians produced home brew 4,000 years ago and suggests the Sphinx may hold silent clues. The piece also quotes critics who regret rising youth crime while opposing spending on playgrounds for wholesome outlets.

Egypt Sphinx Detroit News

Humorous Exchange Over Buttoning Dress Behind

A wife urges her husband to hurry while buttoning a dress. He retorts with a joke that he has not buttoned a dress behind before, implying the dress previously belonged to her. The brief exchange plays on surprising intimacy and humor.

Machinery breakthrough in gold and silver embroidery

From Yvons France a new machine for raised embroidery in gold and silver is reported. The device copies an ancient stitch to imitate handwork and is the first to successfully use metallic thread. Development spanned seven years of study with very satisfactory results, according to Scientific American.

Yvons France Scientific American

Industrial Notes On Pueblo Flood Struggles And Utilities

Chairman Gast of the Red Cross relief commission reports the Pueblo flood has knocked out the gas plant hindering fresh food cooking and heightening health risks. Ice factories and power are paralyzed by destroyed electric service affecting transportation heat and lighting. The city water plant is ruined raising typhoid danger as utilities failures reveal past conveniences. Rockville benefits from an electric transmission line with clock regulated street lighting.

Gast Red Cross Relief Commission Boelus Rockville

Nebraska City Plant Delivers 45 Million Gallons In April

The privately owned water plant at Nebraska City supplied 45,000,000 gallons in April. Monthly chemical filtration costs run about 500 dollars. The city press says water, electric, and gas services from the local company are beyond criticism.

Nebraska City

Idaho city to be moved for vast irrigation project

American Falls Idaho will be relocated with its residents to higher ground about two to three miles away to accommodate a massive irrigation and power scheme. The project will reclaim about 400000 acres and is viewed as one of the era's largest engineering and economic endeavors.

American Falls Idaho

Editor Pleases Everyone Through a Glass Plate

The quote warns that an editor who flatters all readers is seen as weak and unworthy. It likens such a figure to one behind a glass plate, unable to stand tall, with an odor of flowers as neighbors pass by slowly.

Wall Street Journal

Blind for eighteen years, Ronne excels at switchboard work

Harry K. Ronne, blind for eighteen years, serves as a successful telephone operator at Jushion. He has learned to distinguish sounds so accurately that he seldom makes mistakes in handling the switchboard.

Harry K. Ronne Jushion

Pumping System Inaugurated to Flush Broken Row Sewage

A pumping system to flush the sewer at Broken Row is deemed necessary and has been successfully inaugurated. The works are powered by electric current and completed as planned.

Broken Row

How much of the six billion spent in automobiling in 1920

A 1920 analysis questions the efficiency of automotive spending, estimating that a significant portion of the six billion dollars allocated to automobiling went to waste through outdated designs, unnecessary models, and ineffective marketing. The report urges modernization and better resource use.

Five Billion Dollars In Power Growth Visualized

A so called five billion dollar figure for U S electric industry growth is illustrated by drastic scale comparisons. The output now totals about 45 billion kilowatt hours yearly. If doubled in five years demand would be met and a vast expansion would follow.

America Chicago Panama Canal Connecticut San Francisco New York Navy United States Central Station Texas

Their Sayings in the Securities Representing This Vast Sum

The fragment mentions sayings in the securities that stand for a vast sum. It suggests financial instruments or claims tied to a large amount, though details are incomplete and unnamed entities are unclear. Further readable text would be needed to identify the parties, instruments, and exact totals involved.

Civic Madness At Hastings Encampment By G A R Veterans

Grand Army of the Republic veterans at Hastings adopted a 100 percent resolution denouncing mandatory statutes and new boards. They condemned laws catering to a small coterie, warned against municipal and state ownership of utilities, and cited rising costs and reduced efficiency from broad government intervention.

Hastings Grand Army of the Republic

Treasury Secretary Warns Against New Tax Exempt Bonds

Secretary Melon urges Congress committees to block further tax exempt debentures as 17 billion dollars in securities dodge federal taxes and local levies. The issue shifts tax burden to investors and funds for state and municipal needs. Robert Ingersoll quips on patriotism and defending one’s home.

Secretary of the Treasury Melon Committee On Finance, Ways and Means Congress

President Harding criticizes theorists in address to bankers

President Harding tells Washington bankers that the government or its institutions cannot be run by theorists who have never accomplished anything for themselves, urging practical experience over abstractions in national matters.

Harding Washington

Municipal ownership obsession reshapes Seattle tax rolls

Seattle leads in public utility ownership and faces high levies as bond voting spurs spendthrift policy. With 300000 residents, per capita valuation drops to 750 while per capita tax soars to 262.42. Indebtedness runs 166 per person, outpacing Jersey City, and Nebraska observers warn of wasteful, unpublicized bond voting.

Seattle Washington United States Oakland Jersey City

Oregon Voter Urges Recall Of Public Service Commissioner

Oregon Voter of Portland urges recalling a state public service commissioner for granting a rate increase to a telephone company. It argues the commission will push rates up when costs rise and down only when public pressure demands it. Also notes Wymore council opposes municipal electric competition and that a Sioux City judge bars enforcement of a six cent streetcar fare ordinance, with the current fare seven cents.

Oregon State Public Service Commission Oregon Voter Portland Wymore Reed Iown Sioux City

Some Day They Wander Back Again

Charles Leibhardt was the guest Sunday and until Tuesday in the W J Shoemaker family He lived in Boise Idaho but lived here for a few years and built the Charles Couch home for his family Mr Leibhardt had been to Hastings to see his father who has seen very ill.

Charles Leibhardt W. J. Shoemaker Boise Ida Charles Couch Mr. Leibhardt Hastings

Notice for Masonic services and gathering

Sunday evening June 19 Masons hold services at the Methodist church. All visiting Masons are invited. Members will meet at the hall at 7 30. F M Wooldridge W M

Methodist Church W. M

North Platte Floral Co Offers Garden Plant Orders

Local florist invites customers to order tomato plants and other garden or flower bed supplies from North Platte Floral Co. Details on varieties, pricing, and delivery options are not provided in the fragment.

North Platte Floral Co

Woman's Club Advances Plan for Sidney Playground Site

The Morrow site near Central avenue was chosen with mayoral approval and a bond election planned. The Woman's Club funds support a free playground with grass trees water and a dammed swimming area, aiming to serve every child in Sidney.

Morrow Woman’s Club Indies’ Project Woman's Club Sidney Central Avenue

Enjoyable Session of W. C. T. U. Ladies

The Frances Willard Union held a June meeting despite poor weather with Mrs. Shoemaker present. A portion of the flower mission program was performed and will continue at the July meeting.

Frances Willard Union Shoemaker Flower Mission Rudd Rolleall Jenny Cassiday Owens Marjorie

Bulletin board gifted to Sidney Methodist church

The Sidney church unveiled a 72 by 44 inch electric bulletin board in natural oak with pressed steel sign, 780 letters, and bells and bulbs fitted at a total cost of about 74 dollars with discounts. Donors include Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Karth Miss Ruth Morrow Rev. and Mrs. T. Porter Bennett. Pastor welcomed the gift on June 5.

Sidney A. A. Rudd Kyle Pee Eeee W. F. Karth Ruth Morrow T. Porter Bennett W. KE. Spenrow

Prayer and dedication mark church bulletin board

The pastor offered a prayer of dedication for the bulletin board amid grateful remarks from donors. Donors expressed gratification at the board, noting the complimentary remarks received about the “beautiful board.”

Returns After Long Visit In Germany

Henry Schleuter and his young son returned from Hanover, Germany after a seven month visit. They are en route to a ranch home twelve miles south of Sidney. Schleuter reports German wages high and living cheap, with no relief needed from others. He notes Germans favor their postwar changes, resent the ex Kaiser burial, and shares his son's mastoid operation and their voyage home.

Henry Schleuter Little Son Hanover Germany Sidney Mr. Schleuter Schbleutz

Special Church Announcement for Sidney and Gurley

Rev. W. T. Kahse of the English Lutheran Synod of Nebraska will lead services at Sidney and Gurley on Sunday June 19. Ulney morning worship at 11 with Gurley at 12 led by Rev Kahse. A regular plan to be announced later. Public invited.

W. T. Kahse English Lutheran Synod of

Real Estate Transfers in Lodgepole and Sidney Areas

James C Wolfe and wife transfer to Union Co operative Grain and Stock Association of Lodgepole lots 16 17 18 block 14 Nashs addition for 5500 dollars. John Paviat and wife transfer to Claude J Smith all lot 18 block 16 original town of Lodgepole for 1500 dollars. John Owens and wife transfer to Ida Simms E of lot 9 10 11 and W of lots 2 all in block 10 original town of near ae ney for 1000 dollars. Mack Radcliff transfers to Bertie Radcliff all of lots 1 2 block 3 Clarksons addition to Sidney for 1 dollar. Cora Wright and Susie Wright transfer to Lester Wright and Leonard Wright lots 1 2 3 4 in Section 10 Township 12 Range 51 for 1 dollar and settlement.

James C. Wolfe Fathers Union Co-operative Grain and Stock Association of Lodgepole Nash John Paviat Claude J. Smith John Owens Ida Simms Ae Ney Mack Radcliff Bertie Radcliff Clarkson Sidney Cora Wright Susie Wright Lester Wright Leonard Wright

Card of Thanks to Neighbors and Friends

We express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends who sympathized and assisted during illness and burial of our husband and father. Grateful for floral offerings and choir’s beautiful music. Mrs. George Walker and children.

George Walker

Bake Sale by Frances Willard Union at Cash Grocery

A bake sale hosted by Frances Willard Union is set for Saturday afternoon June 25 at Cash Grocery. Proceeds benefit union activities and community programs with treats available for shoppers.

Frances Willard Union The Cash Grocery

Cherries Offered by Kinnickinnick Orchard

An advertisement from Kinnickinnick Orchard in Spokane Washington promotes ripe Bing cherries with an offer of an 18 pound box prepaid for four dollars. The circular notes express prepaid shipping and a satisfaction guarantee, citing past customers in Nebraska and Iowa.

Nebraska Iowa Kinnickinnick Orchards Spokane Wash

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Broadwater Citizens Robert Ingersol Club W. C. T. U. Ladies Eee Bake Sale Oliver U. P. Depot W. W. Heinemann
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