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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
11
JAS A RODMAN of Kimball Nebraska declares candidacy for the Republican nomination for State Representative in the 76th District, subject to voters at the August primary.
Guy Roberts of Oshkosh Nebraska announces his candidacy for State Representative in the 76th District on the Democratic ticket. He pledges to cooperate with the federal government in wartime, push for prohibition and woman suffrage, postwar public works, a State Labor Bureau, and state ownership of terminal grain elevators.
J W McDaniel of Sidney Nebraska declares his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Sheriff subject to the August primary voters decision.
The Stars and Stripes receives strong Nebraskan patriotism with Governor Nev ille’s proclamation urging home glorification of the flag as heroes sacrifice for liberty. National leaders and soldiers are cited praising the flag’s history and the war effort. The piece notes past admiration by Americans abroad and declares daily wartime living as a spiritual salute to the banner.
June 28 marks a fully organized patriotic War Savings Day in Nebraska aimed at educating the public to stricter thrift and support for the war effort. Omaha official K. L. Finlayson notes the drive will mobilize communities through local societies and events across the state.
Nebraska mobilizes for a total war effort with roughly 10 000 war savings societies and county directors guiding the drive. Officials urge heightened poultry and egg conservation, farm labor support, and citizen pledges, while praising foreign-born Americans for devotion to democracy and urging a renewed Fourth of July spirit.
The article lauds President Wilson for stressing a sincere friendship with Mexico and asserts the United States should refrain from intervening in Mexican affairs. It contrasts U S policy with European tyranny, praises Mexico's path to stable governance, and highlights American support for investors and reform, while rejecting intrusions into Mexican sovereignty.
An observance inspired by the spirit of the occasion was chosen by the national organization of many foreign-born residents to demonstrate loyalty to the United States. The planned demonstration aimed to symbolize unity as the country celebrated Independence Day.
The American Civic Association salvage committee urges saving tires rags batteries and bottles to conserve resources for future emergencies. Lands reclaimed for war farming and a shift in energy from pleasure to patriotic effort are highlighted as signs of serious civilian dedication and readiness to support agriculture and the war effort.
Citizens embrace war duties beyond school hours, working in war gardens and other efforts to sustain home fires. The nation unites under a grand ideal, turning doubters into industrious volunteers who contribute to victory and the liberation of oppressed peoples. A new spirit shines from above, elevating men and women to heroic status as life’s tone quickens under patriotic duty.
A reader at the Chautauqua discussed the play Mr Antonio a tale of a poor hired girl in a pious home and the moral questions it raises about good people guiding youths into worldly paths. The piece reflects on social duty, laughter as healing, and a royal merchant tried by heat.
A wartime plea from Herbert Hoover and Gordon Wattles urges Nebraskans to eliminate wheat wherever possible, observe strict sugar economy, and limit meat to two pounds per week per person to aid military and civilian relief efforts. The message frames sacrifice as patriotism and loyalty to freedom during wartime shortages.
A tense moment unfolds as a boss declares “You’re fired!” to a clerk who counters with a dry, calculating retort about quitting. The exchange hints at strained relations and possible underlying conflict in a small business setting.
A Sidney housekeeper reflects on discovering the country at war and questions whether she helped feed the soldiers abroad. She warns that after the conflict there may be two kinds of people: those who acted and those who did not.
Ellery C. Stowell argues in Century that future wars will be fought by a few superhuman operators of massive war machines. These engines will require vast resources, advanced legislation, and national mobilization to field. Warfare will shrink to elite pilots directing costly devices, reducing mass combat and global conflict to a contest among powerful states.
A historic note recounts Maurice Sauger’s inquiry into the time a stone would take to reach Earth’s center, yielding about 20 minutes 34 seconds, contrasting Gassendoll’s 20 minutes, Mersenne’s six hours, and Sanger’s orbital density-based reasoning.
A Popular Mechanics report notes a new high speed telegraphy system capable of transmitting 6,000 words per minute over a single grounded wire. The invention, described as a printing telegraph using a universal recording instrument, aims to free expert operators for the signal corps without disrupting commercial lines. It is war related and could extend to wireless use later.
President Wilson urges use of War Savings Stamps to back the righteous and triumphant force. Modern office equipment and a grinding and assembling plant are shown in the Betts Jewelry store at Tobin Corner. E S Sherrerd, Eye Sight Specialist.
President Wilson calls for a nationwide June 28 National War Savings Day to organize War Savings Societies in every school and community. Nebraska campaigns push for households, businesses, churches and clubs to join, pledge savings, and spread thrift to support government needs and victory.
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