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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1921
Page
12
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North Divide residents recount travels to Sabeka Minnesota and Crawford. families visit friends, attend a banquet in Sidney, and host guests. Farm work continues as crops progress with good stands. Local youth plan events, plus routine social calls and neighborly visits among Sternbergs Spearows and Goodwins.
Sextorp Mrs. Fiora Courtright spent the weekend at the Nelson home and plans a trip to Sterling when roads permit. A crowd attended Chautauqua in Potter, reported a success. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schulrath were in Dalton on business. Some from the vicinity fished at Miniature but high water limited catches. Mrs. Ellis Fisher and his children shopped in Sidney, and Mrs. Emil Tank with children visited the Barnes home. Mrs. Andy Brett and sister Miss Johnson spent Friday evening at Vete Nelson's.
South Divide Noy Walker made a business trip to Sterling the 9th. He and his family left the 11th to make their home in Sterling. Mrs. Flannery was on the sick list several days the past week. Several residents worked farms and attended local visits, with heavy rain hindering club attendance. A high wind event last weekend overturned a chicken house and granary, while Bernice Foster and Beulah Flannery escaped injury when a frightened horse reacted to the incident.
A collection of small town notes reports minor disruptions beside the road near the bridge, a tipped buggy, and various visits. Families such as Vlannery, Foster, Thomas, Walker, and Yowell are mentioned with callers, dinners, and a sixteenth birthday celebration in Sidney during recent days.
Maple Grove notes report a siege of influenza afflicting the neighborhood. Diary items note Johnson and Miles traveling to Sidney for school matters, Sharman and Holter family visits, Holter fishing outing, Wheat hauled to Sunol, rain delaying travels, and several visits to Sidney. Andrew Johnson trips there and buys a new range, others dine with relatives and visit friends.
Chicago records a deadly heat wave with four deaths in the city and two more prostrations. Drownings occurred at Gray's Lake involving Archi Gund and George Schurak, while Anthony Bulazzic perished at Diamond Lake. John Krajot died after heat exposure at Crane plant and at Kedzie and Archer Avenues. Boloman Diamond died at home. A man likely William Knoth found dead on a Hammond park bench and another death noted in Aurora. Temperature peaked at 96 degrees per the weather bureau.
Antwerp dispatch says unrest among American Negro workers in the Belgian Congo has caused disquiet, though the recent armed rebellion is viewed as nearly finished. Report says newspapers incited rebellion and a Kenshasa village group organized an armed force with rifles and ammo.
Mrs Frank Heinazman spent Thursday and Friday in Sidney for dental work. Mr and Mrs Anton Granquist and family were entertained at Frank Lundgrens Sunday. Mr and Mrs Walter Hern Bloom and two children visited Johnson brothers Sunday. Miss Lillie Holm and her mother shopped in Sidney Monday. Tom Hubbell is working for Mr Heinzman. Mrs Henry Beebe and son Verner visited Mrs Johnson and children Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Heinzman called on Henry Beebe Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Holm and family visited Frank Lundgrens Sunday evening. Leslie Johnson is doing chores for Wm Meyers during his absence. Mrs Clayton Parks of Sidney visited the Hart home Thursday through Sunday, and on Sunday the Harts hosted a day with relatives. Johnny Meyers received a telegram last Thursday to come home for the serious illness of his father. he left Friday for West Point with cousin Wm Meyer and Earl Holmes, who will visit Osceola before returning.
Community members travelled to Sidney on Thursday and Sunday for visits and shopping. A birthday gathering for Paula Borcher drew about fifty neighbors. Local farming remains active with fields plowed as Wayne Nebraska residents plan Cheyenne County settlement. A ball game between Bunker WHE and Patton drew a large crowd, though Dalton did not appear.
Springfield June 20 the boxing bill with a referendum amendment was defeated in the senate by 22 to 238 with 26 votes needed for passage The tax commission bill also failed in the house Dempsey says he has never heard of the Pawhuska divorce accusation and has not met the accuser or the women named in the report Atlantic City June 20
A witty married woman recalls how husbands tune out their wives after years of marriage. The relief of not hearing every detail, the imagined universality of the phenomenon, and a string of anecdotes show why long-standing couples drift into quiet indifference. Strong personal voices and familiar domestic scenes pepper the tales.
A group of about ten or eleven year olds wrapped a dead snake around the legs of four year old Adair McKernan. The prank frightened him for hours and left him under high mental tension. The incident serves as a warning to children to guard against cruel impulses and the harm they can cause.
Chicago markets show scattered gains and declines across grains and livestock with wheat and corn futures fluctuating, dairy and egg prices advancing slightly, and cattle and hogs trading in narrow ranges. Readability limited by OCR, but highlights include July and Sept contracts for wheat and corn, and prices for butter eggs and live poultry reflecting typical mid June activity.
A resigned bride counsels restraint and honesty in marriage while a veteran wife jokes about planning, listening, and avoiding conflict. The dialogue blends humorous planning for domestic life with cautions about speaking too much and miscommunication.
Mary Drew quotes the Gladstone family as bluntly direct in private talk. She recalls Mr Gladstone preferring sharpness over apology, with a guest shock at Hawarden when a child said a frank A lie. The account, from Outlook, highlights candid family dialogue and its humorous side.
J M Miller proprietor of the Alliance hotel and owner of a large stock farm four miles west of the city narrowly escaped death Sunday afternoon when a monster Holstein bull charged him in a pasture. Accompanied by Mrs Miller and two children they were stuck in an auto stall. Miller fought the animal with an auto crank and timber until help arrived. The bull gouged its eyes and was restrained only after a chain through its nose was used.
City commissioners in Cheyenne Wyoming respond to complaints about bathers at the city beach wearing insufficient clothing. All persons found in the neighborhood of the beach wearing inadequate attire will be arrested.
The State Journal critiques Friday commencement speeches for lacking lofty ideals and references to Italy or Excelsior. It notes two graduates offered practical topics about the high school, its kitchen, sewing machines, nursing, newswriting, and music. The observer wonders if rising stars lose touch with earth.
A Boston Transcript note quotes a needy child asking his father for food. The father replies he will send daily sandwiches by parcel post, but funds are lacking. The line highlights hunger and improvised relief efforts in hardship.
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