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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1920
Page
13
A regional financial policy piece argues for tighter money to support production across farms and factories. It warns that extravagant demand and cheap credit risk destabilizing the economy and urges bankers to finance farmers and harvests to avoid nationwide ruin.
A child returns from the first day of primary school and her mother asks if the customs are the same as in kindergarten. The girl replies that higher grades do not do those things, reflecting her sense of advancement.
A stray dog story from Victor Shop scene notes no reward offered for its recovery. A claimed movement by women to ban high heels questions tradition and prompts debate on social change and practical limits of reform.
National guardsmen from Fort Snelling reinforced the St. Louis county jail in Duluth where 14 African Americans are held after an attack on a white girl. Soldiers, armed with machine guns and rifles, were told to “shoot to kill” if needed to uphold the law. Sheriff Magie requested troops due to warnings of an organized attack to lynch the prisoners following a mob of about 5,000 that wrecked the city jail and hanged three black suspects.
Constantinople area clashes between Turkish nationalists and British forces prompt orderly withdrawal of Christians and foreigners under British naval protection near Ismid, about 50 miles from Constantinople.
El Paso reports from Mexico City say Francisco Villa allegedly ordered the execution of about 3800 women attached to government troops. American and Mexican officials doubt the claim, labeling it probably untrue. In separate dispatches, near Ismid, Turkish nationalists clash with British forces as authorities move Christians and foreigners under British protection.
An invitation to a Cairo wedding promises three days of feasting and celebration. The notice notes extensive decorations with flags and lanterns, indicating a major communal event beyond a brief ceremony. The wording emphasizes a lengthy, festive observance rather than a quick union.
Mae remarks about unpredictable risks in life and asserts her husband will not relapse into drinking, claiming confidence in his sobriety. The brief exchange implies concern over alcohol use and a vow to avoid past dangers.
A letter from Reading criticizes Sunday policing during a strike. It recounts police digging up a Sunday observance net to prosecute a cattle drover from Dublin, who faced costs despite the humane intent of feeding his animals. The writer mocks the 1677 act and magistrates for fining him.
Captains on the Admiral Watson report Mount Katmai reawakening with dense smoke over the sky and distant fire tongues visible at sea. Knight's Peak also stirs as tremors ripple across the Alaska peninsula after an April 8 earthquake near Kodiak Island.
The last annual report of the Bureau of Standards notes successful radio telegraphy with submerged submarines using a single turn coil. Signals can be received underwater as well as on the surface, and transmissions from submerged subs reach about 12 miles. A coll aerial in proper direction finder works underwater and over thousands of miles, with larger U.S. submarines equipped.
An aviator over Fort Sam Houston spotted the Fourteenth cavalry straying from the Trio City road onto the Somerset round. A message from the air corrected the march, detouring the unit to the proper road. Twenty three minutes later a map with the correct route was dropped amid the column.
Indiana boy Henry speaks his mind during Prohibition era, noting the Christmas tree’s glow. He sighs he wishes he could drink like others, reflecting childlike bluntness in a mood of festive family dialogue.
A quote captures a man grumbling about being born too early as he recalls wearing overalls once a badge of hard labor and now seeing them popularized as fashion, leaving him feeling out of place.
Fred King visits from Burlington Colorado. W O M Breinbring and W A Breinbring in Sidney on business. Jess Jackson of Sunbeam Colorado visits friends. Mrs M A Libby of Lodgepole calls on Sidney friends. Mr and Mrs W B Pitman host sisters and Mrs Burke from Omaha. Herman Fastenau of Gurley visits to transact business. F S Stafford returns from David City Nebraska. Mrs Arlo Shepherd visits Denver for shopping and vacation. Mr and Mrs Fred Lehinkuht of Lodgepole shop in Sidney. Claude I Jarmin of Scottsbluff calls on Sidney friends for ball games. Wilda Berkland returns from Cheyenne hospital improving. Episcopal Day services at eight with Masons present. Rev Denny Ives officiates. Mrs R Zimmer and daughter visit hospital. Joe Haller leaves for Omaha to secure Buick cars. W W Chowin and Cliff Hammond return from auto trip to Denver. Blaine Grabill returns from Lincoln to spend summer with Sidney friends. SIDNEY LUMBER CO.
Mr Arthur I Garvin son of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Garvin of Chester Nebraska married Miss Hannah Crock daughter of Mr and Mrs W U Crock in the Methodist parsonage at Cheyenne Wyoming They will reside in Sidney Nebraska The bride is a Sidney girl well known locally and the couple plan to make Sidney their home after a short visit to Denver
Helen recalls a summer on a farm and a heart breaking moment when a pet rooster dies to honor a visiting minister. Years later she hides in the barn crying out the news to chickens that the man who ate their father is arriving. Also listed are cheap second hand tubes and auto parts from Jack Son Auto Supply Co with a sale price.
The Agriculture Department reports the 1919 wheat crop cost growers an average of $2.15 per bushel, based on 14 districts including nine winter wheat areas in Kansas Nebraska and Missouri and five spring wheat regions in Minnesota North and South Dakota. Winter wheat cost $1.87 and spring wheat $2.65, with a $2.60 price needed for an 80 percent profit on the surveyed farms. Dollar wheat would have covered costs on only two of the ISS farms.
Nora Braash promotes a beautiful dress hat for a limited sale ending the following week. A production titled Some One Must Pay screens at the Methodist Church tonight and tomorrow. The note urges advertisers to support The Telegraph to avoid losses.
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