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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1923
Page
3
The USDA reports Iowa corn at six percent below its ten year average due to slow germination and pest attacks. Oats in Town on June 1 were 90 percent of normal, with 5,417,000 acres planted, four percent less than 1922. Winter wheat stood at 85 percent of normal, matching the ten year average and predicting 14,974,000 bushels versus 15,817,000 last year.
Frances Hernandes an 11 year old Mexican girl who has lived in the United States for three years took second place in the local post essay contest based on the moving picture The Man Without a Country.
A reverent overview extols the dairy cow as central to America's history and growth. It credits the cow with plowing and progressing westward, supplying beef, shoes, clothing, and furniture, and sustaining commerce, industry, and soil fertility.
The piece argues President Harding should curb sugar use as prices rise. It links rising costs across sugar beet seed machinery and general food and clothing to wartime inflation and profiteering, condemning currency deflation and the financial system as a crime against farmers and workers. It frames the white house pantry as a symbol of economic inequality and calls for attention to agricultural hardship.
Fragmentary line describes a powerful and criminally selfish influence on the great agricultural interests of America, noting the opposing view and implying strong political or social critique within historical discourse.
The Nebraska American Legion executive committee requests a 500 bed TB hospital for the ninth district. Nebraska has 1357 tubercular cases with 237 treated in emergency hospitals in the district and 200 sent outside. They welcome propositions from Nebraska communities and set Sept 17–19 for the Hastings state convention if unopposed. Other actions included supporting the Shillah monument, the citizens military training camp, and studying the cost and need for a Legion state paper.
A 19th century style comparison shows John Smith living near town and John Jones the traveling salesman, both paying a ten dollar license and per mile costs. It argues road upkeep should reflect usage, with Jones traveling twenty times farther yet both contributing under a gasoline tax.
W A Harmon of Mayview Missouri marketed eighty three purebred hogs averaging 220 pounds at Kansas City on April 13 1928. The load paid a top price of 8.20 per cwt delivering a gross 1 497.32 from ten sows over seven months. Production cost totaled 1 072.70 leaving a net profit of 359.01 with each sow earning 35.99.
South Colton reports crops look fine with wheat thriving after cool damp weather while corn washed out on hillsides will affect husking little. Pastures recovered into lush grass. Road washouts near lake repaired by Halslander crew. Local items include a lightning event on the divide and school meeting innovations with night session and refreshments.
If your eyes need attention consult W. WW. Wiker, registered optometrist, with E. J. Marcotte, Sidney's Jeweler.
The observer notes successful hog raising under dry conditions by feeding dry corn and tankage, with pigs reaching higher tonnage via purebreds. Turning hogs to pasture and corn fields reduces labor and improves health, suggesting farmers replace grade stock with purebreds for economical gains.
The affair of the evening was a matrimonial unification between Mr Silvery Moonshine and Miss Goldie Sunshine, judged by Justice Geo Nearer. Witnesses describe the costumes as beyond words, while attendees reportedly suffer optic nerve shell shock from the spectacle. The couple started their wedding trip circling the Colton elevator before refreshments, and the meeting adjourned for harvest.
Long-standing kidney symptoms are attributed to weak kidneys, and Doan's Kidney Pills are praised as the proven remedy. Mrs. Jack Heavrin testifies to relief from backache and dizziness after using the product. price is 60 cents, available at Western Drug Company.
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