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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1924
Page
11
A humor column notes the trout season opening soon and reports 20 000 young trout planted in Todge Pole creek near Sidney. It contrasts current agate prices with past costs, recalls youths owning aggies as a status symbol among 400, and remarks on changing views of magazine images.
A fragment from a local page voicing preference for Al Mathers as a Western man over Adam McMullen. The note muses on Nebraska’s eastern western boundary near Kearney, recalls Herman Schroeder’s Sidney arrival and a Swede chasing a Chinaman, and includes casual anecdotes about church attendance and superstition.
A stream of political candidates floods the office while readers debate justice and hypocrisy. References to Teapot Dome, booze fines, and unequal law treatment highlight public cynicism toward officials and the parties. A local anecdote contrasts harsh penalties for minor offenses with vanished evidence among high officials.
By order of the District Court of Cheyenne County Nebraska a judgment from December 3 1923 secures a mortgage on the NEQ of Sec 25 T16N R47W. Flora C Morgan sues Henry and Katherine Doran C M Hadley and his wife J A Bentley and Bertha Bentley and Joe Doe. Sheriff will sell the property on April 21 1924 at 10 a m at the east front door of the county courthouse Sidney Nebraska for cash to satisfy the judgment with interest and costs. Kepler Kratz lawyers represent. Also a note promotes Chas Frink a premier handyman event on March 21 22.
Bunker Hill Mro and Mrs Curt Scott called at Walter Thrappel and Glen Bales homes during the week. The rabbit hunt drew attendees from the vicinity in Center. Several families traveled to Sidney Thursday through Sunday for visits, shopping, and meals including Curt Scott, Cash Scott, Fred Beyer, Theo Borcher, and the Gross and Borcher families. Delbert Robbins of Los Angeles arrived Thursday to stay with uncles C. G. C. F. and S. W. Scott. Continuous social calls and dinners mark a bustling week.
The text notes that the devil is the most named figure in places, mentioning Captain Amundsen as adding to the trend with Devil's Glacier and Devil's Dancing Room during his expedition.
A Sidney user testifies that Doan’s Pills relieve kidney related pain and back ache. The ad urges buying the kidney remedy at 60 cents and notes Foster Milburn Co as manufacturers. Also mentions a top banjoist appearing on US stages Friday and Saturday.
Jack Kneeland's South Syncopators from Sidney sign on for a year with Orpheum. They start with a two week St Louis engagement on March 1 then tour to Chicago and Canada. Members include Kneeland, Peggy Powers Howald Barker, Walter Brown, and other Sidney musicians.
A renowned banjo artist brings high-spirited performances to U S A with a Friday and Saturday stop plus a matinee. Fans can expect energetic picking and classic tunes from the acclaimed musician.
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