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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1921
Page
8
A Boston Transcript summary of Dr. Charles Norris findings on NYC road deaths. Cars, trucks, and child fatalities are examined, with calls for education and playgrounds to reduce losses. Boys predominate among victims. many incidents occur as children play or steal rides in streets.
The Majestic theater in Lexington launches the fifth annual Tin Can Week to collect discarded cans. A pile 80 feet long by 10 feet high is hauled away by four hayracks. Children bringing 15 cans earn one theater admission, with ice cream, balloons, and prizes from the Lexington Women’s Club. The first prize winner collected 336 strings of cans.
State worker Miss Henry of Lincoln general secretary and field worker for the Co. Ww. B. society was in the city from Wednesday to Friday for the conference. Miss Filson also of Lincoln and Sunday school worker spent the two days here.
A local column argues for cleanliness as a social duty. The piece links personal grooming to self respect and civic pride, praising Garfield students for a Woman's Club led lesson in community cleanliness and urging strides toward a progressive, unashamed town.
The Garfield Wisconsin Enterprise praises ongoing city clean-up efforts led by the so called Woman with the Broom. It notes forward steps toward a City Beautiful and warns men who might retreat that the movement will continue with resolve and strategic psychology.
A columnist argues death is inevitable but sanitation can extend life. From birth, life and decay clash in the body, yet cleanliness reduces epidemics. Polluted water and dirty conditions breed disease, so communities must unite to clean, paint, and maintain healthier neighborhoods for longer lifespans.
Detroit Free Press notes a Chicago council on medical education and public health where two eminent physicians warn that excessive specialization threatens the family physician. They argue many specialists chase revenue and neglect general knowledge, while supporters say science now requires broader expertise. The piece foresees market pressure pushing specialists back toward general practice and emphasizes the value of a trusted family doctor.
A mad dog in Denver was treated with 2600 volts of electricity and has attacked no one since. An angry bull disputed the right of way with an interurban car near Galesburg, yet the car remains in service. A burglar cried hands up in a room with the phone receiver off the hook. Topeka police were on the job before the intruder could escape. By opening all burners in the ES range a loquacious book agent was driven away by a home.
The Nebraska statute on Decoration Day prohibits horse racing and games that disturb the peace with fines up to 100 dollars or up to thirty days in jail. Civil war veterans have failed to rename the day Memorial Day, and no legal move has changed the title despite World War observance discussions.
The London Evening Standard quotes Dean W. Inge of St Pauls Cathedral arguing Sunday should be a day for tuning up soul mind and body. He says rest is active work and that Sunday has drifted into idle time, urging a return to purposeful refreshment beyond mere idleness.
The prisoner to be hanged in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on May 6 seeks a snow white scaffold in the jail yard to match his white suit, shoes, tie, and socks. He also asks that the executioner and deputies wear white.
Mrs. Onette Murray of Los Angeles testified for divorce claiming her husband’s Army poker chips upset her. He brought the chips home and allowed the children to play with them, triggering her tears and request for separation.
A passionate, hungry poet, educated or not, speaks of his drive to gain fame. He shares five poems, a restless tale of youth and talent, and the audience senses a man driven to make his mark in poetry. The piece notes his tremulous energy and the societal neglect of poets through time.
Local notice invites readers to order tomato plants and garden supplies from North Platte Floral Co. for garden and flower bed projects. Includes details on available plant varieties and ordering process.
A biographical sketch from the Alliance Herald profiles a Missouri born man in his thirties who pursued many trades from farm work to Alaskan freighter cook. He wrote verses but struggled to gain readers, learning that ambition must be tempered by recognizing limits to avoid chasing unrealized greatness.
A Nebraska City Press reflection recalls a 1556 tale of a bicyclist racing at 10 miles per hour and the call for harsh penalties. It contrasts that with today’s speed of 25 mph at intersections and wonders how editors would view modern riders obeying rules.
The essay argues that while self-preservation is primary, the instinct to perpetuate through family also drives human behavior. It notes a universal horror of decay and death, a desire to age gracefully, and the continual effort to delay the organism's decline as humanity's great adversary.
North Platte Floral Co offers pansy plants in bloom at 60 cents per dozen postpaid. Authorities list contact and ordering details for mail orders and delivery.
Detroit News recounts Gamaliel a fifteenth century BC figure, son of Pedahzur and prince of Maanasseh's line, listed among those fit for war in Moses census. It notes his dedication offering including silver vessels, flour, incense, a young bull, rams, and peace offerings.
A famed English visitor praised Washington as the cleanest city on earth before sailing home. He noted beautiful buildings monuments and widespread cleanliness across the capital impressing American journalists.
A special sale on box chocolates occurs every Saturday at the Rexall store offering discounted treats.
Strong asparagus roots 50c per dozen. Everbearing strawberry plants 40c per dozen and 3 dollars per hundred. 10c postage. North Platte Floral Co.
A large area of beets around Oshkosh is being replanted due to the first crop freezing in last week’s cold weather. German seed is used and the prior crop showed an excellent stand before freezing. In a separate crime, four masked bandits killed Mrs. Celeste Cussesse of Orange New Jersey during an auto hijacking as her chauffeur Michael Selito was threatened with revolvers.
Leonard Haddan, a farmer near Alexandria Nebraska, had his residence struck by lightning during a storm. A cottonwood near the house sparked the blaze as a hanging bough ignited the roof and the home burned to the ground. About $200 of household goods were saved. the rest was destroyed, mostly covered by insurance.
Automobile tourists passing through Alliance will find a spacious camping ground within the city limits. The city park board has set aside half a block adjoining the city park for this purpose a pavilion with modern conveniences including hot and cold running water has been erected and all facilities for camping parties provided.
Painted signs will guide visitors from all roads into the city to the camping ground. The park's accommodations will be free to the public, enhancing access for travelers and locals alike.
Mrs Charles Olsfka of Loup City was burned after igniting gasoline while cleaning clothes. Her clothing burst into flames and, before her daughter could smother the fire with a lap robe, she died 12 hours later. Survived by her husband and young baby son.
Judge E. E. Porterfield of Kansas City condemns public dance halls and moving picture houses as major evils corrupting American youth. He breaks from routine juvenile court lectures and warns parents to prevent unsupervised movie and dance attendance, saying courts and schools cannot make good children from bad behavior.
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