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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1929
Page
2
City council enacted an ordinance requiring itinerant peddlers to obtain a license from the city clerk and pay a fee before soliciting or selling in Sidney. The piece argues the rule protects resident merchants, boosts city revenues, and shields the public from nonresident sellers and unfair practices.
The article recalls origins of Mother's Day credited to Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia who proposed children wear a flower to honor mothers on the second Sunday in May. It stresses carnations as the symbol of purity and urges all to plan ahead to honor mothers, wherever they are, with a fragrant blossom.
The piece recalls Coolidge era costs for White House horses. It notes Hoover sent six saddle horses back to the army and a 75 000 tax payer expense figure. Coolidge reportedly rode once in six years. the story cites a New Yorker item and cites reactions from Budget Director Lord and Comptroller McCarl.
An Omaha World Herald note on the Nebraska university campus as it expands beyond its old compact square block, delighting alumni who recall crowded days of campus life and the broader, more open grounds now shaping the city plant’s future.
Regents bought land north and east of the campus, but Chancellor Burnett proposes pausing further acquisitions to beautify the present campus. He warns extending the campus would enrich Lincoln real estate holders and cost about a million dollars for land to cover to sixteenth street. He suggests completing the stadium, planting the vacant ground, and preserving University Hall’s tradition before seeking more land.
West Sidney residents host and visit relatives and friends through the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Walters and daughters dine with George Shaw. Arvin Livingston and family travel to Sterling for Billy Sunday meeting. Frank Thelin visits John Atkins. Miss Martha Hammond stays with her parents H. J. Hammond. Frank Klentz hauls hogs to Sidney. Clifford Hammond and son visit Reineka home. Velma Glassburn visits relatives near Sunol. Christena Sprenger gains strength at John Lingwall’s home. Arvin Livingston family visit Will Allman. Wilbur Glassburn assists Henry Walker with cattle. Helen and Agnes Chambers shop in Sidney.
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