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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1923
Page
15
On Tutuila in the Samoan group, communities honor births with feasts and gift exchanges. A girl is considered a woman at marriage, while a Samoan boy becomes a man after a two month tattooing ceremony from waist to knee by a chosen tattooer, completing a traditional decorating ordeal.
The piece describes tiger parts used as charms and remedies by Indo-Chinese natives. Teeth and claws are made into lucky amulets and necklaces, while powdered nerve extracts and liver or heart are said to grant courage and long life. Ghosts and taboos surround remains after meals.
Cotton Mather writing on March 12, 1700 expresses gratitude for the manifold delights God grants to all creatures. He urges gladness at others' prosperity, embracing shared happiness rather than envy, and to imitate divine goodness by rejoicing in neighbors’ well being.
The passage quoted as Adams at the Continental Congress is traced to Daniel Webster in a Boston/Faneuil Hall speech. Webster framed it as an argument used by both supporters and opponents of the Declaration of Independence, compiling sentiments Adams expressed over time.
A century-old windmill in Lonstrup Jutland Denmark has been converted into a three story residence. The interior was cleared of grinding stones and shafts and the floors divided into comfortable rooms with dormer windows. Nine people can be accommodated and a fine view is promised.
A humorous exchange titled Her Idea of It features an employer and applicant. The employer notes little typing, the applicant replies that smart meant appearance. The joke hinges on miscommunication and witty wordplay.
W Moehnert spent several days among Sidney friends before leaving to become a bookkeeper at a Julesburg bank. Doctor Richard Swaine of Bridgeport Connecticut arrived Saturday and stayed through Sunday with his nephew Howard Swaine and the Kirkpatricks. Swaine is a Doctor of Divinity and planned to pass through Iowa on a coastward return trip to Connecticut.
Al Bauer returned from a trip to eastern Nebraska including Omaha where he pursued stock buying. He found farm work slowed by wet weather but optimism remained. J. E. Montgomery of Omaha and his wife and child visited from Tuesday to Thursday, staying with Mrs. P. J. Ackers and her husband to consider investing here, though no decision was made.
Lee Larson's Music Store advertises complimentary saxophone lessons with the purchase of any instrument. The promotion highlights free instruction as a bonus in-store.
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