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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
23
James A Rodman of Kimball Nebraska announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for State Representative in the 76th District. He states the race will be decided by voters at the August primary.
A Kansas senator's resolution prompts a Senate inquiry into unfair trade practices and price controls affecting farming and equipment costs. Nebraska farmers welcome the debate while praising Prof. C. W. Pugsley as he leaves the extension director post for the Nebraska Farmer. News notes wheat prospects rise in western Nebraska and eastern migration of capital and workers bolsters agricultural activity.
The dispatches argue Germany seeks maximal territorial gain for postwar swap, plans to withdraw with minimal trace, and may press Holland as a peace pawn. They doubt Allied concessions, expect uprisings at home, and celebrate American forces advancing on the Western Front toward decisive victory.
Conservation efforts across Nebraska rally under federal, state, and university leaders to boost production. Gordon Wattles mobilizes county fairs for exhibit booths on substitutes, with C W Pugsley directing school gardens and U S A badges for youth. Fuel Chief Kennedy warns of a coal famine without immediate action. Prof R F L Howard notes strong potato markets and starch factory incentives. Nine food captains tour 192 meetings reaching over 6,000 people, led by the state council of defense auxiliaries to promote greater wartime food efficiency.
The speaker notes the lengthy months since the United States declared war on Germany and insists the effort has been busy yet not anxious, acknowledging the vast undertaking and confidence in a victorious outcome.
The Senate approved the conference report on the sedition bill by 48 to 26 and accepted the House measure. It expands penalties for acts and language inciting resistance to the United States or aiding enemies. It bars mail violations under espionage law and empowers the Post Office to withhold mail. The piece frames the mails as a key national defense weapon against enemy propaganda and fraud.
The text notes escapes and pursuit across borders with a character Sam catching the fugitive, and discusses a sedition bill enabling dismissal of disloyal federal employees. It emphasizes that such cases are rare, while praising the overall aggressive loyalty of federal workers.
A humorous tale describes a group of Sidney locals welcoming a new citizen with a hunting outing to hunt snipe. The plan misfires as the circle widens and the men remember forgotten letters, then return to town to mail them. A lone worker waits all night for birds that never come, ending with dawn breaking over a pale red sky.
Two prominent townsfolk row over four pounds of flour and a soup bone as spring arrives. The scene hints at social peers in town and a lighthearted note on laziness. Two ministers are seen rehearsing sermons and exchanging hats, adding to the whimsical public mood.
Frederick Wittig Jr and Miss Elfred Tueffert wed May 9 at two o clock in a Lutheran church ten miles south of Sidney. The bride wore white satin and roses, with Erna Tueffert and Kima Wittig as bridesmaids, Frank and Arthur Wittig as groomsmen. About 150 guests attended at the Wittig home for supper, music, and games before the couple moved to their newly built home four miles south of Sidney.
Henry Herman Bexton of Hastings and Edna Lois Starks of Lodgepole were united in marriage at the Methodist parsonage in Sidney on May 22 1918. The ceremony was performed by Pastor L F Lewis with Mrs Frank Lowell an aunt of the bride in attendance. The couple plan to reside on a farm near Hastings and are wished many blessings.
Mr Frits Bauer and Mrs Emma Teufert united in marriage last Wednesday at two o clock in the Lutheran church south of Sidney with Reverend O W Jeungel officiating. Relatives attended and a family reception and supper followed at the Braner home as friends offered congratulations.
Merton Nugene Halstead and Miss Margaret Louise Pjardes, both of Kimball, united in marriage on May Wth by County Judge Chambers in this locality.
Workers rehearse for reemployment as Nelson Brothers Painters face a tryout against a rival crew in a neighborhood shopfront. The event centers on labor negotiations and potential rehiring as crews demonstrate skills.
In Paris a small bridge near the Eiffel Tower bears a center statue of the Goddess of Liberty. An inscription recounts France’s gift to America and quotes a French excerpt from Vice President Morton’s acceptance letter. The 15 foot figure creates a dramatic view for approaching Yankee troops as they pass.
Porter Em erson Browne laments that immigration is not blending the diverse groups into a common culture. He likens the U S to a pot where Armenians Germans Jews and Chinese remain isolated, while New York becomes a mosaic of separated dishes rather than a melting pot.
A British proposal suggests dog hair from tongued breeds can spun into high-class wool. The Dogs' Wool Association, led by the Countess of Gosford and Lady Algernon Lennox, plans to channel usable wool to the Red Cross. Short-haired dogs face ridicule unless proven useful for war efforts beyond camouflage.
The text mocks William II Hohenzollern and his stance on the Russian peace. It questions his safety and implies a sudden collapse as fate and history favor a divine hand guiding events. The tone satirizes regal rhetoric and questions moral legitimacy.
A Sunday at home after visiting the zoo, Jones tells his family they have a new baby hippotamus. His teenage daughter bursts into laughter and quips that it undermines the stork story, prompting a tense reaction from the father.
Town Topics notes a lively squib where a debtor faces harsh words over an unpaid old debt. The exchange features two speakers, Bihh and Babb, with colorful dialect illustrating tensions in a small town.
Monday evening at the Radcliffs home the Kings Daughters hosted a social with Red Cross on hold. Miss Schivan read a love poem as the guests paired gifts labeled Clayton and Myrna then lunch and singing followed praising the bride-to-be Myrna Swatzlander and Attorney C. S. Radcliff. Mrs C R Owen presided at a B M 8 club meeting with Miss Norine Dedrick's piano solo and a paper on Argentine and its capital. The KB D’s were escorted to a matinee by Mrs Smith who is leaving. The Altar society met at Mrs John Simones west end home with Mrs Scanlon presiding.
The Maseron Star reports a large attendance for Elizabeth Schroeder's final initiation as Worthy Matron. Maccabees hosted Mrs Alfreda Null before her move to North Platte with a token gift, a luncheon, and a $78.15 auction receipt. The Degree of Honor and Rebeccas shared a social for Null. Epworth League members planted five acres of potatoes with O Owens and N W Olson donating land and spuds. Questions over potato eyes were settled with eyes up, aiming for a $500 goal amid brisk trench work by men, women, and boys.
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