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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1929
Page
5
The Telegraph from Sidney Nebraska lists an editor and publisher under the masthead at 925 Tenth Avenue. It notes an independent weekly publication schedule on Tuesdays and Fridays and mentions subscription prices of 2.50 and 2.00.
A reflective piece on credit emphasizing its central role in financing growth and commerce. It warns that careless borrowing damages personal standing and business viability, urging prompt bill payment to preserve trust and economic opportunity.
The article contrasts farm life with modern gains from electrification. It notes cars, tractors, radios, and power lines expanding rural access. Charles P. Stuart predicts electrification of about 2,000,000 U.S. farms by 1935, framing electricity as a practical servant to farming and household tasks.
A reflective piece condemns spite as a cause of ruined friendships and business, family feuds, and community harm. It argues that spiteful acts distort society, yet notes progress as petty individuals recede from public life and humanity moves toward better things.
In a meeting at a New York hotel eight thousand five hundred residents were invited to discuss raising four million dollars. Only one hundred fifty attended as the chair decried the poor response remarking that eight thousand three hundred fifty ignored the summons. The piece notes fatigue from constant appeals and the drained attention span of donors.
A 46 year old man named Joshua Coppersmith was arrested in New York for trying to extort funds from naive people by displaying a device he calls a telephone and claims can convey the human voice over long metallic wires to be heard remotely. The tale, reported in a Boston newspaper sixty years ago, portrays the inventor as peddling a bogus invention amid public gullibility.
The piece laments a man who pretended to imitate the telegraph and win trust through Morse like signals. It notes that well informed people doubt voice transmission over wires and hopes authorities punish the criminal quickly to deter future scammers who profit at others expense.
Exports recorded at 82.846 million bushels for the period, down from 133.403 million a year earlier, per the Department of Commerce. The drop, amid a broader post 1921 decline, signals a market issue tied to high tariffs. European buyers face trade barriers, limiting imports of American wheat and widening the surplus.
School will close Friday with a picnic at the school house for pupils and parents. Miss Loretta Granzer visits her sister from Lincoln. Senior boys played tennis against Lodge Pole and Chappell, winning each match. Several groups picnicked at the Oshkosh canons. Sidney visitors, shopping trips, and attendance at 8th grade graduation in Sidney are noted. Local travel includes trips to Cheyenne Omaha Wauneta and Lodge Pole, with multiple family and neighborly gatherings.
Mrs A J Englert and son and Ruby Kiehl visited Sidney Saturday for shopping. Miss Virginia Carter was a Sunol caller Monday. C D Moorhead called in Sunol Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Thurow dined with Leo Washburn Wednesday. Mrs Joe Demers hosted bridge Wednesday. George Booth did business calls in Sidney Wednesday. Greydon L Nichols returned to Chadron Thursday. Miss Faye Cortney invited parents to school Friday to view exhibits. school closed that day. Mr and Mrs E Planck visited H Shaeffer Thursday. Telegraph Want Ad urged for selling items.
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