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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1921
Page
13
A literary riff on owning California and rural life contrasts with a city fashion note from Chicago. The speaker cherishes California ranch dreams while a second piece outlines 1921 bathing suit trends, one piece tank styles, stockings, skirts, and beachwear caps seen in Chicago beaches.
Members of the Arnold Telephone exchange petitioned the Nebraska State Railway Commission, claiming they were earning $400 a year too much on their investment and requesting rate reductions to eliminate the $100 excess profits. The commission granted the request.
On May 18 in Aurora a century birthday celebration honors Mrs Anna Rapp a long time resident. The Swedish Mission Church Ladies Aid Society hosts an afternoon party with the celebrant as guest of honor marking her one hundredth year.
A four year old boy died and seven other children were seriously ill after eating poisoned candy bought last Wednesday in Gresham a Chicago suburb Margaret Penny age five bought a candy at Alexander Carl Won’s store and shared with neighbors Freemian Doolittle died investigation underway as arrest pending.
A state prohibition enforces strict bathing suit regulations at Long Beach and nearby beaches. One piece suits are banned for both men and women and skirts must nearly reach the knee. Police claim strict enforcement, while Venice beaches allow varied styles under a guiding slogan.
Charles Diamond returns from Towa after his brother Earl Diamond vanished on a rain swollen river bank. A tow river dawned a car with engine running and lights on but Earl was not found. Four days of fruitless river dragging followed before the search was called off.
Euarl R Lisenby issued the first copy of The Goshen Hole Tribune in Lacey Wyoming. He was arrested on a fraud charge for illegally obtaining money from express orders while employed at Dix Nebraska. He was taken to Cheyenne and Omaha for a federal court hearing.
In the USDA experiment kitchen medium sized kitchen scissors are praised for cutting cold meat into cubes celery and green peppers for pickles or salads shredding cabbage or lettuce cutting raisins or dates removing the center membrane of a grapefruit trimming the woody core and eyes of fresh pineapple and trimming bacon buds after each use wash and dry the scissors carefully.
A business mindset warns workers that fear of layoffs signals underperformance. The article argues that acknowledging no indispensable employee helps employers plan for the future and keeps personal attitude aligned with company stability.
The Maine Experiment Station and the U S Department of Agriculture find night droppings from poultry average 30 pounds per fowl yearly, totaling 144 tons for 100 birds. Night manure from 1,000 hens worth about 150 annually, with high nitrogen and phosphorus content. it can be valuable for orchards or around berries if properly handled and mixed with lime.
The text explains how to store poultry manure in winter by mixing with loam sawdust or coal ashes, avoiding wood ashes and lime. It advises storing in barrels or boxes with air holes, and cites Maine Experiment Station guidance: per 30 lb manure add 10 lb sawdust, 16 lb acid phosphate, 8 lb kainit to prevent nitrogen loss. If sawdust unavailable, dried earth can substitute. store in a sheltered place until use.
Keep cleanliness and order in the garden to fight insects and diseases. Burn garden residue such as corn stalks and vines promptly to prevent spore harborage. After harvest remove trash, spade ground, and plant anew. Maintain weed-free garden by frequent cultivation to destroy sprouting weed seeds.
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