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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1920
Page
6
The twenty seventh annual state convention of the W C T U in Guernsey Wyoming denounced current women s dress as immoral and urged a uniform high school dress code. It condemned cigarette use, backed stricter enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment and proffered chaperones at all high school parties.
One million weddings were celebrated in 1919 in the United States while only 40,000 new homes were erected. F Roger Miller of Macon Georgia told the National Association of Commercial Organization secretaries in Chicago that housing is a national problem. He argued that housing failure predates the world war and calls for the best thought of America’s constructive forces.
A tiny toy theater found at the D. D. Griffith studios in Mamaroneck New York measures not more than three feet high two feet wide and eighteen inches deep. Before a set is accepted for a Griffith production it must pass testing with the miniature stage and scenery to ensure scale and feasibility.
A compact miniature theater with ten scene changes per minute showcases Griffiths experiments. Experts rapidly build detailed rooms matching director’s ideas, photograph them on special plates, and colorize them. The electric powered set runs quietly, with interior lighting highlighting subtle stage details.
The 110000000 cards needed to record U S population for the new census create a stack over ten miles tall. Without machinery it would be nearly impossible. seven years for 1890 and nine for 1880. Electrical punched cards sort and tabulate in weeks, reducing cost and errors.
Government statistics show Iowa has the most autos per person among states with one car for every 5.5 residents. Nebraska follows at 1 per 6.17, South Dakota 1 per 6.6, and Kansas 1 per 7.48. The middle west leads per capita nationwide. New York ranks 10th and Pennsylvania 12th.
A. Hospe Co. in Scottsbluff offers the famous Cuolbransen piano. Handled in this territory, they have sold pianos for 45 years and invite written inquiries or phone terms for home piano brightening.
The United States will lower its flag to half mast on November 14 1920 at federal buildings military posts vessels and naval stations to honor World War heroes including soldiers sailors and marines in memorial services per a presidential proclamation.
The Alliance Country Club has been organized and will be incorporated for 15000 dollars. Forty acres of land near the northern lake two miles west of the city have been leased as the site for a nine hole golf course and the club house to be erected next spring. Plans include completing the golf links building a club house dock and boat house and tennis courts.
Flour prices fall sharply across Minneapolis mills as the wheat market weakens. Family patent flour drops to 1 11 per barrel from 12, another major mill cuts 35 cents with quotes near 10.85 a barrel.
A Boston Transcript quote notes a man’s pattern of seeking wealthy brides. The line argues he marries for love only when the dowry is insufficient, portraying a cynical view of his intentions and the social pressures around marriage.
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