Sidney Nebr Post Office Listing Fee Note
A brief line notes the mailing rate of $1.50 and postal handling for a Sidney Nebraska post office matter entered as second class mail.
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1917
Page
9
A brief line notes the mailing rate of $1.50 and postal handling for a Sidney Nebraska post office matter entered as second class mail.
A large sale of Milch cows is set for the Fundingsland Harn on the north side Saturday November 24 at 2 pm. About fifty Durhams and Jerseys and thirty Whiteface heifers will be sold. Goolson Havens are owners and Fundingsland Millett act as auctioneers.
The Red Cross unit reports its best work day since organization with 24 sewers producing a large pile. Volunteers ship garments to Sidney and note 21 000 knitted items already distributed. Appeals urge donations, Christmas packet funds, and continued knitting efforts amid wartime needs.
Lodgepole residents share visitors and celebrations including Mrs McKenzie and Miss Bates in town. Flags honor local homes of De Bruner and Wolfe. School events feature a gala cantata Festival of the Nations and a student dinner and dance for Superintendent Austin. Funeral attendees from Lodgepole join Sam Jones in Sidney.
Cap'n Jim reports a morning vision of a preacher throwing eggs at a catfish while the crew debates its meaning. The diverging reading suggests income loss or a tough business trip if he is white, with the crew seeking luck charms to ward off doom as the Dixie Queen faces winter and stalled work. The passage is from Hugh Wiley's A Mushroom Midas in Scribner's Magazine.
A Life magazine excerpt features a confrontation where an heiress recalls a rejected proposal ten years earlier and the man admits the rejection ruined his life, forcing him to work for a lie ever since. The dialogue centers on memory, consequence, and a strained vow.
Get Mid of Fleas. The flea is a common household pest. Eliminate the source by treating animals with luscet powder or creolin wash if not heavily infested. Remove carpets and scrub floors with hot soapsuds or lye to reach every crack. Fleas thrive on dirt and dislike disturbance.
A wry quip notes that burglars and bookkeepers resemble each other in one key respect both are accustomed to making entries.
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