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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1909
Page
6
A collage of items notes penny history, cadet business, Ben Davis apples, Honduras calm, musket delays, amateur aviation mishaps, church attendance, fashion hats, English phrases, King Alfonso whiskers, Tokyo cherry trees for Taft, Washington society customs and child labor protests.
A London medical journal reports schoolchildren under eight as habitual drinkers. The piece links infant drinking to national panic over phantom invasions, while other notes discuss petty theft, small national banks, and power units, all in a brisk period-press voice.
In Washington the law treats boys who play marbles for keeps as gamblers subject to arrest and punishment. The article notes this harsh stance though the boys involved were released with a lecture, while questioning the propriety of labeling youths as dangerous criminals.
A Wisconsin judge has abandoned legal practice to work in a factory, alternating between scholarly legal pursuits and manual labor. The piece notes a duality in his personality with some people averse to work by hand or mind.
The navy may fall short of 40,000 enlisted sailors by January 1 1910 due to declining reenlistments and fewer new recruits. Officials warn crews for new ships must be filled by laying up older vessels and partially dismantling veteran ships, risking careers for young officers and forcing temporary withdrawal of battleships Oregon Indiana Massachusetts and Iowa.
The proposal argues that retiring smaller cruisers would allow further economizing to the extent of about 1,800 men. This figure reflects potential manpower reductions tied to ship downsizing and fleet reorganization.
Charles Dougherty of Leiperville leapt in front of an oncoming Baltimore and Obito railroad train to pull a wandering neighbor's goat from the tracks. With the engine only yards away, he saved Billy the goat, a beloved neighborhood pet.
Cleveland man John Resolf, 23, surprised Judge Philips by claiming eight children from six years of marriage, with four twins in two sets. He sought naturalization papers as examiners approved his citizen status.
Europe rumors swirl as Mrs. James Henry Smith buys the Shah’s missing pearl robe for Anita. At Tulloch Castle Parisian designers craft a royal style trousseau while a World of Light gem centers a potential tiara. Wedding plans pivot toward London with Dom Miguel present and lace once owned by Marie Antoinette to be used.
Marine hospital service experts warn ground squirrels, not rats, spread bubonic plague on the Pacific coast. In Contra Costa county they are highly infected and pose a wide westward risk. 178 infected squirrels have been found, prompting shipments to the San Francisco lab for examination.
A parrot named Caliph owned by Manuel T. Hatch detected a fire at the home of George A. Whilpley next door and warned residents with a frantic cry. Firefighters extinguished the blaze as Miss Nellie Trowbridge panicked, and Caliph comforted her with a soothing line. In a separate note, Washington residents face costly chicken regulations driving some to culled flocks as dining trends shift.
Anna Devore a 62 year old canal boat occupant and widow marries 78 year old Jacob Eckert, recently a Marion Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Home inmate. They plan to live aboard the bride's boat with $20 monthly rent and $20 monthly pension to sustain them.
London report says the Great Eastern Railway, after board of trade intervention, withdraws the demand that blind passengers be accompanied by guardians or be forced into a special contract. The move ends a requirement seen as discriminatory and opens travel for visually impaired riders.
Sears, retired head of Sears Roebuck, supervises threshing at his Gray's Lake Illinois farm with 20 laborers. At 45 he plans to devote time to family and farming after selling his company to a New York syndicate. His children want to become farmers and enjoy rural life.
The Aula Christi or Hall of Christ in Chautauqua was dedicated, costly at about 40000 dollars. Major gifts came from the Massey estate in TorontoHelen Gould and the Arnold estate. The building houses a Christ life library and art files with a monthly service planned.
The piece blends rural seasonal imagery with a jab at amateur aviators. It notes fall events and the change in nature including withered vines and a jaybird’s call while referencing beef prices as a contrast to idealized soaring.
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