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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1918
Page
8
A World War I era piece extols air service as the army eyes into Germany. It explains how purchasing Liberty Bonds at $50 and $500 fuels bomb, ammunition, gasoline, and fighter protection, enabling scouts and pilots in a day of combat against German forces.
The threshing season yields fair grain quality despite a tough season. Pete Byers and family attended the Knights of Columbus banquet in Sidney. Mrs. Wm. Jeudes visits with H. Ehmke’s family. Claude and Clyde Sparks and their mother visit Ft. Riley to see Harry Sparks. Hugh Moore threshes 160 acres at 25 bushels per acre. quality praised. Charles Bartels gets threshing machine brazing. John Plane visits Sidney at the week’s start. Apples arrive at Farmers Union warehouse as farmers stock winter supplies. Spiker and Frame receive praise for road grading and dragging. Do. M. McCann travels to Glenda, Wyoming for grandson’s illness. wife accompanies him. patient improving. Lewis Shulenberg and wife shop in Sidney. J. Dalton and Emery Howe visit from ranch for Knights of Columbus banquet. Cars bring Emery Howe party from Bushnell to visit. A proverb notes a lender’s value to a Kaiser.
Local notes report threshing underway after heavy rains. Social mentions include visits by Mr and Mrs H Fisher and family, Misses Clara Bolke and Florence Fisher with Jessie Duncan, and travels of Chapmin in Cheyenne. Family updates list Nelsons, Mickles, Heimer, Tleimer, and Prince visiting Kimball and Potter for dental care and gatherings. A bond stacker is the Kaiser's backer.
At Quantico a late night dance for marines bound for France includes a tale of rivalry and generosity. A popular dancer asks to share a full program, and a fellow Marine steps in to give him a last dance before departure, grabbing the floor for one final moment.
A bouncer roughs into an old acquaintance and questions if Borem married the girl he pursued. The acquaintance reveals Borem’s habit of visiting her house and resuming music, while Miss Gladeye adjusts the clock during the visit. Also notes March sun drives Gatun lake evaporation to a new high as sun drains billions of cubic feet and watt hours.
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