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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1917
Page
2
Amsterdam reports the German government replies to Pope Benedicts peace note with sincere respect and a lively desire for the papal appeal to succeed. The Kaiser cherishes the pope’s efforts to ease suffering and hasten end of hostilities. The Holy Father is praised for urging unity among belligerents to restore peace.
A quotation from Samuel Smiles appears praising labor as the best test of energies and an admirable training for practical wisdom, framed as a motto or opinion in a historical newspaper snippet. The piece emphasizes labor's value for character and skill development.
Chicago won the opening game on Thursday as the national baseball commission announced the world series dates. October 6 in Chicago and October 7, New York October 9 and 10, Chicago October 12, New York October 15. Umpires: O Laughlin Bryans Klein and Rigler. One percent of series revenue goes to the vat and ball fund for soldiers in France. Exhibition game planned at Rockford Illinois or Camp Mills Mineola Long Island.
Detroit news reports the death of Judge H. B. Maynard, Michigan’s leading Mason and father of Mrs. Verne Osporn of Chicago. The jurist’s passing marks the end of a notable legal and fraternal career in Detroit.
A citizen urges a messenger to take his checks as payment while the messenger resists, warning he cannot exchange money. The citizen pleads for the messenger to quit the soulless corporation and notes the banks might accept checks like cash. He muses on the science of liquids, comparing milk and apples.
Mr and Mrs Jones aided with grain threshing at their son Daves home in Sidney. Adrian Ely will help on the farm. Haskins and Shulenberg dug a cave and assisted each other. Barahm lost stacks of wheat by a fire during threshing and an engine was damaged. Loss near one thousand bushels with no insurance. T C Spiker and family trip to Fort Collins and Estes Park. Miller Andrews Haskins Shulenberg and wives enjoyed a dance at the Kucera ranch. Spiker bought land near the German Lutheran church. Barahms host Kansas relatives. Homer Gaskins and father looked for land near Ogallala. Mrs Barahm to Omaha to visit a daughter. Pete Byers bought a new drill at Sidney. Mrs Pete Byers and Wm Pete Byers bought two loads at Sidney.
The article reports J. W. Roades arriving from Holdredge to help erect a dwelling at Huntsman while his family traveled by auto route. In Sidney, a feudal term appears alongside a sick mother. Miss Wetzel began an extended visit with friends in Padron and Sterling, Colorado. Central Grain Co. works on a new elevator at Huntsman.
More than two thirds of Australia receives less than twenty inches of rain annually. The statement highlights arid and semi arid zones across the continent, indicating widespread low precipitation levels and potential impacts on agriculture and water resources.
By applying vaseline to the cork sides and bottle neck, corks no longer stick in paste and mucilage bottles. The method also avoids breaking the corks when removing them, simplifying use in sticky bottles.
Local ad invites customers to bring broken metal castings to J. J. Tretnen for repair restoring parts to good as new condition and offering cost savings.
The San Francisco Chronicle criticizes writers who hedge language with phrases like rather and argues against overdoing forecast terms. The piece mocks repeated coinages such as prophesieded predicteded or anticipsteded and urges accuracy and restraint in editorial style.
A terse drama scene centers on a woman choosing attire for a future event. The dialogue hints at a past marriage and a calculated appearance, with a sharp line about how she looks in black and the timing of her next partner. The exchange suggests intrigue and manipulation in a tense relationship.
An Exchange reader quips about dieting advice from a doctor who emphasizes smarter eating rather than simply eating less. The remark highlights a witty critique of diet guidance and personal restraint.
A quoted Marcus Aurelius line urges personal integrity and moral steadiness. The reflection emphasizes inner strength over external support. The aphorism frames upright conduct as an individual responsibility.
A few choice sections half sections and GUAT SER improved and unimproved are offered for sale. J. R. Carter of Potter Nebraska advertises available land to buyers and notes both improved and unimproved lots.
Jeremiah was confined in the pillory which appears to have been a common form of punishment in that period as cited in Jeremiah xxix 26.
Fragmentary line reflects a rhetorical musing on happiness and generosity, suggesting blessings given without regard to outcome or recipients. The exact source context is unreadable.
A summary of Chalmers construction notes that refinements enhance comfort while maintaining few mechanical changes. The text asserts mechanical fitness of Chalmers models for any driving situation and points to Chalmers owners to attest to the depth of reliability and performance.
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