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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1917
Page
5
The Loudon Mail notes that naval captains grow serious and inclined to study higher matters after promotion. It cites a famed captain who held prayer meetings for crew, warning that no favors or promotions are to be expected from attendance.
The article traces early fly fishing origins with the first artificial fly, the red cock’s buckle, evolving over centuries. It notes patterns for salmon, bass, and trout, praising the red hackle and red wool as enduring lures and detailing the broad growth of fly patterns and tackle.
An excerpt notes blunders by novelist figures Sir Walter Besanton and Wilkie Collins. It cites Besanton’s 2686 or 1087 dated tale set in Providence with a voyage to England and a July Liverpool arrival, and Collins’s The Duel to Herne Wood opening with a telegram in 1817, predating telegraphy by two decades. It also mentions references to an express train to London prior to the 1838 railway opening.
The piece contemplates sleep as a bridge to death, noting sleep deepens to trance and death and suggesting parts of consciousness travel beyond the body. It questions whether a dreamlike state holds enduring meaning and references the Society of Psychical Research while recalling a Leonard London Globe line on dreams after death.
London address by Canon Partit of Bagdad praises English officials for scrupulous honesty. A sultan recalls a marine minister who swallowed a battleship, joking that the money or ship was never seen. Bertha’s father mocks a young man as a pinhead over money values, while Bertha defends him saying he values opinions differently.
In a quip from The Spirit of the Times and Atlantic, a man jokes about preferring jail to paying alimony to his ex wife, noting she would rather see him behind a barn than emptied of money. The comment reflects an era preoccupied with appearances and artificial devices amid a changing society.
A couple debates their nearly two year old child’s silence. Mrs Jones frets that the baby hasn’t spoken a word while Mr Jonge urges patience and asks if they should give the child a chance.
A quip attributed to Irving notes that a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
Red Cross column notes a Thursday sewing halt for a rally and reports broad donations and volunteer activity. Nine sewing machines enable flexible shifts, with convalescent robes, bed shirts, pajamas, bed socks, and related pieces shipped. Patrol updates list new members by county chapter and urge ongoing support via linen and cotton rags for handkerchiefs and bandages.
Tin occurs with other metals in ores and in alluvial gravels worldwide, with major modern sources in Bolivia and the Straits Settlements. Large quantities were used for tin foil and silvering mirror backs, where tin is alloyed with copper, and it also serves in bronze, brass, and pewter production.
Sidney Lumber Co offers financing terms for a loan to complete a home build. The note promises to provide funds and outlines conditions for repayment and eligibility for the project. The message appears as a brokered financing pitch from a lumber supplier.
A compact survey traces harmony from early attempts to the spread of rhythm driven by ear. Names such as Caldo of Arezzo Franco of Cologne and Joaquin Dupres are cited for blending and duration forms. Palestrina in Rome and Italian German composers shaped opera and orchestral music in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
The article recalls a revived craft where girls spread rose petals in layers with brown sugar and spice, covering the dish and burying it overnight. On unearthing, the dessert is said to become a beloved treat among girls of childhood, as described by Youth's Companion.
In a brief exchange a speaker notes a misfortune and jokes about it. One man trips over a dog while chasing his hat and is labeled a notorious practical joker. The other responds with a loud laugh amid the brief dialog.
In the Chicago Evening Ledger a reader recalls a salesman’s pushy pitch after a remark about a car. The exchange centers on whether the car could win easily, prompting disbelief and a quip about its appeal.
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt recalls a tense moment with a dog named Mia. One speaker asks if the dog is dangerous and another urges a cautious approach as they request a moment to pass. The fragment captures wary behavior and quick argument over safe handling.
A keeper insists elephants cannot jump due to weight, noting one elephant would stop at a wide ditch it cannot bridge. He claims elephants run fast in bursts, yet fear small animals like rabbits, despite possessing great strength.
Keats wrote Ode la Autumn and five great odes before regal status. Burns penned Toly Willie’s Prayer and all Paninus Kilmarnock poems before 25. Chatterton died at 17 in a London garret after drafting Rowley poems as a Bristol schoolboy.
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