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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1920
Page
12
Rates shown for one year and six months with postage paid. Advertisement text mentions Bingle copiea and states the notice is entered at the Bidney Nebraska post office as second class matter.
Mr. W A Korienbring transacted business in Sidney. Dimery Lowe Stansbury and Mantor hunted. Rev Ives went to Alliance for mission duties. F I Whitelock owns a new Buick touring car. Mrs Charles Burkhart hosted Degree of Honor. Dr Harry Mantor and brother visited. ladies of Presbyterian Circle met. Mabr family returned from Chicago vacation. Twin daughters born to O G Bradbury October 19. Blanche Childers back at County Clerk's office after visit at Glenda Wy. Osborn and Jorgenson toured Harrisburg ranch. Kepler and Swatzlander hosted picnic while husbands hunted. Olga Larson and Helen Isacson visit from Cheyenne. Henry Worden and family toured Sterling for shopping. Denver hospital notes on Charlotte Goodale's appendicitis operation. Mrs Roy Hauke visited in Shelton. Martin Dimery at Kimball bankers' meeting. Dr I H Sixta visited Sidney to see daughters Editha and Florence and farm interests. Shoemaker and Glen Bates back from Lincoln Homecoming. EF A Bush arrived for a few days' business. H F Freytag in southwest Kansas for threshing wheat. H W Scheurman and wife left for Denison Iowa after visiting Sidney. Mrs Wm Breternitz back from Lincoln visit. saw university students including Kenneth Jones Clifton McIntosh Clarence Olson Beulah Grabill Dorothy Swatelander Zella Owens.
Mr and Mrs 8 U Wallick returned last Friday from an automobile trip to California. They enjoyed the journey but were glad to return to Sidney friends. They traveled north to California and came back via the southern route. C J Osborn returned from a trip to northern Wyoming to organize farmers there and visited eastern Nebraska for the Farmers Union. He reports good success. An airplane wreck east of the city last Thursday en route to Cheyenne was shipped to Omaha for disposal as it was too badly damaged to repair.
Mr James McLernon remains ill with two sisters at his bedside as friends hope for a marked improvement. Local interest centers on Friday’s football clash between Sidney and Scotts Bluff with Scotts Bluff expected to suffer another setback after last week’s 70 to 6 loss to Sterling. Sidney’s team is in good form after extensive practice, and locals wish them luck.
The Kearney Military eleven traveled through Sidney on Tuesday to Bayard and played yesterday. They are on a four game tour with games planned against Fort Morgan and Yuma before returning. Players noted Prof. Lewis, a former local, who is leading musical efforts in this city.
A Sidney editorial lauds the Public Library’s growing usefulness and calls for broader city county and public backing. It praises library board members Mrs. Marttin, J T McIntosh, Miss Neuhauer, Miss Jessen, and librarian Mrs. Corbett for expanding access to modern literature and notes the impact of women’s suffrage on library demand. It urges community-wide effort to sustain and broaden the library’s mission for youth education and citizenship.
Etectric Supplies advertises at the Electric Shop one block east of American Bank. A slightly used Player place is offered at a bargain good as new with easy monthly payments. F. C. Burgess, rear of Bell's Jewelry Store.
Capt Eddie Rickenbacker, famed World War I ace, writes on why soldiers oppose the League of Nations. He argues the postwar military and foreign policy burden should reflect veterans’ views and national sovereignty interests.
A persuasive critique arguing American troops cannot be inspired to die for foreign borders or democracy abroad. It questions moral motives, cites 1918 wartime losses of U S aircraft, and contends that fighting spirit rests on homeland duty rather than international entanglements. The passage appeals to morale and warns against sending soldiers overseas on hollow pretenses.
In Cheyenne County Nebraska a final settlement petition by A K Greenlee seeks final decree and heirship distribution for estate of Selma Weston deceased. The hearing is set for November 15, 1920 at 10:00 AM in County Court. Notice to interested parties via Telegraph newspaper for three consecutive weeks prior to hearing.
A pretty wedding took place in Brighton Colorado on Thursday October 14 uniting Miss Pauline Wesner of Sterling and J L Tewell of Sidney. Wesner has many Sidney friends and will be warmly welcomed by the community. Tewell has lived with the Radcliff family and now plans to reside in a bungalow west of their home after tours of Colorado mountains and Denver with his bride.
Paul H. Rater and Cecil Overhal ser of Gurley were married at Sterling Colorado on October 7. Ruhter is son of Mrs. Geo H Stuhter and his bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Overhalser of Gurley. The well known couple receive many congratulations.
Miss Viola Curtis of Peetz Colorado and Mike Reynolds from a ranch near Sidney died of Cupid's wounds last week. They plan to move to California for a time with Reynolds' parents and stay in the golden west indefinitely. Sidney friends extend best wishes as the couple departs together.
A reflection on a father’s pledge of truth and sympathy as a wedding gift. Ads note a 33 1 3 percent discount at Metz Millinery and piano sales by A Hospe Co. The piece recalls American mothers’ tremedous sacrifice in foreign wars and the burden of loyalty when sons serve abroad.
The final segment by Rickenbacker examines the hidden toll of war on mothers as more losses accumulate. It contends that the burdens of absence, worry, and grief extend beyond the battlefield, shaping family life and public sentiment in wartime America.
The speaker argues against foreign entanglements that would sacrifice American women and families. A soldier fights for the United States, not mankind, and would resent any world covenant that endangers mothers and children during war. The piece stresses national duty over global causes and the pain of sacrificing loved ones.
Warranty deeds show transfers from Michael M Duggan to Mary Duggan and others in Sidney, with prices mostly at $1 and up to $9,250 for parcels in Clarksons and 1st additions. Quit claim deed records note J Augustine and wife selling Lot 5 Elk 7 Gilgrens addition in Dalton for $1.
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