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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1924
Page
6
Lincoln reports drought and frost affected crops with corn at 72 percent maturity yielding 208,936,000 bushels, oats at 31.4 bushels, spring wheat 14.0 bushels, and total all wheat 59,782,000 bushels. Potatoes at 75 percent yield 8,505,000 bushels. apples 72 percent, 1,131,000 bushels and 186,000 barrels commercially.
Nebraska claims second among corn states with an estimated yield of 208,986,000 bushels. Illinois trails with about 179,813,000 bushels, the lowest in a generation, according to Agriculture Department figures released on state crops.
Six new western reclamation projects totaling over 400000 acres received feasibility approval from Interior Department committees. The Yale and Baker in Oregon, Kittitas in Washington, Owyhee in Oregon and Idaho, Salt Lake basin in Utah, and Spanish Springs in Nevada were studied by agricultural college professors, state officials, and bankers. Policies from the reclamation committee of special advisors are recommended.
El Paso auditor B F Barker and eight other men were shot by bandits during a $5,000 payroll robbery. The Chihuahua and Oriente freight train was wrecked forty one miles southwest of Juarez. The crew of nine were killed. customs guard Manuel Ortega is missing and presumed slain.
Berlin reports Foreign Minister Stresemann delivered an ultimatum through his party demanding a government reorganization and the inclusion of nationalists in the cabinet. The German cabinet was shocked and the crisis centers on the chancellorship of Marx.
In Kagoshima Japan a fierce typhoon sank several vessels in the harbor, killing many and leaving sixty houses destroyed. In Stockholm observers note large foreign orders for weapons and military supplies from Scandinavia’s leading manufacturer.
Washington reports imminent starvation risk for about 30,000 mule deer on the Kaibab plateau in the Grand Canyon game preserve. Secretary Wallace’s committee warns that killing part of the herd may be needed to prevent total loss. Government may offer deer for giveaway and regulate hunting if needed.
Receipts of cattle Tuesday reached 11,500 head with a strong market for light steers at 11.00 to 12.00. Hogs declined further, top at 9.90 and most trading 9.10 to 9.76. Fat lambs rose with best woolled at 13.50 and best clipped fed at 12.00. Sheep and lamb quotations covered a wide range for lambs, ewes, and yearlings.
The Pike's Peak Highway association operates the United States' highest telephone station at the summit of Pike's Peak in Colorado. It sits at an elevation of 14,110 feet and serves the peak area.
An immense ice block containing a wild boar washed onto a Rocheville road during an avalanche. The ice was cut open and the well preserved animal served as a feast for local villagers.
Moon myths appear in diverse cultures where the man in the moon is linked to wisdom, exile on the moon, and overseeing marriages. Chinese tales call him Yue-tao who arranges unions while Red Indian medicine men seek guidance from the moon by dwelling in a lake and consulting the sky being.
Arnold Schmidt of Grand Island lies in serious condition at Miller hospital after an auto wreck on Federal road two miles north of Kimball last Wednesday morning. John Snyder and wife in a Dodge, Vern Nelson driving a wheat truck in neutral sped between the two cars, causing a collision that wrecked the Ford touring car carrying Schmidt and Perry. Perry suffered minor injuries, while Schmidt’s condition is grave. Nelson’s truck was wrecked and ditched.
Tests at Nebraska Agricultural College show Florstein heifers on liberal grain gains reach about 150 pounds more by age two versus limited grain fed. Jerseys on liberal feeding gain about 50 pounds more. Benefits appear after weaning. calves should start light grain by weaning and increase ration to meet growth targets.
Fall plantings between September and ground freeze offer bloom in spring. Tulips hyacinths narcissus crocuses lilies provide contrast in beds borders and shrub borders. Irregular groups in hardy borders stay year after year increasing in number and color.
Agricultural college endorses the zinc salt and soda method for cleaning plated silverware. It removes foreign mineral deposits without harming the silver, allowing a high polish with soft cloth or rouge, or a homemade paste of fine whiting and alcohol or ammonia.
An unsigned October 16 1924 Ord Quiz endorsement urges reelecting Robert G Simmons of Scottsbluff to the U S House. The piece lauds his war record, legal career, and bipartisan backing including Senator Norris and supports his continued service for agricultural Nebraska. It argues a veteran congressman gains experience and stresses the slogan Keep Bob on the Job.
The average U S wheat yield of 144 bushels per acre barely covers production costs. H M Bainer director of the Southwestern Wheat Improvement association notes labor, interest, depreciation and soil fertility losses worsen the balance. The remark hints at further details to follow.
County Court at Lusk Nebraska 1924 hears petition by Mame E Kruse executrix to probate last will and testament of Ernest Kruse Jr deceased. Hearing set for November 15 1924 at 10 a.m. notice to interested parties by publication in the Telegraph weekly for three weeks.
The article argues U S farmers can raise yields by adopting rotation with legumes and summer fallow. It cites European averages from Germany and Sweden to Britain and Denmark, contrasts seed quality and costs, and notes plowing and timing effects. It highlights as examples that top-dressing with livestock manure can double wheat yields and that rotations raise yields by 5 to 10 bushels per acre.
Dr G B Kenwood of London University warns that men with no hobby risk unhappiness after retirement and a shortened later life. The remark underscores the value of personal interests for long term well being.
The first United States patent went to a Waterbury Connecticut miller’s descendant and the second to a Waterbury resident. Patents issued to Waterbury people now approach double what population alone would suggest.
The saying asserts that belief governs a person’s spirit and life, shaping actions and character. It emphasizes that what one holds to be true matters deeply and becomes internal action and conviction.
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