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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1923
Page
6
United States Department of Agriculture officials report Nebraska pomace waste amounts to hundreds of tons yearly. Tests show apple pomace remains after cider pressing is valuable stock feed. Federal experts urge farmers to repurpose this byproduct into winter cattle feed to unlock wealth and reduce waste.
Walter W. Head, president of the American Bankers Association and Omaha National Bank, tells Nebraska bankers the farmer’s isolation has ended. He says farmers are becoming business oriented, with needs in credit, financing, marketing, and distribution beyond crop planting, urging bankers to engage on a higher level.
A flood overwhelmed Oklahoma City's west bank dam releasing a torrent from the North Canadian river. Fifteen thousand residents in lowlands fled as officials ordered evacuations to avert disaster.
Relief funds are steadily arriving to meet daily flood relief needs in Loulaville Nebraska though many residents are living hand to mouth. Reconstruction has lagged and the flood's dire effects will take a long time to remove.
In Dusseldorf fifty or more stores were sacked for food and clothing by unemployed, with looting continuing despite some owners’ resistance. Reports of pillaging spread across the Ruhr. In Germany, the Railway Employees’ union ordered resumption of work on Ruhr and Rhineland railways. Lincoln Neb Henry Ford appears close to filing as presidential candidate on the party ticket per state officials.
Heavy rains caused the North Canadian River to overflow, flooding Bald and surrounding areas. Stores and residences faced partial submergence as a nine foot water wall swept through parts of Weedward and nearby towns in Oklahoma. Local officials urged caution as cleanup begins and roads reopen.
Pessimism about farm land shifts as investors who wait for the lowest ebb begin quietly buying. Analysts predict a gradual upturn in values over the coming years, arguing farming offers safer, steadier gains than many businesses. Domestic demand will increasingly absorb farm output as foreign markets matter less to U.S. prosperity.
The article notes firm beef cattle prices and forecasts advances through early autumn benefiting cattle feeders and growers. It links a large corn crop to better hog production and dairy gains, urging dairying for steadier income and closer farm work. Calves and yearlings will be in demand as feedlots fill and cattle fatten.
A Department of Agriculture study of 4,000 farms shows an average 0.30 dollars per bushel cost to grow oats while farmers averaged about 0.48 dollars. Resulting loss near 0.05 dollars per bushel, with projected combined losses of 50 to 60 million dollars for 1923 oats production. August 1 price averaged 37.8 to 45.7 cents per bushel.
Guidance on selecting mature high quality potatoes for winter storage. Avoid bruised immature or Fusarium wilt affected tubers. Dry after digging, vent storage pits with false floors, regulate air flow, maintain 32 to 38 degrees, and limit pile depth to four feet. Seek county extension or Agricultural College at Lincoln for Circular 1201.
A clipped editorial note from the St Louis Globe Democrat contends that plain speaking, while blunt, can serve truth over flattery, echoing a philosopher’s caution. The piece frames honest discourse as sometimes preferable to praise masking truth.
The Catholic ladies will hold a bake sale at Hahler's meat market on Saturday October 27 at 2 30 p m. The committee includes Mrs J L McIntosh Mrs R E Roche Mrs I Meick and Maggie Peets.
Notice states Mrs Jelliff has taken the agency for the Barclay versets located at 56S E Second Street.
By order of Clerk of the District Court of Cheyenne County Nebraska I will sell at public auction at 10 o clock A M on Sunday November 1923 at the east front door of the Court House Sidney the SW quarter of Section 4 and NE quarter of Section 8 Township 12 North Range 50 West 6th P M Cheyenne County Nebraska Described lands and tenements Sheriff J W McDaniel Signed October 2 1923.
The Presbyterian Circle will hold a bake sale Saturday November 3 at Leonard's Grocery at 2 30 PM. A pie sale will be held in the morning beginning at 10 30 AM.
Mrs. F. C. Johnson as administratrix of Fred C. Johnson sues N. E. Medlock Marie Medlock Peter O Shea and his wife John Doe over a 1918 mortgage on Section 5 Township 12 North Range 51 in Cheyenne County Nebraska for 14100 dollars. Defendants must answer by November 26 1923. Kepler Kratz lawyers Sidney Nebraska.
An advertisement argues catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications and cites Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy. It explains the condition stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and promises to reduce inflammation by cleansing mucous surfaces, offering free circulars.
Edna Thompson files in Cheyenne County District Court to quiet title to the Southwest Quarter of Section 29, Township 14 North, Range 50 West, against J. W. Small and others with unknown names. Defendants must answer by November 26, 1923. Kepier and Kratz, Sidney, Nebraska.
A four year old boy jokes that he poured water to the chickens by throwing it through the gate after being asked to carry a pan. The exchange captures a light moment of farm life and a child's literal interpretation.
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