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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1921
Page
12
The Sidney Telegraph lists subscription rates with one year postage paid at 1.50 and six months at .75, plus single copies. The notice notes advance payment and market details, with the paper entered as second class matter in Sidney Nebraska and foreign advertising via The American Press Association.
Local residents from Maple Grove and nearby areas spent time visiting relatives and handling farm chores. Many traveled to Sidney Gurley Sunol and Huntsman, with Ed Miles, W T Sharman, and Nels Johnson among those helping with chores and socializing.
The Bunker Hill locality reports many residents busily sowing wheat and hoping for rain. John Engel drove to Sidney Thursday as did Glen Bales and Carl Schmidt. Mrs Theo Borcher and daughters visited E Troutman and Bales Thursday. Social calls and shopping trips to Sidney occurred Saturday with neighbors visiting, supper at Bales and meals at Borcher. A move to Sidney was planned by Volckerts and daughter, with other families visiting Wayne county.
Indications point to large attendance at City schools this year as many applications arrive for grade and high school. New coach Merl C Green from Anamosa leads pre season football practice. Mrs Merl C Green heads the mathematics department. Prof Emil D Backer of Milwaukee music supervisor to arrive September 1. Faculty plan vacancy meeting September 5 at 2 36 pm. Janitors meet at the superintendent's office as opening day approaches. The third ward school building is ready for occupancy, modern and fireproof, promising a pleasant school home.
A small ceremony marked by a simple setting and a joyful mood as Arthur and their partner exchange vows. Neighbors and close family attended, sharing warm wishes and celebratory moments after the vows.
Reverend T Porter Jennett married Walter Young and Francisco Arthur at the Methodiat Episcopal parsonage last Saturday. Both grooms reside in Sterling Colorado and will make Sterling their home.
A discussion of how gout can both sharpen and impair the mind. The piece notes cases of heightened intellect during attacks and others of insanity or melancholia, citing Kiernan and Sydenham. It argues the mind suffers with the body, with temper and anxiety worsened as gout flares. Bruce.
New York Herald reports a foreign weed known as devil's bar, ground bur nut, or caltrop, whose five pointed spines puncture car and bicycle tires. Originating in southern Europe, seeds likely spread via sheep wool, first appearing in California and Arizona and now found in Indiana Iowa Illinois Nebraska Kansas Arkansas and Texas. Officials seek control by spraying crude oil or iron sulphate after noting one Californian recorded 70 punctures in a single tire.
A Bronson Alcott expresses that books loved in youth remain a lifelong companion and fondly remembered. He notes the volume pleases at each opening, entertains, and leaves charmed memories to revisit, calling Fortunate a notable example in this formative period of life.
A long letter from Jayhawk denounces the ease of modern comforts and questions whether the ordinary citizen truly earns his lifestyle. The author reflects on homes, technology, education, and mobility, lamenting potential overconfidence and warning of risk to civilization if public reliance on ease continues.
A man in a pink shirt complains of a terrible toothache and seeks relief. His friend dismisses medicine, recalling a wife’s kiss and consolation that once eased his pain. The pink shirted man asks if their wives are at home for similar aid.
A village curate talks with an elderly resident who never uses a doctor. She relies on salts, senna pods tea, and Providence if illness strikes, with the nearest physician seven miles away.
A wife urges her husband to replace their family doctor noting his absent mindedness. She recalls he was examining her with a stethoscope when he paused and exclaimed Hello Who is speaking, revealing a humorous improvised moment during the checkup. The scene hints at a light domestic anecdote about medical care and communication mishaps.
A moving picture actor sued for breach of contract claiming the largest sum in the world. When pressed in court about the huge amount he said his claim stemmed from being the greatest in the world. Afterward friends teased him, and he explained he was under oath, so he could not help sounding conceited.
Photographs in the September Popular Mechanics Magazine illustrate road clearance difficulties at Rainier National Park Washington. One image depicts blasting with TNT used to clear the road to Paradise Inn this spring after snowplows proved ineffective.
Report describes an explosive clearing method along a road 26 miles from the park entrance. It notes 35 to 50 pounds of TLNL fired every 10 feet, totaling about 2 tons used to clear four miles of roadway.
A passenger aboard a ship bound for the International Rotary convention reveals her lifelong wish is to see a whale blubber and hear it cry. Dr Slagle, curious, asks why she seeks the spectacle and learns her motive is the dramatic impact of witnessing such a grand creature in distress.
A household dispute arises when a lady questions the maid about sending six blouses weekly to the laundry. The maid retorts that perhaps the daughter does not accompany the coal man, implying gossip about loyalty and propriety.
An anxious Scotsman tried to collect old tin cans and scrap iron for a junk dealer. The items were misdelivered and he later received a garbled letter from a garage offering to repair his motor car with an estimate and delivery date.
In a humorous exchange from the Youngstown Telegram Mrs Giddigud warns of a second wife. Giddigud teases that if she dies tomorrow he would look for another wife and mockingly carry breakfast in bed. She vows to haunt him, prompting his quip about clearing breakfast dishes.
Around the same period summer hotels increased to five and ten dollars daily, while camping outfits enabling automobile transport began to appear, reflecting shifts in travel costs and gear, as reported by the Salem News.
A Florida Times Union notice warns readers to be cautious before investing as sharpers seek public money. The piece urges careful evaluation and quick discernment to avoid scams and financial loss.
Secretary of War Weeks declares for the Sam Browne belt but cannot wear it, so he compensates by stepping out with his coat off to expose his Presidential suspenders.
Aunt Susan, an older Maryland resident, is pressed by a registrar to disclose affiliations as she registers to vote. She hesitates, citing reluctance to reveal age and private matters while noting personal ties and family information in a tense exchange.
A brief exchange notes that T pondered buying a two passenger runabout for Charlie a year earlier. West replies that the plan did not materialize. Instead he married and bought a one passenger pushabout, as per Judge.
The piece condemns a jest that frightened a six year old girl into blindness and paralysis. It likens such acts to pests who claim moral guidance, noting long lasting harms and fear reactions that can shape a child’s life. It urges caution and responsibility in adults toward children.
The passage notes a belief in eventual global value despite bottlegging and home stills. It mentions Congress and John Barleycorn as a symbol, with an obituary awaiting approval by the House. The fragment hints at political reaction to prohibition and its enduring impact.
The Senate passed the Campbell Willis anti medicinal beer bill by 39 to 20. Key points restrict beer as medicine, limit wine prescriptions to half a pint in ten days, cap liquor prescriptions at 100 in three months, and bar importation and manufacture of wines and whisky until non beverage needs are met.
In Shelby region a sheep herder named Bill Pill, noted for his early year labor and late riotous spending, returns broke after a 400 dollar spree. He admits losing about 150 at a stud game and nearly 100 on booze, with the rest spent on unspecified folly at the Fashion Dance Hall. The boss questions the missing funds as Pill confesses little beyond natural folly.
President Harding reflected on aging by recalling how his view of an elderly spouse changed after he and Mrs. Harding celebrated their thirtieth wedding anniversary. He noted they married in the Marion home used for the front porch campaign, and that only the front porch had been added since.
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