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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1921
Page
18
A reflective essay contrasts Puritan dislike of cosmetics with today’s view that artificial color and perfume can enhance women’s appearance and career prospects. It argues beauty is now valued socially and commercially, with a shift toward intelligent use of cosmetics and fragrance. It cites a variety of experts and examples to illustrate evolving norms.
A Cincinnati Enquirer joke frames a marital quip about henpecked husbands. The Bachelor asks about differences, and Benedict replies that one yields immediately while the other waits until the next day, delivering a light humor beat on married life.
The report highlights improving prospects with rail earnings up 7.1 million in May from April, construction showing solid activity, and five month building expenditures well above 1919 levels. It notes growing banking strength, a new national budget system, a German reparations accord, an end to the English coal miners strike, and generally favorable crop prospects.
A farmer boy on a high hill chats with a passing tourist. The tourist asks how far he can see to China. The boy replies he’ll see the sun clearly once the cloud moves away, joking with the judge about perspective.
In Berlin during the trial of the Armenian boy who shot Talaat Pasha, Marshal Liman von Sanders testified that reports of Armenian slaughter were not exaggerated and that official orders led to over one million unarmed Armenians killed.
William Morris is described by Yeats in The Dial as a powerful yet irascible figure who lived for intense creative work. He is portrayed as joyous yet troubled, a blunderer at times, and a writer whose long stories aim to reveal delicate tact through sharply observed character moments.
An official accuses a mixed heritage applicant of belonging to a "league of nations" as a chaotic exchange unfolds. The dialogue roams from birth places in Italy and Hawaii to Brazil, Russia, and adoption by a Chinese parent, reflecting a tense immigration moment in the Boston Post report.
Plumbers at the S. W. Kiser restaurant exposed a dark closet ball that proved to be a mouse nest. The ball consisted of greenbacks from one to ten dollars, with some chewed. three one dollar bills and one five dollar bill were redeemable.
The Washington Star quotes a famous sculptor explaining that scant attire in art is seen as practical. He notes statues take long to create and outfits quickly go out of style, risking unfinished work.
In a classroom exchange, the teacher asks for three proofs the world is round. Willie responds cheerfully that the book says 80, the teacher says 80, and Ma says so, illustrating a humorous take on claimed proof.
Ambassador Jean Jules Jusserand, longtime France representative to the United States, humorously commented on a nude George Washington statue once displayed at Capitol Hill. He quipped that the statue proclaimed, My soul is in heaven and my clothes are in the National Museum, a remark noted by the Philadelphia Evening Ledger.
Heavy arrivals of sheep and lambs push prices lower as trade remains dull. Cattle sales show strength with 5,500 head and best yearlings up to 10.00, while hogs hold near Monday’s levels. Fat lambs fall to 7.75 8.00, feeder lambs 5.50 6.00, and various cattle grades range from 2.00 to 9.75 depending on quality and class.
A Kansas City Star report notes a troubling incident where a member of a tribe in the Gaboon region of Central Africa died by their own hand. The brief item highlights the event without graphic detail and records the location and nature of the death for the reader.
Poem portrays "Somebody's baby" born in a slum to harsh conditions. It laments neglect, poverty, and crime that trap youth, urging society to save and provide sunshine and opportunity. It asks readers if the child might have been theirs and advocates giving him a fair chance.
The Unknown Great From Chicago recounts that William Jennings Bryan, frequent presidential candidate and reformer, was stopped twice by suburban automobile sleuths who admitted they did not know him. The piece mocks the fragile fame of a public figure using the metaphor of a soap bubble in air.
Dun's review notes improving sentiment as summer ends with potential for stronger activity ahead. Iron and steel show betterment amid wage cuts and price concessions. dry goods markets hold steady with some fabric price increases. Cotton and woolen mills operate at peak activity, while some silk centers curtail. Failures total 839 this week versus 857 prior week.
Atlantic City August 29 The American Federation of Labor executive council issued a statement urging citizens to defeat the Nelson Bill now before the Senate The group condemns the measure as a dangerous assault on constitutional rights arguing it would let federal judges issue warrants to arrest indicted persons far from home without a hearing and threaten habeas corpus and the defense of liberties.
London Aug 29 An airplane carrying mail from London to Brussels crashed into the English Channel a few miles off Calais after a petrol tank exploded. It is not known whether there were any fatalities.
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