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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1921
Page
6
A periodical outline discusses problems and measures affecting women as mothers home makers and citizens. It highlights events of interest to women across social reform public policy and community engagement with emphasis on practical duties and civic responsibility.
A compact reflection asserts that happiness comes from deliberate effort not luck. It urges sowing seeds of positivity and cultivating habits to obtain life’s joys.
Italy voids Caruso will that left widow and child unprovided. Court awards half of about five million dollars to his daughter Gloria, with the rest split among his wife, a brother, and a nephew. The decision contrasts with American practice where such provisions might be upheld.
Representative Alice Robertson of Oklahoma, the sole woman in Congress, proposes a rule restricting talk to necessary moments. She criticizes endless speeches as wasteful and urges lawmakers to adopt a golden rule of silence, a notion that surprisingly gains serious attention in Washington.
Overseer Voliva of Zion City Illinois imposes strict dress rules forbidding waistlines that show skin above the forearm and neck exposure. Women violating the ordinance face jail without bail. Authorities threaten fines with street labor. Two women have already been arrested and jailed.
A humorous historical note recalls Venice centuries ago taxing female mobility by footwear. Women accepted the change as heels were studded with gems, boosting height and fashion, an early triumph of style over regulation.
Postmaster General Hays pushes to make the postal department more useful to the public. Drivers on parcel post routes may weigh babies at mothers request in towns and cities every day, with courteous handling emphasized in this new duty.
Miss Sarah Sheridan has been appointed the new general manager of the Detroit Edison Company. She enters the employ with a record in industrial leadership and will oversee company operations and strategic initiatives in the Detroit area.
A long serving telephone operator rose through the ranks to the top position of a company capitalized at 75 million dollars. Miss Sheridan will personally oversee about two million dollars in annual expenditures. Over five hundred highly paid men, many technical experts, will work under her leadership.
The piece asks if women can prevent future wars, noting suffrage era gains place women in political and business life. It cites Lord Asquith on wartime reliance on women and highlights Carrie Chapman Catt and Jane Addams leading peace groups. It questions whether women will use influence to oppose brutal force in international disputes.
War wick County Virginia school board votes to hire only single women for public school teaching positions. Members state married women belong at home with their own children. The decision applies to future appointments, reflecting policy aimed at single female educators.
Walter Reed Hospital in Washington honors a 1921 class of four hundred and four graduates. The group is described as the largest of its kind and all will serve in the U S Army.
A historic discussion warns mothers that spoiling infants by answering every cry creates lifelong selfishness. It argues early habit formation shapes future needs and warns against coddling the cradle with indiscriminate comfort. The piece urges wiser discernment between real pain and whimsy.
A period in a child’s development allows imagination to roam beyond reality. Caregivers should study and understand this phase to guide and foster growth. Adults seek to maximize the child’s potential during this opportunity time.
The piece argues for fostering vision in early childhood rather than suppressing it. It emphasizes fairy tales and creative activities like paper cutting clay modeling and sand tables to help children translate mind pictures into action. It claims every major achievement begins as a dream later organized into concrete work.
Housewife's Corner describes small green melons at risk from frost, hollowed and resewn, soaked in brine, then stuffed with peppers mustard horseradish celery seed beans and cucumbers. A sugar vinegared syrup is poured over the stuffed fruit for three mornings to finish.
A concise pickle guide calls for three pounds fruit and one pound sugar mixed with one pint vinegar, two tablespoons of cinnamon pieces, and one teaspoon of whole cloves. Boil vinegar sugar and spices, pour over fruit, rest overnight, then simmer until clear. Pack into sterilized cans, cover with hot vinegar, seal.
Soap and milk together clean soiled kid gloves better than soap alone. Spread milk on a folded towel, rub with a flannel dipped in milk, and rub the glove from wrist toward fingers until it darkens to a desired shade. Hang to dry.
Quick guide on selecting ripe cantaloupes by smell. Inspect stem end and opposite end, usually smaller, to gauge sweetness. Use your nose to judge ripeness before tasting.
Boil sugar in water for ten minutes then add grated pineapple and three lemon juices. Morning liver tonic uses half a lemon in hot water as a calomel substitute. Gilt frame cleaning tips use fresh bread dampened with ammonia to rub the frame.
Gov. offers 200 reward for arrest of unknown shooter who killed D. Bingham of Lansing while riding atop a Burlington box car near Naponee on Sunday morning July 16. L. Dewey, 58, was arrested after police received complaints that he begged due to hunger and unemployment. a housekeeper had given him bread, butter, and coffee.
A Virginia editor vowed to reveal the name of a young man seen hugging and kissing a girl in the park unless he paid his subscription within a week. Fifty-nine young men called and paid the next day, with two paying a year in advance according to the Seattle Times.
A storm prompts a haying party to load a wagon when a lightning bolt strikes. Leo M. Hiser, 14, is killed as the burning load reaches the barn. Mr. Geelsgaard and Mr. Swanson rescue the wife and horses, with onlookers witnessing the fatal event.
A city leader endorses knickerbockers for women citing more freedom of movement health and modesty. He argues skirts hinder movement in heat and are unsanitary and costly while anticipating criticism for the change. He suggests public opposition should target only those without fault.
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