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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1921
Page
12
The Sidney Telegraph lists subscription rates including one year for $1.50 with postage paid, six months for 75 cents, and single copies priced at 15 cents, all to be paid in advance. It notes publication as second class matter and being entered at the Sidney, Nebraska post office.
A light rain blessed the North Divide area last Sunday aiding the newly sown wheat and preparing ground for remaining sowing. Farmers are busy with potato diggers, reporting good yields and quality. Social notes record visits among residents, travels to Sidney and Sheridan, and local illness and plans, including Mrs Wetzel’s illness and George Jones considering a trip to Rock Springs Wyoming.
Grand Prairie families including Mr and Mrs Frank Hohn and their children and Mr and Mrs Frank Lindgren and families returned from Denver. Local visits include Will Frerichs party fishing, Windsheimer and Heinzeman households, and Dykeman from Lodgepole. Hogs hauled to Sidney. Frerichs visit Peetz Colorado. Hoover and Johnsons host callers. Johnny Meyer works for Mr Holm. Miss Churchill and Miss Lillie Holm seen in Sidney.
Mrs Walter Hopper and family traveled to Sidney Wednesday afternoon. Families of Engel, Rohdes and Borcher connected neighbors with visits and a T E Quinn sale drew many locals. Theo Borcher celebrated a birthday with a Farmers Union crowd, Theo Borcher and Harold Spiker winning top prizes, with Walter Hopper and Curt Scott taking consolation. A late luncheon followed as friends departed for home. Beyer Bros and families dined with Rohdes. Glen Bales and family also participated in local activities.
The record lists neighbors visiting and hosting meals over a recent weekend. Curt Scott was mentioned Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Troutman and family shared Sunday dinner at Harvey Ferrier's. Mr and Mrs Harry Engel visited John Engel on Friday. Mr and Mrs Walter Hopper and family called on Glen Bales Sunday evening. Fred Reyer set off to Sidney on Monday. Misses Hattie Eversman and Annie Sheridan stayed Tuesday night at Fred Beyer's.
A South Dakota Rural News piece outlines the Country Editor's Creed. It pledges fairness to all, champions for the poor, support for the righteous rich, restraint in exposing private shame, scrutiny of advertising, and professional integrity. It urges joining editor associations, charging fair value, and conducting the paper like a gentleman and Christian.
The Detroit News reports a Paris advised revival of night gowns shortened to just below the knees. The trend contrasts with ankle length nightwear and echoes daring street attire, following past experiments with pajamas and Billie Burkes style robes.
The piece notes Harriet Prescott Spofford died at seventeen and reflects on her Civil War era writing for Atlantic and other publications. It laments that few current readers know her work, yet praises her sane, restrained and original contributions that delighted an earlier generation.
Ready to Vamp Princess Fatima, sultana of Kabul, created a sensation after calling on President Harding. The vivid outfit featured a radiant green dress with knee-length skirt, pink magenta and gold brocade, a green waist sash, and a green veil. Accessories included black patent pumps, a necklace of gold medallions, three rings with blue, green and red stones, a sapphire nose jewel, and plucked eyebrows.
Children's fame and hats priced at $2.00 and up at Elite Millinery in the U S Theatre Building. School shoes promise full value at Hink's Boot Shop. Dr F L Snell dentist operates Neubauer Building. phone 12.
Master Thoughtfulness and companions travel toward the House of Secrets and recount the encounter with a cruel woman harming a boy. He condemns cruelty, notes the hypocritical line “hurting me more than it’s hurting you,” and vows to intervene if the woman does not change. He believes she may reflect and improve.
An essay contends that feigned lively interest by a girl deceives others and saps genuine ardor. Artificial enthusiasm tires, while true vivacity is missing, leading to weariness in the magazine’s reader and the referenced “Girls” Companion.
The passage argues courtesy is love in action, not outward display. True gentleness comes from self forgetfulness, kindness, and self-control, as illustrated by historical figures. Outer polish cannot replace sincere heart, nor counterfeit real elegance.
Mme Came describes American life as vibrant and zestful during her brief stay. She notes the evident joy of living among young women in several women’s colleges and praises the spontaneity and gaiety in their songs and exercises. She portrays America as a nation of enthusiasts.
A Washington Post column recounts a merchant offering work to a red headed boy who answered honestly that he did not want to work. The merchant hired him for his honesty, noting he was the first applicant to tell the truth today.
The excerpt notes a wedding deemed not altogether successful as the groom’s mother cried louder than the bride’s mother. It labels the scene as very bad form reflecting social tensions and etiquette expectations.
A meditation on sunrise from the Catskills describing the dawn’s colors and the moment the sun rises, the earth turning, and the day born. It contrasts morning light with sunset, notes the sun’s anonymity, and cites John Burroughs. The piece ends with reflections on the sun’s beneficence and human perception.
The National Association of Commercial Organization Secretaries with Northwestern University Evanston Illinois conducted the first sessions of the National School of Commerce Secretaries in July. Enrollment reached 175 as the program proved the demand and the machinery was well planned.
A Birmingham Age Herald excerpt quotes a beneficiary asking how Mr. Grabcoin earned his money. Respondents say several prominent lawyers in the town would be riding in limousines thanks to him, while not labeling every method as questionable.
A playful dialogue fragment features a suitor asking for the finest engagement ring and the bride choosing a stone like David in the Bible. A humorous quip follows about men being bores not matching size.
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