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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1921

Page

17

Football Squad For High School Football at Sidney

The Sidney high school football squad has grown large with keen competition for positions. Captain Lyle Clark leads a list including Floyd Dresser Leonard Flo Spencer Flo Benny Dresser Sigurd Clark Mark Lintz Earl Haworth Rupert Campbell Curtis Jolleff Sidney Poole Leslie Bentley Hickman Killham Arlo Perry Roy Chambers Harold Tobin Richard Kepler Ralph Willig Lawrence Davis Israel Snyder. The town team supports the young players by scrimmaging. No lineup information is available yet. Schedule: Sept 30 Cheyenne at Cheyenne. Oct 7 Chappell at Sidney. Oct 14 Gering at Sidney. Oct 21 Alliance at Alliance. Oct 28 Morrill at Morrill. Nov 4 Bayard at Sidney. Nov 11 Scottsbluff at Scottsbluff. Nov 18 Open. Nov 24 Open.

Lyle Clark Floyd Dresser Leonard Flo Spencer Flo Benny Dresser Sigurd Clark Mark Lintz Earl Haworth Rupert Campbell Curtis Jolleff Sidney Poole Leslie Bentley Hickman Killham Arlo Perry Roy Chambers Harold Tobin Richard Kepler Ralph Willig Lawrence Davis Israel Snyder Cheyenne Chappell Sidney Gering Allance Alliance Morrill Bayard Scottsbluff

School Notes Highlight New Teacher and School Furnishings

Miss Alta Jane Scott arrives to lead seventh and eighth grade pupils at Central school, replacing Mrs Agnew. Wisconsin Normal graduate with Casper Wyoming teaching stints. New kindergarten furniture delivered. North school hosts a kindergarten-advanced first grade division. Swings ordered for East school. Census checks reveal many unaccounted pupils from new Sidney families. High school social week opens with Senior class leadership and faculty invited.

Alta Jane Scott Custer South Dakota Agnew Scott Wisconsin Normal Oshkosh Casper Wyomin

To Parents of Boys Not long ago unskilled labor

The passage discusses the shift in wages where unskilled labor earned high pay while educated workers were underpaid. It suggests boys might be drawn to entering the workforce instead of pursuing schooling, sensing a better immediate reward in work than education.

Education is Indispensable for Boys’ Future Prosperity

The passage extols education as essential for future demand and earning power. It argues that a trained mind multiplies the usefulness of hands, stating civilization rests on education. It urges parents to give their boys the best possible schooling, even if funds are tight, by encouraging them to earn their way.

Library Notes New Titles for Next Week on Shelves

The library announces soon arriving volumes including Potterism, Snow Blind, The Flaming Forest, The Beloved Woman, The Bent Twig, The Brimming Cup, Wild Youth and Another, Tamnamie Holds the Range, Helen of the Old House, Quin, Rilla of Ingleside, When Polly Was Young, Best Short Stories of 1920, and others from Crow, Camfield, McCauley, Burt, Wright, Dowd, O’Brien.

E “Ppotterism Rose McCauley Escecenes K. Burt Curwood K. Morris Camfield C. Camfield

Machine Darning Patented by Popular Mechanics

Popular Mechanics notes a patented sewing machine feature a steel arm with a ball end carrying shuttle and feed mechanism. About 20 parts are eliminated reducing maintenance and power use, with a bedplate removal to draw the sock over the ball for circular seaming and mending other items.

Popular Mechanics Magazine

Doctor’s Demand for Advance Payment Grabs Patient

A patient recounts asking if a doctor knew they were sent. The physician reportedly requested advance payment before any treatment. The exchange appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association, highlighting concerns over prepayment practices.

Louisiana bill targets secret societies and disguise street parades

A Louisiana bill introduced this week seeks to ban secret societies with undisclosed membership and punishes such groups. It also prohibits disguises in street parades that threaten penalties to regulate others.

Louisiana

Ancient American Camels Unearthed by National Museum Party

A National Museum party in Arizona uncovered prehistoric animal remains including two camels two horses and four mastodons all aged roughly 150 000 to 200 000 years old The ancient camels appeared similar in size to modern ones.

Arizona National Museum At Washington

Spiders Show Off Clever Forager and Weaver

The spider’s intellect has impressed naturalists since ancient times. The female spins intricate webs while the male mostly preserves the species. Spiders are arachnids, not insects, a fact linked to the myth of Arachne who boasted in weaving and was turned into a spider by Minerva.

Minerva

Snakes Immunity to Venom Revealed by Modern Science

A late century finding explains why snakes and other venomous creatures resist their own secretions. Venom acts by specific properties rather than as a general poison, paralyzing or killing others when injected. Experiments show albuminous serums from various animals can harm or kill tissue in different species.

Finding Ones Self From a Sunday Sermon by Rev Moree

Extracts from a Sunday sermon discuss the inner struggle between animal and spiritual natures. The two figures symbolize one man’s conflicting drives the crouching sin and the erect moral self seeking freedom. The sermon urges self discovery duty and a Christian will as only true pilot.

Gladstone Lincoln Wendell Phillips Helen Keller Jesus Christ Rev Moree

Surgeon Removes Stomach Cures Cancer Says Woman Healthy

A French surgeon reports removal of a woman's stomach curing her cancer. Though past middle age she is in perfect health and functions with the rest of her innards. He notes the stomach act is preliminary and digestion mainly occurs in the small intestine. If the diet is light enough the stomach’s role may be dispensed with.

Schoolgirls Forbidden Silk Hose in Chattanooga

The department of education bans silk stockings peekaboo waists high heels paint and elaborate hairstyles for schoolgirls in Chattanooga Tennessee. Students must wear plain middy suits cotton or wool stockings and low heels to promote better study environment and reduce rivalry in appearance.

Chattanooga Tennessee Department of Education

Monkeys and Men at the Nation’s Congress

A Farm Journal critique likens a congressional dust up to a monkey quarrel asserting lawmakers stumble into past ages when crowded, then apologize and erase remarks to restore decorum while resuming law making.

National Congress Washington Farm Journal

Run of Rain-in-the-Face and the Sioux runner tale

The father of Rain-in-the-Face trains the future Sioux leader as a hunter and messenger. Balin-in-the-Face supposedly ran 300 miles in three days on snowshoes to deliver war news, a feat Col G O Shields cites in his book on Indian tribes.

Balin-in-the- Face Marathon Athens Ruln-in G. O. Shields

Blanket Indians of the Northwest and Rain in the Face

Colonel Shields recounts the Rain-in-the-Face alliance that helped topple Custer. The piece, drawn from Lowfellow and Literary Digest notes, details frontier era vows and a dramatic ambush trophy linked to the White Chief with yellow hair, offering side lights on a pivotal American frontier incident.

Northwest Custer Lowfellow Colonel Shields Canada

Ancient Persian temple linked to natural gas and oil

Ruins near Beku reveal a 2700 year old temple of a fire worship cult with masonry channels guiding gas from earth fissures. Pilgrims once came from across the East to a site now home to a modern refinery, showing a stark contrast between ancient and modern uses of oil and gas.

Old Persia Beku

Fordney Debate Raises Questions on Statesmanship and Tariff Debate

The Springfield Union comments on Fordney during a heated debate over railroads and tariffs. It says his remark about placing the President “in a hole” suggests political vindictiveness and questions his fitness to lead on economy and policy. Democrats are likewise faulted for prioritizing politics over economics.

Fordney Springfield

Home Brew Policy Praised As Enforcers Focus Prohibition

The piece argues Congress will not legalize home brew and should keep enforcement simple. It notes most brewing has been for curiosity, not widespread home production, and urges focusing on stopping imports, bootlegging, and stills rather than raiding households.

Congress House Volstead Carrie Nations New York

SPECIAL SATURDAY hat and tums sale at ELITE MILLINERY

Special Saturday sale at Elite Millinery in the U S Theatre Building offers hats and tums starting at $2.60. The ad emphasizes bargain pricing and invites shoppers to visit the shop for the event.

Electric Supplice at the American Bank Shop

An unusual incident at the Electric Shop involved a disruptive event linked to the American Bank. Details remain unclear, but observers report a notable disturbance affecting customers and staff. Further information is pending official statements.

The American Bank

Back to Boyhood Days

Thomas Maltby, advised by Dr Philetus Derringer, undergoes Septimus Gregg’s juvenile reorganization. He abandons late dinners and luxury, joins a month of boyhood, plays with a group of older men, and finds love with Mattie while discovering a lively family life with 11 children.

Philetus Derringer Thomas Maltby Thomas Septimus Gregg Prof Tommy Tom Mattie Prof. Gregg Prof, Gregg Europe

Woman’s Tenacity Cited In Suffragette Remark

A suffragette recalls a man’s quip that women were created after men and adds she pursued him until she won him over. The remark reflects gender dynamics discussed among reformers of the era.

The Cornerstone of Society Is the Family

A sociologist warns that shrinking family life in big cities erodes home bonds. Selfishness and extreme individualism threaten harmony, while a return to loving give and take could restore well being and health in national life.

Seil Abraham Myerson Pesijental H. Addington Bruce

Edinburg Review Quote Calls for More Cook Books

A reader letter from Edinburg Texas urges the country to favor cookbooks over fashion magazines, arguing practical home cooking should take precedence in national culture.

Edinburg (Tex

Cheyenne County Teachers Institute Held at Sidney High

A joint Cheyenne County and city teachers institute will gather at Sidney High School on October 6 7 and 8. All county teachers must attend and schools close during sessions. Notable speakers include A H Waterhouse Miss Marjorie Pratt Dr J H Dillon Miss Thompson and Palmera Palmer instructors. County Superintendent Anna McFadden invites room and board providers to notify.

Cheyenne County Sidney Nebraska A. H. Waterhouse Fremont City Marjorie Pratt Kearney State Teachers Bureau of Health Lincoln Thompson Victrola Music Company Omaha A. N. Palmer Company Chicago Illinois Hallhool Board Friends of Education Anna McFadden

School Shoes that will give full value for your money

Hink's Boot Shop promotes durable affordable school shoes aimed at long wear and comfort for students, emphasizing value and price suitable for families shopping for footwear.

Hink’s Hink's

Catholic Ladies Bake Sale at Central Meat Market

Catholic Ladies announce a bake sale at the Central Meat Market on Saturday September 24 at 2 o clock. Committee members include Mrs J L McIntosh Mrs Fred Sheger and Miss Maggid Peetz. Special Saturday features children tam s and hats priced from $2 and up plus millinery ads and local shop notices.

J. L. McIntosh Fred Sheger Maggid Peetz

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