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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1921
Page
19
Mrs McNish hosted a stylish golf luncheon last Saturday with a piazza welcome, elaborate tables, and a green sugar centerpiece. Guests formed pairs through a reconstruc tion act, then traveled to the Country Club for matches led by hostess honor.
Mrs. F. G. Griffith hosted the New Idea Club at her home on Thursday. The group, now in its fifth year, planned an original entertainment with a different theme each time. The meal featured a delicious luncheon and favors of precious stones, reflecting the club's habit of novelty and creativity amid ongoing world finance concerns.
The Lady Maccabees held a pleasant earnest meeting last Thursday evening. After the business session which included initiation the members adjourned to a picture show then returned to the lodge room for refreshments. Mrs Easterday is the Lady Commander and Mrs Klein the Recorder.
King's Daughters met Monday evening with Mrs Hazel Pearson to outline much of their winter work. Their hostess served a fine luncheon.
Mr and Mrs Bryan Gordon of Te Kaniah Nebraska arrived Tuesday in their car and are visiting Clayton Radcliffe's home. They expect to stay a month and enjoy seeing friends in their old hometown.
Visitors Day at the Telephone Exchange drew about forty participants. Bright young ladies in charge hosted the event, showcasing hospitality and inviting guests to tour the exchange and learn about its operations.
Ellen Shoemaker and Doris Franke berg hosted a home like reception inviting visitors to offer suggestions or register criticism. It was evident better service and cooperation are growing daily under the current management.
Mrs J J McIntosh and daughter Grace entertained Sunday for a gathering of old friends who rarely meet, hosting guests including Mrs Edmund Doran recently from New York and several Persinger and Jewett families from Alabama Gurley Sidney Lodgepole and relatives. The article highlights the generous dinner and Mrs McIntosh’s famed hospitality.
Mrs Oren Maley entertained about a dozen Kensington ladies Friday afternoon at her home. She was assisted by Mrs H W Anderson and Mrs Eskelson in serving a delicious luncheon. Guests enjoyed a restful, pleasant afternoon.
The Woman's Club committee works on furnishing a room in the Carnegie Library for meetings in the coming year. They have rented the space to create a homelike, attractive setting, aiming for greater convenience than meeting in members' homes.
The Altar Ladies group gathered Thursday with splendid attendance and high interest, reflecting active participation and community interest in church activities.
The Eastern Star held a special communication on Wednesday evening with officers performing their duties visibly well. The regular meeting is scheduled for Wednesday of next week.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes a wartime sample of 600 parachute descents from observation balloons, reporting only three failures. The piece challenges the belief that parachutes frequently fail to open.
Scientists note that the skin on the palm is normally twenty times as thick as that on the eyelid and that the palms of workers tend to be even thicker due to use and labor.
Quotation discusses Wordsworth and mountain praise, noting poet impatience at others’ views. A domestic tip explains how to repel flies: mix pepper sugar and milk on a plate, attracting flies away from the home.
A Chicago Journal humorous anecdote recalls visiting a friend far from home when a nearby shower dripped雨 and the narrator slipped backward into a tub of water on the floor. The line I guess I'll go before I get wet captures the comic misfortune.
A camel can travel 25 miles a day for three days without water, with some capable of 50 miles daily for five days. Trained camels carry riders up to 100 miles per day. They move limbs in unison, pace like horses, and a mature camel bears about a thousand pounds. Full growth occurs around the sixteenth to seventeenth year.
Peter Minuit was named governor and director general of New Netherlands in 1625 by the Dutch West India Company. In 1626 he bought Manhattan Island from Native Americans for merchandise worth 24. He then constructed Fort Amsterdam. Recalled in 1681 he returned to build Fort Christiana near present Wilmington under the Swedish West India Company.
Hinks Boot Shop promotes durable school shoes offering long wear and reliable comfort for students. Wide selection includes durable leather uppers, sturdy soles, and adjustable fits suitable for daily wear and active school days.
Miami Herald interviews with six commercial aviators reveal who pays for 20 minute sight seeing flights. About 60 percent are women and motives span wealth status thrill seeking and social display. Pilots note women often accept spins on dates with male companions.
The Cairo waifs and strays issue receives action as a government run reform school for boys opens near Cairo to care for and train them without crime. A girls’ home is promised later. The Brotherhood Federation forms to aid child welfare, with support from local papers, though Arabic outlets lack coverage.
Thirty years ago Hartshay men gathered at a bridge to read papers and discuss events. In winter they moved to a sheltered spot under the bridge, then into a vacated pigsty, later another pigsty. They expanded the space with their labor into a modest, now charming library with fine papers and books.
A Chicago lawyer draws a will for a contractor who pays the fee and assumes the matter is settled. The next day the client phones in alarm that the will is not properly adjusted, claiming he has not slept all night thinking he has no chair to act on.
Johnny attends first grade after kindergarten and adores his teen teacher. His mother notices his lack of enthusiasm and quietness about school. One night she asks if he likes the teacher, and he says he does but she looks like a potato chip.
In 1918 China had 6,836 miles of railway of which over 4,000 miles of main and branch lines were government owned and operated. These spanned 14 railways in 14 of 18 provinces. Provincial and private railways added 425 miles, with five concession lines near 2,300 miles.
A Topeka woman complains about the rush of aging as she is asked to chaperon a party of young people, with several attendees older than the chaperon, a sentiment reported by the Kansas City Star.
Instructed by Rev. Anton Link the Catholic Church announces Masses at 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Sundays with Benediction at 7:30 p.m. Weekday Masses are at 7:00 a.m. The notice lists the service times for parishioners.
In a brief exchange Farmer Corntessel remarks that his son Josh prefers a 60 cent jazz record over the most expensive grand opera on the phonograph, suggesting frugal entertainment tastes. The dialogue implies economical choices in music.
The Cheyenne County Board of County Commissioners met at the courthouse in Sidney on September 20, 1921 with all members present except one. They selected sixty prospective jurors from precincts including BUNKER HILL CHAMBERS COLTON and more, as recorded by County Clerk F N Slawson. The board adjourned to meet in regular session or at the call of the chairman J L Rebel chaired, with A E Warren absent.
Christ Episcopal Church invites daily prayer and Sunday services with Holy Communion at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of each month, church school at 10 a.m., and morning prayer with sermon at 11 a.m. led by Rev. Henry Ives.
The United Lutheran Church asks members to attend Bible school at 9 45 next Sunday and arrive early. The evening service begins at 8 00. Rev I J Green awalt, pastor of the Paxton Lutheran church, will preach. Do not miss his sermon.
Grace Church Gurley announces its annual Missions Festival with two services on Sunday. The program includes a morning Bible school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. Rev. L N Greenawalt offers the special sermon, followed by a 2:30 p.m. German sermon by Rev. John Goemmel and addresses by three pastors on Mission work. A liberal offering is urged.
The St Pauls Lutheran Church report notes a well attended mission festival with packed seating and sermons on mission zeal. Next Sunday services are canceled as the pastor departs for Cheyenne. October 2 features Sunday school at usual hour and English service at 10:30, with Rally and Promotion Day on October 9 as the Sunday school reaches one year and records 150 percent growth. Holy Communion will be in the German service and a 2:30 pm quarterly meeting of voting members follows.
Trinity Lutheran Church and the Presbyterian Church announce services and events. Pastor G E L Borgmeier and Rev Samuel Light note attendance at the Morrill Presbytery meeting this week. Choir practice Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Sunday service at 11 a.m. Sunday school at 10 a.m. Everyone invited.
The Church of the Friendly Greeting hosted by Pastor T Porter Bennett invites parishioners to join Sunday worship at the Christian Church Methodist Episcopal with a welcoming message and community remarks.
The neighbors, identified as Swauton and companions, approached the area on foot and took watermelons from the residence during Tuesday night. No further details on suspects or charges provided.
The notice instructs payment of 25 dollars for damages by October 1, 1921, to avoid prosecution, regarding an incident on 18th Street and a public highway. The office filing the claim is labeled WM. H. GROSZE.
A pretty wedding was held last Thursday afternoon at the home of the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs Frank Zalesky. Miss Mary M Zalesky became the bride of Charles Vaughan of Lodgepole. Reverend Bennett officiated. The couple left for a honeymoon trip through Colorado Kansas and Nebraska. Mr Vaughan manages the Lodgepole telephone office. Mrs Vaughan is the daughter of the Zalesky family and a former operator at the local exchange.
Nels J Nicholson of Rodney and Eva MacMath of Woodman Iowa wed September 19 1921 in the city by the county judge. Misses Mabel Halston and Emily Gould served as witnesses.
A historical note explains sound as audible vibrations that would reach the ear if heard. It uses examples like air, metal, water, and wood, and compares a falling tree's waves to lake ripples from a pebble.
A brief note discusses reaction times from touch to brain to response, estimating a seventh of a second for touch sensing and a sixth of a second for brain response to sight, illustrating rapid neural processing in early wireless era commentary.
The Virginia editor warned he would publish the name of a young man seen hugging and kissing a girl in the park unless the subscription was paid within a week. Fifty-nine young men called and paid up the next day, with two paying a year in advance, per The Labor Clarion.
Charles Semerad and wife are back home after a bountiful harvest, savoring rural life and planning to keep their tanned complexion long. An ad promotes auto tops and paint jobs by M. W. Osborn Motor Co, with Saturday specials on children’s hats at Elite Millinery. W. E. Swatzlander advertises real estate, while a Neubauer address appears in the listing.
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