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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1927
Page
5
A reflection on Americans missing natural beauty near them. The piece notes continents’ terrains from mountains to oceans and widens to how modern travel enables wider exploration. It observes inland residents crave ocean views, while coastal habitués may seek inland scenery. It ends noting tastes in scenery vary widely.
Preparations are complete for the Cheyenne county fair with committees reporting readiness for the opening next Wednesday. The event promises top exhibits and entertainment and, tied to a bumper crop season, aims to be the best ever held in this county with larger space and program to accommodate a greater attendance.
The Sidney based telephone company seeks to update equipment and raise exchange rates to fund new common battery switchboards a central office building and pole removal. Hearings drew both support and protests with local opposition forming a petition against higher charges and a brief push for independent service.
Nebraska remains rugged with Indians on reservations and wildlife in parks. Cowboys ride rodeos while game ranches keep minks and foxes behind fences. A Red Willow county field yielded 30 bushels per acre after a man killed 49 rattlesnakes. The state hosts the nation’s largest incubator, tag, and broomcorn factories and a thriving paint industry.
A Geneva factory ships in all raw materials and ships out all product, using electric power throughout, while Nebraska’s July electric output rose seven percent from a year earlier. Of July 1927’s total 36 651 thousand kilowatt hours, 2 901 or about eight percent came from waterpower. Kearney's population reaches 8 000 with 2 350 telephone subscribers. Also noting sale bags at half price for gift shop shoppers.
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