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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1914
Page
2
A fragment from Eugene Field contrasts the day’s noise with children at play. It evokes a shepherd's son Berwiten and siblings watching streets at night, calling for social memory and renewed belonging as a city scene shifts over time.
A compact epigram praising nature’s height and the joy of walking with a soulful partner. William Watson is invoked in a melodic, lucid tone reflecting poetic contemplation.
An opera audience moment sparks humor as a skeptical spectator claps loudly after the curtain falls. His friend asks why, and the man replies he is grateful the performance is over, a quip reported by the Argonaut.
Across Lincoln and state officials dispute inconsistent statistics from county assessors. Railway Commissioner Clarke travels to Stanton for a hearing against the Northwestern Railway for a mid route loading sidetrack. Governor Morehead discusses state fair progress and sanitation needs. Anti suffrage speakers Miss Lucy Price and Mrs Crumpacker address Lincoln events.
Hastings reports a Japanese government delegation seeking an immediate bid on 20000 saddles of the Russian cavalry type and 20000 saddles of the American type. Estimated cost about 1 million dollars at usual prices. Such a purchase is viewed as wartime preparedness. The Hastings factory has supplied saddles and harness to the Panama canal government.
In Superior Nebraska on September 21, Fischer Stevens grading gangs finished the depot grounds and then moved to the cement plant to begin work on the grade for the trolley line from the plant to the city.
Avoca Nebraska September 21 Aaron Jenkins veteran of the Civil War and longtime postmaster at Manley died at his home in Avoca. He left a widow and four children, three sons and one daughter, surviving him.
A report on Joseph Priestley discovering oxygen in 1774 and his life as a dissenter turned scientist. It notes the gas as dephlogisticated air, Priestley’s link with Franklin, a monument in England, and oxygen’s wide uses from medical to diving and rescue, with millions of cubic feet bottled yearly in the United States.
A Little boy boasted he could spell dog but hesitated when asked by his father to spell. He then asked what kind of dog. The father replies any kind of dog and notes Blank has no dog. This light anecdote appears in Woman's Home Companion.
An English writer recalls a dying colored Wews in Trinidad who suffered typhoid and begged to drink coconut juice. Beyond help, she hid coconuts and drank the juice, eight times in succession perhaps a gallon, an act that surely ended her life.
Governor John H. Morehead proclaims September 28 as Seed Corn Selection Week to encourage farmers and experiment stations to choose seed early. He cites reduced frost damage, better ear quality, early ripening crops, and Nebraska Experiment Station data showing native seed yields 6.2 bushels more per acre than imported seed.
Seed Corn Selection Week starts September 28. Choose ears from average conditions, upright stalks, moderate size, avoid excessive shape. Store promptly in a dry place such as attic or granary. Use a corn post or weesaw method to separate ears. these methods can shed 10 to 25 acres.
Farm demonstrators in Gage Merrick Thurston and Seward counties vaccinated 8 606 hogs last year and 20 220 more were vaccinated as a result of their work. At the time of reporting none had worked a consecutive year. Hiring in Madison Dawes Dakota and Kimball counties is expected to render these large numbers modest when annual reports reach the College of Agriculture.
A home pasteurization method via a double boiler to scalding point is described as fully effective to kill germs with immediate cooling. Some physicians argue scalding slightly reduces digestibility. Public advisory notes to request Press Bulletin 39 from University Farm Lincoln for more details. Sunflower crops reportedly use more water than corn, with corn at four-fifths of a barrel per plant and sunflower at two barrels and a keg per plant, suggesting farmers should manage irrigation accordingly.
The passage notes sunflowers thrive while other weeds deplete soil moisture required for a crop. It emphasizes the risk from competing growth and the need to manage weeds to protect the harvest.
The Pig Club joins the Boys and Girls Clubs with rules similar to corn and tomato clubs. J. G. McMillan leads the effort, a former Holdrege high school agriculture teacher and Iowa State graduate. He will speak at farmers’ institutes to explain the club. The program is a cooperative venture with the U S Department of Agriculture. details are available from the Agricultural Extension Service at University Farm, Lincoln.
A fragmentary verse pleads to God the All Terrible All Merciful and Omnipotent for peace in time of danger. The anonymous author invokes thunder light and mercy, warning against wrath while seeking deliverance and safety.
Uncle Zack the stable man, known as a local weather prophet, confirms a folk rhyme with Miss Cassie on a porch. He asserts rain before seven clears before thirteen, but notes the saying does not apply to an all day rain as they discuss it in the morning.
A playful exchange features Little Bobby and Papa arguing about witnessing extraordinary events such as a cyclone lifting houses and a sea serpent. The father denies ever seeing such marvels, while the child imagines wonders, framed by a London Mall setting.
A Chicago Herald excerpt shows a visitor scolding Tommy for spilling ink on a new car. Tommy retorts that milk spills are cleaned by a cat, while this is not milk and his mother will handle the mess.
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