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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1914
Page
7
J W McDaniel announces candidacy as Democratic sheriff nominee after primary and invites votes from all voters. He pledges to enforce the law impartially and serve all people of Cheyenne County with ready response day or night from Sidney Neb in August 1914.
Deserts of Atacama Tarapaca and Tacna receive only sporadic rain. Last showers in Antofagasta and Iquique were rare in decades. Green patches appeared on hillsides near towns after the drenching events. The coast’s dry climate is said to aid pulmonary health while sea air and cold water boost vigor.
An Italian visitor noted tipping as a polite but costly custom in eighteenth century England. An Irish peer mocked paying servants, while an American actor printed a tips list for friends staying in an English house. The list ends with the line about the front hall guard, not a cent, targeting the whiskered butler.
The Indianapolis Star quotes Lilian Nordica on the truth of real success. She says nothing comes without work and patience, that ambition can be a harsh master, and that true artistry requires toil over time.
In a brief quotation from the Atlanta Constitution a man tells himself to give the devil his due while a woman responds that she is willing but notes the man’s good health means the devil will have to wait.
Nautilus asserts courage is contagious and forged by immersion in heroic stories. Reading about biblical heroes elevates character and reduces cowardice. The passage links moral bravery to daily associations with the courageous in literature and life.
British naval report says the Aboukir Hogue and Cressy were torpedoed by five German submarines in the North Sea. About 700 survivors are saved by Lowestoft destroyers and trawlers, with 1,500 presumed lost. Survivors say the sister ships were also torpedoed while aiding the sinking ships.
London reports say Russian forces steadily advance toward Przemysl in Galicia, surrounding the fortress after capturing Jaroslaw and Wistok. Serbians gain Lieubovia on the Drina as British airmen bomb Zeppelin sheds near Antwerp and Düsseldorf. Petrogard notes pursuit near Vechloky with Russian gains near Przemysl and close contact with German lines but no battle.
Descriptive account of northeastern France fighting. British bombardment and gradual ground gains described alongside heavy casualties. French and German forces clash in close combat with fierce resistance and declared German bravery, while British and French troops push forward amid brutal street fighting.
Reports from various sources confirm German efforts to construct several Zeppelins featuring aluminum roofs and armor suspended beneath the gondola. The airships are slated to operate in concert with the fleet and are equipped to release bombs or torpedoes.
Nine Asiatic cholera cases are found among wounded soldiers in Hungary causing fear across the dual monarchy. One million kronen is allotted to build barracks for contagious patients. An outbreak of dysentery hits Vienna as 50,000 wounded return to Germany from French battlefields via Liege, Maastricht reports.
New Orleans, Sept. 24. The illness of Mrs. Helene Schuler was diagnosed as bubonic plague. This is the twenty eighth case reported since the malady was discovered, June 27.
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