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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1921
Page
13
Ed Doran's house nears completion on First Street and Sidney prepares for crowded amusements nightly. Elizabeth Cady Stanton's lecture looms as a major event while local cowboys enjoy restless times. Mark M. Coadh visits as a prominent wattle grower, and a parade of quirky local notes follows including eel hunts and a wild antelope bet.
The article discusses near term recovery and steadying of activity after wartime disruption. It notes cautious optimism that revival will be slowed, yet progress toward a stable, new level of output is anticipated as foundational work proceeds and institutions gain solidity. The tone reflects a newspaper reflection on economic and political recovery.
A reader writes that goldenrod along Nebraska roadsides signals autumn, drawing hay fever sufferers. The piece urges weed cutting and enforcement of ordinances to remove goldenrod and nemesia, though medical authorities dispute the claim, noting pollen is not the sole culprit.
A Journal column discusses goldenrod pollen and its blamed role in hay fever, noting it causes mild symptoms compared with timothy and ragweed. The piece weighs beauty against allergy concerns and hints at defenders trying to reshape the plant's reputation amid autumn gilding.
A New York Times clipping laments Americans traveling to Central Europe for health reasons and daily beer, citing Prague and Baden Baden as popular spots. It denounces such journeys as evasions of Prohibition and calls for strict restrictions on departures and affidavits upon return.
An actor-manager tours a lunatic asylum where a resident mutters Beney meeny miney mee while counting his fingers. The attendant says the man is harmless but insane, resembling a former member of the actor's company. The lunatic hints he may stay there rent free.
A jumble of clipped phrases and ad-like snippets features a pastor remarking on a wife’s complaints about her husband and a line about heaping coals on his head. The text then veers to market ads and local business notes including Sidney Lumber Co and a shoe shop, with stray references to goods and services.
At Union Stock Yards South Omaha on September 28 1921 a large run of cattle hogs and sheep improved demand and lifted prices. Native yearlings sold to 10.25 dollars. best western beef 7.00. hogs around 8.10 top with most trade near 7.00. Sheep and lambs strong. fat lambs 8.00 to 8.25. feeder lambs 6.00 to 6.50. fat ewes 3.00 to 4.00. breeding ewes 3.50 to 5.25.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church hold a bake sale at the Essig Store Saturday October 1 at 2 p.m. Everything good. Also advertised are Hink's Boot Shop School Shoes, Sidney Lumber, Dr F L Spell Dentist, and Neubauer Blog with phone 12.
Notice is given that by a chattel mortgage dated July 14 1921 and filed July 27 1921 in Cheyenne County Nebraska P M Ricks pledged 1041.00 with J I Case Threshing Machine Co to secure debt now 1972.20 due. Taxes of October 1921 sale of items including a Rumely tractor Case separator Case gearlens wind stacker case feeder automatic grain register canvas drive belt and extras will be sold at public sale in Cheyenne County Nebraska in front of the J I Case Threshing Machine Co Pearse Asst Branch Manager Lincoln Nebraska on October 5 1921 at 1 00 PM.
The Atlantic prints a vivid chapter from 1865 Nebraska history told by Mrs. A. Devereux then in Council Bluffs. Her journey with her husband by stage toward Grand Island and Lone Tree, amid loneliness and illness, shows frontier danger, kindness from rough stage drivers, and the Union Pacific route survey aid that helped their return to Council Bluffs.
Mrs Agnes White of Columbus Ohio thirty seven years old mother of fourteen testified that she must work washing and other chores to support her large family She told the judge quote anybody that had to live as hard a life as I do would cuss The judge dismissed her and told her to go curse no more.
A local automotive shop advertises upgrading vehicles with a new convertible top and a fresh coat of paint. M. W. Osborn Motor Co promotes styling upgrades for older cars, highlighting durability and curb appeal.
Sidney Lumber Co advertises with Dr. F L Snell dentist Neubauer Building. Contact via phone 12. The phrase Send it to the laundries hints at a laundry service or delivery note in the ad text.
The drafting committee reportedly agreed not to raise taxes on alcoholic beverages, a paradox noted by the Providence Journal as beverages prohibited by law still contributing tax revenue.
Four New York college girls spent fifteen months circling the west on foot and returned home safely. They faced mining camps cow country big cities and found work along the way and arrived with about 250 dollars less per person. The State Journal notes the trip as an incidental tribute to American character.
A compact classified note offers a home purchase on easy terms and promotes W. E. Swatzlan Der as a contact for this money making deal with Hink's Boot Shop referenced.
Across the United States complaints cite offensive or dull moving picture plays forcing censorship or public disinterest. The piece notes new blood and fresh plots as antidotes to hackneyed types, arguing art can be infinite with varied stories that remain engaging and wholesome.
For your Electric Supplies go to the Electric Shop one block east of Own your own home. Homes and easy terms. Pettibone, dentist. Mein tosh block. Buoy Texaco Oil and Greases at M. W. Osborn Motor Co. "Send it to the Laundry." For taxi, call 161.
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