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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1897
Page
5
The Telegraph Directory lists the National Body with mentions of Thurston Omaha Wratume and Madioon, plus Congressional Sixth District notes highlighting Greene and Kearney. The fragment outlines Senate and congressional references across states.
The notice lists weekly church activities across three denominations. Methodist Episcopal schedules include Sunday school at 9 45 a m and services at 11 a m and 7 30 p m with a Thursday prayer meeting. Catholic masses are on Sundays at 8 and 10 a m with a third Sunday service in Oozallila. Episcopal services occur Sundays with morning prayer and sermon and evening prayer at 7 30 p m.
A listing of fraternal and auxiliary lodges with meeting nights across the region. Welch Lodge No 75 A F and A M meets first Tuesday. Leelie Neubauer secretary. Sidney Lodge No 91 and others follow with details of officers and meeting evenings. Includes Rebecca Degree, Vallant Lodge No 98 K of P, and U R K of P Sidney Division No 31. Various posts note secretaries and commanders.
Arrangements completed for a Union Pacific through Pullman tourist sleeper from Minneapolis and St Paul to Los Angeles via Sioux City and Columbus Nebraska. Leaves Minneapolis Thursdays 7 40 p m St Paul 8 15 p m and returns from Los Angeles Thursdays 2 00 p m. Union Pacific boasts faster westward travel and comfort in its tourist cars. Applications for space should be made early through local Union Pacific agents.
Old folks needing medicine to regulate bowels and kidneys find Electric Bitters a tonic and alterative. It aids digestion, adds strength, and tones organs without whiskey or stimulation. Price 50 cents or 1.00 per bottle at Bassett Drug Store. Also notes seed house J J H Gregory & Son of Marblehead praised for charitable seed distribution to Nebraska farmers and offering a free catalogue.
A vegetable preparation labeled Cream Vermifuge is advertised as an infallible worm expeller for children. It claims to aid growth, reduce dark circles, and improve sleep, with a small dose and 25 cent price sold at Scanlan's Drug Store.
The Bank of France, founded under Napoleon, has withstood many political upheavals. The legislature recently discussed and voted to prolong its charter. Since its origin the bank has only ten governors, while France saw nine regimes and well over a hundred cabinets.
An unnamed narrator recalls pranks as a freshman involving deaf and dumb disguises and a mock deception of girls on a train. He describes being mocked for his looks and a scheme against Tom Hilter and his sister, who was his wife, with a note of revenge.
The piece argues that divine origin and Jesus as teacher are not accepted within our people. It cites Micah, the Psalms, Job, and the prophets to define what God requires: justice, kindness, and humility. It notes Hillel and the ethics of the fathers as foundations of Torah love for God and fellow beings.
An old farmer recalls his cattle forming a protective square to shield two children from a wolf attack. The herd, led by an old bull, repelled the wolves with a charging breach, allowing the father and hired man to rescue the boys.
A two slab cedar bugle, bent into a funnel shape with cow horn hoops and iron bands, is temporarily housed by the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort. It belonged to Captain Robert Collins, a 1813 to 1815 war soldier and bugler, who used it in Colonel Richard M Johnsons campaign and called sunrise reveille until his death in 1864.
In a restaurant a couple laughs over a wishbone ritual. He promises to wish for her, she hesitates, then declares he may have her instead. The exchange ends with a playful, affectionate twist as they share the moment.
A Watchman article argues long pastorates deepen gospel truth and study. It contends frequent moves hinder broad study, as preachers rely on past preparations and face many competing claims. In contrast, staying put forces sustained study and fresh engagement with Christian themes.
A bright child at dinner asks Grandpa who cut his hair as a lull in the family's chatter. The amusement centers on the bald expanse of the venerable elder’s head. The anecdote reveals a playful household moment sparked by the child’s innocent curiosity.
In Congress at Philadelphia during France and England tensions a distressed actor sought a patriotic tune. Joseph Hopkinson quickly wrote a song to fit The President's March. The benefit drew a full house amid high party feeling and enthusiastic reception.
The piece explains a superstition that a ghost from the last person killed acts as a watchman of the afterlife. Saving a drowning person is said to cheat the prior spirit of relief, causing haunting. It notes a similar belief among Scotland’s highlanders as reported by Exchange.
A father advises his daughter on the art of pleasing others by showing attention. He compares the world to a miller who is cared for when others show concern, urging the reader to let people see that you care for them.
A church gathering gathers for a wedding when the groom is missing. A messenger later reports he was struck and killed on the road to the church. The bride recalls her close brush with widowhood a month later to a friend.
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