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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1902
Page
5
Directory style item listing political offices, state and county officials, school board, teachers, churches, lodges, and social groups in Sidney with names and roles. Includes county officers, district representatives, clergy, Masons, Elks, and other fraternal societies.
The article discusses how Mexican law treats newspaper libel, outlining strict penalties for editors and reporters. It explains the process from complaint to investigation, suppression of the paper, and incommunicado detention for three days while authorities gather evidence. The piece notes Napoleon code influence and potential closure of the printing office. Pittsburg Dispatch
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes how notable figures from Chopin to Darwin credited their mothers with gifts or influence. It cites Chopin Schumann Goethe Wordsworth Raleigh Sydney Smith Haydn Gibbon and Darwin, highlighting mothers as musically gifted, witty, reading inclined, and supportive of their sons’ pursuits.
Among Serbs scattered across Turkey Montenegro Bosnia and southern Hungary vendetta culture leads to frequent bullet holes in skulls. An unwritten law requires retaliation with a similar wound or a $100 damages payment, rarely paid. A new trade exists the medigs or trepanners who bore holes and promise healing in two weeks.
Farmer Jones heard a suspicious noise in the barnyard and went out with a club and lantern. He found a colored neighbor bolt upright near the chicken coop, who, after a sharp blow, asked in a half sleep speech, Is dat you, Farmer Jones. I spect ze been walk ing in wy sleep again.
A witty exchange in the Chicago News features Mrs Z explaining why she leaves a powder puff on her chin so her husband will blow on it to reveal traces of his breath. Mrs A questions the rationale, and Mrs Z confirms the tactic to detect his breathing movements.
Two men discuss household matters with one asking about having a cook. The other stumbles over the reply saying they try to have one. Detroit Free Press.
Indianapolis News notes a common query asking where the Declaration of Independence was signed. The piece confirms the signing occurred at Philadelphia's Independence Hall in July 1776 by representatives of the thirteen colonies.
A New York Commercial Advertiser report describes old rainfall rites in Chinese provinces. Petitioning a ruler, tabbed tablets, and temple wells influence rain. messengers travel, exchange tablets, and endure strict fasting to trigger rain within a ten day window.
In a humorous tale from the Homiletic Review Cambridge mayor challenged Charles Spurgeon over a sermon claim about angels pockets. Spurgeon admitted the mistake and clarified that if a thief entered heaven with unchanged nature he would attempt to steal feathers from angels wings.
The London Chronicle notes a fad for black mirrors used by sibyls for clairvoyance. A spot of ink traditionally served for ink divination, but the black glass mirror, set in wood and small enough to hold, is said to be equally effective and cleaner.
A dialogue suggests distrust as Greene questions Ketchum's honesty while Brown notes Ketchum borrowed an umbrella from Greene's house, returning it shortly after, prompting suspicions of ulterior motives. The exchange appears in the Boston Transcript.
A humorous exchange from the San Francisco Chronicle recalls a husband asking why a large reward is offered for a dog. He explains it is to please his wife, and notes the dog is already dead, predicting the reward will not bring him back.
In contrast to a report on a sudden disappearance in Washington, readers are invited to consider a slower, more puzzling vanishing. The quip appears in a New York World column, reflecting on public fascination with disappearances.
The Bank of England capital rose from £1,200,000 in 1694 to £14,500,000 today, indicating a large growth in reserve value over the centuries. The figures show substantial expansion of the bank’s financial base across eras.
The article outlines various ocean currents and tidal bores observed globally. It notes equatorial currents into the Caribbean, Cape Horn drifts, icy northward streams past Nova Scotia, and swift rollers through the Strait of Gibraltar. Also mentions Bores in Severn and Fundy bays, and regional anomalies like double tides at Southampton and single tidal cycles at Sipgrapore.
The piece reports heavy gambling in Russia with roulette as a favorite in elite circles. It notes private salons run by high ranking women where high stakes and regular evenings occur. The hostess controls the bank while princes and princesses profit, leaving some players ruined but children of Petersburg society remain unscathed.
A balloon’s ascent depends on size gas fill and carried weight. An ordinary 42 000 cubic foot balloon with one passenger can reach about 20 000 feet with illuminating gas or 27 000 feet with hydrogen. To go higher a larger balloon is needed and Berlin’s Royal Meteorological Institute used a 300 000 cubic foot craft funded by the German emperor to study the atmosphere’s upper regions.
The article warns that feeding birds by hand can transmit a parasitic throat and lung growth. European trainers of young birds are cited as engaging in this practice and physicians urge caution to bird owners.
A witty Baltimore American quip frames a scene where a eminent professor debates jealousy and drafts a lengthy satirical article on envy among the so called lower grade of bipeds after his wife complains the hens scratched the seed.
An emotional girl laments a villain's death while an old lady consoles her. The exchange shifts to a critique of smoking as a fatal habit, noting the number of cigarettes he smoked. The dialogue captures melodramatic tone and social attitudes of the era.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes that the plans under discussion at the mint chiefly aim to generate profit, presenting a set of money making schemes.
An old health advisory touts kidney health, linking body waste purification to heart rhythm and general disease. It promotes Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy, notes sample bottles by mail, and urges readers to mention the paper when writing to Kilmer & Co.
Court issues an order in the estate of Cyrus Ho Reed to show cause why the account should not be allowed. Notices must be published in the county newspaper for two weeks prior to the appearance date. Judge Speck FaMEs UEICKT.
Two separate notices announce applications to the Board of Trustees for licenses to sell malt liquor and spirituous vinous liquors in Sidney Cheyenne County Nebraska from May to April. Objections remonstrances or protests must be filed within two weeks from April 10.
The Telegraph offers a two week mail bundle valued at $3.50 for $1.25 to any single address in the county. It includes the Omaha World Herald for one year, Good Housekeeping, Agricultural Weekly, and The Pug of War poster plus a 0.50 item, delivered by mail. Limited to one bundle per address.
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