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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1878
Page
2
A compilation of varied notes: Boss Tweed’s death, rising silver prices, Daniel Drew’s early life as a cattle driver, a Shiloh anniversary letter, Molly Maguires’ execution, a New York blast near a school, England’s naval expansion, Senator Lamar’s Emmett Centennial sentiment, Omaha stock yards talk, and a 1878 American Almanac price comparison across staples.
Henry Erb of Lancaster Pennsylvania shut his store and home retreating from society. Neighbors found his five children hungry and crying as the family obeyed apparent visions. Officers entered the dilapidated house discovering no fire and a mother under her husband’s influence as the children were fed.
A reminiscence recalls the April Sunday of 1861 when Sumter fell and the Civil War began. The author describes childhood battles, wartime bloodlines, and later national healing as sectional hate fades. The piece extols restored prosperity, gold standards, and par currency parity signaling postwar stability.
A disjointed account recalls Percival Morten a boy of Montreal raised among priests. He escaped captivity after cruel confinement and was sent to a Brazilian penitential convent before disappearing in disguise en route to Brazil.
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