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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1905
Page
8
Passenger and freight schedules list routes from Sidney Neb to St Louis and points East and West. Through trains include sleeping dining and reclining chair cars with free seats. Tickets and baggage checked to any US or Canada point. Contact M A Salimas or J Francis in Omaha for maps timetables and tickets.
Union Pacific timetable lists trains Eastbound including Overland Limited No 2 at 9 05 am No 1 7 40 pm Pacific Express No 3 6 00 am and 4 25 am Atlantic Express No 4 5 50 pm Mail and Express No 5 6 25 am and Mail and Past Mail No 10 3 05 am Freight trains carry passengers at their stops Agent W. n. Quirros.
Early Hebron potatoes-seed or cook ing priced at 50 cents per 100 pounds. Pau Boranquist of Sidney Nebraska advertises the offer in a compact local trade notice.
160 acres of land one mile east of Sidney plus a two room frame house and shed ding. Includes a good well. Cheap for cash. Inquire at The Telegraph office.
Mrs J H Wilson advertises a good second hand Steinway piano in wood condition for sale at 50 dollars, located near the Metropolitan hotel.
Two yearling colts, one gray and one bay, branded 92 on the right jaw. A liberal reward is offered for information leading to recovery. Address A W Olson at Sextorp Nebraska.
Help wanted notice seeking a girl for general housework. Wages four dollars per week. Inquiries directed to Mrs J H Whilson located west of the Metropolitan Hotel.
Citizens desiring to run their cows with the town herd must notify the undersigned. Five fenced sections with running water available. Not responsible for accidents, injuries, or stolen cattle, though attention will be given. ERNEST AND FRED STUHT.
Char. Gunderson offers a bull herd for sale four miles southwest of Potter from April 20 to July 15, 1905 at two dollars and fifty cents per head.
Alfalfa seed grown without irrigation offered for division sowing at Oberfelder's store. Prospective buyers urged to inspect and place orders for seed lots suitable for dry conditions.
Local notices tout Scanlon’s Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and Rheumatism cure with claims from 11 users. D. J. Scanlon’s sells Heath & Milligan paint at 1.50 per gallon covering 300 square feet. Anne Miller’s Wisconsin shoes and J. R. Merifield eye services featured. Lutheran Church bazaar and supper set for Thursday April 27 at Tobin Opera House with sale at 3:00 and supper at 5:00.
In heartfelt gratitude Charles Barricklow and family thank friends for comforting words and deeds during their sadness at the passing of Mrs. D Barricklow. May others feel the support they offered when sorrow comes to them.
Mrs. Nichol's ranch, twelve miles north of Sidney, offers early Ohio seed potatoes for sale. This agricultural notice highlights a local farming opportunity with a specific location and product.
Veccolo Voce and Son upright piano offered in perfect condition for sale at a bargain price with monthly installment options. Contact G F Salle at the land office for sale by The Telegraph and inquire about terms.
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a cure for a cold in one day with a money back guarantee. E. W. Grove signs each box and the price is 23 cents.
The Telegraph runs a full line of blank forms for filing lands under the Kinkaid law, providing settlers with ready templates to record their claims and comply with statutory requirements.
An English observer argues American husbands are treated as both highly capable and perpetually virtuous, while wives manage homes and servants. He compares U S norms unfavorably to British customs, noting punishment for faultfinding and praise for wifely virtue.
A Philadelphia North American summary notes eastern ladies of high degree devote long rituals to grooming. Hair is oiled and plaited, baths last two to three hours with unguents rather than soap, milk and lemon juice wash the face, and perfumes permeate garments though handkerchiefs rarely receive fragrance.
A New York American article outlines English servant etiquette with roles like housekeeper, lady’s maid, and head nurse. It notes black attire for a lady’s maid, annual wages from 150 to 200 dollars with wardrobe reversion, and naming conventions contrasting between upper servants and housemaids or footmen.
N Hudson Moore notes a shift from the old shabby professor to a modern university lecturer. He describes high salaries, luxury living, opera, and athletics, with critics saying their aims are often distinctly commercial.
A Baltimore American fragment recalls a man remembered for a fierce fur rance that would not start until late at night when told to bank the night. The speaker reflects on people who imitate and show how foolish a man can be, noting their tendency to defer living and to dole.
The article describes Indian cobra handlers using music to lure snakes near homes. A second man throws dust to subdue the cobra, then the captor quickly seizes the snake and extracts fangs if needed. An expert can capture with one hand while dusting and securing the head.
In a Punch cartoon, a mother urges Charlie to greet his bachelor uncle who has become wealthy in Australia. Charlie retorts recalling last year's pantomime mime, highlighting a humorous family scene.
A Southey line indicts charity that strips independence of pride and aids mendicity, framing a moral critique of benevolence that diminishes self worth and social dignity.
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