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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1904
Page
3
Excerpt from a 1903 adventure tale shows Franklin and Sam returning to a nearly empty cabin after a brutal cold snap. Mrs. Buford lies dead under fur robes, Nora’s icy tone and Sam’s hidden confession loom as snowbound peril shapes fragile bonds and fading hope.
In Ellisville Sam the livery barn owner, shy and self conscious, endures social stigma in the Stone Hotel dining room. Nora Markley teases him over his moving ears until Sam sees his chance to turn the moment into a private show, prompting a tense yet comic exchange.
In a humorous scene Nora and Sam temper bravado with wit and cowardice as Sam flaunts ear-wagging, vows eternal devotion, and Nora first resists then relents. He declares he will never work his ears for another woman and asks for her hand, promising lifelong loyalty.
The Minneapolis Tribune recounts Carnegie confusing a dinner guest with Scots vocabulary. He explains that terms like weed harum-scarum fifish wow nook sal and by the east all signify the same idea crazy in his humorous linguistic demonstration at a New York party.
W W Young recalls a boy in a small town who cried over a pepper he mistook for an apple. The lad paid two cents, ate the pepper, and learned a harsh lesson on economy. The anecdote contrasts wishful thinking with real costs and consequences.
The piece argues the Democratic and Republican leaders favor an early adjournment to focus on campaigns. It claims the current session largely benefited Republicans, shaping policy but hindering Democratic prospects, with the sense that major bills and events favored the GOP. It notes parallel reforms once pushed by Secretary Root and observed in Britain.
Milwaukee Sentinel rebukes Hearst papers for alleging that American workers will be barred from Panama Canal labor. It argues tropical conditions demand inured labor and that coolie labor would be a necessity only if fever risk were ignored, calling the sensational claims shameless deception.
The London Times runs a two column feature praising Mr Root for five years of reforms as secretary of war. It compares his American program to British army modernization urged by Lord Esher and notes Root’s early 1899 articulation of military reform principles.
The Senate foreign relations committee postponed action on the Isle of Pines treaty that would cede the island to Cuba until the next session. Critics say American settlers there fear losing property and investment value, arguing the island remains Cuban under Spanish rule and not part of U S sovereignty. The panel may visit the island to assess its value and the policy implications for U S Cuba relations.
The Chicago Tribune argues for centralizing authority over the canal zone by making canal commissioners the governors of the canal strip. It notes pending Senate bill may have flaws but rests on the right principle. Admiral Walker and Gen. Davis are cited as capable leaders while engineers focus on construction. The commissioners travel to Panama to assess needs, with speedy grant of policing power urged.
The record shows 1845 exports at 106 040 111 and imports at 113 184 322. Exports pass 200 million in 1853, 300 million in 1860, and exceed 400 million in 1871. From 1845 to 1876 imports beat exports except flour, with exports later surpassing imports most years except 1888 and 1889.
"Tam just a little puzzled," she said. "What's the matter?' asked her dearest friend. "Why, of course if you become engaged to a young man at the seashore it doesn't count the following winter, but does it count for anything if you meet him at the seashore again the next summer?"
A minister complains that the local paper misprints his Sunday sermon. He notes his text should read steadfast but the printer prints Be ye there for breakfast, prompting amused reaction at home.
A concise exchange critiques a philosopher who appears detached from others misfortune. The speaker notes the paradox that the philosopher only accepts others misfortune philosophically.
A clipped dialogue hints at neighbors in trouble and a tone of relieved happiness. The exchange reveals a tense undercurrent in a quiet street, suggesting emergent drama without explicit details.
A lady visitor thanks the reviewer for his look at her book History of Female Suffrage. She notes a stray typographical error the political editor made in describing her as a hysterical writer, and the editor agrees a hyphen or dash was missing.
A mother and child discuss creation in a peculiar dialog from The Famine View. The child Ploramay asks if the earth existed before man and the mother offers a concise explanation that it would be the first thing man desires after his arrival.
A puzzled It tie woman reads the sporting page and learns Billy Broadfist was “put to sleep” for the first time, sparking talk of his previous insomnia and the paper’s curious note.
The exchange satirizes Gayrake as a gifted talker while contrasting with McJigger who dismisses conversation as pointless though noting Gayrake’s many deeds draw attention in town chatter.
Boston Traveler quotes a police narrative in which criminals claim they have captured the millionaire's mother-in-law, not his wife, and propose altering the ransom to £5,000 or £20,000 while threatening harm or return. The report notes the shifting demands and the criminals' intent to leverage the victim's kin for payment.
The artist claims he drew a rapid sketch of the accident scene in under sixty minutes. An admirer questions whether all details were captured, noting the large crowd in the area as an example of the scene’s complexity.
Duffey is described as mean while Howell complains about the barber shop scene. Growell notes Duffey’s habit of entering crowded shops and getting shaved or cut to keep others waiting, a behavior reflecting impatience or showboating.
The readable fragments describe a brief asterisked note about a person and a task. The text mentions a name and an action but lacks clear dates or locations to provide a definite event or outcome.
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