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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1876
Page
4
Fragmentary 1676 pamphlet style notes report on Convocation in Brussels, Turkish war drift, Sitting Bull, Gen Crook and Indian policy, along with U.S. political squabbles and a comic jab at Harvard Advocate. Mentions Schuyler Sun, Fenian partition talk, and a divorce suit ruling.
A fragmentary letter complains about press purity and queries if U.S. papers are for sale. It mocks reported telegraph articles, asks for credit to Chicago Tribune reprints, and derides political factions including Hayes Wheeler and Tilden, urging peace with Native Americans and warning of winter hardship.
August 2 1876 Sroxxr Nes Ed tort Telegraph asks how to handle a town ditch turned swamp by mismanaged cleaning urging residents to clean it or risk Mosquitoes frogs and pigs breeding there and calling for action with fiery reprimand to responsible men.
The piece urges farmers to visit the Centennial Exhibition via the Great Fr Wayne and Pennsylvania Line. It highlights the route as the quickest, most convenient, and economical path to the Centennial Grounds and Elm Station encampment. It notes hotel costs, five minute Main Entrance access, and encampment amenities for agricultural visitors. Centennial tickets to Philadelphia or New York are valid for sixty days.
Banigrate and Grow Wealthy reports list stock owners in the county and touts water, abundant grass, and low herd-carrying costs as reasons to emigrate west. It ranks cattle totals by owners, highlights Captain Kane’s leadership, predicts a strong sheep range, and notes North Platte’s housing boom with a wink at tall tales.
Travel advice praises the Chicago and North Western as the oldest and shortest link between Omaha and Chicago with steel rails and early Chicago depots. It recommends Marshall Cedar Rapids Clinton for Northern Iowa, Fulton for Northern Illinois Wisconsin, and promotes through Pullman sleepers and day coaches. Maps and timetables available from western ticket offices or agents J. Wil. Macstain and W. H. Stexserr.
A letter from S. M. Strickler, secretary in Atchison, promotes a state immigration lottery run by the Kaneas Land and Immigrant Association. It advertises 250 shares at $5 each with prizes totaling 770,810, offering varied cash awards from 50 to 75,000. The drawing is set for August 25 and officials claim fairness and state backing.
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