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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1899
Page
5
Notice states a meeting of the Republican County Central Committee will be held at the Court House in Sidney on Saturday August 2 1899 at 2 o clock p m for fixing time and precincts and requests attendance J E Trinnier Secretary.
A convention is called to meet in Dawson county Nebraska on Tuesday August 20 at 4 p m to nominate a candidate for congress from the Sixth district and conduct other business. Cheyenne county has five delegates. W N P McDonald is chairman of the congressional committee. The Telegraph declines political involvement ahead of the convention. A. B. Wood of the Gering Courier has been named postmaster at Gering.
The piece argues Populists, Silver Republicans, and Democrats may set the same election date, creating a fused drive for office. It predicts a Republican year in Nebraska driven by strong bank deposits, abundant crops, and rising cattle herds, framing the GOP as the clear choice for the average man.
Farmers cut a second alfalfa crop while wheat ripens and rain favors large yields. R P Scott travels in a new top buggy. Wm Eltot moves household goods to Sidney for L B Cary. Local residents visit, attend Sunday school, lecture, or brand calves. Dr. Ross rents vacant house. townsite plans discussed.
Jas McKole hosts friend Geo Moses visiting briefly. Orville and Essie Dugger came from Gering Monday. Mackie hired a new postmaster, weighing nine and a half pounds. A lightning strike killed a cow for E H Nunn Sunday. Frank Phillips works for Bird Nunn. Willie Walker moved to Sidney Monday to work on the railroad. Will Wilbur is believed gone from the country and has not been heard from in a week. Will Shoemaker cuts hay for H M Duval.
Cheyenne hosts the Annual Frontier Celebration on Wednesday and Thursday August 23. Committees promise a new and novel program with a Frontier Wedding feature. A grand ball for bridesmaids in frontier costumes is proposed, with room for guest participation. Plans include doubling the number of Indians from the reservation for a fuller tribal entertainment.
A 15 month old child suffered ten days of feverish diarrhoea and twenty five bowel movements per twelve hours. After physician care failed to help, Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was used and the child recovered completely.
1200 native cows heifers and steers offered in lots to any purchasers. Cash or time terms. Call or address A D Cattle Company Thomas W Blackmore foreman Camp Clarke Nebraska.
In Teheran social scenes described by Misa Sykes, women envy rival peers over silk brocade. Wealthy guests buy similar fabrics, hostesses wear new toilets, and a slave dancer is featured to provoke pride or mortification among attendees.
The passage describes frozen meat, fish through ice holes, and sturgeon yielding caviar as staples in Siberia. It notes extreme food durability, strong vodka risks, kwasa, brick tea as money, and odd culinary practices amid harsh climates. It also recounts the tragic tale of Helen Irving and the deaths of Bell and Fleeming near Kirtle River.
The Illustrated London News recounts the life of Duplan the hairdresser to Napoleon and Josephine. He served the imperial family, cared for both empress and emperor hair, earning 4000 francs a year for Napoleon and 6000 for Josephine, eventually about 40000 francs annually as his fees rose amid royal demands.
A Chicago Post item portrays a doctor urgently calling a pharmacist aside to explain a prescription for paregoric for Croesus baby. He estimates a one hour preparation time and a $3.50 cost to persuade clients he is competent, thereby maintaining business.
A humorous exchange in Harlem Life where an officer calls a publisher crazy for claiming his paper had the smallest circulation, and the judge replies with a line about a padded cell. The scene highlights a comic clash between authority and a newspaper proprietor.
Each year over two million bottles valued at about 35000 are recovered from London dustyards and returned to their owners, underscoring efficient waste salvage practices and property recovery efforts.
The piece recalls a 19th century scene when Barnum visited England. George Augustus Sala presided at a public dinner for Barnum, who entered the reception room smiling and shook hands with the chairman. Sala whispered that Barnum himself had arranged the dinner.
A jocular page earns praise from a king and prime minister as the monarch reflects on duty and wit. The exchange freezes a moment of humor in court. The young page’s joke amuses a timeless crowd, softening the king’s stern mood.
A Yonkers Statesman item notes a rumor circulating about a Sound steamer. The talk questions whether the vessel is afloat or ashore, reflecting uncertainty among observers.
The article estimates a West Indian cyclone generates about 473 million horsepower, a force far surpassing all human, animal, steam, water, windmill, and other energy sources combined. It emphasizes the hurricane's immense power relative to mankind's capabilities.
Women as well as men suffer kidney and bladder trouble. Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root is promoted as the remedy and is available in fifty cent and one dollar sizes. A sample bottle and pamphlet are offered by mail from Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
In April a bluish gray two year old mare with cropped ears and a left shoulder brand disappeared from a range northeast of Sidney. A liberal reward is offered for the return or for information leading to recovery or for any stock bearing the same brand. H. J. Snider.
An advertisement offers a room over the post office suitable for an office or sleeping space and promotes Dr. King's New Discovery claiming tens of millions of free trial bottles given away. It asserts cures for consumption coughs colds asthma bronchitis and other throat chest and lung diseases with guaranteed satisfaction and a refund option. W EF Bassett is named as the local druggist offering a free trial bottle and standard sizes 50c and 1.00.
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