Sheriff Candidate Seeks Cheyenne County Seat
J W McDaniel Lodgepole Neb announces his candidacy for Cheyenne county Sheriff, seeking Democratic county convention support. The item also notes Portland Oregonian praise of Nebraska’s exhibit at a Portland Fair and mentions a legislative move establishing a negotiable instrument law with no grace days.
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Cheyenne County
J. W. McDaniel
Portland Oregonian
Nebraska
Portland Exposition
Mosquito Fever and other notes in a scattered column
A late 19th century column mocks calling yellow fever mosquito fever and jokes about public health bans in Louisiana. It references Judge Shover and a gasoline explosion incident, plus a Portsmouth conference involving Barons Komura and Rosen and Kogoro Takahira.
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Nicholas
William
Baltic Sea
Shover
Kanana
Baron Komura
Baron Rosen
Kogoro Takahira
M. de Witte
Portsmouth
N. H
Japan
Turbulent World Tensions and Local Scandals Spark Unease
The article recounts global strains from Japan and Russia amid war talk and hints at unrest, while a Nebraska case notes a man killed over refusing to buy a hat for his wife. It also mentions local politics in Hooker county and a critique of pervasive investigations into public and private sectors, interwoven with monarchial chatter and satirical remarks on royal etiquette.
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Nebraska
Ibis
Sidney
States
Hooker County
United States
William
Christain
Copenhagen
Christian
Local Notes From Irving and Area Here
Herbert Webb Irving went to Oshkosh on Saturday. Henry Riley’s house was struck by lightning during a last week thunderstorm. Bird Rodgers visited from Last Chance on Friday. John Bowersock helps Smith Bros. with hay. Robert Walsh visited friends at Sand Hills Sunday. Geo Elsass on business trip to Bridgeport Saturday. Geo Haxby and Pat Rowman sold horses and delivered them at Bridgeport Sunday. Albert Bowman and Philip Elsass from Covalt ranch were on the river Sunday. Brown Creek Canal break repaired after heavy rain and water runs again. Rev E E Zimmerman preached at the school house Sunday and plans to speak again August 20 inviting all.
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John Bowersock
Smith Bros
Robert Walsh
Sand Hills
Geo. Elsass
Bridgeport
Geo. Haxby
Pat Rowman
Albert Bowman
Philip Elsass
Covalt Ranch
Brown's Creek
E. E. Zimmerman
Puzzle tankard mystery from seventeenth century taverns
An antiquary explains a blue glazed puzzle tankard with multiple spouts that defeat drinkers. The tankard allegedly dates to the seventeenth century when tavern landlords offered free drinks if emptied, otherwise the drinker paid. A hidden trick lets the user drink by covering specific spouts with fingers. The piece notes the humorous history of such cups and a Welsh mausoleum inscription linking turf winnings to betting that claimed the builder’s life.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Merionethshire
The Persian Crow's Beak Weapon Description
The crow's beak was a horseman's weapon once common among Persian and north Indian elites. It features a broad curved dagger blade mounted at right angles to a shaft, with a concealed dagger inside that unscrews from the butt end.
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Persia
North
India
Art of first impressions earns top salaries, says Success
The piece notes the skill of making a strong initial impression on a prospective customer. It emphasizes pleasing taste, avoiding prejudice, and gaining sympathy and goodwill as a key professional achievement deserving a high salary.
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Success Magazine
Hindu Wizard Demonstrates Astonishing Card Trick
An occidental magic master recounts a Lucknow club illusion by a Hindu wizard. A board on four goblets lifts a boy as water is poured into his palms. Water turns green then jelly, a snake head forms, the reptile appears, and the fluid returns to its original color before the magician drinks it.
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Lucknow
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes mark a landmark in art
Charles H. Coffin notes the 343 principal figures and vast 10 000 square feet of ceiling decor. He recalls Michelangelo’s claim he was a sculptor not a painter and his four year labor from 1508 to 1512 under Pope Julius II. Shakespeare is quoted on willful men as their own teachers.
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Michael Angelo
Julian II
Sistine Chapel
Rome
Jeremiah
Charles H. Coffin
St. Nicholas
The Sidney Telegraph Clubbing Offer Promotes Subscriptions
The notice promotes clubbing prices for The Sidney Telegraph with Prairie Farmer and Magazine and the New York Weekly Tribute Farmer. It invites old and new subscribers to prepay for discounts and highlights The Telegraph as a source for county news and neighborhood updates.
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THE
Sidney Telegraph and
Prairie Farmer and Magazine
Sidney Telegraph
N.Y
Illustrated Union Pacific booklet guides Lewis and Clark Expo route
The Union Pacific Railroad issues an illustrated guide to Portland Exposition and the Pacific Northwest. It details the shortest route to Exposition City, en route sights, and the return via California. Send two cent stamp for mailing to W. W. Aldridge, Agent.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Portland
Exposition
Pacific Northwest
Exposition City
California
Great Western Paix
W. W. Aldridge
Union Pacific Sale to Denver At 3.30 With Frontier Days Stopover
Tickets to Denver, Colorado offered for 3.30 with a stopover at Cheyenne for Frontier Days. Sales run August 30 to September 4, with return limited to September 12. Deposits with a Denver joint agent extend the limit to October 17. W. W. AlpRidge, Agent.
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Union Pacific
Denver
Colo
Cheyenne
W. W. Alpripge
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Pontage
Bidney, Neb
A. Gapen
Lodgepole
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Portmouth
Russia
Manchuria
Vladostok
Sakhalin
Chauncey
Health Board of
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Henry Riley
Bird Rodgers
Last Chance
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Sidney, Neb
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Rex Do Ring Co
Hartford
J. R. Merifield
Neb
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Sidney Tel
Nebraska State Journal
Omaha World-Herald
Nebraska Farmer
Frontier Days
Cheyenne, Wyo
District Court
Albert C. Nicholson
Nicholson
Pame
William Winans
Annie C Winans
Dstrict Court
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Bank of Commerce
Grand Island
IMM
Plantiffs Pricy
William Winans & Annifc Winans
the Valley Hotel
Bridgeport, Neb
North Platte Valley
J. W. Iddings, Prop
Department of the Interior
Land Office
Avmiguey
George A. Chornburg
William Norfolk
Potter
Peter Lingwall
Vernon Nelson
Milton Osgood
Vernon A. Nelson
Pango
George Thornburg
Paul Bertramson
Nels Larson
Wm. Gates
James S.hadley
Said
Jawers Tucker
Nnual
Sidney Live Stock Company
Tre Sipney Livestock Company
Mary _K. Keenan
FB. T. Wixxaar
A. Pease & Sons
Sidney, Nebraska
Sunday Tribune
Schutz’s
COORS
Budweiser
Kruse Brothers
Oregon
Lacis and Clarke
Oregon Country
E. L. Lomax
Omaha
B. F Mitchell
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