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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1897
Page
8
Fragmented OCR shows freight names and numbers including No. 8 Faust Malls No. 4 Atlantic Express No. 18 Californi Fast Freight No. 28 Way Freight and West No. 1 Limited with incomplete phrasing about passenger carriage and freight movements.
A collage of local notices and ads highlighting Oberfelder and McLernon stores, job work, and summer goods at cost. Mentions notary services, boarding at Wilson House, bargains on bicycles and sewing machines, and various town figures attending land sales with references to local groceries, land offices, and state fair literature.
The M. E. church ladies host a musical and lawn social at Mr. and Mrs. Chas Vernon’s home on Wednesday evening August 18 with ice cream cake and coffee for all. Public is cordially invited.
An ad explains kidney symptoms and promoting Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root. It claims sediment in urine signals kidney trouble and cites frequent urination back pain as proof. The ad touts relief for back, kidney, liver and bladder issues and offers sample bottles and pamphlets by mail for fifty cents to one dollar. It notes the Telegraph and Kilmer Co sendings.
Arrangements completed for a Pullman Tourist Sleeper from Minneapolis to Los Angeles via Sioux City and Columbus with weekly departures Thursday evenings. Line touts comfort and fastest western travel, promotes early space applications, and lists contact details for tickets and timetable information. Also notes reduced round trip rates for the Grand Army Encampment at Buffalo, and advertises a salve for various ailments sold by W. F. Bassett.
A collection of 1897 era advertisements tout Electric Bitters as a tonic for various ailments and warnings about bilious fevers, plus Snow Liniment praised for rapid relief of rheumatism and muscular pain. Also notes a Nebraska State Sunday School Convention in Norfolk with dates, delegates, credentials, and program details.
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