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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1893
Page
2
A jumble of 1890s notices spans a fire in Minneapolis, stock and currency chatter, and political chatter on Cleveland and tariff. It notes yellow fever reappearing in Pensacola, a bank resume at Cheyenne, and a surge in desertions amid new army reforms, hinting at broader national concerns.
The piece cites deserters troubling the officer corps and critiques ten year service as discouraging for good men, arguing Congress could have acted differently. It notes Congress and the Sherman act as triggers and discusses political blame toward the Democrats and President Cleveland, urging Republican policy stability for prosperity.
Local ads offer various items and services including a No 1 span of mules for sale by C D Keniams, land and housing opportunities in Lincoln and nearby states, and medicines like Orange Liossom and De Witt products sold at the Post Office Drug Store. Marble works agent Chaumbars promotes designs, with Orange Blossom noted as a female remedy.
A jumble of old time patent medicine claims promotes De Witt’s Little Early Risers and Witch Hazel Salve with sanguine assurances of curing headaches digestive troubles and skin ailments. The ad touts Orange Blossoms as a women’s remedy and features a miniature sales pitch for Post Office Drug Store plus a garbled notice about partnership dissolution and local business promotions.
An 1893 notice endorses sending ophthalmologists to visit communities regularly to examine residents eyes and fit scientifically adjusted spectacles. The item mentions World’s Fair travel details, Union Pacific tickets, and local physicians Buttler and Cooper endorsing the plan.
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