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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1898

Page

2

Mayard for Governor The Republican Nominees

Lincoln Special to the Omaha Bee reports the Nebraska Republican convention nominating M. L. Hayward for governor by acclamation with George A. Murphy of Gage as lieutenant governor and C. Duras of Saline as secretary of state. The ticket includes T. L. Mathews for auditor and Peter Mortensen for treasurer among others, with a strong platform endorsing McKinley era policies and a call for efficient state administration.

Lincoln Omaha Nebraska Allen Reserve Blaine Hooker Keith Scott Mercer America Robert T. Chipperfield Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church of Lincoln Congresman Mercer McKinley Spain Republican Party William McKinley United States Congress Frank H. Wilson Cass W. H. Harrison Hall John M. Thurston Aneu Thurston Cuba William V. Allen Senate Hayward Boone County Baker Burt Cags Cedar Chase Cheyenne Cuming Dakota Dawson Dixon Douglas Jefferson Buffalo Cross Judge Hayward Judge Baker Giffert George A. Murphy Gage Murphy Army United S C. Duras Saline Frank Dixon Casa W. B. Smith Clay C. D. Fuller Duras Lancaster Europe Abraham Lincoln Brad Slaughter Resolutions Committee St. Louis C. F. Reavis H. C. Freeman J. E. Douglas T. J. Pickett L. F. Etter W. H. Hanchett R- 3 Berlin J. C. Elliott H. H. Hart George Coupland John C. Cleveland Thomas Childers T. 8S. Armstrong John A. Douglas J. A. Armour Joan T. Malla- Neu Kearney D. B. Hayward St. Paul W. R. Watson Central City William Husseniter R. J. Greene Dr. Green J. D. Pope Wilber S. M. Wetherall Hebron Clark Robinson C. E. Moffitt C. F. McGrew Hastings Frank A. Dean J. C. Gamiel John E. Evans R. W. Laffin Monroe Leland Hayward Willsboro Essex County N. Y William Hayward David Hayward New Jersey New York Whitewater Wis M. L. Hayward Fort Edward Twenty-Second New York Infantry Fifth Cavalry Shenandoah Valley Banks Pope Flo Jennie Pelton Putnam County Edwin P United States Army Camp Thomas William H Second Nebraska Infantry Mies Mattie Baptist Church of Nebraska City George Arthur Murphy Gage County Indiana Beatrice Starke County Joseph Nancy Murphy Ohio Northern Indiana College Chicago Valparaiso Knoxville Ind South Bend Indiana Senate Blarke St. Joseph T. F. Howard Indiana Supreme Court Wee

Nebraska political nominees profiles and careers

A detailed sketch of Nebraska candidates including Cenek Duras for secretary of state, T L Mathews for auditor, J F Saylor for superintendent, N D Jackson for attorney general, G R Williams for commissioner, and Peter Mortensen for treasurer. It traces birthplaces, migrations to Nebraska, prior offices, business activities, and public service roles.

M. L. Hayward Oto George A. Murphy Gage C. Duras Baline T. L. Mathews Dodge Peter Mortensen Valley J. F. Saylor Lancaster N. D. Jackson Antelope G. R. Williams Douglas Supreme Court Washington, D. C Beatrice Offic Board of Education Murphy Senate Cenek Duras Prague Bohemia America St. Louis Chicago Saline County Nebraska Wilber Illinois John A. Logan Fremont Lincoln Sase Oxford County Maine Wisconsin Iowa Jackson Lowville Williams Douglas County Board of County Commissioners Republican County Denmark Valley County Ord

West African Currency and the Slave Economy in Kano

The article cites the Contemporary Review on cowrie shells as the main currency in Kano and much of West Africa, with 800 shells equaling one English penny near the coast and shells commanding higher values inland. Slaves act as a barter medium for large sums, while the Maria Theresa dollar circulates in towns but not countryside. The text notes currency flaws, the impact of European influence, and a traveler’s experience of exchange disputes and deceit by natives.

Kano Saya Shelia Vienna Central Africa

What the Unionists Have Done for Ireland in 1898

The August issue reviews government work for Ireland by T. W. Russell MP Local Government Board secretary. It also features Shakespeare in 1898 by Edmund Goose and The Great Lakes and Our Commercial Supremacy by John Foord along with other essays.

North American Review Ireland T. W. Russell M. P Shakespeare Edmund Goose Great Lakes John Foord

Facts About the Philippines by Vanderlip

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Hon Frank A Vanderlip pens an August Century article on Philippine resources and pending problems. He discusses agriculture minerals and the islands strategic commerce potential arising from their location. The piece will be illustrated.

Frank A. Vanderlip the Treasury Philippines

Products of Nature Not Patentable

B M M of Clark County Iowa seeks patent protection for a wild vegetable fiber six feet high yielding one to two tons per acre from about a million plants. The sample fiber shows comparable tensile strength to flax or hemp but patents cannot cover natural products. The notice also mentions a patent allowed to John Collins Des Moines for a circulating valve, assigned to W P Collis New York, and a British patent for the Jewett typewriter by Duplex Type Writer Co Des Moines. Free advice on inventions offered by Thomas G Orwig & Co. Des Moines Aug 3 98. Some men go to the front and engage in battle and others stay at home and get married.

Clark County Iowa John Collins Des Moines W. P. Collis New York Duplex Type Writer Co Thomas G. Orwig & Coo Iowa Patent Office

No-To-Bac Tobacco Cure Ad Sparks Bold Claims

An old advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a wonder cure to quit tobacco easily and forever, with promises of vigor and strength. The copy urges readers to obtain a booklet and sample from Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York. A stray line notes a Cosmo Buttermilk Bath product and a quippy line about heroes and dogs.

Sterling Remedy Co Chicago New York

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Mayard Republican Convention Mr. Murphy Suras Mathews T. S. Mathews Dodge County Thayer County Howard Baldrige Pue Frank Wilson Luther Drake Harry Browne Dawes Mr. Saylor Allen G. R. Field W. P. McCreary Adams A. E. Barnes Sta Nebraska Volunteers Public Landa GS. R. Williams H. H. High Red Willow T. BE. Task Box Butte W. EB. Morgan Greeley Farmer Williams Searle of Nucholls Smith T. Caldwell Cedar County Iranz Nelson Cuming County John T. Bressler Wayne Caldwell State Committee NEW Central Committee Business Transactions C. C Burlindon Ptea Colorado Moutain Maniet Glenwood Springs Estes Park J. Francis Maha Nev P.S Burlington Port Arthur Manas Ci Bouth Southesat Quincy Arthur Roooouth Mae Farnatroot Paxton Arry E. Moores Fairbanks Scales Sa Chemical Sc Dr. Kay Ais Pass
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