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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1908
Page
4
Guernsey Dray-Phone No. 1 advertises services and rental options. Listings include pasture for rent, dentistry pricing, Oberfelder’s garment shop, and a sale notice for 1680 acres in Cheyenne county by A. J. Miller. Also inquiries for a house girl, an acetylene lighting plant for sale, and a trade offer from B. A. Jones.
Bids due by 12 noon on Tuesday September 1 1908 for the old Masonic frame building and lot on the northeast corner of Second and Chestnut streets Sidney Nebraska. Property may be sold as a lot and building separately. Bids sealed and sent to Leslie Neubauer Secretary Frank Welch Lodge No 75 Sidney. Lodge may reject any or all bids.
Twenty five Duroc Jersey pigs priced at 10 cents per pound live weight offered by John Peterson eight miles west of Potter Nebraska. Also stray dog report a female Scotch collie pup six months old color sable and white. reward via Huber Fuller and H. H. Bockstadter. Contact cement contractor for estimates and home painting services. Land and farm ads including a two mile from Dalton property and sixteen lots in Chichester addition to Sidney. State fair rail fare cut for travel from most Nebraska lines.
Bronson hosts a busy street fair with strong attendance. Local residents visit relatives in Sidney. Poultry and farming plans expand as Anderson and Ayars buy a corn binder and prepare to bind. The flood causes damage to crops and fences while various residents travel, visit, and trade goods ahead of a Real Estate men meeting in Lincoln.
A suburban neighbor recalls a family feud between the Hicks and Stubbs clans. Their loud frequent arguments anger their son who notes the Hicks and Stubbs lines clash whenever the Stubbs fish the brook triggers Hicks hollering.
In Washington, Congressman John E. Andrus counsels a young man with a Capitol appointment to spend no more than 30 cents from his pockets each morning. The advice aims to curb spending and instill prudent frugality as he begins his life.
A brief meditation notes that mortals show little change across races and climates. It cites analysis of the Egyptian figure as reflecting a shared human identity, with intellectual aspiration spanning from Nile to Ganges and from Eurotas to Arno.
A brief dialogue features Mrs. Torkins noting her husband’s luck at the race track. The remark contrasts luck with common misfortunes such as catching a cold or having pockets picked, illustrating a lighthearted moment from the Washington Star.
Sidney won 2 to 1 at home against Bridgeport. Shaw doubled for Bridgeport to score their only run. McKibbin started Sidney’s rally in the seventh, Owen stole second and third, then Agnus hit. a misplayed ball allowed Owens to score the winning run.
The clubs met again on Wednesday with a high grade game. Sidney won 7 to 3 as Cameron labored after the previous day while Pettit and Lobb delivered solid hits. Rodman held the visitors to three runs aided by strong defense and Gadd filled in as umpire, ensuring fair play.
Sidney edged Julesburg 3 to 2 after a strong pitching game by Ralph Pettit who struck out ten visitors. Shaw the Indian starred at catcher for Julesburg with sharp throws and base plays while Ed Paul pitched well for Sidney despite a rough inning that allowed three batters to reach base.
A playful tribute to confetti as a social equalizer during a carnival. Attendees, including notable locals such as B F Gilman and Raymond Knippe, mingle with carnival happenings, while town news covers dam repairs, a potential new Lucerne county, a birth, and political campaigning amid festive chaos.
McKibbin pitched a one hit contest as Alliance fell 6 to 1 to Sidney. The crowd applauded good plays from both sides while local attendees Charlea Pettit and Mr Smith joined the dancing alongside Italian orchestras. Leon Fine visited from Julesburg to enjoy carnival attractions as Mrs. Frank King and children returned from river outings. Mr and Mrs McAdam and two daughters from Potter spent Friday in Sidney.
A mother and son debate a minister’s talk and Mr. Meeker’s repetitious “I dare say” refrain in a humorous St. Paul Pioneer Press readers’ exchange. Johnny blames his mother for interrupting, while she questions Mr. Meeker’s paucity of ideas and his habit of starting to speak.
In St Ives a 500 year old bridge beacon house over the Ouse has served as a light beacon hostel and now a residence. Several rooms lie below river level, reflecting its long, varied use through history.
A man laments a theft of a birthday gift to his wife. He explains the box of cigars was taken at the office and a cruel remark by a colleague compounds the loss. The exchange underscores misplaced trust and workplace misfortune.
A clumsy scene unfolds as a hopeful suitor arrives to speak with a father, misaddressing the family name and declaring himself as Mr Hotchkiss in Cleveland. The dialogue echoes a period newspaper tone.
A humorous exchange from Chicago News notes Giles describing his wife as a queer woman and Miles confirming. The joke centers on her odd habit of driving a tack with a hammer rather than a hairbrush, followed by a literary quote from Tennyson about sorrow.
An art tale recounts a London auction find reportedly painted over with a Rembrandt worth 8000 pounds and likens it to a Correggio unearthed in similar fashion. Restorers Lovera and Hunterspergh once bought old Rome pictures to repaint, discovering a master’s figure beneath a flower study, later selling it for 1500 pounds to the Earl of Bristol.
Rev L P Ludden of the Board of Home Missions will preach at Trinity Lutheran on Sunday evening September 6. Next Sunday August 30 services at 11 am and 6 pm with Sunday School at 9 45 am. Louis Gunderman.
A five month old full blooded Scotch Collie pup is offered for sale at five dollars. The notice also promotes painting work with contact via telephone number 11 in Sidney and Maynard Osborn as the painter. Country work is solicited and promises prompt attention.
A reading lists state officers, judiciary, county officers, and district representatives for the Sidney area, followed by village trustees, school board, and local clergy. Includes church services for Evangelical Lutheran, Methodist, Catholic, and Apostolic Catholic congregations, plus fraternal and social organizations with meeting times.
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