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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1898
Page
4
A brief notice claims a three month free treatment with Berrecines to help sufferers of catarrh deafness throat and lung diseases. The offer is from Moore M D of Clactwantt OK based on a postal form and particulars.
The article surveys Nebraska politics noting a swing toward Republicans, ongoing fusion and Democratic disaffection, and forecasts solid Republican gains by 1900. It cites figures from the Populist and Fusion movements, Bryanite influence, and local party shifts amid national figures like Teller and Dewey.
The piece argues Grover Cleveland and his administration face Populist denigration and now seek renewed honesty, urging Democrats to unite. It highlights William Jennings Bryan as a silver advocate whose future links to Populism could shape 1900 nominations, noting his past support for Weaver and potential Populist alignment.
The article traces how Thanksgiving Christmas and Independence Day shifted from regional to national celebrations. It notes Thanksgiving spread from New England to the South over time and that Christmas faced Puritan opposition in New England before gaining broad acceptance. The piece highlights presidential and gubernatorial proclamations since 1789 and remarks on sectional attitudes shaping holiday observance.
The article traces the collapse of local loyalties as bands of colonists moved toward a unified American identity. It notes regional friction persisted until war and later events dissolved traditional geographic loyalties, yielding a nation defined by constitutional solidarity. An anecdote from Colonel John W. Caldwell recalls Kentucky soldiers misreading tobacco plants as greens, illustrating the era's rough, communal life.
In a London literary reception a woman mispronounces Riley as a hosier poet and jokes about America’s poet laureate. The Philistine explains Riley is the Hoosier poet, prompting humorous exchanges over identity and pronunciation. A separate Barber-Victim anecdote notes a barber’s unique shaving claim observed by a visitor.
Eyewitness note describes Java's Fire Island as a vast lake of boiling mud nearly two miles around with central hot mud columns rising and falling and two large bubbles near the western edge that inflate and explode about three times per minute.
A historical note touts a kidney disease cure with three stages including kidney, bladder, and Bright's disease. It promotes Dr Kilmer and Co. Swamp Root as a remedy and offers a free sample bottle and information by mail, inviting readers of the Sidney Telegraph to mention their paper.
Notice that Joseph Vogler has filed for homestead proof on his claim in section 34, township 19 north, range west in Nebraska. He will appear before the Sidney register January 14, 1908, to prove residence and cultivation with witnesses Abraham B. Johnson James Collins James McConaughey and David K. Snyder all of Sidney Nebraska. Roasey D. Waris, Receiver.
Novice for public issuance states a named settler has filed intention to make final proof in support of her claim. Proof will be made before the Register or Receiver at Sidney Neb on Tuesday January 3 1899. Witnesses: Henry Te Dean Clyde Meglomre Joseph Hirelinsen Aaron Milledge all of Lapeer Neb. Geonar Wirs Register
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