Sidney to Refund Water Bonds to Pay Off 1908 Issue
Public notice from the Mayor and City Council of Sidney Nebraska states an intention to take up and pay off $17,500 in 1908 water bonds by issuing refunding bonds not exceeding $17,500. The plan includes 37 bonds of $500 each bearing 5 percent interest, payable semiannually, due January 1, 1937. Objections may be filed December 15, 1916 at the Cheyenne County Courthouse Sidney offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
R. S. Nebraska
Cheyennne County
City of
United States of America
A. D
Lincoln
District Court Room
Cheyenne County Court House
Yesseee Smet
Fragmentary quote from Browning's Magazine and Torrey note
A fragmented snippet references It and Boggs with claims about living cheaply by living with his wife’s folks. It cites Browning's Magazine and a statement about responsibility before God for work not done attributed to Torrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boggs
Twe
Browning's Magazine
First Grand Opera and the Rise of Public Performance
A historical overview traces opera from private court performances in the late 16th century to public venues like Venice’s Teatro di San Cassiano. It highlights Eurydice, Orfeo, and Arianna, Italian dominance, and key composers Cavalli Scarlatti Gluck and Wagner, noting the shift toward public audiences and evolving stylistic traditions. A second section reflects on the enduring wonder of books, their power to transmit ideas from ancient times, and the necessity of literacy to knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Jacopo Perti
Cors
Perl
Caccini
Henry IV
Marie de Medici
Perlt
Florence
Venice
British Museum
Burydice
Monteverde
Cavalli
Centi
Scarlatt
Rome
Magsenet
Charpentier
Germany
Wagner
Mozart
Weber
Washington
Post
Adam
David
Plato
Saturn
Berry Cornwall
One View of Golf Anecdotes From Early Popularity
The piece recounts early views of golf through anecdotes. A woman described golf as a game where two men play one is a gentleman and the other a common man. The common man sticks a ball on a lump of dirt and the gentleman knocks it off.
Sane Culotte and Sans Culottes Epithet History
The term sans culottes arose in the national assembly as a contemptuous label for Paris's poor and later became a proud banner for extreme French democrats through the revolution. Also noted is a claim that a fifteen inch gun fired would blow away a 500 pound bale of cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Maury
National Assembly
Popular Party
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Baldwins
Baldwin
Ellington
Hamilton
Howard
Monarch
W. W. Francisco
Edison” Store
W. Leroy Larson
Prop
Sidney, Nebraska
Leslie Neubauer
of Business
Lincoln, Nebraska
T. A. Blameslee
Provident
W. F. Sargon
Peri
Osborn and
Jorgenson
S. H. Snyder
Médore Bldg
Nebr
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