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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1899
Page
8
Rail schedule excerpt lists East No 2 Overland Limited No 4 Local Passenger No 6 Atlantic Express and WEST trains with times around 620 pm and 200 ti. me all freight trains carry passengers to points where the train stops. E R Brersce Agent.
Local notices advertise cash prices on groceries and produce at McMullan's, with items like sugar, butter, eggs, and meats. Thornburg's stock of shoes, hats, and new clothing lines are promoted, along with coal, stoves, and sewing machines at Essigs. Community events include Blind Boone's concert, skating at the rink, and a charity fair.
Mrs G W Heist and son head to Eagle Grove Iowa to stay with her mother for the winter. A Thompson of Court House Rock precinct brought twenty head of cattle sold to Milton Ahrens for shipment. Mrs W L Austin mourns her mother Mrs Frederick who died in Mendota Illinois prior to Mrs Austin's arrival. Alliance Grip notes about sixty cars of ballast being unloaded daily as rail line nears Bridgeport. Julesburg quarantined for scarlet fever with six McNew children ill and other cases at Big Springs. Mrs Anna Gray Clark buys the Keith County News and will oversee operations. R Lisco leases Richardson ranch for five years at $1000 yearly rent. Fred Lisco says a Platte River bridge between Sidney and Lodgepole would aid rail expansion. J W McDaniel reports a high bid offer declined for his black diamonds. he plans to hold stock. A new poetry book from James Barton Adams, Postcript Man, arrives at the office. Sidney Cornet Band to a New Year’s concert and dance at the Skating Rink with the newly formed Sidney Orchestra. Blind Boone concert at the Court House on Dec 24 sponsored by the Latics Aid Society, with Denver Times praise. For sale: 200 cows and heifers from H G Hoxie of Ogalalla. also a help-wanted ad for a good girl in town.
A lengthy holiday sale listing many items from a dress pattern to jewelry, linens, silks, hosiery, and fancy boxes. The text mentions low silk prices, a fresh stock for Christmas and New Year, plus brief local notices about residents and minor events.
Advert reads a quick cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets AJ with guarantee to refund money if it fails. Promises a genuine product marked L B Q on each tablet and costs 25 cents.
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