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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1897
Page
4
Subscription and advertising rates page lists one year and four months options, advance payment required. Rates include single column inch and line pricing for locals and business locals, professional cards, with legal notices charged at statute rates. Editor and Publisher is Chas Callahan.
A reflective article notes 1900 years since Jesus birth shaping global ideals toward generosity and goodwill. It cites Christian influence spreading worldwide, warnings to wartime behavior, and compares nations in modern conduct. It also comments on Bryan’s Mexican reception, McKinley era finances, rail earnings, and Secretary Wilson’s seed and beet-sugar policies guiding agricultural diversification.
Woolen manufacturers race to roll foreign wools despite massive imports earlier and big farmer purchases since the tariff act. Domestic wool prices have surged under the Dingley law, forcing mills to run overtime in areas once idle under the Wilson act.
The article discusses Democratic critics of the Dingley law and English glee at early revenue shortfalls. It notes Treasury officials say the tariff will soon yield surplus, counters currency and Cuban policy concerns, and mentions Bryan in Mexico and a Patriot of America lodge vote on radical monetary ideas.
A bold recruitment notice offers business normal and shorthand courses in Grand Island Nebraska with tuition terms, board and books, and deferred payment. It promotes college records, catalogs for six cents, and a lifetime chance. Travel route details middleman Union Pacific with time, service, and Pullman accommodations. E R Babisich agent in Sidney Nebraska provides timetables and fare information.
The advertisement targets thousands of young people on farms and in villages hindered by lack of education. It promotes Grand Island Business & Normal College as a route to success for those willing to study, regardless of background, urging ambition and commitment.
Land Office Sidney Nebr administers a contest against Silas G Fuller for failure to plant trees on Timber Culture Entry No 10469 in section 17 two 20N range 62W Cheyenne County. William A Fisterman alleges no trees were planted by Fuller through 1897 and seeks cancellation. both parties must appear January 16 1896 at 1 p.m. to testify.
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