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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1879
Page
5
A family wedding described with a doll, a Boston cousin, and vivid details of attire. The bride wore white silk lace while a red robe shoes drew attention. Guests watched as cake, raisins, frosting, apples, cookies and shop candies were shared, with Jenny and narrator lifting the bride for photos.
Tennessee youth and congressman elect Robert Taylor married Sallie Baird, niece of North Carolina Governor Vance, after a romance shaped by a strategic nomination. The district, a Republican stronghold, faced a close race against Pettibone. Taylor, twenty eight, had built fame as a fiddler at local dances, influencing his support and party dynamics.
In a heated postwar campaign, Taylor, backed by moonshiner opponents and revenue rivals, defeated Pettibone with a decisive majority of about 1,500, heralding a one seat gain for Democrats. Taylor’s strong oratory and musical shows swayed voters as Pettibone’s faction faced accusations of collusion with federal power.
A Louisville Courier Journal piece argues that corrupt men cannot interpret a pure woman's thoughts or feelings. It contrasts moral degradation with intellect and warns about using vice to judge human nature, noting that respectable readers may accept biased depictions from authors.
The Emir of Cabal leads a harem of 800 women including enslaved individuals. His sole son Ya koob Khan has been freed after years of confinement, signaling a notable shift in his regime.
The Emir, based in Cabuil at the Bal Hissar fortress, governs with eighteen daughters ten of whom married to noble vassals. He spends time at Mogoul Hissar for unmarried daughters and harem, and Sadscel Omish houses his father’s harem. His elderly mother resides with him.
The article describes General Butler occupying the symbolic mule that Mark Twain wrote about. The mule carries a howitzer yet refuses to fire, instead circling rapidly to sweep the horizon. Butler is tied to cipher dispatches at the muzzle, unclear which direction the load will travel.
The article notes a humorous motion at a bar association meeting to give clients money after taking their pockets empty. It jokes about ethics and quotes the line about giving more than receiving, while acknowledging some lawyers doubt the humor's clarity.
An advertorial note extols Dr David Kennedy of Rondout New York for his Favorite Remedy a vegetable preparation praised as harmless speedy and safe. It claims wide public adoption with orders exceeding expectations and urges readers to ask their druggist for the one dollar bottle to have in every household.
Advertises Brown's Vegetable Liver pills and other Western remedies for biliousness sick headache and bile removal. Mentions Com pound Extracts for sarsaparilla dandelion and potassium iodide cures blood and skin diseases chronic rheumatism and liver complaint. Sold by N. F. Hazen and Carl K E Borgquist Sidney Nebraska.
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