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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1900
Page
3
A London panel recounts General Buller and Lord Charles Beresford in Egypt where near the first cataract a dispute over channels arose. Buller favored one route and Beresford another, but Buller’s channel prevailed after a sharp exchange.
Cardiff Western Mail recalls a lawyer running for municipal honors who, while canvassing, meets a woman at a cottage door. She says her husband will vote for him because the lawyer helped him avoid a ham theft charge, then jokes about sharing what remains of the ham.
A 77-year-old asks if heaven is a nice place and the child answers yes though unsure. The Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph quotes a father and child exchange about heaven and certainty. The piece also notes Piso's cure for consumption as a family medicine and includes an address in Chicago.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with Grove’s signature for curing grip. A historical note estimates the Franco-Prussian war cost to $316,000,000 with 311,000 killed or wounded among 1,713,000 engaged, totaling 817,751 out of action including 446,000 French prisoners.
A reflection on virtue and courage notes that principled men are bold, yet bold individuals are not always principled, suggesting a caution about bold actions lacking moral grounding.
The article envisions La Porte at Galveston Bay growing into a major Gulf Coast port with a natural harbor and new docks and terminals. It notes plans to deepen Galveston Bay to a 21 foot channel into San Jacinto, comparing La Porte’s future role to Newport News and Duluth Superior for their coasts.
Cattle and sheep prices report strong demand at Omaitai stockyards on February 12. Cows and heifers show good demand with steady to higher prices. steers, bulls, and vealers noted with values across categories and buyers seeking larger lots. Lambs and feeders also listed with varied price ranges reflecting market activity.
Active and strong cattle including Texans with steady quality range from good to choice. Hogs rise with several categories reaching around 4.75 to 5.10. Sheep and lambs show gains as native and Western stock price levels move up with wethers around 4.50 to 4.76 and lambs near 5.00 to 7.00. Markets feature varied stocker and feeder notes and emphasis on demand.
Cattle trading steady to lower with varying classes. heavy choice 4.49 to 5.40 per cwt. heifers and cows range around 3.00 to 9.50. Hogs active and up to 10 cents higher with heavy hogs around 4.38 to 4.90. lambs and muttons show strong demand with lambs near 9.75 to 6.50 and stockers 5.50 to 6.00.
Chicago Feb 12 Wisidale No 2 red 104c corn No 2 60c White oats No 8 24%c No 2 white 19c Barley No 2 38c Seeds No 1 flaxseed 1.60 northwest prime timothy 2.524 Provisions Mess pork per rib 10.11 guard per 100 lbs 5.90 Short ribs sides 0.10 Dry salted shoulders 6.75 6.00
The Senate at Washington on February 12 passed bills to erect a $200,000 public building at Deadwood South Carolina not Kansas lands and to appropriate funds for a Fort Hayes area reserve for western branches of Kansas colleges and a state normal school and a public park. The session adjourned at 1 05 p m to allow senators to attend General Lawton's obsequies.
Governor Taylor in Frankfort announced he would not sign the Louisville agreement. He made the declaration after morning talks with Republican committeemen and said the matter would be settled in the courts. The legislature will meet in the capitol today and continue its work without interruption.
William M. F. Knapp special agent for the Phoenix Insurance Co a Chicago resident at 816 Calumet Avenue shot himself in the temple and mouth at the Hotel Grace. His body was found about twelve hours after the act. officials cite temporary insanity from the deaths of several friends and his father and long insomnia as likely causes.
State Senator Tierney of Montana testified before the senate elections committee in the Clark case. He denied being asked to vote for Mr. Clark and explained his stock in the Townsend bank and the source of funds used to acquire it.
Paris refuses to lower duties on Brazilian coffee and vows retaliation against Brazil’s law doubling duties on French goods. Negotiations with Italy, Spain and Germany are progressing favorably.
In Chillicothe Ohio on February 12 John Schumaker of Lima attempted a store safe robbery at Higby & Son. The posse included three accomplices who fled after being surprised by Charles Higby and Charles McCoppin. The wounded man identified as John Johnson had been released from the Ohio penitentiary on January 20.
Civil authorities gain control as the army loses power in France. West African territories will be divided into two military districts with a governor general based at St Louis Senegal. The reorganization creates four contiguous colonies tied to a central governorship.
An old advertisement page touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward offer and testimonials from Toledo druggists. It lists J Cheney & Co as proprietors and notes endorsements by West & Truax and Walding, with price per bottle. The page also cites historical items about Senator W. Corbett and a magical “Magnetic Star” laundry claim.
The Southern Pacific Company markets daily through service from New Orleans to San Francisco via Houston, San Antonio, El Paso and Los Angeles with Sunset Limited semi weekly departures from New Orleans. It promotes a luxurious coach with a dining car and sleeping accommodations and provides agents in Chicago Cincinnati and Buffalo for details.
The passage describes how women suffer from what it calls female trouble and are certain to be nervous and wretched, portraying a grim view of women's health and emotions as a common condition.
J C Tucker G N Agent Big Four Route Chicago invites inquiries for low rate excursion tickets to winter resorts in the Southeast. Routes include Cincinnati Louisville Asheville Atlanta Jacksonville and Florida coasts. Also notes the death near Hamburg of Frau Louise Probe widow of Frederick Froebel at age 16.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway has purchased an edition of Sam T. Clover's Glimpses Across the Sea for distribution to travelers. Send your address with six cents for postage to Geo. H. Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Old Colony Building, Chicago.
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