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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1877
Page
8
Notice declares the proprietors of The Telegraph will not be responsible for any indebtedness except when a written order or prior acceptance bearing the undersigned signature is obtained. Bills or claims against persons connected with Tax Tacxcaste will not be allowed. Joshiua B. Gossaar, George G. Danrow.
Sidney readers receive a broad mix of items from A. S. Brown returning from Omaha to Glenwood visitors, fish association plans, crimes near Cheyenne, and jokes about editors. The column also mentions market potatoes, lectures canceled by Beecher and Tilton, and a cautionary tale of a Cheyenne tourist scam.
Local items describe Banked travel routes to the Hills, hotel openings by J A Cumming, and a favorable view of Sidney routes. A sketch praises editor Lee Love and York County representation, noting missionary absence, scenic Western Nebraska and local recreation near Sidney.
Nebraska journals mock Sidney for envy and poor press while Sidney grows rapidly near the Black Hills. Editors are urged to support Sidney as Nebraska’s foremost town, with bids for fair treatment and advancement to keep Sid ney thriving and alert to the competition.
A fragmentary editorials and letters discuss a Cheyenne urged rifle purchase and accusations of local bias. Questions arise about commissions for promoting discriminatory weapons ads in Sidney and Cheyenne papers. The piece hints at political influence by the Black Hills Herald and local stage company reactions.
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