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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1900
Page
2
The column compiles railroad timetables and freight notes for No. 2 and other trains, plus a long list of local advertisements. It mentions groceries at McMullan's, hardware at North Platte stores, dresses, hats, ice cutting, sewing machines, and furniture specials. Community notices include sheriff business, church services, and New Year's Day closures.
Casper Girman of Girman Bros, Ogallala, visited to assess opening a butcher shop in town. Negotiations underway for the Neubauer place on Second Street as room for a new meat market exists. A Union Pacific freight collision at Columbus last Friday killed Cc. J. Gross of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, with his wife and brother bringing the body to Cheyenne. twelve horses died and several crippled in the wreck. engine, caboose, oil tank, and two freight cars wrecked.
Resolutions express sorrow at the death of Ellen McMullan, offer sympathy to her husband and children, note her devout character and membership in Emma L. Newton Camp No 12, and call for 30 days of charter draping. Copy to James McMullan and minutes, with publication in The Sidney Telegraph. Authored by Nellie Tucker Elizabeth Maneely Catharine A Lyon.
The Degree of Honor ladies will meet with Mrs. P A Griffith Thursday January 11. Full attendance is desired as business will be transacted. AEEIE Winkeman, Secy.
A Portland area ad cites Dr King’s New Life Pills as restoring youth and praising their vegetable formula. It also extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a universal cure for croup, with testimonials from Dempseytown and Liberty endorsing its effectiveness for families and children. The remedies are advertised as sold by local druggists and dealers.
A Philadelphia Record excerpt argues eel quality depends on habitat not size. Eels from clean sandy streams develop into wholesome, leggy feeders, while mud-dwellers grow sluggish, their flesh tasting of mud and posing poorer table fare.
The article cites astonishingly large estimates for Polaris distance, noting 255 million miles is far too small. It compares to the Sun at 93 million miles and explains light travel times, parallax, and 35 light year estimates, referencing Pritchard and conservatism in numbers.
South Chisago Daily Calumet reports Martin of Pierson drug store praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for quick relief from cough and throat and lung irritation. Five bottles sold to customers, with growing sales and positive feedback. Available through all dealers.
For sale a Hall Ske sized 24 by 24 by 30 inches in good condition. Contact this office for details and to arrange purchase.
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