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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1897
Page
5
A mixed page notes local publication details and ads from Sidney Neb, then shifts to national topics including Buffalo gas imports from Canada and tariff questions. It references U S debt rankings, Mississippi's innovations, and political commentary on fiscal policy, plus a Kentucky wedding note and nearby papers' new headlines.
A collage of whimsical claims from the year includes a child with double teeth and silver ears, a goose in an apple tree, and wolves nursing lambs in Montana. Nebraska sees drought followed by populist governance as bank woes rise in the Northwest. Banking overall remains sound, while farm labor shifts toward machinery. Senator Hill laments demagogic trends and the rise of protectionist sentiment in the South. A Viennese woman dies aged 113, noting she never moved far from home.
In South and North Platte areas petitions circulating seek a bill making the free range measure optional for counties. Rep Stebbins may introduce a bill in the house. J R VanBoskirk from Western Nebraska Stock Association travels to advocate a bill forcing beef sellers to display hides with carcasses for brand inspection.
The German emperor William II personally tested kitchen coffee after complaints from Berliners. The piece notes his many roles and ends with a general critique of theater seating, blaming managers for uncomfortable arrangements and false advertising about performances.
A phrase from the Washington Post contrasts tolerable comfort with severe discomfort. It states a distance from New York to Newfoundland banks as 960 knots.
Land Office Sidney Nebraska notices Maury OI Messerly widow of Joseph E Messerly deceased seeks final proof for her land claim. Proof will be February 16 1897 before the Sidney Register or Receiver. witnesses include Frank A Rowan John Cawley August Bowman and Benjamin W Chase all of Sidney Nebraska.
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