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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1916
Page
6
Mrs Clara Avery of Highwood Michigan writes that after years of female troubles including backache side pain and dizzy spells she felt life ebbing. Within half a bottle of Cardus the tonic her strength returned and she was able to resume all work. Cardus is promoted as a herbal remedy for worn womanly constitutions and related symptoms.
Frank Rowan Gurley drove cattle to Sidney then shipped over Union Pacific to Omanda. Wheat price near 27 to 8 prompts farmers to haul surplus to market. Floyd Flora joins Gurley Lumber Co. Will and Hugh Moore haul hogs to Dalton and buy coal. Carpenters on vacation during severe weather. Professor Null near school house. hygiene rules known. Steen Flora’s Denver trip. brother oversees Lumber yard. Kalhoff aims to drum up hog carload next Monday. Mayer Retnmuth Gathman head to Denver Stock Show. Poppen handles wheat to market. Krueger transacted business Jan 18. Spaulding installs electric light for Dr. Hart. Eigenberg receives flour carload from Van Wickle. Shipman returns from Colorado prospecting. Ehmke hauling lumber and improving ranch. Hart sells team to Harmson. Wallick visiting father John Wallick, R R agent. Holmes becomes city drayman. two draymen in town aid prompt goods handling. Locals note first-class country town site and surrounding farmers.
A public health advertisement urges mothers not to endure pain or fatigue in silence. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as a concentrated nutrient to invigorate blood, strengthen tissues, nourish nerves, and build overall strength without alcohol.
After years of isolation from markets, a group of traders expresses eagerness for a closer, more accessible marketplace. They anticipate reduced costs, faster transactions, and stronger ties with buyers and suppliers.
Cold weather records across SOUTH DIVIDE. Miss Clara Brauer returns from Sidney after ten days with her sister. Fred Reker and Fred Wittig of the Divide shopped in Sidney last Saturday. Fred Brauer and sons loaded a car of wheat at Colton. Misses Hazel and Clara Hand found it cold going to town last Saturday. Fred Wacker of Wymore Nebraska visited on the divide this past week.
A historical narrative of an Ohio River voyage during the late 18th century emigration from Virginia. John May, Skiles, Flinn and companions face Indian decoy tactics, a failed landing, and massacre attempts. May is killed, captives endure, then Marshall boats aid in escape. The tale recalls frontier peril and deception.
R S Chloup er, a general auctioneer, recounts a harsh incident where a Colonel Downing, captured and taken toward Indian country, begged for aid after killing an attacker. Boats refused him until one man finally offered help. The story questions how many white captives were retaken due to deceptive tactics as settlers moved into the frontier.
A brief exchange captured in the Galveston News shows Usher telling Mr Frontseat that the curtain won’t stay down and Frontseat sharply replies that it is his business. The scene hints at backstage tensions and pacing in a theater setting.
Mrs. De Style and Mr. De Style debate the value of women as an expensive blessing in a brief courtroom exchange. The judge remarks on their statements, highlighting tensions over social status and finery.
A poem by Michael Earls portrays the Green brigade as brave Grenadiers of Corn marching through hardship. It uses vivid imagery of pennants, dew pearls, and armor of shade while foreseeing bribes and rain. The piece reflects wartime morale and a promise of harvest and tents of plenty after the campaign.
Union Stock Yards South Omaha Neb Jan 19 brisk cattle trade strong to a dime higher with good demand for veal calves and stockers. Cattle quotes range good to choice beeves 8.25 8.75 and cows 4.75 6.75. hogs 7.00 7.50 top 7.30. sheep and lambs 10.35 10.65 for top lambs with ewes 6.60 6.85 and yearlings 8.75 9.00.
The article surveys stamps with a single known example. It cites a Bos cawen New York post master provisional, a British Guiana stamp, and Niger Coast Protectorate surcharges. The 20 shillings violet five copies, vermilion two, black one. The Niger Coast black surcharge may be the rarest, though Mauritius post office stamps command high values with more copies known.
An amateur aviator described a recent flying trip with a professional partner ending in a 1200 foot plunge into water. He remained calm, joking that the crash was mere fancy flight and comparing his aviation ignorance to a boy who mixed up English history with bath orders.
A playful antique exchange recalls a groom’s typical line before the ceremony. The speaker notes it was the third attempt for him, hinting at a routine or habit that marked the wedding journey. The light anecdote captures a glimpse of wedding-day nerves and humor.
The verse describes Munich on November 4 1914 as soldiers depart for the front with flowers on their caps and priests blessing them. Friends and relatives gather and sob as the band plays and a chorus of the fatherland fails to lift spirits. The poem laments that only a clear righteous reason makes war tolerable.
A World’s Work observation notes the United States stands apart as the sole major nation without a formal budget system. It contrasts practices in Prance, Germany, Russia, Japan, England, Italy, Spain, Romania, Serbia, Portugal, Bulgaria, and Venezuela, where governments rely on defined plans, cost estimates, and funding methods.
A fragment notes a tense exchange about a quarrel with a husband. The dialogue hints the cook pretends interest to linger near and witness a potential fight. The source preserves a moment of domestic tension without further context.
The London Mail quotes a doctor speaking to John Verry about his worsening condition. The patient laments his fate and wishes Providence would take him, while his wife urges him to take the doctor’s medicine.
A fragment recalls a witty exchange on love from the Boston Transcript pondering memory and heart learning. The quoted lines hint at affection and enduring impressions in a facetious tone.
One hundred dollars reward offered for incurable catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine has thirty five years’ reputation as a reliable remedy. It works through the blood to clear mucous surfaces, expel poison, and heal diseased areas. Customers are told to start now for quick health gains and testimonials are available. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio, distribute via druggists at 76 cents.
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