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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1905
Page
8
Klour cuts 15 cents per 100 pounds while keeping prior prices for essential goods. New York Baldwins and Greenings apples priced at 33.50 per bushel. Cash buyers of 10 000 dollars or more receive a percent discount during January 1905. January 28 sale by auction of stock including china and lamps to clear room. Sidney visit advised.
Lincoln Omaha Chicago St Joseph Kansas City St Louis and all Points East and South. Through trains offer steeper dining and reclining cars with seats free. Tickets and baggage checked to any point in United States or Canada. For information call M. A. Shipman agent or J Francis general passenger agent Omaha Nebraska.
Eastbound schedule lists Overland Limited No 3 at 5 00 am Atlantic Express No 4 3 00 pm Maitland Express No 6 1 20 am Fast Mall No 10 3 05 am. Westbound lists Overland Limited No 1 9 00 pm Pacific Express No 8 2 42 am Mall and Express No 9 2 00 am Freight trains carry passengers to points where they stop.
Daykin Nebraska listing offers a second-hand Steinway piano in good condition priced at 50 dollars. The ad runs from B. T. Char.
Rooms for rent described as neatly furnished and clean. For details contact Mrs. J. H. Wilson at the second door west of the Metropolitan hotel.
Multiple local ads highlight Scanlon's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and Scanlon's agents for paints and medicines. D. J. Scanlon's sells Heath and Milligan paint at $1.50 a gallon, with a coating coverage claim. Harper & Wright promote heating stoves, wagons, buggies, and the largest town stock. The Sidney Sanitarium advertises osteopathy and massage with contact details for Dr. R. Benda and Mrs. Eulalia Benda.
A bark captain recalls a Valparaiso wind gust that stripped sails from the stern while the bow remained intact, leaving foam in the wake. Ernest Thompson Seton notes Indian archery records with eight arrows aloft, a feat few can match. A humorous London Tit-Bits exchange features a man warned atop a tree about its imminent cutting.
A man jokes that his mother made a long visit with his mother-in-law, explaining that when his mother came at the same time, the visit was shorter for the mother-in-law.
A fragmented Chicago News excerpt shows Susan described as studying art with remarks by Mr Hayrake and Mrs Hayrake. The dialogue hints at Susan’s focus on art while a letter is written from a drawing room. The piece preserves quirky local voices without full context.
Atchison Globe urges readers to welcome gratitude alongside faith hope and charity. The phrase emphasizes virtues aligning with community spirit and moral values.
Cheyenne County Nebraska commissioners approve creation of a County Board of Health and adopt rules to prevent spread of contagious diseases. The plan authorizes pest houses, quarantines, mandatory disinfection, rapid physician reporting, funding from the county, and penalties for violations. The board members named are Frank Rihana, Dr. A. D. Stewitts, and J. W. Lee, with 300 copies of the regulations printed.
The pamphlet by the Humanitarian league of England condemns foie gras production. An eyewitness describes geese strapped to tables in torture, two months of abuse to enlarge livers, fed salt maize to reach two to three pounds. Strassbure and Youlouse are cited as main markets with trade in the hundreds of thousands annually.
A European newspaper article presents a marriage formula: if a man is x years old, the bride’s age is x divided by two plus a fixed offset, yielding examples such as a 41 year old with a 24 year old bride and a 60 year old with a 37 year old wife, also noting its applicability to southern latitudes with an 18 year old groom and a 16 year old bride.
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