Puff and Blow to Reach the Coal Pile
A locomotive crew urges action with phrases about pulling and blowing to build steam. The fireman and engineer insist on pushing to the top pile of coal as they aim to reach higher pressure.
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1890
Page
1
A locomotive crew urges action with phrases about pulling and blowing to build steam. The fireman and engineer insist on pushing to the top pile of coal as they aim to reach higher pressure.
A brisk ad touts higher grade goods and superior workmanship. It stresses we keep stylish, well shaped shoes with durable leather and consistent quality, warning that subpar work cannot be helped and urging customers to choose our first class products.
An advertorial note praises a footwear maker presenting a palace like shoe and supple leather. It claims the firm has the best shoes, best prices, and a large stock from Selz, Schwab & Co with an order for one thousand pairs arriving in weeks. The tone sells aggressively.
A local shop advertises a fine stock of wood items in millinery goods sold at prices designed to surprise shoppers. The notice stresses affordability and urges quick visits to view the collection and take advantage of the deals.
The article urges buyers to choose the best stock to minimize initial cash outlay and long term wear and tear costs, arguing it costs less overall to buy top quality now than cheaper options later. It emphasizes buying the best available as the smarter financial move for durability and value.
Cheyenne and Laramie mark the moment with flags, bonfires, and parades after news that Wyoming’s bill cleared the Senate. Citizens across towns decorate, fire alarms echo, and speeches accompany a planned Union Pacific Yellowstone excursion offering a three day ride to the park for 225 dollars per passenger, with limited seats and July 20 deadline. The Sunday school observes Children’s Day with a notable performance by Irene Burger, and educational excursions to St Paul tied to the National Educational Association meeting are promoted with special rail fares and extensions.
Announcement from Lincoln on June 2 1900 detailing a special teachers train departing Omaha July 7 to St Paul for the National Teachers Association gathering. It notes exclusive seating and hotel accommodations in St Paul for Nebraska educators, with connections for B M trains and a call for early replies to secure rooms and transport. Committees in Lincong Ravenna Schuyler and Avonees coordinate arrangements.
Carrie Margaret Ickes, wife of Stanton Ickes and daughter of David Barnhart, died at Sidney after a sudden illness. Born February 18, 1867 in Bedford County, Pa, she had lived in Sidney since early childhood and was a devoted wife and mother. The community mourned, with a large funeral at Trinity Lutheran Church and resolutions of sympathy from the Ladies' Missionary Society. Also included are notices for Chatauqua Assembly fares and Knights of Pythias events with Union Pacific travel details.
Magazine notes announce Anne Fuller's Well Matched a promising new short story in Sharper's Duzar alongside Charles Washington Coleman's The Tryst a striking poem Captain W T Sampson will write on the Naval Academy for Starper's Young People Demorest's Family Magazine features burlesque scenes interior designs and a photo essay on Morton's house plus the Moonlight of County Cere and Texan Types and Cen trists pieces Card of Thanks offers and farm garden notes at Fort S duey with irrigation experiments and local sport and personnel updates.
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