Bridgeport Briefs and Local Notes Highlight Growth and Grief
Local arbitration session for Haggerty and son John. previews of community events in Bridgeport and Sidney. Reports include teacher Mrs. Gilman’s reputation, moves in Rob Willis’s office, and coachable progress at the diamond. A fatal accident claimed Mgr Moe’s young son. school matters discuss moving the schoolhouse site and land donation talks. Festivities planned at the Bridgeport camp ground with accessible rates and new hall music.
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Haggerty
John
D. W White
Chas. Endsley
Churchill
Byron Gilman
Redington
Fred Gilman
Sidney
Teachers Institute
Gilman
Robi. Willis
Paxton
White
Bridgeport
Chas. Logan
KR. P. Scott
Rev. Churchill
J. T. White
Lincoln
H. T. Dean
Webster
Willis
Pat Rowlan
Artems Ward
Henry Clark
Riverside Alfalfa Harvest and Weekend Visits
The first alfalfa crop was harvested as Riverside fairs warm and shaded weather. Mr and Mrs C A Tolle visited Mr and Mrs C A Wagoner that Saturday. Asa Remsburg returned from Denver via Bridgeport last week. Mr and Mrs J C Hudson and son William spent Sunday with Mrs Hudsons parents Mr and Mrs J Johnson. A severe hail storm struck Vingaard and Brown's Creek Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C A. Tolle
C. A. Wagoner
Asa Remsburg
Denver
Bridgeport
J. C. Hudson
William
Vingaard and
Brown's Creek
Lincoln's prayer and Sickles reminiscence amid Civil War tales
The article recounts General Daniel Sickles in hospital after Gettysburg with President Lincoln visiting and expressing faith in victory. It notes Lincoln’s tearful reaction to the general’s battlefield account and a prophetic mood about Grant and Vicksburg. It also includes farmer news and a testimonial about Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
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Gettysburg
Daniel Sickles
Lincoln
Sickles
Washington
Grant
Vicksburg
General Grant
Miller Monument At Graytown Marks Contented Miller
A large millstone monument stands near Graytown over a modest miller’s grave. The stone sits in an old burial ground, visible from a mile away, honoring a man who ground for neighbors and lived simply, without market worries. An accompanying poem laments modern trade and praises his contented life.
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Graytown
Chicago
Mall
Clear
Matrimony in Gilbert Islands Exposed by Inkersley
Arthur Inkersley describes Gilbert Islands marriage customs as forceful and transactional. A man abducts a girl by her hair and brings her home for a wedding feast funded by guests. If the husband tires, he expels the wife with little ceremony.
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Gilbert Islands
Arthur Inkersley
Overland Monthly
Never Lost My Religion, Says Local Elder
An old man at a neighborhood prayer meeting in Blue Ridge Georgia recounts a lifetime of misdeeds from stealing chickens to gambling and drinking, but proclaims he has never lost his religion. The brief reminiscence appears in the Blue Ridge Post.
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Sisterin
Bredderin
Sisterio
Blue Ridge
Ga) Post
Moving Plant Described and Quotation on Liberty
A detailed note on a queer pea family plant known as the moving plant whose leaves move autonomously in jerks, sometimes affecting all at once especially near 80 degrees. Also includes a quoted reflection: Frenchmen do not want to rule they want to live and seek personal development over domination.
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Steevens
Single Thought Quips Inside Father and Mother's Wordplay
The Denver Times quotes a humorous exchange where a fond mother notes two souls share a single thought and a perceived shortage of funds. The father adds a quip about him supporting two with the hope of an extra dollar, highlighting family budget worries with wit.
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Paterfamilias
Denver Times
Yellow Jaundice Healed By Electric Bitters
Great consternation was felt by the friends of M A Hogarty of Lexington Kentucky when they saw he was turning yellow and suffered terribly. He was advised to Ory Electric Bitters and after two bottles was wholly cured. A trial proves its merit for stomach liver and kidney troubles. Only 50 cents sold by all druggists.
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M. A Hogarty
Lexington
First White Man's Utah Visit Noted and Travel Rates Published
The entry recalls Father Silvestre Velez de Escalante reaching the Great Salt Lake on September 28 1776 praising Utah climate. Union Pacific posts travel rates from the Missouri River to Ogden and Salt Lake City with one fare round trip plus 2 00 in effect June to August and return options through October. Proportions from intermediate points and contact E R Breisch for details.
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Utah
Silvestre Velez de Escalante
Great Salt Lake
Union Pracific
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Missouri River
Linis
E.R Brreisch
Women Suffer Kidney Trouble Says Swamp Root Cure
An advertisement proclaims kidney and bladder illness affect both sexes and that Swamp Root by Dr. Kilmer cures them. It claims widespread prevalence, urges treatment, mentions sample bottles by mail, and lists prices 59 cents and one dollar.
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Dr. Kilmer &Co
Binghamton, N. Y
The Pen Man and the Payup Letter
A lawyer recalls writing a harsh debt letter for a client then meets the debtor, a 300 pound man, who reveals he would not have paid the bill if he knew the author was a slight clerk. The tale ends with the debtor’s astonishment at the author’s identity.
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Jetter
Evlied
Abke
Blank
Harper's Magazine
Watch Care And Banana Transport In One Text
The article opens with practical guidance on handling watches to avoid damage from temperature changes and rough handling. It abruptly shifts to a curious note about banana plants and a farming scene describing a Taracoa season with thousands of donkeys carrying fruit toward the coast.
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Taracoa
Dining Alone and a Dog Story Echo Victorian Warns
The London Lancet warns against solitary dining as a social vice urging communal meals across civilization. An Australian tale follows a sheep dog in a remote township that rounds up children, illustrating unintended consequences of isolation.
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Christendom
London Lancet
It Works Both Ways
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote debate shows a spat over motherhood and gratitude with a remark about attending a mothers congress. The exchange frames a clash over opportunity and role expectations between parent and child.
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Mothers’ Congress
Cleveland Plain
Sidney Nebraska Village approves 1925 budget ordinance
An ordinance appropriates funds for the Village of Sidney Nebraska for the year. It lists allocations to the general fund including officers salaries street and fire department expenses and other incidental village costs. The ordinance passes June 28 and is approved June 25 with clerk signatures.
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Cheyenne County
Nee Draska
Janary
Todlowdas
Justier
Disteigt Court
Enie
Sidney Nebraski
Chiatiiman
Board of ‘Trustees
Sidney
Ne-braska
Pearet General
Camepery
Rombey D. Warnis
H. Ke. Garren
Chiirmiin
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the Telegraph
Sidney Telegraph
Peeles Ponlard
Gieerese Task Oy Business
Neb
Rem Ran
Ountry
Hrenaalaa
Bridgeport Briefs
White & Gaines
Riverside
A. D. Waggy
Q W Wakefield
Columbus
Senniou
France
Omaha
Fe Se
Milwaukee
Ano Stpaut
Union Depot
F. A. Nash
General Western
Farnamst
H. W. Howell
Trav
Greenlee & Benson
General Merchandise
Crockery
Kruse Bros
Schlitz
Zang
Porter
Col. Front and Rose Streets
Sidney, Neb
Palace Livery Barn
M. E. Washburn
C. D. Essig
Undertaker
Sidney. Nebrasiva
G.W. Anderson
McMullan’s
Nebraska
J. P. Lingaard
Lind
Dane Linn
Michael J
Ith Isd
George Clyde
Daly Ie i
United States
Jas L.mcinrosh
Ati
Pekas
Sage Geen
Convostant
Tober Culture
ESAS
Keary
Maller
Sat Lund
Satelle
dWoelooh
Sidnes
California
San Francisco
Burlington
Colorado
Saltouake City
Noasuch
Burlington Epworth League
J. Francis
Gear's Pass Ag’t Omalu
Drugeists
Potter
Township
Silthu
O. Nelson
Annual Meeting OF Stockholders
Sidney Loan and Building Association
County Court House
Our of Directors
A. Pear. Clas
Callailan
Secretaury
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