Train Crew Urges to Puff and Push to Summit
An earnest plea echoes aboard a locomotive as the fireman and engineer brace for the climb. The crew vows to puff and blow to move the little coal pile upward, assuring progress despite the struggle.
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1890
Page
1
An earnest plea echoes aboard a locomotive as the fireman and engineer brace for the climb. The crew vows to puff and blow to move the little coal pile upward, assuring progress despite the struggle.
A fragment touts pride in footwear quality and craftsmanship. The speaker praises “up grade” shoes, claiming none rival their style and workmanship. The passage hints at high standards and a call for sticking to elevated goals.
Ad copy extols comfortable shoes with firm leather and strong work foundation. Mentions Selz Schwab Co shares and an order for one thousand pairs to be delivered soon. A brisk sales pitch aims to attract buyers with quality and value.
It costs less to buy out of thin stock and incur little wear and tear than to buy others. The advice is to buy the best and shoppers will find the best at our store, offering lower initial costs and better long term value.
Large crowds and lively programs marked July Fourth celebrations in Sidney Redington and Bayard. Highlights included parades speeches by O W Fowler and W P Miles, dances, a well provisioned dinner, and athletic events. Excursions to Yellowstone National Park and irrigation efforts for Cheyenne county were also noted.
Captain EW Stone orders raises to 109 recruits to fill the regiment. Discharges and appointments govern Co A to F. Boston visitor Miss Davidson meets Captain Ebstein. Band records high skirmish score. extensive notes on promotions, canteen dividends, and retirements. Weather and a Grand Army reunion referenced with a Borg Rille picnic. Oberfelder's announces a clothing sale with hats for all.
Albert Lippie of the Tussler outfit was shot and killed by John Knapp as Lippie stood near Knapp s claim in Scotts Bluff County. Knapp then fled on horseback after the second shot. Thees of Ogalalla died after being fatally injured while attempting to board No 19 at Sidney yards. His body was sent to Ogalalla for burial.
A group of three youths aged 12 to 16 held cattle near Cabin Springs eight miles southwest of Sidney. They barricaded a cabin door, poured kerosene on the roof, and set it alight before escaping through a doorway blocked from the outside. It is unclear whether the act was an attempt on their lives or theft, but later notes hint at sensational developments. A separate report mentions John M. Dyer, former editor of the North Platte Telegraph, dying by his own hand in Ogden amid financial disasters.
On July 7 at Mount Hope Ontario Undertaker Joel Smith raised the stars and stripes in honor of the Fourth A deputation demanded its removal but Smith refused and the flag was shot and torn up by a crowd A second flag raised by Smith met a similar fate Also Secrest from Omaha is alive and recovering after a fall at the Merchants Hotel incident The heat remains hot.
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