Postal terms in a puzzled notice
Fragmentary postal notice mentions postage paid and advance payment terms with unreadable garbled names and dates, offering no clear action or recipient.
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1897
Page
4
Fragmentary postal notice mentions postage paid and advance payment terms with unreadable garbled names and dates, offering no clear action or recipient.
The Globe-Democrat summarizes USDA figures showing a drastic collapse in US Cuba trade from 1887 to 1897. It notes a 50 percent-plus drop in three years and projects 1897 exports below 20 million dollars. Details cover declines in exports of lard, pork, wheat flour, corn, breadstuffs, and tobacco.
Officials report the general fund levy will cover expenses for the year with about 85 percent of the levy amounting to 7600. Commissioners approved claims under 4000 for expenses since January 1 and expect a 3,000 to 4,000 transfer from the bridge fund to the general fund to reduce back debts over five to six years.
The article notes enthusiasm in press circles and official unease over Japan's stance on a treaty ratification, with a Hawaii report urging expedited action. Alaska placer mining yields promising signs of higher gold output while laborers earn twenty dollars daily in harsh northern conditions.
A collection of clipped remarks comments and notices from various papers discuss Mary Elizabeth Lease opposing free silver socialism as a political hope and references to Senator Allen Governor Holcomb and local mills. The items mention unions layoffs shifts in politics and a bicycle for sale as a small notice.
The piece notes anti trust plans left out of a tariff bill but pushed as a separate measure. It cites Horace Boies on abandoning free coinage at 16 to 1 with gold and mentions looming party splits in Cheyenne county with multiple state tickets planned. Kentucky Democrats met in Louisville with leaders Carlisle and Waterson delivering speeches.
Land Office Sidney Nebr 1897 notice of intent to make dual proof before the Register of Receiver in Sidney on August 23. Ernest Lange BR 252 for section 2 township 14 range 4 west. Witnesses Brauer Herman Brauer Willan Beakhage and William Hofmeyer listed to prove residence and cultivation at Sidney Nebraska. Joan M ADAM Kerlster.
Secretary Gage cites nationwide evidence of improvement in trade and industry while urging Republicans to nominate representative leaders at the precinct level. He invites potential candidates to announce by county conventions. Gold Democrats prepare for contests in Iowa Kentucky and Ohio as the Popocratic State Convention sets for September 1 in Lincoln.
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