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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1899
Page
5
A fragmented newspaper column lists church schedules for Episcopal and Catholic services on Sundays and weeknights, parish priest names, and dates. It also covers fraternal organizations such as Royal Neighbors, Masons, Odd Fellows, and other societies with meeting evenings and officers. The Union Pacific announces a reduced fare of 25 dollars to Portland and Puget Sound points with agent contact for tickets.
County Treasurer Cheyenne County Nebraska presents a historical statement of the General Fund and related accounts from January 1 to July 1, 1899. It lists balances for General Fund, County School Fund, Sinking Fund, and Bridge Fund, with warrants redeemed and transfers for taxes and interest. The document is certified as true and correct by the treasurer, dated July 22, 1899.
Denver August 6 13 1899 Union Pacific offers greatly reduced fare one way plus 2.00 round trip to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo from Kansas Nebraska points. Inquire agent ER Breiaen for tickets sleeping car reservations and full information on fast train service to Colorado.
An entomologist captures a metal cutting beetle noted for sawing through containers. The creature repeatedly gnaws its way free from boxes, jars, and confined spaces, eventually slipping from a pepper box into the wider world and evading capture.
The article discusses early pipe forms among Indians and Romans sharing tube designs, notes the bowl is a newer feature, and credits Indians with inventing cigarettes using corn husk wrappers. It also debunks health myths about cigarette paper and clarifies rice paper is actually plant pith. A legal repartee excerpt concludes with a courtroom pun.
An advert promotes Electric Bitters to improve health and complexion for women and claims to cleanse stomach liver and kidneys. It touts Buckeye Pile Ointment as a painless remedy for piles with prices and retailer D J Scanlon.
The New York Star invites readers to submit word lists from letters in THE NEW YORK STAR phrase for a daily bicycle prize. Twelve 2-cent stamps and thirteen weeks are required for entry, with prizes including watches, dinner sets, and silverware. Contest runs June 26 to August 21, 1899, with awards announced each day.
Unclaimed letters remaining at the Sidney Nebraska post office for the week ending July 29 1899. Names include Brown Arthur E Baker John N Commander Ft Sidney Covell CF Horn R D Latimore W T McGrath W F McCthen Clement M Pettit Jonas Reed Charley Smith T J Swanfeld Charney Thompson fl J Weston Daniel Wood W W Woodard 1 W LADTER Cooper Miss May Fish Hattie E Sanders Mrs Sarah E. Callahan posts. Also notices of land office final proof hearings for John Henry Sinriehs and Christian Jurgens with witnesses listed and dates in Sidney Neb.
Notice states that the applicant has filed for final proof to support a claim and will appear before the register or receiver in Sidney, Nebraska on July 23 to prove continuous residence and cultivation of the land. Names listed include John Melaulel Marti Ih and Ernest B. Bowers with addresses in Sidney.
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