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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1902
Page
5
The page lists local government officials from the Sixth Congressional District, state and county officers, school board members, various church services with pastors, and numerous fraternal and auxiliary organizations including Masons, Odd Fellows, Royal Neighbors, and veterans groups. It also notes meeting times and locations across Sidney with multiple organizations and civic groups.
A fragmentary editorial tone piece mocks town beautification through minor repairs and flowers while joking about a Nebraska wedding description. It cites Beeker Times style praise for modest improvements and lampooning wedding prose with playful quips about bride arrival and fairy like glides.
The notice likens advertising to steam power as a great driving force for business growth, describing its essential, transformative role in expanding reach, efficiency, and outcomes for companies seeking market advantage.
A vigorous demand drives new price records for dry lot cattle and hogs, with packers' strike in Chicago causing only minor unease. Quotes include cattle from 1,250 to 1,500 pounds at 6.80 to 7.40, 900 to 1,050 pounds 5.40 to 6.00, choice heifers and cows up to 6.20, and stockers 2.50 to 5.00. Western hay fed cattle 5.95 to 6.24. hogs 6.00 to 7.30. lambs 4.40 to 6.75. sheep prices firm. Nye & Buchanan Co.
G W Roberts of Elizabeth W Vu reports an old man cured of cancer after using Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The ad extols Bitters for cleansing poisons and aiding skin and blood conditions. It also advertises The Overland Limited train with electric lighting and luxury features. W D Clifton, Agent.
The article notes the rapid global reach of news via telegraph and cable, linking Europe Asia Africa and the Americas. It highlights the Chicago Record-Herald and its foreign correspondents plus the New York Herald and Associated Press as vital sources.
The teen dining cars on the Over land Limited offer ten tables seating thirty with plate glass windows, ferns, fine linen, delicate china, cut glass, silverware and electric candelabra. Meals are a la carte with seasonal delicacies. The Union Pacific promises comfort and luxury to Salt Lake and western trips with no extra cost. Full information from WD CLIPTON, Agent.
Mrs A M Shields of Chambers- ing Paolo recounts severe sickness claiming consumption and fever. After six months she used Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption and was cured. It claims safety for throat and lung diseases and effective for coughs and bronchial affections. Guaranteed bottles and $1.00 trial bottles free at druggists.
The Big Horn Basin in Wyoming presents undeveloped ranch sites along valley streams with one million acres open to settlement under U S land laws. The Burlington publishes a free illustrated folder with an accurate map detailing land lay soil products yields irrigation and opportunities.
A Malmaison rosebush at Violet Hill in Stowmarket England bore a strange bloom when a large bud opened revealing five perfect apple blossoms on separate stalks at its center. The apple blossoms opened as rose petals expanded creating a curious contrast.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney, bladder, and urinary issues. It promises relief from back pain and frequent urination and offers a free sample bottle and book by mail from Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
A dialogue noted in the Detroit Free Press quotes a woman declaring she will abide by her daughter’s choice. The suitor insists she marry him if he is supplied with the means, a line reported alongside a wry Chicago News quote about men seeking trouble and fleeing at its sight.
The idea that debt troubles only those who spend beyond their means is paired with a heartfelt maxim about the greatest joy being to give happiness to a loved one.
Free 112 page Campbell's Soil Culture manual explains moisture storage, evaporation control, and yield increase with illustrations. Mailed to any address on receipt of two cent stamp. Offer from J. Francia General Passenger Agent Burlington Route Omaha Nebraska.
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