19 Jun 1880
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1880
Page
1
The readable text shows a chaotic scene with casual chatter among youths, attempting to describe hair styles, caps, and hats, interwoven with uncertain phrases about a girl and reactions to a moment. The OCR yields a jumble of slang and incomplete sentences.
Scraps report Crete plans new staff additions while local notes cover a Kearney district joint meeting regarding the Nebesaha Biodical Association. Other items mention last week’s wind damage near Shelton, a drowning in the Missouri River at Nebraska City, and Crete’s J W Dawes joining the National Republican Committee.
A hand written note from a recently released convict to Governor Charles Foster dates March 1680 recounts resignation from a shipping clerk post and public role. The tale then shifts to a mule in a corral that learns to drive nails with its hooves, eventually injuring itself and becoming lame.
A college student was expelled for the alleged practice of lifting young ladies to his room by a basket from a window. Gossip flourished as two women discuss the scene, recalling a morning incident where a girl in a basket reportedly fell when the rope broke, prompting the moral panic and rumor mill on campus.
The Shelton Clarion denounces a divorced wife said to have taken an eight year old child from the father, describing it in severe terms. The item mentions Hall county 18 and 82,000 tied to a murder trial.
A Detroit incident on a Canadian Southern train recounts a German mother and her six year old daughter traveling to Toledo. The conductor discovers the child squeezed in a corner under the mother's garb as the mother protests the child is too small to pay fare.
A fragmented excerpt urges women to protect themselves from predatory men, advising to keep girls off the street and avoid relying on male escort. It emphasizes caution, propriety, and independence for young women, warning about improper advances and urging self reliance.
A mother and her sixteen year old son tried to enter a circus for ten cents after the boy offered to carry hay to camels and water to the elephants. The ticket clerk refused and the pair were pushed back as the boy crawled under the tent to escape. He returned claiming no interest in the show and opting for pink lemonade instead. President Seward was reportedly shaken by a tornado last week.
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