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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1900
Page
7
A man who arrived in New York years ago as an errand boy with no money left a bequest of nearly three quarters of a million dollars to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
A compilation of varied clippings shows James M. Barrie contemplating Parliament after previously rejecting politics. The notices also promote magnetic starch and health books, plus reduced rail fares from Denver to multiple 1900 conventions and events with booking details and contact information.
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy for women approaching or passing through menopause. It claims many grateful women testify to its benefits and reliability.
A veteran of the Spanish American War kept a porous stone in his vest pocket. In Porto Rico, Alderman George Newman of Kankakee found the stone after stubbing his toe and later used it to treat dog bites. He claims the stone, once regarded as a cure for hydrophobia, has been applied in thirty five cases in the past year.
Wheat harvests were below average and conditions for winter wheat look discouraging. Prospects for the upcoming season appear uncertain as yields lag behind typical patterns.
The Bryan farm near Lincoln Nebraska draws attention as Col William J Bryan gardens like a regular farmer. He starts work about 9 am for about ninety minutes tending onions lettuce and strawberries while expanding crops including ten acres of wheat five of oats and five of corn.
Government crop report shows grown winter wheat acreage abandoned reaches 5 240 000 acres, 17 1 3 percent of sown land. Condition of remaining wheat slips from 88 9 to 82 7 on the May 1 to June 1 period, signaling a significant yield drop ahead.
Strike began May 8 in St Louis with 13 killed and 65 wounded by bullets. At least 90 others injured, daily business losses near 100000, striker wage losses around 275000, posse comitatus costs about 325000, and 1500 people were in the posse while police on duty numbers rise.
Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister, is the most popular oriental accredited to Washington. He plans soon to travel to Peru and to the court of Spain, without his wife who will tour the west with her son and nephew. He is a diplomat of first order and has cordial relations with Washington officials. He is wealthy and well regarded in power circles.
Maud Thomas, 17, daughter of a motorman living at 2617 South Twelfth Street, addressed union men in South St. Louis and led a march to the Carondelet power house. Armed guards blocked the advance and she was taken into custody before being returned to her parents. A whale with a harpoon embedded for decades was found bearing its mark.
Admiral Dewey hero Hobson sends relics from Hong Kong on the Adolph Obrig to New York with a mast from the Don Juan de Austria set for his Alabama hometown. Also: Grain-O coffee substitute ad, Boxers in China, Allen’s Foot-Ease, Magnetic Starch, Faultless Starch, dandruff cure, and assorted society notes.
The Omaha & St. Louis R R offers a July trip from Omaha to Kansas City for the Democratic National Convention. Train departs Omaha Union Station at 8 p m July 4 and returns July 7 with sleeper, coach and chair car service. Round trip fare is $5.80 plus 4 days in Kansas City for $8.00, including meals. sleeping berths should be reserved now. Contact Jno E Reagan or Harry E Moores for details and tickets.
The notice outlines a July trip to the NEA Convention in Charleston Washington with tickets valid via Chattanooga Knoxville Asheville and Spartansburg return through Norfolk Old Point Comfort Richmond and White Sulphur Springs. J C Tucker Chicago address supplied for maps and time cards. The text also mentions an Egyptian plague reference and Beeman's Pepsin Gum as a chewing aid. Brooklyn management stance cited regarding a protective association of ball players.
Prohibition convention in Chicago June 27 28 1900 with tickets on sale June 26 27 Democratic convention in Kansas City July 4 1900 with tickets on sale July 2 4 Travel via Chicago Great Western Maple Leaf Route offering vestibuled trains free chair cars and single round trip fare Agents and F H Lord G P T A Chicago address provided.
The Bowery cheap New York restaurant opened with Bishop Potter and other clergymen giving addresses. They tested the fare which will be served at low prices with luncheon for a dime and an elaborate breakfast dinner or supper for 15 cents. The note adds that few women feel comfortable in a new gown.
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