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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1893
Page
1
A garbled ad promotes dramatic bargains on dress goods for spring 1803. It boasts bold prices, wide selection, and honest quality, urging readers to view stock and compare value before purchase. The prose overstates appeal and uses exaggerated phrasing typical of old time retail notices.
A fragmented promotional note touts spring and summer garment trends with focus on new lines of ginghams and hosiery. It promises appealing colors and attractive patterns to entice every lady to view the complete assortments and shop the latest styles.
A fragmented notice-like passage discusses seeking reliable options and bargains in a generic sales context. It mentions aims to optimize value, dollar efficiency, and favorable purchases, with an emphasis on dependable products and outcomes. The text is garbled but centers on finding the best bargains.
A readable fragment describes a linen department presentation with a spring line. It highlights low prices and rare student studies in weaving and design. The note invites customers to review the new stock and prices.
We offer a wide range of handsome prints and designs for spring stock. Our department features quality mill products, low prices, and broad ribbon selections. We invite your trade and aim to demonstrate honest merit and customer satisfaction this season.
Our nation department is fully stocked with the newest and finest spring goods. We carry top manufacturers and offer reasonable prices with advantageous terms to buyers, encouraging customers not to miss this sale of money-saving notions.
A local grocery advertises a fully stocked department with high quality Cholvest goods and top value. It asserts unbeatable prices and honest weights, inviting customers to try their offerings for genuine, favorable terms.
The courthouse hosted a last Friday literary contest with first prize for best oration won by Miss Myrtle Ellett and second prize for best declamation taken by Miss Catharine Ludlon. Judges praised Misses Bug, Smyth, and Meserly, with music by Prof Wieland and local performers.
A real estate deal in the eastern state area will aid Cheyenne county by adding several top yearlings and famed sires to western Nebraska breeding stock. Notable entries include Omashy Wood and Ehia Wool line, Nutwood, Alcyone line, and Spadeland Owward progeny. Deference offered to inspect tail pedigrees at the Devegwarn office, with affordable stud fees for well-bred young stallions and wheel wall da service noted.
A fragment notes Standard Oil selling at 6 cents per gallon at Chowins. It also includes a garbled letter thread from Me Moreton and others in Nebraska City and Lincoln Neb in late February, containing remarks on the silver question and references to a “gold bug” on a gold basis, with dated replies and personal sign-offs.
Auction of farm outfit and household goods described as recently used on county poor farm. Sale to the highest bidder Thursday at 1:00 PM at Sitney Nebraska’s Barn. Items include 4 head work horses 3 spring wagons 2 cattle carts 1 farm wagon hand milking cows and farming utensils plus household goods and stoves. Auctioneer A. Watian?
The Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners in Silney Neb presents meetings on Feb 24 25 28 1893 with Atkins Frame Harper and McAleese in attendance. Road through Redington Gap discussed granted and construction apportioned to Wagner for 95. The board approves warrants and bonds and appoints road overseers and officials. Public sale of poor farm property planned and county note actions noted.
Mer Lyon questions Melintosh about a latest county funds issue in a noisy public exchange. Melintosh says no letter from Rus ia or others regarding county funds or Linade, while Lyon presses for a clear statement and possible settlement notes as the county officers discuss the matter.
A long Cheyenne County column describes Hayward Bayard appearances, church society debates, cattle prices, and town social events. The piece notes Stearns Hall gatherings, orchestra music, dancing, and officers at a post navy club event with vivid character sketches and lively crowd impressions.
A fragmented notice covers closing out sales at half price, weather disruptions in multiple states, a Grand Island fire destroying a structure and horses, and community notices in Sidney Nebraska. It includes local efforts for a Whittier Society gratitude, letters about newspaper subscriptions, and a church rectory fund drive with donor acknowledgments and a concert plan.
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