This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1894
Page
4
The piece notes the Bland silver bill advancing in Congress while markets dampen, cites Gen Juba Kansy’s death, and recalls past Democratic tariff promises. It argues irrigation as key to western Nebraska prosperity, predicting capital inflows and labor shifts transforming the region as irrigation grows from skepticism to cornerstone.
A conservative view on land reform argues that irrigation secures wealth for farmers, expands acre parcels from 40 to smaller tracts, and transforms semi starved communities into educated, contented households. The note adds notices on bids for pauper boarding and two local medicinal cures marketed by W F Bassett.
An 19th century advertisement list extols Bucklens Arnica Salve as the best for cuts bruises sores ulcers rheum fever sores tetter chapped skin and eruptions claiming it cures piles with no surgery and offers a money back guarantee. Also promotes subscriptions and other remedies with multiple local drugstores and agents named W V Roassett W F Bassett and J C Drugstore plus notices about Monumental Work and Des Moines Marble Works with C P Chambers as agent.
A garbled ad page notes remedies for digestion and biliousness. It promotes DeWoet's Little Early Risers as a purging remedy, then advertises One Minute Cough Cure and various eye glass services. Letters praise Prescriptions and spectacles from Prof Hirschberg, with testimonials about easy-on-the-eyes glasses. Additional notes tout DeWitts Hazel Salve and Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism and pains, plus Dr King's New Discovery for coughs. Local drugstores in Omaha and Neb. are mentioned with trial offers and money-back guarantees.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.