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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1897
Page
8
Local timetable lists fast mall and freight services with passenger and way freight departures. East and West routes show times including 7:00 a.m. and 1:40 p.m. adjustments with Me. Limited and other services noted by agent E. R. Baxison.
A mix of village updates and ads: notary services, election date April 6, street cleanup, Oberfelder ad copy, trades and job work, commissioners meeting on Wednesday, various local residents and visitors, livestock markets, shops like McLernon’s and Bergman’s, hotel meals at Wilson House, upcoming dances, hotel repairs, A O U W ball planned, child death in Potter, several residents traveling or visiting, land office blanks, and church revival remarks. Names include Oberfelder Co, McLernon, Bergman, Struthers, Bracken, Bruce, and local towns Sidney, Potter, Redington, North Platte, Chappell.
Lincoln dignitary slated to arrive tomorrow and stay several days to help conduct meetings. The school board has begun receiving departmental job applications and may trim staff next term to cut costs. L. R. Barlow seeks Lodge Pole postmaster position with Republican backing. Mrs. Callahan mourns aunt Mrs. William Cleburne in Salt Lake City. funeral in Forest Lawn, Omaha. Catholic ladies host supper and dance at the Skating Rink on St Patrick’s Day eve. New goods advertised at low prices including cottons and linens. An updated map of Cheyenne county, showing post offices and roads, now hangs in the county clerk’s office, drawn by County Surveyor R. H. Willis. The Telegraph suggests framing the map to protect it.
The Union Pacific and connections will run a Pullman Tourist Sleeper from Minneapolis and St Paul to Los Angeles via Sioux City and Columbus Nebraska without change. The car leaves Minneapolis Thursdays at 7 40 p m St Paul at 8 15 p m and returns Los Angeles at 2 00 p m every Thursday. The line promises faster travel and comfort surpassing other Western routes, with space for the sleeper to be booked early through local agents.
W B Whittemore, in Alturas Oregon, reports basalt rock surfaces about three miles long bearing well executed images of Indians with bows and animals plus undeciphered characters. He notes lack of local knowledge of their meaning and suggests possible links to Mexican or Central American writing.
A woman lightly chides a man for drinking, recalling a vow that lips touched wine should never touch hers. He defensively jokes about the vow and notices the disparity in price and his salary, brushing off the rebuke.
A New York initiative aims to curb expert testimony in court trials amid rising expenses. The Marie Barberi case cost about $10,000 and the Meyer poisoning trial ran up roughly $62,000. Medical experts have billed as high as $300 per day.
Advertises Rudy's Pile Supporitory claimed to cure piles and constipation with refund guarantee. Price 50 ets per box, request two stamps for circular and free sample to Martin Rudy, Lancaster Penn. Distribution via druggists and Sidney Neb. dealer D. J. Scanlan.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Sidney Nebraska post office for the week ending March 13 1897 include GENTS J W Cuelman and two Republican items. LADIES Bertha Childs Gertrude Frederiksen Mary C Raniall. Call for these letters and say advertised. Pierre-Sanders P M.
The St James Gazette notes X rays can reveal real diamonds by transparency in photographs while false stones appear black. Glass does not penetrate X rays, and eyeglasses photograph dark. The report cites a Vienna glassworker whose finger injury was diagnosed and treated with X ray guidance.
A dialogue from Strand Magazine shows a practical father seeking the cheapest watch for his boy and an honest dealer cautioning against poor timekeeping. The father insists on a watch whose back can be opened, highlighting a desire for easy adjustment or repair.
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