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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1885
Page
2
Congress moves Gen Grant to the retired list and the town plans an immediate cleanup. Readers are told of political bets for Indian agent Pine Ridge, land speculation near Sidney, and a proposed land paper. Poker tales, social gossip, and local anecdotes fill the page.
The text argues Fort Sidney offers ample space and easy access for an annual department rifle contest, predicting large attendance from posts nationwide, publicity for Sidney, potential war department interest, and possible expansion of the post. It also suggests the site could become the department headquarters.
A collage of curiosities and data from various sources: Irish violent deaths by burns, locomotive labor averages, ex-schoolmasters testing chairs, Alaska rail questions, school spending in the South, New York trade in counterfeit trade dollars, and a slate of peculiar anecdotes. Notable items include a Chilean queen bee shipment to Jerusalem, Cardif rope production, and Gulf of Mexico depth surveys.
The excerpt traces tobacco’s origins from smoking habits noted by Columbus to late 19th century ideas about Texas growth and American social progress. It references Coleridge, Achiltree, Ballantine, and various topics from tobacco to national development and gender equality, reflecting a collage of opinions and historical anecdotes.
The piece discusses Ruskin as a pioneering writer on dress, arguing apparel can be a virtuous art when harmoniously contrived. It contrasts couture with vanity, suggesting dress expresses taste and moral sensibility, while noting limits in other art forms to convey color and drapery.
Legal notices from Cheyenne County Nebraska detail filings for land claims and proofs of residence, including land in township 4 north range 9 west, and multiple witnesses named. Also published are notices to creditors for Donald J McIntosh, with demands due by September 1, 1435, in Sidney Nebraska.
Notice from Land Office North Platte Neb dated Feb 19 1855 announces that Natheo editor based notice of his invention and declaratory statements are to be proved before the district court clerk at Blaney Neb on April 6 1865. Witnesses listed include Frees Deer Porest Crane and others from Lodge Pole Cheyenne county. Another notice dated Feb 14 1855 announces final proof for August Neuman preemption declaratory statement number 402 for section 6 town 1A range 45 west with witnesses Neuman Narntt Hod Tenden and Sudman from various Neb locations.
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