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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1878
Page
2
The Sidney Telegraph notes Bennett plans a hazardous expedition to the Central City Courierman's source as Native confrontations loom. It then critiques Utah legislature’s report defending polygamous marriages and divine law, challenging federal standards and church autonomy.
A reader questions who loses the eight cents when a dollar passes through multiple hands in the Bland bill era. The letter argues the 92 cent silver piece causes ripple losses through laborers, stores, and taxes, concluding no single actor is clearly profiting or losing. It condemns opponents of the Bland bill and highlights the paradox of economic fractions in everyday transactions.
The editorial decries a proposed return to capital punishment in Iowa, arguing that the state abolished the death penalty in 1872 and should not revive bloodier methods. It condemns the idea of public execution by guillotine, urges abolition or humane alternatives, and criticizes mob justice and sensational rhetoric surrounding the issue. It also notes Nebraska and local views on law and order, and columnist The Courierman’s barometerlike reporting.
A fragment describes Tekamah and its northern pond where ducks and geese crowd, the night sky lit by Orion and a blue curtain of gloom. The author recalls a quiet evening with a friend seeking distraction from dull hours and mocks a spelling school writer for not attending. A dog fight or cat concert is proposed as a harsher spectacle.
The prospect foresees the largest emigration to date, with Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas likely to see substantial population gains and a strong flow of settlers. Indicators point to brighter prospects for the West than in many prior years, and room remains for more arrivals.
Under carpet-bag rule the South Carolina Legislature bought 212 clocks for the State House in one session. They were sure to have a good time, if they didn’t lay up a cent. After adjournment not a single clock remained and only 211 members were present. Who kept the extra clock?
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