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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1885
Page
2
A village clerk announces an election on the seventh ylt for a one year term. The current board of village trustees is urged to consider unanimous re election for their work stabilizing incorporation. The notice also references broader regional and national items from Nebraska news.
A reminiscence traces Artemus Ward’s rise from Vanity Fair editor misfit to celebrated lecturer. It recalls Ward’s debut ghost lecture at Piaffs, De Walden’s theater push, and a crowd roaring over six nights at Niblo’s saloon yielding $1,280, launching ongoing fame.
A 19 year gap in age, a severely deformed girl born to Armour Dobbins’s wife, has lived with extreme hydrocephalus since infancy. At two years old her head measured 314 inches around the forehead and 27 inches across the crown, with a body about three feet long and weighing under forty pounds. She cannot move her body, only her hands and feet, yet occasionally shows intention and communicates needs.
The author argues that factory acts and compulsory education undermine parental learning and natural virtue. He contends official regulation prevents true progress, noting that removing opportunities for development hinders the emergence of a better character. He cites natural constraints and quotes Sir Auberon Herbert on pursuing virtue meaningfully.
An elderly restaurateur recalls Henry Clay and his eating habits. He says he waited on Clay at the National Hotel and Hancock’s restaurant and offers anecdotes about the famous statesman’s meals and appetite.
A Washington cor respondent recalls a tale of Henry Clay loving butter on watermelon. During a table with Calhoun Corwin and Gen Carey of Michigan he buttered a watermelon thickly and ate multiple slices. Other guests, including a Kentucky colonel, declined the idea.
An old man named Patrick Kennedys at Schenectady Poor House insists on receiving his goods every Saturday night. To appease him, authorities grant a sixpence worth of castor oil with his payment.
A jury awarded the plaintiff one cent in a libel suit over marble work in a public building. A solitary African American juror resisted the verdict for hours, insisting to the foreman that damages should be higher, until he agreed to the one cent amount.
Notices from North Platte and Valentine Land Offices announce settlers filing to make final or cash entry proofs for homesteads and preemption. Names include M Curly, J Nell, Mars Hughes, James Kidd, with witnesses listed. hearings set before district court clerks in Cheyenne and other counties, dates in 1885 and 188?. locations include Lodge Pole Cheyenne county and Sioux County.
Notice states an election for Fidney village trustees will be held April 12 at the Engine House Kidney Fire Company. Polls open at 4 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. Dated March 6, Village Clerk Detastio.
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.