Directory of Local Officials and Churches in Sidney Neb
The Telegraph Directory lists national and state officers for Sidney area including U.S. Senath Co Hastings and Governor Savage. county and village officers. school board. and teachers. It also details church services for Evangelical Lutheran, Methodist, Catholic, and Episcopal congregations with pastors and service times along with numerous local fraternal orders and their meeting schedules in Sidney.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church
Jos Leamen
Gambling by Congressmen From Capitol Poker to Curious Normandy Rite
A Washington Post note recalls rare gambling in Congress with a high hand story of four kings and a straight flush, then recounts a Norman funeral custom where mourners search the ground around a house before burial to ensure the soul is not hidden nearby.
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Capitol
Washington Post
Paris
Fit
Fach
Gison
Normandy
Kitten Escapes Cage Through Learned Loop Mechanism
A hungry kitten learns to pull a loop to release a cage door. After initial 160 seconds of clawing, it escapes, then improves to 30 seconds, then 90 seconds with a final rapid escape. Thorndike notes the progressive association between box interior and clawing activity, chronicled by timing data.
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BE. L. Thorndike
International Monthly
Death Penalty Threat in Ancient Scottish Golf Law
A quirky claim that Scotland banned golf as a capital offense is discussed. The piece notes that ancient archery duties existed for youths and golf was suppressed as a capital crime, though there is no record of this law ever being enforced.
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Scotland
Tweed
Bonnie
Browning Advocates Walking For Health
The excerpt from Century Magazine highlights Browning’s belief in exercise as a cure for many ills, with walking as his primary recommended activity. He urges people to value health and life, using sea shore walks to feel the wind and vitality.
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Browning
Century Magazine
Momentary Surprise and political maneuvering
In a tense exchange a lobbyist claims voting for the measure yields great rewards while Senator Graphter resists, noting little tangible gain. The scene shifts to a caller’s note about a mother dressing, joking about time spent dressing versus boredom for her child.
Year 1881 among numerology curiosities and prophecies
The text extols the 1881 year as a mathematical oddity, noting reversible digits, nine-based relations, and sums that yield 99 or 18. It links these patterns to fortune tellers and astrologers and recalls Mother Shipton’s prophecy of catastrophe in 1881.
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Mother Shipton
Wonder in Penmanship Emancipation Copy by Pratt
The Minnesota University historical society preserves a lithographed engrossment of the emancipation proclamation by W. H. Pratt of Davenport Indiana. Pratt shaded letters to form a portrait of Abraham Lincoln in the center. Original copies were likely many, but now are very rare and prized as unique pen work.
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Minnesota U Historical Society
W. H. Pratt
Davenport
Abraham Lincoln
Oldest timber used in Egyptian temple stonework
Ancient temples in Egypt employed timber to stabilize stone blocks. Timber ties shaped like an hourglass were set into inch deep excavations to hold blocks together, making it hard to shift stones.
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Egypt
Thia
Prince trims palace cat expense over rats
A prince dismisses a monthly house steward entry for 1.50 for keeping a palace cat. He notes that without rats the cat is useless, and if rats exist the cat's charge is superfluous, then strikes out the item.
Mrs Bilkins Masters Poker To Keep Husband Home
In a Philadelphia Record anecdote Mrs Bilkins learns poker to curb her husband’s wanderings. She wins so much of his spending that he can no longer afford a night out, prompting a humorous look at domestic
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Graphter
Chicago Tribune
Sidney
Neb
Edward G Thornburg
Elum Po Osgood
Milt
Osgood
Abrahim L. Faust
Cushman Ko Lawrence
Sidney Neb
Kopey D. Lars
Register
Illustration of prima facie evidence from Lord Morris
The late Lord Morris offered a characteristic example of prima facie evidence. He told a jury that seeing a man leaving a public house wiping his mouth would be prima facie evidence that he had been drinking.
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Lord Morris
Rubens Original Claim Debated by Dealer
A buyer confronts a dealer over a painting labeled Original by Rubens that is later found to be a copy. The dealer insists the original work remains attributed to Rubens despite the mislabeling.
Opinion of Another Man Misses the Mark
A Mankunk philosopher quips that a man’s opinion of another reveals a poor judgment. The Philadelphia Record cites the remark as a sharp, enigmatic comment on personal bias and reputation.
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Philadelphia Record
Land Transfers Involving Multiple Property Deeds
A list of land transfers shows Jos Schertz and wife Jod Mullball selling to Sarah J Kelley, and Willis selling to A Schwender among others. Transfers include parcels and adjacent lots, with several spouses named, property descriptions, and amounts such as 1 000 and 200 dollars.
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W P Miles
Sarah J Kelley
Row Willis
A Schwender
Riverside
Bridgeport
Schwender
Elizabeth Hannwald
C . Swart
Green
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim to cure two colds in one day with a no cure no pay offer priced at 24 cents.
Handshake signs reveal health and character, London doctor says
A London doctor claims a firm handshake signals stamina and health, while a flabby grip shows weakness. He notes nervous, excitable temperaments pair with quick handshakes and weak, nerveless grips indicate ill health, and a magnetic hand suggests kindness and a desire to help.
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London
Bezoar Stones Lose Value in Modern Markets
Bezoar stones, once prized by divers, are no longer sold. They formed in cattle stomachs and were carried as lucky charms. The calcified concretions, often with a hair core, were once valued at five to ten dollars, but are now plentiful and unused.
Brough Told Off by Asylum Billiards Adversary
In London Tit Bits an anecdote recalls Lionel Brough playing billiards in an asylum with a patient. He conceded twenty five points and was hopelessly beaten. The patient then warned him that if he kept giving points so recklessly he would end up in the asylum instead of the patient.
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Lionel Brough
Ile
London
Conversation overheard among intellectuals at table
A Detroit Free Press note recalls a scene where a group of scholarly men discuss books before drifting to meals. The playful exchange highlights witty banter and the charm of shared meals among educated company.
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Emeline
Edgar—Pooh
Detroit Free Press
The Only Way
A brief dialogue of Reginald and a lover debating marriage as a test of commitment. The Chicago Herald notes the exchange about whether certainty comes from marriage after time together.
Stray Stories Excerpt Insight on Self Dismissal
A doctor counsels not to take anything that disagrees, while a patient asks Marie where she would be if she always followed that rule. The dialogue suggests reflection on conformity and personal path.
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Marie
Not an Objection by the Proprietor and Applicant
A brief dialogue features a proprietor concerned about work and an applicant seeking steady employment. The exchange centers on securing ongoing labor rather than quantity of tasks. Dialogue reflects a case where both parties negotiate employment stability.
Dirty Windows Story Sparkled in Chicago News Laughs
A fragment from Chicago Newa hints at a humorous tale about “dirty windows.” Mike asks for the story, but Opayte jokes that it cannot be seen through, implying a digressive, comic line typical of the era’s street chatter.
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Chicago
Newa
A Narrow Escape In War Tale From Cleveland Plain Dealer
A veteran recalls a near miss as two horses were killed when a railway car backed into them during a recent war anecdote. The account highlights the peril faced by riders and the chaotic conditions aboard military lines.
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Bingle
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Quotations on Work, Charity, and Mortality
A collage of misquoted lines and witty maxims from early 20th century magazines including Leslie's Weekly and the Saturday Evening Post. The passages touch work in government, charity as a virtue, self improvement, and a dying patient debating medical certainty and insurance lapse.
Retort Court Delays Bring Graying Hair and Waiting
The exchange centers on a barber scene where a man comments on his gray hair while the next victim settles into the chair. The cashier or narrator notes the long wait and the other responds with a wry remark about time.
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Smash Club Tales Of Dr King Discovery
The ad touts Dr King s New Discovery for consumption and lung troubles as a cure for asthma pneumonia bronchitis croup and whooping cough. It promises relief for throat and lung issues with a 50 cent to 1.00 price and a free trial bottle at druggists.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Promoted for Wounds and Burns
Cobwebs advertises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the infallible healer of wounds ulcers sores skin eruptions burns scalds and piles with a pay if not cured guarantee. Available from all druggists for 25 cents.
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Atall Druggista
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Omaha
Wn. Neville
North Platte
E. Po Savage
G W. Marsh
Chas
Weston
Steuffer
Prout
Public
Wim _K. Fowler
Follmer
U S. Land Office
R. D. Harris
J. L. Melntosh Jr
J. Maneely
D. Owens
Cozad Smith
Jle. Evans
Jith
H. Grimes
North Latte
E.A Cary
Behmkuhl
Lodgepole
Babb
Weyerts
James Burns
Bayard
James ‘Tovker
Roe Whit
Edney
H.E Gupen
Fananuetson
Fred Lindberg Redington
Board Village Trustees
R. D. Wurris
O. M. Wright
A. K. Greenley
J.J. Melntosh
M. J. Sanders
H. E. Gapen
Leroy Martin
W.J Maneely
J. Neubauer
J. L. Melntosh
Mac Radelitz
A. D. Stewitts
James J. Mclntosh
L. B. Car
Anna Meltereher
Kito Melvece
Julian McFadden
Valeska Neubauer
Adelina Allen
Sarah Davey
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cod Osborn
Houom
Epworth League
Roe
Ginpan
Ogullula
J.J. Proop
Christ Church Episcopal
Bance
Dunkarud Mission
Masonice Mall
Cheyenne County Auxilary
American Bible Society Depository
Muriless
Royal Neighbors
K.E. Hall
Annie 'Vangat
Oracle Mia
Neeuie Tucker
Frank Welch Lodge
Cuas
C. Callahan
M. Leatie Neubauer
Sidney Lodge
N.G
A. K Greenlex
Hebeda
Mue
Necaon
N. G
Mise
Epna Murless
E. V. Sumner
Jons Mann
A. Granneman
Adj
Henry A. Morrow
R. F. Marcueen
Wo. Grosvelor
Serge
P. Hull
Maggie Snyder
Annie WiiGat
Sec
Sidney Camp
M. W.of A
M. WiiGar
V.C
M. J. Sanpens
M. J. Sandens
K.O
L. Fair
Sxyver
Providence
O. E
Masonic Hall
Hanna Oberfelder
W.M. Kizzie Dauguerty
O. OU. W
Secon
P. Hall
Second
Myrtle Streets
Julia Scanlor
Loyal Mystic Legion of America
J.C. Hopson
W. C. EonNa
the Telegraph
Hritten
Indianapolis News
Art
Rubens
New York Times
Jos. Schertz
Jod Mullball
C. Allison
CF. Cribbs
Lou
G. B. Mullis
J. M. Calkins
W. Crawford
W.B Swancutt
Emma Atkinson
Tod. P. Dunlap
C. S. Reed
H. G Christengen
P Nesland
Freeman
Frank Bates
C G Thorell
Hamad
Reginald
Chicago Herald
Saturday Evening Post
Sir Arthur
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Milwaukee
Racine
Rockford
LaCrosse
Dubuque
Elgin
Freeport
Madison
Jamesville
Milwaukee & St. Paul
F. A. Nash
Farnavist
GMALA
H. W. Howell
Trav. Freight and Pass
All Newsdeaiers
Muric
Mlus
Remortalius
Musicatore
de Dresa
Plecopy Free, Jr. W. Pepper
Eighth & Locus, Sts
Philadelphia
Union Pacific
Missouri River
Butte
Anaconda
Helena
Spokane
Pointe
Northern Ry
Wenatchee Inc
Huntington
Wenatche
Fana
Great Northern By
West Huntington
Spok
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Ashland
Oregon
8. P. Co
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
W. D. Clifton
Nebraska
Nidney
Ule
Gapen
Marais
Querifims
Sale
Othe
Imstrict Court
Cheyenne County
Hoe JM Grimes
Ob Judiehtel
Cheysonne County
Ada Ramsey
Michael MelLanaghn
Rose McLaughlin
Swan Dearick
Boa
Jones
Patrick Doyle
Township
Siath P.m
Rava
Shi
Hou
Burlington
Billings
Mont
Cody
Wyo
Helena and Batte
Wash
Portland Tacoma
Rossland
B.C
Northwest
Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
J Franzis
Ag’t. Omabu
Nebr
Joseph Choate
Great Britain
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
F. A. Miller
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