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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1898
Page
8
A collection of brief items notes spring dates and events in Sidney Nebraska including marches and holidays, weather, local shopping promos, visits by residents, millinery and clothing ads, a land conveyance note and upcoming meetings. It records small town commerce and social updates with names like Chowins Bergman McMullan Essig and Wilson House along with mentions of Mrs Dye and Mrs Shelton and local officials.
C W Halls wife and son from Denver visited the city at the week’s start and accompanied Mr Hall to the North River where he plans to stay months. Dick Forrest sent a steel gang to Lodgepole for about fifty miles of new track on the Nebraska division. Pacific Hotel bath rooms have been renovated and hot and cold baths are available at 25 cents. Jobs offered by Del Prado Cigar Co Chicago and International Remedy Co Chicago. Peter Smith and family visited from Denver, with Mrs Cushing joining for extended stay. A local youth caused minor commotion then was restrained. a drastic 70 degree temperature shift caused coats to reappear. Chamberlain’s Pain Balm praised by a Claremore, Ark., user after long rheumatic trouble. An itinerant preacher from Champaign IL promotedCosmopolitan church at the court house with modest audiences. Rumors swirl about Sidney’s division status with possible B&M line from Sterling to Alliance and a UP line along the North Platte. no confirmations. Ernest Kruse and Rudolph Kruse to take over Urbach saloon May 1. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy praised in a Little Rock letter. Coroner Bassett learned of Eckman’s wife and five children in Youngsville Pa., contradicting Eckman’s dying statement. Railway order delegates from Omaha to Ogden gathered in North Platte to seek a unified federation. Tribune notes delegates’ fine appearance.
Despite chilly weather, St Peter’s Catholic church hosted Father Haley from North Platte for a Life of Christ lecture. Viewers enjoyed stereopticon scenes from Raphael paintings though comfort was poor and performances by a traveling husband wife act drew crowds at the White House ball with mind reading and a blindfolded murder mimic.
ACME Electric Co advertises a home based telegraphy course by the "wizard of the wire" promising quick training. The Edison outfit costs 31 AU and includes complete apparatus with operating directions and ten week lessons. Teens and adults are urged to enroll with a money back guarantee if not suited.
A Clinton Missouri druggist endorses Bullard's Horehound Syrup as a prompt and safe remedy for chest troubles including coughs colds and consumption. He notes selling forty cough remedies yet sees unprecedented demand for this product priced at 25 and 10 cents. Sold at Seanlan's Drug Store.
An advertisement urges readers to take Swift's Specific in the season to cleanse sluggish blood and impurities. It claims the tonic strengthens the body to prevent loss of appetite and a run-down feeling through summer.
An old advertisement explains that kidney and bladder issues arise from kidney misfunctions or poor health, urging urine tests to spot trouble. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy, offering sample bottles and a pamphlet by mail for a small stamp fee.
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