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Promotional sales pitch touting unbeatable value and low prices for first class goods while rejecting the sale of low quality trash.
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1896
Page
1
Promotional sales pitch touting unbeatable value and low prices for first class goods while rejecting the sale of low quality trash.
A Redington Hedberg correspondence reports many residents choosing to remain and attempt farming again. Local happenings include land irrigation efforts, new business moves, meetings, and social events amid harsh road conditions and improving crop prospects.
A local ad touts a full line of washable fabrics including Dimities Ducks Crepons Mulls Lawns Percales Sea Island Zephyrs Toile du Nords with six cent a yard pricing and high quality prints. The seller emphasizes value as prices are slashed while quality rises.
An advertising notice asserts every article offers good value. It claims customers are protected and that the store has no goods that are not good values, emphasizing fair pricing and quality.
A local merchant states that a satisfied customer is the best advertisement and emphasizes long experience in selecting goods. The firm pledges to avoid items that fail to meet standards, regardless of low price offers.
A retailer advertises a large stock of shoes for men women youths misses and children. They stock products from top factories and warrant satisfaction and lasting quality.
A local shop emphasizes updating stock and clearing worn lines by placing them on the bargain counter to guarantee customers receive the right items. The firm pledges continual up to date inventory and consumer trust.
A short promotional notice touts genuine teas coffees and spices plus dried fruits and low prices. It markets strength purity and economy aiming to attract shoppers seeking the best and lowest costs.
A heavy snow storm hits Hedberg as residents recount visits to the Johnson ranch and Cold Water. Social events include a Meadow Larks concert on the river bottom and dances planned for Silverthorn and Hedberg, with locals visiting Sidney and returning to their homes. The Twilight Glee Club disbands after disputes.
The Nebraska state board of irrigation nears completion of St. Rayner act claim adjudications in the Republican valley. After testimony and secretary-driven decisions, several claims are allowed including the Delaware Hickman ditch irrigating 1400 acres, White and Larned ditch for 210 acres, and Inmanditch for 105 acres. Brown’s claim from Arickaree fork is dismissed.
Representative Kem is despondent over passage of his bill to cede Fort Sidney to Nebraska for educational use. He asked for recognition to gain unan imous consent to consider it but Speaker Reed postponed the measure, signaling it may be deferred. A brief aside endorses One Minute Cough Cure as an effective remedy.
A compact collection of aphorisms and reflections from Montesquieu Johnson Spectator Addison Tillotson George Eliot Johnson Seneca and Sterne on manners, commerce, learning, patience, harmony, and order. The selections emphasize virtue, self improvement, and social balance through concise observations.
Benjamin Walker of West St Clair township Bedford county Penn died March 10 1896 aged 87 years six months ten days. A farmer for over fifty years he served as Alum Bank postmaster and retired to private life. He helped slaves via the underground railroad with wagoning them to Canada. Six of his sons served in the Union army. He left eleven children and was buried in the Friends' graveyard near Spring Meadow.
Advertised Letter List for week ending March 28 1896 shows unclaimed Gents Clemmer O W Leon Fred Laport Frank Schroeder Lee Miller H C Powell Henry. Persons calling for these letters Plenessay advertised. Pierre Sanders P M
The ladies of the W R C announce a 25 cent supper at the Oberfelder building on April 6. Supper begins at 5 30 with a program at 7 30. Everyone is invited to attend and bring a friend. Committee.
A week in Sidney brings numerous visits from Potter Chappell Bayard and Camp Clarke. county officials and residents discuss conventions, Easter plans, new arrivals, and local business while spring farming and social events unfold across the area.
Geo Cochran escaped from county jail by roof hole and fled toward Redington. Sheriff’s deputies pursued with Dan Davidson, a young rider, who chased Cochran across fences and rural country and secured him near Rev Wagoner’s place. Cochran, held since early March for a Gering Bank safe cracking, was recaptured and returned to jail.
The notice urges subscribers to pay all due amounts before requesting paper cessation. It condemns nonpayment and insists only honest payments justify stopping delivery. It adds that publishers who refuse after payment risk liability and that people cannot be forced to take a newspaper without paying.
A Cincinnati Gazette item warns that colds can lead to serious illness or death if untreated and urges prompt care. It touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as prompt and effective, noting 25 and 50 cent bottles sold by W. F. Bassett.
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