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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1877
Page
4
The readable lines reference a subscription issue, payment terms, and custodian notes but lack coherent facts. Names and dates are fragmented, with garbled phrases about expiration, payments, and custody. The text does not present a complete report or identifiable event.
A garbled notice column mocks local papers and editors from Dawson County. It jokes about Sacramento laundries, a short Colorado route, and plans to rent wagons, while lampooning North Platte Nebraskian and local editors in a satirical survey of regional journalism.
A damaged OCR fragment targets the editor of the Dawson County Gate and others at the Dawson County papers. It mocks editorial style, calls writers contemptible, and references the Pioneer Guts and Lewson County Telegraph in a scathing critique.
The text laments a large population claim and mocks an editor described as a “braying guttersnipe” editing the material. It references Plum Creek and a Dawson county area, noting the absurdity of the figures and the author’s frustration with Faherlag.
A crude OCR fragment claims smallpox in Sidney and urges vaccination of railroad workers. A rebuke follows denying any outbreak and attacking the source’s credibility, labeling the writer a liar amid heated local contention.
A garbled excerpt discusses general anxiety over immigrant arrival and its impact on the city. It mentions fees and costs, suggesting concern about whether the new residents will be welcome or endure scrutiny. The text is incomplete and uncertain.
The Chicago Times notes Postmaster Adams at Deadwood City faces a temporary suspension by First Assistant Postmaster General Tyner while Alvin Saunders of Omaha presses protest against the nominee. Testimony is to be taken as Hitchcock opposed by Saunders continues.
The Grand Island Independent argues against Nebraska districts seeking help from other states over the grasshopper plague. It says suffering is not dire enough to warrant outside aid and criticizes sensational advertising of Nebraska as a grasshopper paradise. The writer notes local poverty exists but compares it to New York City and urges focusing on solutions at home.
Mr J C Lange of Wm Lange Burling ton Iowa visits Sidney this week. The Lange firm, though young, conducts large business and plans regular Kidney periodical visits. Dr D F Urmy of Army Dental service Bluffs Iowa advertises top quality dental work and claims premier city office standards. School boards receive notice from S R Thompson State Supt of Public Instruction about tax payments and district bond votes affecting state credit.
A man named Ed Milligan was shot at 9 William Allen street in North Sidney yesterday afternoon. The pistol fired while Milligan tried to remove it from where it rested. He was wounded in the left hand and body. doctors Boggs and Winnie probed for the bullet but could not locate it. Milligan rests but weakens, with risk of death. The incident follows a domestic disturbance as Allen’s wife summoned him from the back yard.
The partnership Carr & Kittrell dissolved by mutual consent on March 29 1877. All debts and money due to the firm will be collected by the new firm Kittrell & Liscom, which will pay all debts of the former firm. March 20 1877. n19-3t.
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