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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1900
Page
5
The page lists NATIONAL BODY U and CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT names, state officers, and county officials for Sidney. It also provides church services for Methodist and Catholic congregations and numerous fraternal lodge notices including A F and A M and I O O F chapters with officers and meeting times.
An old telegrapher recalls a racing tip from Philadelphia and a high stake gamble on Lillian K. At 200 to 1 the entry list showed no odds against her but a tiny shoe pirate backed a dollar. The race ended with Lillian K winning and the narrator left on a blacklist for his luckless attempt.
A reader notes that trust in money varies by issuer. Strangers cash checks easily in shops, while bank notes circulate widely. Bank of England notes are distrusted, especially in remote areas, a bias traced to a historical law favoring Irish payments. The piece links this to 18th century exchanges and long held suspicions of John Bull as robbers.
A collage of historic anecdotes: Jews in Frankfurt faced a strict ghetto regime until Napoleon 1810, Quigg the justice of the peace once ordered a mock hang, Miss Brooke the actress drew shopyard praise, a Chicago News joke exchange about creation, and India’s plant diversity noted at 15000 native species.
The Boston Transcript quotes a renowned steeple climber who says fear is common and not a lack of courage. He explains fear splits into impelling and restraining forces and cites discipline or a quick corrective slap as a needed spark to overcome fear in danger above.
The excerpt cites Kropotkin’s memoirs detailing Alexander II’s harsh discipline to loyal officers, including executions at Modlin. It also recalls plagues in Europe and Asia from the 14th to 17th centuries with figures of mortality in Rome London Constantinople Marseilles and elsewhere.
During the Pueblo siege by Venta Anna, Captain Kendrick commanded the fort’s artillery atop Fort Lorenzo. Colonel Childs charged in and ordered immediate fire. Kendrick asked what they fired at, and replied, “At the crisis.” The scene underscores his later West Point career and dramatic siege leadership.
An advertisement proclaims kidney disease affects both sexes and burdens daily life. It touts Swamp Root as a remedy with immediate effects and offers samples by mail along with testimonials, directing readers to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
Coughs signal throat or lung issues and Ballard's Horehound Syrup is advertised as the cure. A Clearwater Kansas testimonial claims a six year illness ended after one bottle, with prices at 25 and 50 cents sold by D J Scanlon.
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