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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1906
Page
4
A Sidney column hails a Senate pension of 140 million dollars while praising local merchants and drought irrigation talk. It warns girls about fiends in human form and urges vigilance against deceit, urging virtue and social justice.
Advertising line claims a one day cure for a cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Druggists refund the money if it fails. Signature shown as E W Grove on each box. Price 25 cents.
The district reports increased activity with fields being broken and fencing going up as spring nears. Geese, wild ducks, and geese sightings rise while stock loss remains low. storms in March boost feed and soil moisture, aiding prospects for a strong crop season.
Arbor day observed on April 22 as roads remain heavy. A L Adams visited Bridgeport on Thursday. Dalton plans a new blacksmith shop to meet local need. Spring moisture expected to loosen ground. Some neighbors have started early gardens. Mrs Reinmuth’s mother is gravely ill with Dr. Robinson tending. Mrs Sherer and Mrs McConnell visited Sidney for a few days.
A mild blizzard swept through the area. The Lodgepole Magnet debuted as a new paper. Sidney merchants voted to close shops on Sundays. Twenty Cheyenne county school districts were organized or forming. Forecasts predicted over a thousand settlers arriving that month. Sheriff Eubank and Deputy Fitch captured John Butler, a Texas murderer. New settlers included C H Collins Wm Swindle C Bouton James Dover F D Rayburn J W Rayburn N P Johnson W L Ellison and others from nearby towns.
Local officials report new owners will invest 35000 this summer to extend lines. A long distance link from North Platte to Cheyenne and a northward line from Sidney toward the Black Hills are planned. B A Lathrop travels with the delegation. The General Land Office orders keep cancellation records available at the local office for public inspection to aid homeseekers relocating on strong homestead land.
Subscriptions offer clubbing prices for The Sidney Telegraph with Prairie Farmer The Nebraska State Journal and other papers. Old subscribers with arrears and one year paid in advance qualify. Citizens are urged to subscribe to stay informed on county and local news. Orders to be sent or brought to the office.
Travel specials urge cheap through trains to Montana, Puget Sound and Portland with colonist and one-way fares. Homeseeker rates into North Platte Valley and Big Horn Basin. winter tourist rates to Southern resorts. irrigated lands promotion. California fares and Pacific Coast tour offers. Includes publication requests and agent contacts.
One of the oldest and most interesting bits of Babylonian pictorial work survives with remarkable clarity. The lion motif was widely used for decorative purposes and, after thousands of years, both outline and color remain distinct due to careful workmanship.
A historical quotation notes an infant’s helpless fear when a nurse leaves it alone and the slow emergence of self protection, with mothers calling life saving growth in a child a perpetual miracle.
A witty exchange unfolds as a surgeon jokes about charging $1000 if the patient lives and $2000 if he dies. The line implies a grimly humorous view of medical billing and outcomes.
A line from the Cleveland Leader remarks on a daughter’s elopement with a witty jab. The speaker suggests she will be treated kindly yet punished by the marriage, reflecting period humor and social norms.
Sidney Draw notes visiting E Dye and Martin Pitts travels to Sidney Kimball and North River. Ed Nelson plans extensive sheep ranch improvements. Mrs Pearl McCraig of McCook Neb guest of Cox sisters. Dance events by A Ladely and John Cox. P L Mairs loses sheep in storms. Hurd and Rodebough listed as early settlers with more expected.
The Union Pacific offers daily one way train tickets from Sidney Nebraska from February 15 to April 7 1906 to multiple western and Pacific Coast cities at reduced fares. Fares include 20.60 to Ogden Salt Lake City 20.00 to Helena Butte 22.50 to Spokane Wenatchee and 25.00 to Portland Tacoma Seattle Vancouver Victoria Ashland Astoria San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego. Copies available from ALVA PB Copy Agent for full information.
Brown notes the steep hill is trying while Green counters that In is regular uphill work. The exchange highlights contrasting views on the same challenge.
A gray haired old loafer explains to a housekeeper that he must support his wife and three children, repeating the line about his dependents as the exchange turns humorous, quoted from the Philadelphia Ledger.
The second speaker urges courage as the duelist, already pale, prepares to confront an adversary who is known for being a terrible marksman and plans to shoot into the air rather than at him.
Irving George Beerline fences. W E Kilby visits Bridgeport. Bert Cooper visits Ross Lee. John Beerline tours Bridgeport business scene. Clyde Spanogle builds a frame house on his homestead. Robert Walsh travels to Bridgeport for lumber for Spanogle’s new house. Union Pacific grade work resumes after snow delay. Readers with east links can list names and addresses to receive sample copies of the Cheyenne county paper.
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