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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1901
Page
5
The Telegraph Directory lists state officials including governor, secretary of state, treasurer, attorney general, and superintendent of public instruction, plus county and city officers. It also details school board members, church congregations with service times, and numerous fraternal organizations such as Masons, Odd Fellows, Rebekahs, Woodmen, and auxiliary groups with meeting dates and officers in Sidney and nearby areas.
A Chicago Record summary notes Thomas Jefferson wrote and filed 26 000 letters with replies to 16 000, all by his own hand and later copied. It mentions his ambidexterity and ability to write with either hand after his wrist injury. The piece also relays a humorous Irish dementia anecdote and a London Standard quip about preaching.
A brief vignette stage snippet shows a forgetful Doctor admitting a visitor named Mr. Trane after missing a train, with the guest urging entry and the doctor recalling plans for the London run.
A fragmentary line from Tit Bits shows playful exchange about washing and dirty hands as a joke, reflecting a humorous era tone in brief newspaper chatter.
Levanna resident Burnett Mann suffers chronic kidney pain and backache but after taking Electric Bitters reports complete relief. He says six bottles cured him and restored energy and wellbeing. Drugstores guarantee satisfaction at 50 cents a bottle.
An urchin prose ad touts August Flower as a cure for digestive ailments and general malaise claiming relief in two doses. It also extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for leg ulcers and wounds with a testimonial from P A Danforth of LaGrange Georgia.
Wu Abbott of Tyndall South Dakota a seasoned stock raiser explains using Cham berlains Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to treat calf scours. He administers a teaspoonful in water after each excessive bowel movement and reports usually one dose suffices. Sold by D J Scanlon.
J T Weatherwax of Wyandotte Michigan recounts his battle with consumption and pneumonia. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for saving his life and restoring health and weight. Free trial bottle and guaranteed 50 cent and 100 bottle offers available at druggists.
An advertisement asserts coughing as the first sign of dangerous diseases like Consumption and bronchitis. It promotes Chamberlains Cough Remed as a proven remedy that cures and gains wide reputation through success in stopping coughs. The ad notes a small cost if not beneficial and is associated with D. J Scanlon.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney bladder and related pains. It promises a free sample by mail and a booklet after readers mention this paper, noting the product is not claimed for all ailments yet advertised for urinary and kidney issues. The copy urges trial and lists prices for standard bottle sizes.
The Burlington route promotes a prize contest for letters about Nebraska to encourage immigration. Twenty prizes include a round trip from any Burlington Nebraska station to Yellowstone National Park and travel through the park, plus trips to Colorado, the Black Hills, Chicago, and St. Louis, along with cash awards. Submissions describe successful farming, cattle raising, dairying, fruit growing, and similar pursuits. The contest closes May 31, 1901. circulars with information available on request from J Prancitis, General Pass Agent, Omaha Nebraska.
The Burlington promotes a July Epworth League meeting in San Francisco with a half price travel rate. It highlights ideal summer climate, a popular holiday prospect, and a beautifully illustrated folder detailing rates routes stops and through cars.
M. M Austin of Winchester Indiana writes his wife was sick for a long time despite doctors but was cured by Dr King’s New Lie Pills offered for 25 cents at all druggists.
PULLMAN ORDINARY SLEEPING CARS FOR TOURISTS are the most comfortable means of travel for large parties and homeseekers. Operated daily by Union Pacific from Nebraska and Kansas to California and Oregon, these cars include mattresses, curtains, blankets, pillows, and uniformed porters. Cars are new, modern, and near first-class palace sleeper standards. For information contact E. R. Breisch, agent.
Round trip from Missouri River Kansas Nebraska points via Union Pacific priced at 45.00. Sale dates July 6 through July 18 with final return by August 1901. Event held in San Francisco July 18 to 21 1901 led by E R Bressch.
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