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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1901
Page
8
Fragmentary notice lists trains including Passenger Daily and Freight Daily except Sat with No. 32 service and sleeping dining chair cars. Mentions tickets maps timetables and sales through Francis, General Passenger Agent, Omaha Nebraska.
Fragmentary railway note lists Overland Limited No 4 Athurtie Express No 6 Mall and Express No 102 going west with passengers unclear.
A jumble of local classifieds mentions Sidney Meat Market selling pumps pipes and fittings, M Wright bicycle supplies and repairs, wedding cards at The Telegraph, Dr Harris women’s health care, A Britton Hereford bull for sale, Mrs Peterson selling house plants, Mrs McDovugall seeking a second hand refrigerator, Dr E W Murtless dentistry, Miller's Wisconsin shoes, Dan Beruman promoting land office blanks, D I Scannon Extract of Sarsaparilla, Cyclone Store ladies wrappers and dress patterns, insect powder and moth balls, and Sipyey Drave Co insect destroyers.
Market list shows wheat and corn per bushel, oats, rye, potatoes, butter, eggs, logs, cows and steers with varied prices. Entries include per unit quotes and several unreadable figures, indicating a general rural wholesale market update.
Local notes list visitors to Lodgepole and Omaha including Callahan and Libby, with Gapen and W Jones in Omaha and Gering respectively. A 1000 bushel wheat car shipped to Spearfish by a local dealer. Gardens, cattle business, and new Sidney comforts noted with the St George Cattle Co and Nevada cattle shipment. Sheriff Kennedy transfers convicts from Sheridan to Laramie. Miss Moon as editor in nation’s press, Dr Beebe opens Sidney dental office. several eastern capitalists expected. A missing Mrs Nolte spurs search. reader apology for light news due to printer trouble.
The text notes paints, white lead, linseed oil, turpentine, varnishes, mixed paints and brushes from Sidney Drua Co. It then shifts to a jumble of quotes about bills, linear feet, Jeffersons, and lawyers, finishing with a remark on a lawyer named Old Abe and a misquoted line about equity and justice.
A mix of sale notices and events including second hand time for sale at the Cyclone Store. wind mills for sale by C M Wright. cash for hides and chickens. catalog offers on bicycles. The Clipper Studio to be in Potter for a few days beginning May 30. first class photography. church services across multiple towns on May 26 27 and 28. coffee samples at Woolridges. Dr Webster dentist visiting. wall paper patterns for sale. French perfumes soaps and beauty goods on offer. Whitson Day church services at Christchurch including a memorial and sacraments. veterans memorial service on May 26 with local civic groups invited. John Adams of Sidney noted as a prominent stockman and former Sidney Land Office receiver during Cleveland era.
Miss Zella Zoe Lester stars as Lygia in Sanford Dodge’s Quo Vadis at the Opera House next Tuesday night. She will sing Jesus Lover of my Soul in the final scene as Christians endure martyrdom in Nero’s Rome. The play promises vivid drama of early Christian persecution and is urged for all believers. Also note Miss Florence Newman of Gray NY praises Chamberlain’s Pain Balm for muscular rheumatism and recommends it locally sold by D J Scanlon.
A London Tit-Bits snippet shows a mother correcting her child on speech. The exchange ends with Jack admitting the impression of merely bread talk after being urged to replace common words.
A brief quip from a Syracuse Standard exchange where a gossiping lady asks if the next world will mirror earthly jobs. The churchman replies that everyone will mind their own business.
A fragmented newspaper line hints at a man or a woman who died after toasting breakfast and supper. The odd phrase suggests a literary or cryptic item rather than a direct obituary, with unclear names or places.
The Atchison Globe urges readers to settle debts directly rather than rely on intermediaries. The piece argues straightforward payment strengthens communities and avoids unnecessary fees or delays.
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