27 May 1876
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1876
Page
1
A reader's guide explains gold presence near the Black Hills and gives Sidney to Custer City distances, stage and freight rates, and prices for horses, gear, and mining tools. It notes a forthcoming extension to Custer City and details costs for transport, lodging, and supplies.
The article discusses fear of disputed elections and proposes a constitutional amendment. It would have the Chief Justice open and count state electoral returns, disregard form errors, and declare outcomes. If no election, the House elects. a new provision would bar Supreme Court justices from running for president for two years after leaving the bench. The aim is to depoliticize electoral vote counting and avert civil war.
A comic tale of a merchant battling a maze of telegraph poles and a drunken street procession. The piece shifts to a London auction of autographs, featuring Cromwell and Elizabeth I letters among others, with high prices for Washington and Franklin items. A Celestial Empire visitor orders ice cream, then reacts to the cold with a humorous, broken English remark.
The exchange argues county papers provide more local home news and notices than city papers which offer little on schools churches meetings and county progress. It says readers should value local items and enterprise even if the layout is smaller, comparing a fair meal to a boned turkey.
The article notes major candidates' fortunes. Blaine is richest among Republicans, Bristow and wife total a quarter million, Hayes wealthier, Conkling over $100,000, Morton and Wheeler smaller. Democratic hopefuls include Tilden at four to five million, Davis over a million, Thurman a large fortune, Bayard well to do, Hancock comfortable.
A collection of wry lines on patience finance and travel from early 20th century papers. Jokes on hat style money market reports and tariff praise mix with quips about peas travelers and scissor wielding cooks. A San Francisco note mocks a temperance bill as promoting student walking.
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