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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1878
Page
6
A humorous retelling of the biblical Methuselah’s legendary lifespan and antics. The piece imagines his childhood, schooling, mischief, and long life stretching to around 965 years, with playful asides on early voting and circus outings.
The passage recalls a figure who sits with companions and recounts pivotal years such as the hard winter of 82 the panic of 37 the flood of 39 and the hard cider campaign of 40. It evokes nostalgia for past struggles and social movements.
Reports from Deadwood and Spearfish describe the completed military telegraph line, upcoming town events, and personnel changes. Crook City Postmaster James is convicted, Gen Bradley’s troops are reassigned, and mining activity at Spruce Gulch and Central City is noted with a top ore price. Snow, arrivals, and local industry updates fill the scene.
Nebraska items report racial tension in Lincoln as pastry cooks target white waitresses. Lincoln population estimated at 11 000. prairie fires in Brats region kill about twenty. B and M railroad compensates fire victims. a cattle stampede collapses a Dawson County bridge. U S Circuit Court to sit in Omaha with 142 civil and 180 equity cases. Niobrara wheat buyers pay high prices. 12 000 sacks of flour shipped from Niobrara. agents in Oakdale and Nouigh mills in Antelope County. a tramp robs Lincoln residents of bread and meat. Humboldt raises liquor license fee to 600. immigrant flow to Kansas noted. optimism for Nebraska immigration from Midwest. Kearney growth risk due to lack of ministers. Sunday preaching minimal in town with volunteers.
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