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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1899
Page
2
Kitty notes Madame Arnaud's beauty and charm while Meg teases Kitty about John. Meg questions happiness and loneliness as the two women discuss John’s gloom and their own feelings during quiet evenings at home.
In a misty October, Kitty weighs troubling thoughts about her marriage while John remains patient and gentle. Meg visits, mocks Kitty’s happiness, and offers blunt advice on abuse and trust, reigniting fear of an unseen breach in their union.
The article notes Ama Arnaud has taken or will take the bar exam and extends an invitation to all readers to join.
Kitty confronts Meg about Madame Arnaud and John’s past. Meg recounts Lucia St John’s abandoned opera career, a failed promise of return after marriage, and John’s economic struggles with his father’s debt. The long, intimate exchange hints at hidden history and unresolved love.
A near St Albans building claims the title of England’s oldest inhabited house with parts over 1,000 years old. The site began as a fish lodge for St Albans Abbey monks, near Kingsbury royal palace, later rebuilt in the 15th century and known as the Wighting Cocks. A wooden tablet proclaims it the oldest inhabited house, while a previous sign read The Old Round House Rebuilt after the flood.
A Penn exchange quotes the old tale of grapes painted so real birds pecked them and a friend who painted a tramp so true to life that people refused to keep it in their homes, highlighting wit about artistic realism and audience reaction.
Local reader Mary Ann fears oversleeping for early mass as Patsy Hennessy-Shure reassures her not to worry. A friend offers to wake her if she oversleeps, echoing a supportive exchange from the Ohio State Journal.
A Lincoln correspondent reports misappropriation in the state oil inspector’s office during the Holcomb administration. J. H. Edmisten drew excessive expense funds, rode on passes, and claimed trips to multiple cities while inspecting oil, with several entries unverified or inconsistent. The findings fuel populist criticism of Edmisten and his circle.
D. Clem Deaver, national committee member, accuses Nebraska Democrats of plotting to absorb the People’s Party. He cites Harrington’s letter endorsing fusion, calls for independence, criticizes state machine tactics, and warns of corruption, ballot suppression, and wasted state spending.
Major political shifts noted as Colonel Pando is chosen president of Brazil succeeding Senor Alonzo. Other items include reports on yellow fever, Boer shooting efficiency, a new steamship link, notable deaths, and financial market movements involving Rockefeller interests.
The Omaha Bee argues that prosperity stands as the main obstacle to reformers who oppose Republican policies. It claims sham reformers use feints and appeals, but real evidence shows free coinage would not improve outcomes and would ignore changed conditions.
Having returned from Kentucky where he advised against bolting the democratic ticket Mr. Bryan now plans a Nebraska tour with Bolter Altgeld as his speaking mate. Bryan’s versatility is highlighted as a notable trait.
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