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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1895
Page
8
A garbled OCR fragment lists railway service names including East No. 2 Limited and Pacific Express alongside West No. 1 Limited and Fast Mail. The text appears to mix train designations and incomplete phrases, reflecting a damaged timetable item with multiple routes.
Local items include new millinery at Chowins and bargains in dry goods. Wages and services listed from Reinhardt’s watch store to Reinhardt’s clocks. Travelers and locals visit Belmont, Denver, Omaha, and Denver. County officials and merchants attend meetings and openings as several residents move between cities.
Local ads promote De Witt’s Little Early Risers and One Minute Cough Cure with endorsements from W F Bassett Druggist. Notices report August Bowman’s Cheyenne county return, McMullan and Bullock residence moves, and James McMullan family to sheriff’s home. Community events include The Pauper drama and Henry T. Doran Katie Bettendorf wedding. Train No 8 carries many Denver travelers aided by passes. Mr Strout to lead Christchurch church.
A guide for mothers explains croup arising from a common cold and lists early hoarseness as the first sign. It advises immediate use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, claiming it prevents and ends croup and is safe for children. Sold by W. F. Bassett.
Arrangements have been completed for a Union Pacific Pullman Tourist Sleeper to run from Minneapolis and connecting lines to Los Angeles, linking Twin Cities rail service with western routes. The plan includes a through car arrangement to streamline travel from Minneapolis and St. Paul to California.
St Paul to Los Angeles through car departs Minneapolis every Thursday at 7 40 p m St Paul S15 p m and returns Los Angeles at 200 p m each Thursday The Union Pacific line offers faster travel than rivals and sleeper space is in demand Applications for through car space should be made early Contact S L Lomax General Passenger and Ticket Agent Omaha Neb for details
Reported items include the Juniors dissecting a cat and entries to the Second Primary by John and Aaron Lundburg. Absences at the Harter and Oberfelder families, sickness in the Grammar department, and a postponed program in the Grammar department are noted. A high school literary society elected officers and a planned jubilee supper and program is announced. A Jersey City anecdote recounts a turfman selling mustangs without a license, ending with a lawyer’s scheme to profit from a bond forfeiture.
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