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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1893
Page
1
An old Sidney advertisement promotes a hard winter ahead and offers low prices on dry goods in season. It highlights blankets shawls cloaks gloves hosiery and underwear and a wide stock including shoes crockery and glassware. The copy claims long standing trade and customer loyalty with assurances of honest service and guaranteed satisfaction.
The author argues Nebraska leads in irrigation, citing 300000 acres under ditch in the state and North Platte Valley as a major district. He urges eastern readers to acknowledge Nebraska’s irrigation progress and potential, noting extensive ditches, planned expansions, and a hoped dramatic population and land-value boost from irrigation.
An Accurento Report introduces The Drovers Journal from Union Stack Yard a South Omaha market paper edited by men devoted to impartial market writing. It touts telegraphic news six days weekly and a large readership among Blackman farmers feeders shippers breeders and dealers. Subscriptions range to 2.00 semi weekly and 1.50 weekly with free sample copies available from The Drovers Journal Company in Quton Stock Varide, Joud Hsien Nob.
Resolutions note the death of neighbor John P Bailey and praise his virtues. Sidney Camp Modern Woodmen No 1001 expresses mourning and sympathy for his family, noting his readiness to help the needy and his steady membership. The measures call for records to reflect the camp's sorrow and for copies to be sent to his relatives and local papers.
A compilation of opinions on gender, money, and character. Witty aphorisms critique wives, virtue, sentiment, and power, noting money as a universal solvent and suggesting critics and lovers shape fate. Notable lines reference women, advice, and the peril of wealth.
An eccentric New Yorker in Ashland area discusses cane fodder yields and prices, noting 18 bushels per acre from cane and five tons per acre from fodder. The piece stresses growing sorgum cane for stock, orchard care, protective earthen practices, and early corn around trees. It cites Nebraska Farmer guidance and closes with thanks to Good Samarians and Jenner for a supper and dance.
Alma Britton returns from view to Cheyenne and restarts school on Wednesday. Anna Urunner and Laura Yates absent from the first primary due to sickness. Nee Fireth made a pleasant call in the second primary Tuesday. Guy Reynolds, John Mattews and Charles Mick entered the second primary this week. Visitors at Friday’s Literary exercises included Mrs Sharmer, Hart Doran and Miss M Doran. Little Indian Bessie joins the Winder garten. Names wearing blue ribbons in last week’s brat primary include T Aine Miller, Thomas Jones, Eugene Urnmer, Adrn3 Sanders, Raymond Wellner, Mason Fishue, Irene Uurger, Vina Wymer, May Kingsbury, Victor Hearn, Lena Kuen, Ireve Ulery, Allen Drake, Ary Cramer, George Wood, Willie Richardson, Eddiee Grfith, Lena Octorman, Bessie Armstrong, Bettie Thigley, George Oltman, Floyd Miles, Margaret Mcc Lennon, Lean McCombe Lonlea Sullivan Vinule Jordwell, Iosa McFadden and Laura Sharmer.
A fragment describes a social sensation in Overfelder clothes and notes two communications omitted from last week's TreLu- GRAPH as they were addressed to the Editor personally. Correspondents are urged to send material to the Telegraph rather than to L. B Cary.
Great reduction in coal at Jenner's. Now that the campaign is over the Telegraph trusts its correspondents will again contribute neighborhood items for the week. Crops schools social hours prospects improvements will interest county readers and eastern subscribers alike.
S375 for Tunna Lump at Jenner's Yard, SpA. Datt of Laveer returned this week after long absent all snimmer. He travelled through the Dakotas and British America, roamed Minnesota and Iowa, and spent time in Colorado where he worked on a potato farming operation earning 170 dollars per acre for irrigated land. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Ry runs all westward trains with electric lighted and steam boats.
Dabold and family of Camp Clarke depart for West Virginia on Wednesday evening. Mr Cabold was an early settler of the North River valley and staked fine river claims. He plans to try the south briefly before likely returning to Cheyenne county to resume life in the West.
A notice from last week announces Dr Webster’s planned visit to Sidney on Thursday Sow 25. The editor received the letter too late for publication. The doctor remains genial and ready to perform dental work with available tools.
A local sale advertisement shows Star Clothing House slashing prices across clothing and furnishing goods. It promotes deep discounts for a limited time and highlights various apparel and home items on sale.
The fragment notes a uniform reduction ratio across articles and states a recurring cut. It implies a systematic price adjustment but provides no specific entities, dates, or amounts to anchor the summary.
A local retailer touts heavy stock and invites customers to visit to inspect the J. B. Lewis warranted school shoe offered at a very low price. The message emphasizes volume and value to attract buyers.
A fragment notes a sale offering men’s heavy warranted working bouts at only one dollar a pair. The item headline suggests a bargain event likely aimed at workers or tradesmen in the area. No further details are readable to identify date or location.
Formerly selling the same boot at 3 M, the heading now shows a drastic price drop. The firm explains the cut is to boost current trade and remains committed to quality, urging customers to compare with eastern catalogues and price lists while shopping for clothing, underwear, socks, mitts, gloves, hats, caps, boots, shoes, and other first-class clothier goods.
A promotional note from a Cheyenne County retailer promises Western Nebraska shoppers low prices and helpful service. Competent salesmen assist in selecting patterns and ensuring a perfect fit while visiting the city.
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