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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1903
Page
3
In a war scene Franklin reaches Louisburg and witnesses the ultimate horrors of battle. The dead lie thick on both sides as Northern and Confederate graves blur together. A grisly procession of Louisburg’s women seeking their slain brings horror, while Annie Jaurto mourns and Prays, hearing a sorrowful, remembered air.
Col Henry Battersleigh, veteran cavalryman, lives in a lean tent on the Plains while composing a document of concern. His life blends soldierly pride with poverty as he reflects on past campaigns in India Austria and America. He shelters in frugal NY lodging by day and a patched tent by night, surrounded by regiment memories and prairie mice.
After returning from war Captain Ed ward Franklin finds his Illinois village confines his ambitions. Disillusioned and ambitious he longs for the West where he imagines vast opportunities and active life. He reads law while visions of wagon trains West beckon as friends depart for the unknown region. (To be continued?)
Jacob Gittel of Southington Conn attempted to pull his wife's tongue to stop her gossip and keep him from sleep. Weakened by sleepless nights he could not complete the act, the wife escaped and reported him. He is jailed while she continues to talk.
A motor cyclist speeds down a remote hillside when a sudden 47 report occurs. Both rider and machine tumble into a roadside ditch as a farm laborer rushes over. He surveys the revolving wheels and threatens violence, shouting for guidance on where to strike. The scene ends with the farmer aiming to smash the bike.
A quip compares education to giving wealth to the Fiji Islander, highlighting the question of how knowledge is used rather than merely attained. The remark reflects a satirical view on education and opportunity.
The text discusses Lafayette Young’s 1903 Des Moines speech advocating protectionism and tariff limits. It argues that every day’s European work costs an American job, linking high wages and foreign competition to Iowa’s prosperity and farm prices.
The piece critiques Republican tariff rhetoric, linking past tariff wars to the 1892 and 1901 eras. It argues against reciprocity that harms American workers, cites McKinley’s stance on protection, and warns of repeating the 1892 crash if tariff ripping continues. It mentions Iowa audiences and calls for checked reform in Congress.
A Baltimore Sun reader recalls a story told by Major Smith about a justice of the peace who joked he decides cases by counting precedents, left and right hand for defendants and plaintiffs, only to be told to rely on common sense. The tale features boy John Buchanan spinning tops for a box of figs and a lighthearted exchange with the Major.
The Washington Star notes Chinese women prefer silk over cotton, deeming cotton fit only for coolies. Garments remain uniform: silk apron, front covering chest, underjacket, overjacket, trousers, apron, and footgear. In cold weather layers increase with padded outer jackets and a sleeveless overjacket called a front and back.
Richard Mansfield faced many foes yet received a striking compliment from a Cleveland stage carpenter. Throughout Beaucaire, the observer watched each gesture and tone, finally declaring with emotion that Mansfield could act a gridiron.
The British prime minister Arthur Balfour, famed for gentleness, reacted with "Dear me" after discovering his traveling bag at a railway station had been cut open and its contents stolen while he visited a bookstall. The incident highlights his famously restrained temper.
A justice of the peace in Iola presided over a hog theft case where the defense argued pigs and hogs are distinct after a Supreme Court ruling on a gelding versus stallion. The judge consulted Webster and declared a pig is a hog, signaling a possible appeal. He added he would stand by Noah.
A fragmented verse recounts an intimate night of dance and emotion, noting a hopeful scene where doubts are burned away by faith. The speaker cherishes the moment, describing a violin’s voice and a heart lifted toward joy and sleep.
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