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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1906
Page
9
Listing of train routes and schedules from Omaha including passenger and freight lines going south and north with through cars and sleeper service. Information available via M A Shipman agent and W Waveley general passenger agent in Omaha Nebraska.
Union Pacific timetable from Sidney lists Eastbound trains including Overland Limited No 4 Atlantic Express No 3 Mail and Express No 8 Los Angeles Limited No 10 and Past Mail with noted times. Westbound freight trains carry passengers and passengers on freight trains must obtain permits at the ticket office.
Daily from August 27 to October hist 1906 Union Pacific offers low one way fares to Ogden Salt Lake City Elvlena Butve Spokane Wenatchee Flyntington Nampa Portland Tacoma Seattle Vancouver Victoria Ashland Astoria San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego and many other California Oregon Washington Montana Utah Idaho points. Tourist cars run daily to the Pacific Coast. For full information contact AnVva B Uapy Agent.
Burlington Route advertises low one way rates to the west northwest and California from Aug 27 to Oct, offering quotes and route assistance. Contact D. Clem Deaver, agent, Homeseeker Information Bureau at 1004 Farnam St. Omaha, for free Kinkaid lands information and restoration to public domain. Other agents M. A. Shidman and Wm Wakeley listed.
An advertisement touts Paro Ointment as a guaranteed cure for piles with itching bleeding and protrusion. Drugstores offer a refund if it fails to cure within six to fourteen days and a 50 cent price is listed.
A brief noted crowd gathers at Adams' Barber shop as patrons seek Maneca cigars priced at five cents. The scene captures a local habit around a penny-press era product and nearby commerce.
Originator of Sales notes he has $10,000 worth of his $50,000 stock to move at a planned sale. The dry goods and clothing merchant of Kimball promotes cut prices to attract buyers. He will mail circulars as large as barn doors to customers in Kimball Banner Deuel and Cheyenne counties.
Auction announced for Wednesday October 24 1906 at 9 am on the old A L Fast ranch ten miles north of Sidney. Sale includes cattle horses mules and farming implements with household goods. Credit terms offered with 12 months for bankable notes at 10 percent interest and 5 percent cash discount. Louisa Nicoron owner Flavell auctioneer Greenlee clerk.
One registered Red Polled Bull six years old is offered for sale. Inquire at Peter Nelson Sestorp Nebraska for details and arrangements.
H Co McKibbin of Lexington Daw son Co Nebraska will be in Sidney each Wednesday with land seekers. If you wish to sell your land list it with him. H McKibbin
Advertisements urge readers to visit Adams Barbershop for cigars and dentistry services, rent a room in Morrow addition, and inquire about farms in Cheyenne County via R P Scott. Also promotions for tablets from Mrs McManus, baking services, and affordable updated hats from Mrs McManis, plus a note denying rumors of Miss Thornburg’s hats sale.
A collection of small town items includes Mrs McManis stock of Chicago millinery, local visits by bankers editors and dentists, cattle sales by St George Cattle Co,Cobn Brothers new horse trade, rail rate concerns, and a solicitation for a Telegraph newspaper correspondent in Cheyenne county.
Eucharist at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and a series on the Apostolic Catholic Creed with the topic I believe in God. Evening prayer at 7:45 p.m. includes address Jesus at Capernaum or the paralyzing power of unbelief. Church aboo 10 a.m. A.S Corpert, Priest.
C. W. Endsley longtime Redington resident dies at home on Tuesday morning October 2 after acute stomach trouble began Saturday. Born in Indians sixty four years ago, he served in the Union army and later worked for cattle companies in Western Nebraska before homesteading near Redington. He leaves a widow and one daughter.
The Official Board of the Methodist Episcopal church of Sidney expresses appreciation and thanks to Sidney residents for their efficient and generous assistance during the West Nebraska Conference held in the city.
A New York Tribune note cautions against fasting for those who are anemic or nervous. It argues that skipping meals can harm vitality, while eating before bed may boost digestion, tissue formation and blood weight for weaker individuals.
A hummingbird built a nest near a window and, as a heavy shower began, used a large leaf to cover the nest. The leaf had a hole where a small stick was fastened, keeping the nest dry until the storm passed. The mother bird returned after the rain and removed the leaf to reveal a dry nest.
In Scotland two pro golfers argued over a wayward ball. One claimed the ball was lost and tried to concede a hole, while the other finally produced a ball from his pocket amid a tense chase through tall grass.
A candle flickers above a stairway as a voice asks Katherine who is sanding the wall in the night. Katherine responds no one is there and suspects it is next door. A man calls George a big goose and jokes about being shaved. Chicago News reports the quirky scene.
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