15 Oct 1892
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1892
Page
1
A garbled OCR note states prices walk down with mentions of cheats and cheap hero items. It references Chicago and freight added along with mentions of trunks valises collars cuffs ties shirts and related apparel. The readable fragment implies a sale or bargain in a shop segment.
A traveler recounts missed trains, a lost grip with clothing and souvenirs, and a vivid Paris arrival. He details meals, street life, police procedures, and the Wilfre Tower visit, with lively impressions of the Louvre, Notre Dame, the Pantheon, and the Champs Elysées, ending with plans to leave Paris soon.
Readers note big bargains in Boots and Shoes and Underwear at Oberfelder's Carruth. Mabel Sprague and Robert Unster entered the Intermediate department while Fay McKee, cousin of Belle Hower, visited the Graymay department Tuesday morning. Annie Morrison entered the Kindergarten, and several mothers visited the Intermediate department Friday. Winnie DeCastro and Alice Stuht were sick one day last week. Georgie Gorman entered the Second Primary last week. Mrs O'Neil, Mrs Davis and Mrs Burg visited Kindergarten. Marshall Davis entered Grammar Monday. Scene shows swimming rules and plaster failures as students stand at the front door of the school house.
The Board of County Commissioners at Sidney Nebraska adjourned sine die after opening bids for thirty tons of Rock Springs coal. HM Jenner offered the lowest bid at $240 and was accepted subject to board approval. warrants to follow after a ten day wait. Additional notes include routine financials, liquor permit applications, and local notices.
Mrs Caowins announces a Saturday October 22 event in Chicago featuring a large assortment of ladies and children cloaks of all prices and grades. Customers are invited to visit, examine samples, and place orders from the wholesale stock.
Sidney's prominent grocer lost his right shoe while duck hunting at Newman’s dam. The shoe, tethered by a cord used to tow in a duck, slipped his grasp and sank. No reward offered as the shoe was worn and will not be recovered.
A local audience heard Sterling Morton, Nebraska’s Arbor Day founder and governor candidate, speak in a campaign rally at the courthouse. Morton’s easy delivery impressed attendees as he defended tariff positions and praised American patriotism, with criticism from a rival faction. Sam Woolback, candidate for lieutenant governor, spoke briefly, and Ric Sidney provided music for the event.
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