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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1904
Page
7
County Attorney NENRY EF GAPEN and Commissioner 3rd District WILLIAM DUGGER appear in the Sidney area slate. Sidney Precinct names road overseer candidates Wilhelm Schwartz for North Side and Pritza Brader for South Side.
The Sidney Telegraph notes the paper’s strong standing and aging prestige in Nebraska. It reports the Kearney state Normal school cornerstone ceremony planned for next Tuesday, a Banner County annexation petition failure, and political chatter surrounding Gov. Mickey’s eastern trip and the Nelson Lincoln campaign climate in Kinkaid country with strong Republican support.
The article critiques catalogue advertising practices by large Chicago mail order houses. It claims customers pay for catalogs and subsidize others, estimating an average annual outlay of about 10.5 percent of purchases to support catalog and newspaper advertising, with figures tied to a major house publishing one million catalogs and spending twice catalog costs on ads. It notes local items and community notices of Oct 8 to Oct 9 with names like Anthony Johnson and Rev. D. L. Griffith among residents in Irving.
The passage argues that catalogue houses must cover advertising and operating costs from customer purchases, meaning customers effectively pay more profit to cover these expenses than a home dealer would receive as profit. It stresses expenses are substantial and not returned to customers.
Local visitations and social events are reported from Riverside and nearby towns including Pat Rowlan at M C ranch visitors, Mrs Grim and J Johnson at Cottonwood lodge, and Mayme Hagerty with Mary Ryan from Bridgeport. A horse injury en route east ends with tragedy. Dance and oyster supper planned at Lisco October 15. Rush Creeker round up noted and Mack Swain teased for upcoming events October 17 18 19.
The article traces stenography in Greek and Roman eras, noting signs for words and rapid writing. It highlights early forms from the first century BC, mentions semelograph usage by Philostratus, Origen, and Chrysostom, and credits Marcus Tullius Tiro as Cicero’s secretary whose stenographic skill aided Catiline’s trial.
A concise note traces the word rigmarole from ancient deeds and ragman rolls to its modern slang use. It cites Byron's Don Juan, papal bulls, Edward I’s ragman roll, and even a medieval game, noting the uncertain origin and various meanings across languages.
A literary figure laments the language he calls rigid and notes English has many terms for drinks but lacks a native word for a man’s fiancée. He points to the lingering use of sweetheart as inadequate and suggests adopting or creating a distinct English term. The Philadelphia Ledger is cited as the source.
In eastern Virginia thousands of acres host artificial oyster beds alongside natural beds in the Chesapeake Bay system. Oysters spawn unchecked, with milt and spawn indistinguishable, producing rapid growth and profits estimated 25 to 33 percent. artificial beds expand yearly with many acres yielding 600 to 1000 bushels per acre.
Market letters from South Omaha dated October 11, 1904 show steady to active demand for cattle with gains on heavy fleshy feeders and dehorned giants at 8.50 to 3.75 dollars. Medium to plain quality cattle range from 3.00 to 3.50 with yearlings near 3.50. Sheep receipts remain liberal with steady prices, fat two year old wethers at 3.55 to 3.65, yearlings 3.75 to 3.85, and lambs 4.65 to 4.75. OMAHA Live Stock Co.
An old advertisement claims Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets cure a cold in one day. It states druggists refund the money if no cure, with HW W. Groves signature on each box and a 24 cent price.
Legal notices announce a petition by P A Pultz to foreclose a tax sale certificate on land in Cheyenne County. Defendants include Daniel Jensen Annie Jensen and The McKinley Lanning Loan and Trust Co with a $197.50 claim plus interest and costs. A sheriff sale of described parcels in Sidney is scheduled for October 22 1909 to satisfy the judgment.
The Nebraska Legislature proposes a constitutional amendment to call a convention to revise amend and change the state constitution. Voters will decide at the November 1904 general election if a convention should be convened to revise the constitution. The measure directs ballot wording for for or against calling a convention and if approved, the Legislature will provide for the call in its next session.
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