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Sidney Telegraph in Sidney, Nebraska

30 Oct 1886

Page 7

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Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1886

Page

7

Two Lucky Men Claim Lottery Windfall in Washington

John Connor of Washington DC held a tenth of ticket No 1683 which drew the first prize of 160000 in the Loulalana State Lottery drawing of September 1dth He worked at Camiaack Decker lime kilns near 28th Street and bought the ticket with a fellow worker and Jake Bimma Each contributed fifty cents Connor deposited the prize half in a bank and plans to move to South Washington to start his own business Simms also shares in the windfall and both families will benefit The report also notes unrelated notices about work from Hallett Co a fire at Nebraka Business College and other brief items

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Night Car Feast Aboard the Nilsson Opera Tour

While en route to Buffalo amid a heavy snowstorm the company halted in a stranded car. Max Maretzek improvised a midnight feast with bread cheese sausage and wine for eight, including Mme Nilsson who initially refused yet later savored the improvised meal. The anecdote recalls a rare human moment on a long tour.

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Nilsson Strakosch Columbus East Max Maretzek Opera Buffalo Mme. Nilsson Max Tift Mouse
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A Clever Rat and the Egg Heist at the Barn

Farmer John Mick near Bradford hears a rat squeal as he feeds horses. A grizzled rat hauls an egg to the manger edge then escapes with the egg, pulled by two accomplices. Narrator cites cunning rats as proof they are clever, per J Louis Globo Democrat.

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Bradford Lows John Mick J. Louis Globo-Democrat
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Wild Flowers and a Cowboy Gun Tale Highlight Local Life

A fashion note lauds wildflowers at a recent wedding with holly daisy and hydrangens accents. A Birmingham hotel party recounts a boastful shooting tale. a stranger claims four bushels of legs from a flock of blackbirds, while Red Star Cough Cure is promoted for throat and lung troubles at twenty five cents.

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Church of St. John Birmingham New Haven
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Biting Money and a Detected Counterfeit Scandal

Chief Drummond of the U S Treasury in New York is described as a broad man who can bite counterfeit coins in two, from a dollar to a five cent piece. He exposes a streetcar conductor and forces him to reveal his coins, with a badge reveal ending the incident. A separate note reports a derrick pole injuring Mechanical Engineer E R Hoyt at the New Orleans Exposition, healing after St Jacobs Oil.

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Drummond Unites States Treasury Department New York N. Y Express E.R. Hoyt New Orleana Exposition St. Jacobs OU
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The Severn Tunnel Completed After Thirteen Years

The Severn Tunnel under the Severn estuary on the Great Western line, nearly four miles long in the main bore, over seven miles with cuts, driven through Pennant stone for four miles. The project is hailed as a major modern engineering achievement.

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