Log rolling tale from Manistee riverside contest
The article recounts a July 4 log rolling contest on the Manistee River with Wheeler brothers as top competitors. Spectators line the banks as each man uses a spike pike pole and boot spikes to control a 16 inch log, performing dives, spins, and foils before one is shoved into the river’s foam. The piece also reflects on the discipline and craft of newspaper work and the press’s evolving role in the nineteenth century.
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Wheeler Brothers
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General Shields Relates Mexican War Spy Episode at Auburn
In a lecture at Auburn, General Shields recounts spies seized after two days in the camp. They bore papers and a camp sketch. the Mexican colonels claimed they were sent by General Ampudia to learn strength. Taylor spared them this time, threatening future execution if they return. The piece also notes a Jennie Lind letter and praises Sidney’s progress and prospects.
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Auburn
Shields
Monterey
Ampudia
Taylor
Sidney
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Black Hillers
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Crockery
Remington
Front Street
Neob
April Lash
Cc. A. Moore
John Barker
Plasterer
Amice
Curran & Johnson's
Myrtle Street
Second Street
Exchange Billiard Hall
Shepard & Lane, Proprietors
Sidney, Neb
Black Hills
Walt
Rr Et Cliebord & CO
General Custer
Deadwood City
Dakota Territory
Louie
Rutherland & Ammermman, Proprietore
The
Sidney S Telegraph
Michigan
Times
Standard
General Taylor
Jennie Lind
Dresden
Paris
la Liberte
Katherine
Jennie
Walter
Ile
England
Jennie Linp
D. B. Beemer
Wholesale Commission
Thirteenth Street
Omaha
Nebraska
California
Booth’s Oysters
Sandry
D. B. Beemer & Co
Cheyenne, Wyo
Kelley & Cameron
S. W. Livingston
Vine Street
Bella Union
Variety Theatre
Main Street
C. T
Miller & Nnstall, Proprietors
Metropolitan
Rose
JNO
W. Griffin
M. J. McKelligon
Farnham Street
Omaha, Nebraska
Kentucky
Vermitage Old Crow
J.J Mattingly
Darling & McBrayer’s
Sidney Bakery
Oyster
Anheuser’s
St. Louis
M. Urbach
Skincy
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