National and Local Government Directory Highlights
The Telegraph Directory lists national and state figures including U.S. Senate districts Hastings and Millard, Nebraska congressional and state officers led by Governor Savage, Secretary Marsh, and Attorney General Prout. It also notes land and court offices, legislative districts, county and city officials, and numerous church and fraternal group listings with meeting times and local offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P Savage
G.W. Marsh
Chas
Weston
Wm Stouber
K. Bowler
G T Follmer
Mint julep saga and London dining echo old hospitality tall tale
A mixed old tale recounts a northern man invited to drink mint juleps by a southern planter and a later return visit reveals the planter’s death linked to drinking habits. It shifts to a London Whitechapel cheap dining room where a halfpenny pie feeds the poor with sheep liver and onions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mina
Alabama
Darky
de Marse
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
London
Washington Star
Whitechapel
Nine tailors make a man tale tied to bells and jokes
The piece explains the old saying Nine tailors make a man arose from bell ringing belief to ward off evil. It traces the word tailors as a corruption of tolled strokes at death and notes Curran's playful dinner remark to the Guild of Tailors about wood events and a host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inknell
Leas
Ellers
Curran
Guild of ‘Tailors
Rose
Morning paper calls in late and cares fade away
A humorous scene shows a night weary family and a Daily Bugle reader awaiting the morning paper while pondering the prospects of keeping house. A veteran asks Phyllis if the paper has arrived as a diver fears giant sharks, stingrays, and the dangerous Cham in Ceylon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis
Daily Bugle
Colorado Springs Gazette
Ceylon
Rampant Vanity Riles the Hearty Villain in Comic Exchange
Rheata confronts a boastful antagonist who taunts her with exaggerated claims of payment. The exchange reveals a clash of pride and chivalry as she questions the pompous tone and the implied demands of the other character.
Bank Clerk Pay Sparks Firm Exchange
A broker insists bank clerks are underpaid while the bank president sighs that the last receiving teller earned about $20,000 annually. The passage contrasts Stockholm and Göteborg with U S cities, noting Sweden’s cities and India’s horse production for military use in a breezy observational tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Applause Tales and a Ghostly Plea for Sleep
A Queen Victoria era theater tale notes the actors requesting applause, met with gentle reaction from spectators. A prankish captain’s ghost chastises a promenader on a passenger ship. An octogenarian New Hampshire physician dispenses worldly advice on wealth and thrift to a young man seeking riches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaye Pele Og
Queen Victoria
Wits Mances
Charles Kea
Gelf
Keon
James Wallack
Mgr
Kean
Wallack
New Hampshire
Sir Harry Poland’s Fashion Quirk at Poole
A noted British magistrate Sir Harry Poland favored comfort over style. Family took him to Poole to order tailor made clothes but he sat while measured causing an outlandish look. The tailor admitted no fault and the remark “I spend three parts of my life sitting down” ended the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Poland
Poole
Harry
Bhs
Finlanders’ hardy temper and healthful nature praised
The article extols the Finlanders as the hardiest northern people with clear complexions and dark blue eyes. It attributes their vitality to harsh climate, abundant plain fare, pure air, and cleanliness, linking health with romance daring and good feeling.
Unsettling tale of a faithful Mos lem and a veil request
A Muslim husband and wife joke about unveiling in marriage. The wife asks to know before whom she may unveil and the husband replies that as long as she hides her face from him he does not care who sees. The exchange hinges on modesty and trust within their union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabe
Unclear Transcript Notes on Culinary Lectures and Rice Use
A fragmentary dialogue discusses lectures on terrapin cooking and thrift. It cites Japan as the world’s largest rice consumer at about 300 pounds per person every two years, contrasting with other regions and inconsistent figures about deer feed and stage usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Over Work Weakens Your Kidneys
An old health ad claims overwork harms kidneys, causing blood impurities and various pains. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy, touting cures and urging readers to request a free sample bottle and pamphlet by mail from Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
Cured of Chronic Diarrhoea After Thirty Years of Suffering
John S. Holloway of French Gump Miss suffers thirty years with diarrhoea and feeble health. He credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after several bottles with his complete cure and urges others to use it. For sale by D J Scanlon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Holloway
Chamberlain
D. J Scanlon
Lawyer Munday Claims 3 Electric Bitters Cured Brother
Henrietta Tex lawyer B Munday recounts how his brother, sick with malaria and jaundice, was helped by 3 Electric Bitters after a graveyard-bloated worry. He swears the tonic expelled malaria and purified the system. It is advertised as curing a range of ailments and sold for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. B. Munday
Henrietta
Tex
Night of Terror Recalls Brave General Burnham Widow
Mrs S H Lincoln recounts a perilous night for the widow of General Burnham of Machias Maine as doctors warned of death from pneumonia before morning. She credits Dr King's New Discovery with saving her life from consumption and extending her sleep after fearsome hours. The medicine claims to cure throat chest and lung diseases with trial bottles free at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnham
Machias
S. H. Lincoln
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming to cure a cold in one day with the promise No Cure No Pay. The offer lists a price of 25 cents and frames the product as a quick remedy for cold symptoms.
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Senate
Destrict
Hastings J. A1
Millard
Omahe
Neville North
Us&s. Land Office
R. D.uarris
J. Maneely
Lot Senatsirual
Owens “ Bate
Oozad Mvm
Bystrict
Evans
Ae Ee
North Platte
Ari Judicial District
Hnm
Grimes
A. Cary
Fehmkuhl
Loggupole Shertie
U. King
James Burns
Camp Clarke
A Sanders
Sidney Supe
Lyon
Sidney
Hardwell
W. EB. Rissed
Tle
GapensSidney
Disudea
Emanuelson
Iuodgepole
Boart Village Trustees
Joe Medutosh
Eeeeene
CM Wright
Owen Ee
Modoj AK
Gevenlve Et
Rod
Harris
Jo Sandirs
Gapenne & Taddes
Leroy Marti
Eens
L. Beary We
Principst
Delia Clyne Weaben
Cunoubsduer Grammiar Department
Mefee
Julia McPadden
Primiary
Itnox
Viraminxr
Cyurctues
Evangelical
Ludaeran
Thoeloc Fuard
Eveniag
Prager
Taoook
Leamer
Puasbor
Methodist Episcopal Church
Nowrlag
Eweniza
A. Britton
Epworth
W. LeAgsrin
Sanda A.m. Miessat Opullela
JJ Sib
Curses
Brhcopal
Sanviges
Rev
Liane
Stheouunkard Belefeon
Diay-Rehuel
Ut S.vo
Slinglufe
Elder
Act
Mas
Oriele Mare
Wwllie
Diecorcer
Frank Welch
Hua Pb, & A
Oas
C. Callanan
M. ‘Leeutie Nuubiums
Sidney Padge
Cs P. Creawers
Rebecca Degree
D. O. OQ
Mus
PS. Newman WN. GC
Mise Erma MrninLung
Secoretary
Hevey A. Morrasy
V. Mnéet
Buf MircHen
We, Grosvenor
Sergt
Sidney Camp
Mr. W
Washburx
VUC
Sanpera Clank
Eldnay Lodge
No. 19
U. W
NL J Saamders
M. W. Wa
Shpemakker
Sidney Meat No
KO. T.M
OL J. Ossrritx
Cosamander
Bowsweun
BK. RK
Providence
GO. EB
Aeourth
Arena
Llanna Cberfelder
W. MM. Diggie Danaxerry
Sidney Lodge No
Myrtle
Jers Scanton, C
H. Bragsizk Buennan, Recorder
Loyxi
Mystic Legion of America
J. O. Hupsos
W.C
Eona Murress
Amacanicy
the Telegraph
Cinderela
Baltimore American
Sweden
Stockholm
Pittsburg
Gothenberg
Aher
Columbus
India
Captain Deering
Portland
St. John
Specter
Ty St John
Deering
Baltimore Herald
The
Suuiland
Chicago
Omaha
Union Depot
Aboud
Fla. Nasi
General Western
Farnamst
H. W. Howell
Trav. Freight and Pass
M. H. Tobin
Schlitz Beer
Milwaukee
J.J. Mointosil
Prosident
American Bank
Stidney, Nebrasixa
Europe
Kruse Bros
Schlitz
Zang
Porter
Gov
Front and
Rose Streets
Sidney, Neb
Greenlee & Benson
General Merchandise
Crockery & Glassware
Teem
Sidney Meat Market
Old Neubauer Stan
C. Girmann
J. Frep Dawson
Rose Street
Palace Livery Barn
M. E. Washburn
D. J. Scanlon
A. Kellett
Williford
Ark
Bucklen
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