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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1897
Page
6
A fiery wreck involving two trains in Colorado killed many passengers and left numerous bodies unrecovered. Officials said several victims could not be identified immediately as rescue crews cleared debris and examined the mangled cars.
A midnight stock train and a westbound Denver Rio Grande passenger express collided on a curve near a mountain in Newcararie Colorado. At least twenty five killed and twenty five wounded as fire and explosions engulfed wreckage. conductor error in reading figures blamed by some.
Alexander Hartman of Hersher Illinois was fatally hurt in the wreck. His wife and two children were among the first to be removed from the wreckage. Pearl Cornell of Oregon, returning East, was badly hurt in the collision at Glen Falls Idaho. Special trains with physicians and nurses were dispatched from Glenwood Springs and Glen Falls to aid the injured.
The Examiner reports from Dawson City as winter nears with stores closed and food scarce. Miners, workers, and expedition parties face hunger while agitation rises in St Michael's. The Cleveland carries Dawson passengers amid rising prices and looming river ice.
Reports from across Ireland describe widespread crop havoc and unpropitious weather hindering salvage efforts. Observers note continued difficulty in saving remaining harvest as conditions worsen.
Ore running twenty dollars per ton discovered one mile west of Woovraxp Pank Col. Pieces of walnut sized quartz show half gold. Mining men report great excitement over the find.
The Alaskan Commercial company reports the steamer Cleveland from St Michaels has passed Vancouver Island and Excelsior is back to Alaska disabled. In Jefferson City Missouri Congressman Bland met Governor Stephens for dinner after touring the penitentiary and planned to proceed to Lebanon.
Horticulture notes warn Maine farmers about King-Devil Weed a European weed now spreading in Gardiner Farmingdale and West Gardiner. It warns of rapid growth and compares it with Orange Hawkweed while detailing identification control and seed spread. The article also covers lettuce diseases nematodes cucumber and tomato ailments and advises ventilation watering and Bordeaux spray for control. It requests samples to Wooster for study.
The Chicago Trade Bulletin notes conflict in European crop reports with an overall forecast for 1897 98 wheat yields to be far below 1890 levels by about 100 000 000 bushels. France and Austria Hungary show reduced outputs. Britain and Spain face variable conditions. Russia and Germany expect average to near average yields. Portugal Africa and Australia project varied prospects with moderate to exportable surpluses uncertain.
Dairy farmers in Missouri and Kansas pasture cows in summer with limited use of the sailing system. They grow fodder corn or sorghum to be cut green and fed as pastures dry up, while grain feeding begins as pastures decline.
The article discusses methods to destroy persistent weeds by mowing, plowing, and repeated cultivation, advising immediate action to prevent seeding. It cites Chas. D. Woods, University of Maine, and includes notes on hot house vegetable diseases, San Jose scale in pears, and hog profit guidance for year‑old pigs.
The article notes rising use of pasture grazing and supplementing with bran, middlings, linseed meal and other foods to maintain milk flow. It mentions costs, land use estimates per cow and suggests sailing and silo methods to maximize forage, with references to Legi Chub buck.
The article discusses onions in the east onion area. It notes profitable growing in certain sections and stresses intelligent cultivation and marketing. It mentions ashes as a best fertilizer and air-stacked lime used at about 200 bushels per acre.
Mrs Philander Peasley and Captain Peasley discuss the truth of proverbs and sayings arguing they are all true in any reading. The tale recalls a cook who misplaced kitchen items after the teakettle was washed overboard and cups and saucers were lost. The couple ends the night with the captain sent to bed.
A short advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claiming it calms nervous irritation from poor digestion. It argues dyspepsia biliousness constipation and rheumatism improve with better digestion and nutrient absorption, promising quicker calmer nerves and steadier tempers.
A missionary wife recalls African barter, noting needles and cloth as the最高 valued trade items. She explains that three needles fetch a chicken, one needle buys two eggs, and old tin bottles and cans serve as cups. A fowl costs about two yards of cotton or a small cloth.
A man in blue glasses with a large backpack asks if the building is fire proof. The janitor, in a curt reply, answers that it is not if you are a book agent, delivering a sharp, tongue in cheek exchange.
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