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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1901
Page
5
The Telegraph Directory lists national and state offices, North Platte county officers, school board members, sheriffs and clerks, judges, and various church and fraternal society details. It includes appointments for government, land offices, and public instruction, plus notes on religious services and lodge activities in Sidney and surrounding areas.
An 1877 encounter with a Montenegrin prince shows a battle vow. A boy pleads to return to his battalion after losing his father and brothers, facing a choice between flogging or going home. The prince forces the youth to stay with his mother, vowing he will fight in the next battle.
A collection of traditional sayings on wealth effort governance and personal conduct. It includes ideas about preparation before need, restraint with desires, rewarding actions, and self responsibility. The phrasing reflects the didactic tone of a proverb compilations.
A city visitor expresses fear at the speed of express elevators in New York skyscrapers. He was taken to the sixteenth floor in moderate acceleration, then released to the street with a swift descent. The visitor quips that he could have jumped for quicker arrival.
A mysterious celestial object described as a fatal light called gegenüber or gegensebien may form a meteoric satellite of Earth. Professor Pickering suggests a cloud of meteors about 1,000,000 miles away could orbit Earth in one year, keeping the sun and the ghostly body opposite.
In Solling Springs, the town of Carlsbad sits on a thin crust with multiple mineral springs rising through it. The Sprudel is the most abundant, discharging 130,000 gallons daily of varied temperatures. For over a century the hot spring waters have been famed for cures attracting royal visitors each season from May 1 to Sept. 20.
Dialogue excerpt contrasts old and young etiquette about calling. A father laments young men calling unasked while a reply notes the modern norm of waiting to be told not to call.
A satirical note from Brooklyn Life questions social gains and the rise of our inferiors, framing the moral debate with a wry, era tone and social critique.
Professor Barrett Wendell accompanies Dr. William Everett to Brockton to hear him speak. The hall is half full at first then fills to standing room as townspeople learn the famed speaker is in town and stream in by twos and threes. The crowd grows into hundreds eager for Everett’s address.
An English clergyman, tutor to a nobleman's son, earns a living through a witty quip at a funeral. The patron, amused, grants him the living. In China, traders sell by weight and measure with signs and mottos on shopfronts, and bargains hinge on a fastening penny.
A tobacco dealer explains why wrappers peel, noting that left handed cigars are rolled with bias cuts and opposite hand movement. He warns that a right handed smoker often twists the cigar, loosening the wrapper.
The otter used by Scottish poachers is a dangerous fishing instrument, described as a water kite with a board that stays upright. A poacher walks along the shore letting out line while the otter board drags toward the center, fishing vast areas and killing many fish.
A preacher paused mid sermon to see his son in the gallery pelting the congregation with horse chestnuts. The youth shouted that he would keep them awake while the father gathered his strength to admonish him. The incident added a curious note to a typically solemn service.
A humorous exchange from the Baltimore American features a hungry woman asking for food, and a reply that she last ate nothing since reading an old market report in a newspaper.
The piece cites a Puck cartoon noting locals vary in growing their own vegetables with some planting while others let others plant for them. It reflects a suburban attitude toward self sufficiency and casual gardening.
A reflective quote from the Atchison Globe notes that trouble may differ in degree but time spent thinking about it varies, inviting readers to consider patience and perspective.
Julian Ralph notes in Harper's Magazine that American speech habits clash with British terms at every turn in England. He recalls a station miscommunication at Charing Cross, and outlines how meat names, sugar terms, candy references, and dining table vocabulary differ, illustrating how English usage has evolved separately in the two regions.
An Idler account describes the Jena glass industry built by Abbe and Schott. The corridor of tube blowing features workers shaping glass from walnut to orange size, then to a continuous red tube nearly 300 feet long as two men pull and twirl the pipe along the line.
While conducting the Royal Opera at Dresden Wagner faced a reluctant ensemble. In exile in Zurich he trained the local players until they outplayed his former Dresden musicians, joking that they had played exactly as badly, which spurred their improvement.
When a polished table is stained by a hot dish the eye restoring method is to apply wood alcohol first followed by inseed or olive oil. This treatment keeps polished furniture in order and wood alcohol offers a cheap, effective domestic option.
A playful note describes a rare moment when Bill rode over the fence with a bull during a special occasion. The author remarks it was the only time he did not look tired, as quoted by Puck.
The article states that European Russia rivers carry over 80,000 timber rafts annually, totaling about 25 million logs across all rivers.
Receipts of cattle strong with western range cattle dominating offerings and corn fed scarcity. Beef steers show active demand and prices 15 to 25 cents higher. cows and calves steady to strong with good stock scarce. Hogs at 6.60 to 6.85, market up about five cents. sheep heavily traded and 25 cents lower. Nyed & Buchanan Co.
Week ending Sept 20 1900 post office in Sidney Nebraska shows a list of unclaimed letters including Gents Carleton GW Avtson O Conkle Square Pinekacy Purdue J A Culverlyf told A Dolan Goodenoughs 2 selmon McIntyre Eugene Skure Johan Noe J Wood W W Beynon Beryl FL Mss Plog Mes And Jationy Lah McMurgy Myrtiv Noe Mrs J Persons calling for these letters please call advertised Cas CALLATAN P OL
Omaha Nebraska based General Passenger Agent Reonen Hint announces reduced fares for visitors excursions to points in Oklahoma and Indiana. Nearest agent facilities available to assist travelers.
An old advertisement proclaims Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day with the claim No Cure No Pay and a price of 24 cents. Strictly a period ad typical of early 20th century drug marketing.
Local ad notes two large heating stoves for sale at a bargain. Inquiries directed to the posting location at Posteltice.
The text defines absolute zero as the lowest temperature where heat ceases and particles rest. It explains that this temperature is about 274 degrees Celsius or 461 degrees Fahrenheit, and that heat in everyday terms differs from scientific heat. It notes that even at very low temperatures matter still holds some heat, and zero is a conventional thermometer point.
Modern men crave a fourth daily meal as restaurateurs report New Yorkers expanding beyond the classic three meals. Breakfast lunch dinner and supper are being requested, with some noting supper may be superfluous for diners who already eat heartily. The suggestion that indigestion follows the extra meal seems implausible.
Dr. A Kellett reports a railroad laborer suffered a severe foot crush but Buellens Arnica Salve quickly healed the injury. The ad proclaims the salve as a supreme healer for burns boils piles and skin eruptions with a guaranteed cure. Sold by all druggists.
An advertisement touts Pain Balm as instantly soothing cuts bruises burns and scalds with no lasting scars. It also purports to cure rheumatism sprains swellings and lameness and is sold by DT Ge sleet.
John Holloway of French Camp Mississippi recounts thirty years of illness ending with recovery after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He credits several bottles with his full cure and urges others to obtain it through D J Scanlon.
Henrietta Tex lawyer E B Munday tells how his brother was sick with malaria and jaundice and recovered after using Electric Bitters. He claims the remedy expels malaria kills disease germs purifies the blood aids digestion regulates liver kidneys and bowels and cures various ailments. Only 50 cents at drug stores.
Drs Gincoin recount a 19th century night of anxiety for the Mabhius, Maine widow of General Burnham as pneumonia loomed. She sought Dr King’s New Discovery and, after taking it, slept through the night. The remedy is touted to cure throat chest and lung diseases with trial bottles offered free at drug stores.
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