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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1902
Page
8
The timetable lists train numbers No. 1 Overland Limited No. 101 Mall No. 3 Pacific Express and corresponding express and freight services. It mentions pin points for day stops and timing references such as 2:40 a and 4:40 p. a. The fragment references unions timetable details without full context or complete station data.
The item catalog lists the Clipper Gallery offering all kinds of photos and a Rheumatism cure. McLernon's promotes dress goods underwear and Miller's Wisconsin shoes. Other notices include dentistry by Dr Murlless, land conveyance blanks, and an auctioneer with weekly sales. Indicates a mix of commerce and services with upcoming events and Saturday appointments.
Items from Garwin to Potter and North Platte announce sales and openings. Puritan hosiery and shirtwaist patterns at McLernons. Dr Seymour to visit U P Hotel Oct 11 for children's eye glasses. Elder Flora and daughter return to South English after three weeks with Mrs Kline. Charlie Miller opens Sidney Nebraska restaurant. Chas Stanton starts Potter general store. Prohibition candidate Rev Swander to speak at court house next Tuesday. M E church services and sermon topics listed. R E Gipin pastor invites attendance.
The German Baptists conducted a Sabbath communion in Sidney led by Elder Samuel Flora from South English Iowa. The rite followed as near to the Last Supper as possible including foot washing a full meal the holy kiss hymn singing scripture reading and related acts. The service impressed attendees.
Bridgeport residents and visitors populate the Street Fair with many names. Local officials inspect stalls while reporters note unsanitary drains, a horse accident injuring a boy, and a penitentiary death.```
An essay advises roses belong in flower gardens at the rear or side, not front yards due to insect enemies and spray needs. It compares roses with peonies, praising peonies for larger flowers, longer life, hardiness, and foliage, while noting peonies lack perfume and thorns. The piece closes with a literary quote.
While strolling with friends Cayetano, a famed Spanish torero, faced an enraged bull armed with no weapon. He used a dust coat as a cape, dodged each charge, and forced the bull to wheel, ending when the animal collapsed with a broken backbone from its own abrupt swerve.
An English ship of war surgeon famed for prescribing salt water for all ills nearly drowns during a squall when his boat capsizes. The captain quips that his fate seems odd given his “medicine chest” cures. The tale preserves the comic image of a doctor drowning in his own medical theory.
A set of garbled student lines includes a man lying down and dying, martyr bones torn by beasts, humans walking on hind legs, a rich woman sacrificed, Hannibal linked to Spain, and immediate divine punishment after ten years. These items reflect misread OCR text with historic or literary allusions.
The Chimney Swift, shown as a bird with stubborn habits, abandoned hollow trees as settlers cut forests and chimneys appeared. Fire risk and nesting timing influenced the swift to shift to chimneys, earning the common name chimney swift as a result of this adaptation noted by Ladies' Home Journal.
A parson notes a young woman seeking a husband as his most troublesome parishioner. A lawyer cites a middle aged woman seeking a divorce as his hardest case. A physician names a spinster of uncertain age who cannot decide as his most troublesome patient.
Mr Stalate questions a boy about pocket money and a sister, Tommy confirms, and explains his duty to yawn when visitors stay too late, turning the chat into a quirky domestic exchange about social duties.
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