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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1899
Page
5
The Telegraph Directory lists government and public posts across national and local bodies. It names senators, governors, secretaries, judges, clerks, treasurers, commissioners, school boards, teachers, and other officials with districts and locales such as Nebraska City Kearney North Platte Sidney and Redington.
Church services and organizational meetings listed for Methodist Episcopal, Catholic, and Episcopal congregations plus meeting dates for Masons, Odd Fellows, G A R, Woodmen, and other groups. Addresses, officers, and recurring event times are given for Sidney area groups and fraternal lodges.
The Union Pacific with the O and L and N lines adds a Buffet Smoking and Library Car to its through train to Portland Oregon. A Dining Car Service from Chicago and Council Bluffs has also been inaugurated. The train includes Palace Sleepers Free Reclining Chair Cars and Coaches for luxury travel to the North Pacific Coast with direct connections to Tacoma and Seattle. E. R. Breisch, Agent.
A Nashville showman recalls a “Mystic Maze” mirrors that dogs navigate without error and a “Haunted Swing” illusion that tricks humans but spares a cat. He notes animals rarely fall for stage illusions and speculates animals see better than people. A Washington portrait by a grieving artist changes yearly to age with time, showing the young bride’s likeness evolve into an old woman.
In 1657 a report to the Amsterdam classis on New Netherland notes discouraging efforts to convert local Indians. Rev Megapolensis and Rev Drisins foresee little success without superior policy and example, citing an Indian pupil who learned Dutch, read the Bible, but fell to brandy and betraying the Bible.
A Georgia justice of the peace presided over a case and instructed the jury as if decided for the defendant. The higher court overturned the verdict, criticizing the magistrate for bias and misuse of authority amid broad remarks about the justice’s role in the community.
The piece recalls a quaint belief that a wife bound by prior debts was not liable for them, citing parish registers from Chiltern All Saints Wiltshire Gedney Lincolnshire and other towns. It notes entries showing brides married in a sheet or smock with holes for arms and local lore supporting the tale.
A passage from the International Journal of Surgery argues that barber shops spread alopecia and parasitic infections through unclean tools. It urges routine disinfection and boiling towels after use, with penalties to enforce hygienic practices to reduce trichophytosis and related conditions.
In a summer tale a large black hunting spider dwelt in a piano and listened as music played. Its palps vibrated rapidly while the spider waved its legs, fleeing when a march or gallop began, then returning for soothing tunes.
Public square in Santa Fe features a soldiers memorial with the sole US inscription calling Confederates rebels. The front honors Federal Army heroes at Valverde and Canon del Apache La Glorieta pass fought February and March 1862. A second side pays tribute to Federal soldiers who fell there.
A humorous exchange highlights a caller asking for the reason for the honor, answered with a jokey line about a pair of aces attributed to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Schramberg Germany museum showcases timepieces from centuries of clock making. Highlights include an 1680 travelers alarm lantern clock with candle and automatic wick snipper, a Japanese saw clock driving gears, and a weight driven 24 hour clock.
During a Savannah army camp visit General Joseph Wheeler hosts northern guests at the De Soto. After dinner a man jokes about southern farms and fighters, prompting Wheeler to recount a Georgia tale of a widow who raised many sons on prayer and hickory.
Readers glimpse two specimen paragraphs from Eugene Field’s first printed book The Tribunerim er issued in Denver. The fragments showcase mental arithmetic problems and humorous asides about classroom punishment and odd scenarios such as a horse hauling iron and a blue gate carrying a couple.
Carl iz. Myers argues aerial navigation favors the balloon over the aeroplane. The balloon can hover and stay safe in a tempest when not forced against currents, while the airplane cannot stop and may become helpless in a storm.
The Washington Star quote contrasts a scientist’s freedom to travel and present papers with suspicions about presidential ambitions. A young woman remarks on enjoyment of scientific pursuits and a grave reply counters the idea that scientists seek national leadership.
A Russian remedy for insomnia is to have a dog sleep in the room and preferably in the same bed. It may be companionship or security or both, and it sometimes proves valuable when other methods fail, according to Public Health Journal.
A Kansas City Star exchange features Willie Walnut debating hair parts and tradition. The dialogue contrasts old notions of masculinity with the idea that defending a woman can be a manly act.
Dr Stephen Peabody of Cambridge Center found his melons stolen and vines piled in the yard. A gold watch key and seal were found near the heap. A hotel notice offered the items, and a donor later claimed the key, then paid five dollars as the doctor laughed at the tale.
The James adopt a practice of one year apart after marriage to allow the couple to visit families and friends across the country. Courtship is avoided before the ceremony and parental consent from both sides is required. The custom is stated to produce positive outcomes in about 99 of 100 marriages.
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