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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1898
Page
6
Dick Aylmer and Dorothy Strode meet at Graveleigh Hall. Dorothy introduces him to Miss Dimsdale while Dick keeps up a cautious act as Harris, wary of exposure. He plays the patient admirer while a Persian cat named Lorna Doone becomes a symbol of their budding connection.
Dick Aylmer visits Graveleigh twice weekly as Dorothy Strode’s love deepens. Dorothy sees beauty in November’s bare branches, while Dick contemplates revealing his true identity to Miss Dimedale and Dorothy, risking auntly consent and a secret marriage. David Stevenson plots to reclaim his old place, while Dick dodges questions on his destination during a quiet autumn in Colchester era.
Dick bids farewell to Miss Dimsdale as Dorothy and Graveleigh life are described. Miss Dimsdale notes their quiet days, tennis parties, and dances, with a wistful remark about old trees being hard to transplant and Dorothy’s steady nature.
Dean Farrar records a witty exchange between Matthew Arnold and Thomas Huxley. The pair’s contrasts charm readers as Arnold praises social dinners while Huxley comments on life and people. The anecdote reflects their personalities and amiable banter.
The Cincinnati Enquirer recalls a surgeon who urged a despondent patient not to worry after a frightful crash. He vowed the man would be on his feet again within three weeks despite both legs being amputated and the grim prognosis.
A courteous note in a social row advises that a gentleman should invite a lady to speak first before swearing, highlighting decorum and respect in public dialogue. The reminder frames polite conduct as a social standard.
The Maine Experiment Station bulletin on dehorning argues it reduces pain and improves care, noting hornless cattle recover quickly, maintain milk yield, and suffer less in handling. It advocates complete removal with a single stroke per mature horn, praising painless outcomes and calling horns unnecessary luxuries.
Bulletin No. 51 reports Utah Experiment Station poultry tests through 1897 on old hens versus pullets, exercise effects, crossbreeds, and egg production costs. It notes April hatched Leghorn pullets outperforming May, exercise-pen gains, and profit comparisons, plus a dairy column urging modern dairymen to breed good cows, diversify feed, and plan for long term profitability.
The study reports that exercised pens consumed more food in two of three pens but used it more efficiently, needing 22 percent less food for a dozen eggs with exercise. Exercise appears to aid digestion and reduce food waste, with fertility and age of eggs affecting results. no advantage from Brahma Leghorn crossing.
Dorothy Tucker advises March as a trying month for all stock and offers calf care tips. She suggests blankets from old grain sacks for calves, careful feeding and watering, and limiting sunshine exposure. The piece notes calves thrive on oats and diluted rich milk, and urges first class stallions for profitable colts.
June events in Milwaukee begin on the 27th with the state’s semi centennial display opened by President McKinley and Northwestern governors. A Tuesday military day includes a parade and the unveiling of a $50 000 Civil War monument. Thursday features the dedication of a $1 000 000 city library, followed by a floral parade and carnival pageant Friday, then a regatta and fireworks the week’s end. The piece also notes Queen Victoria uses weak tea for eye health and London papers question her sight issues.
In 1877 Falcon Island began as a smoking shoal within a friendly group. Ten years later it rose into a volcanic island about 300 feet high and over one and a half miles long. Now it is disappearing.
An advertisement promises a guaranteed tobacco habit cure labeled No-Te-Bae for fifty cents. It claims to make weak men strong and blood pure while warning against druggists and witty remarks.
A Manitoba immigrant from Dominion City recounts success in farming, stock raising, and dairying since moving from Minnesota in 1892. He notes 44 cattle, 18 horses, 10 cows milked, 10. Kewl, etc. He highlights lower land taxes in Manitoba and superior local schooling, with his son teaching at age 16 and earning 420 yearly. He owns grain warehouses and ships via railway, free of debt, and plans to stay.
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