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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1910
Page
2
A column notes a mix of eccentric observations and light satire on topics from spring fever to frauds and eggs in cold storage. It jokes about horses served with horseradish, a beef trust attack, and the Balkans while noting modern curiosities like Halley’s comet, a new coast defense gun, and university egg editing claims.
In Cheyenne Wyoming A B Hawkins and family watched as Jack the bulldog fought a monster bull for about an hour. The dog dodged horns and jawed the victim sinking fangs into the bull s throat and securing a death grip until the bull collapsed and died.
Florence Price, 17, climbs to the 16th floor of a Broad and Market streets building to win a candy bet. A workman reaches her as she nears the flagpole top, saving her from a possible fall amid gale winds and jeering crowds.
A disabled painter recalls a night class student an Irish bricklayer named Pat who wanted to learn art despite trouble. Pat missed a session after dropping a brick on his foot and his wife explained he could not come because he cannot draw.
The Ballinger inquiry notes Senator Simon Guggenheim as the wealthiest in Congress. The Guggenheim-Morgan syndicate controls Alaska assets valued in the billions, with copper and coal prospects, extensive railroad building, and large contemplated profits.
Jacob H. Schiff warns the nation that the far east problem could trigger war as Japan and Russia align against China. He cites perfidious Albion and urges choosing right spirit over might while noting the Pacific as the world’s commercial center and forecasting inevitable conflict.
George William Norris of Nebraska, a self made Republican, led a historic battle to curb Speaker Cannon’s rule in the House and is eyed as a possible next senator. Born 1861 in Ohio, Norris rose from farm roots to teacher, lawyer, district judge, and congressman, stressing his fight was against rules power, not the party.
Eugene Noble Foss of Boston, head of B F Sturtevant Co with branches in Philadelphia Chicago New York and London, is elected to Congress in Massachusetts Fourteenth district on tariff issue. Born 1858 in West Berkshire Vermont he is brother of George E Foss of Chicago. Foss shifted from Republican bids in 1902 and 1904 to Democrat last year and defeats Levering's successor in Brockton area by about 5 640.
A humorous exchange where the landlady says she paid 25 cents per pound for steak and the star boarder quips that it’s tough. The brief dialogue highlights a cramped budget and frugal dining.
A Springfield Union fragment cites New Hampshire residents in a satirical jibe about church attendance on the first Sunday of Lent. It mentions George Bailey of the Houston Post, a Kennebeck Journal paraphraser, and the Ging-Ging Goaphus of the Springfield Union in a whimsical, reproving tone.
A satirical snippet features the king of Maritania in financial distress crying out for money while the treasury guardian, once a court jester, laments empty coffers. The scene satirizes fiscal woes with a punchy cartoon voice.
The Chicago Record-Herald notes a playful adage about readiness through a Waterman pen as a tongue in cheek nod to census takers and the idea of speaking prudently.
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