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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1897
Page
3
The Empress Catherine favored court ladies and arranged a ball for Mile Potocka who had no pearls. Potocka arrived as a milk maid and Catherine slipped a pearl necklace into her basket, claiming it was merely milk that had curdled.
Professor Humphreys published longevity tables from 824 cases aged eighty to over 100. One third were small eaters and only one tenth had robust appetites. Physicians tended to be younger than the typical longevity average. The usual life-extending diet sleep and exercise guidelines are not clearly confirmed.
An advertisement touts Star Tobacco as the best and most lasting option for chewing, asserting it is both pleasurable and the cheapest choice.
The state yields 80,000,000 bushels of corn and 9,001,000 of neat, 8,000,009 of oats, 330,009 bales of cotton. Tobacco reaches 40,000,009 pounds yearly and peanuts 59,009 bushels. Coal fields cover 5,009 square miles producing 2,000,000 tons annually. Over fifty marble varieties exist in the state.
Advertisement offers a yearly contract at 2100 per month with 10 percent profit rates and office expenses, stock cash required, referencing Schwitzer and Schlitz hotel in Omaha and Nevada.
Beginning with the April issue McClure's Magazine will publish on the first day of every month. The April number will be on sale at newsstands and delivered to toll subscribers from Atlantic to Pacific. The change moves publication from the 28th to the 1st for general convenience.
An old promotional notice touts No-To-Tobacco as a simple method to quit smoking for life. It advertises a booklet and sample from Sterling Remedy Co in Chicago or New York, urging strong nerves and vigor.
Ehrich Ratean sic reports successful wireless telegraph experiments on a lake near Potsdam. He states no difficulty exchanging messages between the electric light station and Neu Cladow three miles away.
A garbled ad fragment touts Aire soothing for teething with gums, pain relief, and colic claims priced at 25 cents. It also quips about a “worthless man” and mentions Piso’s Cure for Consumption with high doctor bills. Ends with a messy Philadelphia address and date.
A English firm unveils curling irons featuring a levered jaw that opens by a finger or thumb. Hair is gripped and the iron rotates automatically, enabling rapid curling without wrist motion or reheating, promising ease and efficiency with little practice.
In cities where space is scarce stables rise above street level with basements and second floors. Horses are not kept on the ground floor, which is reserved for vehicles. Steam elevators move carriages between floors, improving efficiency in urban stables.
The April Century will publish a Grant Memorial Number with an article on The Tomb of General Grant by General Horace Porter who helped secure funds for the monument dedication on April 27 Grant's birthday. Sherman’s Opinion of Grant will appear in an unpublished letter and a veto of the Inflation Bill story will be shared by John A Kasson. A Blue and Gray Friendship traces Grant Buckner ties.
The law in Russia requires all subjects over 12 to swear allegiance on a new czar's accession. The government maintains its claim on native Russians and restricts dual citizenship without its permission. Also included is an advertisement for Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer claiming cure for fits.
The Inter Ocean notes a playful exchange about coffee habits among boarders and a mother figure. A cheerful mood contrasts with a dish praised as a feast, reflecting light domestic humor.
The item presents a quirky quote about men as treasures attributed to Dudely Gushington-Tennyson in the Texas Siftings issue. The playful phrase hints at social satire and literary whimsy within the publication.
The article surveys Holland’s dune and heath restoration plans led by government and private growers. It notes extensive dune plantings near Bergen and Scheveningen, the use of Scotch pine and various conifers, and experiments by J H Schober at Putten showing trees will grow on heath. It also discusses lupines and Locust trees as soil improvers and the potential of composting and nitrogen inoculation as cheaper alternatives.
The article recalls Sir Joseph Paxton’s fertilizer ideas and notes a modern claim that a dollar twenty five buys a bottle of nitrogen germs to fertilize an entire acre. It questions whether the trend is overextended or practical for farmers.
The New York Tribune notes honey has become a staple in groceries bakeries and medicine. Major centers are New York Boston and Chicago with London as the world leader. California and northern states supply most of the crop while Florida yields the best low grade honey.
A farmer, though eager to work, struggles to gain returns as Michigan Fruit Grower critiques his neglected basics. Poor hen-house hygiene, grain feeding on the floor, no flock separation, and overfat hens reduce profitability despite years of experience. The article also notes clover seeding tips and weed control.
Jerrold and Compton visit a gallery and pause before long mirrors. Compton points to his own reflection as a “work of nature” and Jerrold agrees it is “very fine” then adds that it “wants hanging,” prompting a light exchange in the humorous vignette.
A vintage ad offers a $100 reward for an incurable catarrh remedy case and asserts F. J. Cheney's trustworthiness. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills, claiming internal action and daily dosing with testimonials to follow.
A husband asks his wife not to arrange the house before his long trip fearing the cost of telegrams every time he needs something. The wife agrees the request.
Poor families chasing western fortunes are protected from chills fever and miasma by Hosteller's Stomach Bitters. The effective defense fortifies the system against malarial atmosphere and tainted water for pioneers miners and tourists venturing west.
The passage traces seamanship from primary skill to a subordinate role as seamen increasingly become engineers. It argues winds and tides are now managed with less need for lifelong seafaring study and notes vast telephone usage nationwide as a separate statistic.
An old ad promotes No-To-Hac as a guaranteed tobacco habit cure with prices 60 cents and 1 dollar. It asserts it makes weak men strong and blood pure and targets druggists. The notice includes a quip about shiftless men avoiding opportunities.
Johnny recalls his mother fretting over him eating cake at a visit. He says she warned him not to gorge himself and implies the cake isn’t very good, while the hostess questions the fuss and motives.
Advertisement asserts Gescarets Candy Cathartic cures constipation with one cent dose and promises refunds if it fails. It claims nine of ten troubles come from talking too much and uses contradictory marketing rhetoric.
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