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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1879
Page
2
A devotional poem warns parents to guard sons from sin and earthly pleasures. It contrasts worldly allure with home duty, urging patient mothers and fathers to steer their boys away from danger before youth succumbs to vice. It emphasizes vigil and guidance over haste or neglect.
A Grand Hotel interview with General Sherman unfolds as a young lady invites him to her mother’s residence soiree. The Enquirer reporter and hotel staff observe the commotion while bystanders note Sherman’s formidable reputation and the night’s awkward misunderstanding.
A disturbance erupts as a passenger faints in a carriage and a drunken message card is dropped near the Grand hotel. The crowd reads a vandal’s insult targeting W. T. S. and political figures, prompting threats to demolish the hotel if the culprit is found.
The Kansas Indicator prints a full 1879 cattle drive list credited to Judge Quinlan Montgomery & Co, with figures for numerous buyers and firms led by Geo. W. Littlefield and others. Names include Mabry, Ellison, Bennett, Morris, Kokernot, McMordie, and many local brokers, totaling about 201,000.
An old medical notice extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy for scrofulous diseases including tubercular consumption. It argues tuberculosis is curable, citing post mortem scars and long cures, and urges use of the preparation to cleanse blood and remove tubercle scars. It also links snake-venom dangers to public health concerns.
A historical note extols walking as a full body exercise improving circulation and health. It claims rhythmic leg arm trunk motion benefits posture and internal organs, notes air changes with each step, warns against rebreathing stale air, and advises walking times by season.
A young George Washington bursts in crying about cutting a cherry tree. His father sternly questions him, then laughs when the boy reveals the ruse, calling it a worthy April Fool's Day joke and praising the boy's spirit.
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