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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1893
Page
7
A curious mix of humorous lines and ads from a late 19th or early 20th century paper. The item highlights a sign painter Brown-Jobson, quips about George Washington and the cherry tree, along with medical ads for Kemp's Balsam and Dr Kline’s Restorative, plus brief moral maxims and a remark on geese migration.
A fragment from the London Spectator invokes divine guidance to seek light and disciplined prayer at noon amid bright pleasures. The verse laments strained vision and urges steadfast spiritual focus beyond gray dawns and moonlit hours.
In a worn rural home, Mrs. Kisbee clashes with her husband over a new kitchen and a lost dream. Their son George and Susy Stopford plan to buy and restore the old place, gifting the mother with a rebuilt home and a new chance at happiness. In the end the mother reconciles, and Susy’s effort secures an unexpected, heartfelt ending.
An English physiologist reports a successful trial of the antiseptic napt-haline to treat insomnia in acute mental disease. The theory posits gastric microbes enter with food and sleep is aided when antiseptics replace narcotics. The drug induced sleep, proved harmless with no unpleasant after effects.
Report from a New York Press note describes bystanders gathering at the coast to inspect a mysterious object washed ashore. People debate whether it is a lady's bonnet or a young devil fish as waves cast uncertain debris onto the sand.
The article argues that while complete exemption from disease is impossible, preventive measures reduce illness. It advocates regular exercise, prudent eating, and a wholesome diet, plus preventive medicines like Dossister's Stomach Bitters for malarious areas and vigorous outdoor exposure. It praises Syrup of VIrga from the California Fig Syrup Co as a true remedy, sold by local druggists.
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