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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1906
Page
7
A Victorian lecture urges balanced home duties for boys and girls. It argues mothers should train sons in self care, cooking, cleaning, sewing, and orderly habits to support family happiness and equality. It warns boys resist “girls work” only in adolescence and urges early gentle lessons.
A Brooklyn expert on soap and starch offers steps to launder black mourning fabrics. Dissolve black starch in warm water, add boiling water, wash in warm suds, rinse with cold water, add vinegar and salt, dry, apply starch, then iron from the wrong side. Alternatively, wear white in summer to avoid the issue.
Advice on reheating meat in a double boiler and browning roast beef with sugar. salt in alcohol removes grease from wool. net patch improves stocking durability. small brush cleans intricate cut glass dust. copperware brightened with borax-dusted flannel. fry croquettes in hot fat to avoid sticking. wringing clothes ensures thorough rinsing. white crepe paper serves as a reliable fetes tablecloth. new lower baskets replace vases with fluted edge handles for short stems.
O C Hayden of Albert Lea Minnesota hired Dean's Kidney Pills after back weakness and nightly pain left him unable to rest. He reports kidney function normalized and back trouble disappeared with no return. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A blend of general human measurements and habits with advice on laundering white goods. It notes averages for teeth blood brain weight height and breathing, then discusses how proper starching enhances textile appearance and promotes LGefiance Starch as effective.
E. H. Harriman sent a $10,000 automobile to a New York repair shop in January and refused to pay a $1,797 bill. The shop owner kept the car, and Harriman sought recovery by writ of replevin. The collectors will need to sue for the money. Harriman argues the charge reflects his ability to pay.
A survey notes superstition against the number 13 in Austria Hungary where elite boxes at the Imperial opera and court theater are renumbered to 12a. Rich subscribers avoid 13 and hospitals skip 13 wards or floors. Doctors warn superstition harms public health as days and Fridays are deemed unlucky.
An Oregon man recalls 25 years of stomach trouble linked to coffee. After stopping coffee on Dec 2, 1902, and switching to Postum, his health improved dramatically, with relief from pain and headaches. He endorses Postum and notes credibility with local banks and merchants in Grant's Pass.
A renowned criminal lawyer volunteers as attorney in a police court case. The judge labels the defendant a camera fiend and contemplates a three month workhouse sentence. The lawyer objects, noting the act is mere taking pictures. the judge clarifies the motive is stealing cameras.
John M. Lloyd of Alliance Ohio recounts a severe foot injury stage from 1899 to 1903. He claims cutting edge surgery failed and says after two weeks Cuticura Soap and Ointment produced rapid improvement. He notes six dollars for remedies versus six hundred for doctors and reports healing and return to work by mid 1900s.
The Topeka Capital notes a physician in India using seven drops of tincture of iodine to treat snake bites. A harvester bitten by a rat snake recovered after two doses of iodine on sugar, with swelling subsiding by morning. Animals also recovered in trials.
An old advertisement extols Egg O See breakfast cereal, praising merit as the best ad, noting its cost of ten cents, ease of preparation, wide availability, and claims of health and strength. It mentions a free book titled Back to Nature and offers a contact in Quincy Illinois for the book. The piece also notes a separate scent-cone product by M Deletrain of Geneva that neutralizes burned gas odors.
The ad urges trying Defiance Starch for hot and cold starching with a money back guarantee if performance is not better and cheaper. It notes Lewis' Single Binder cigars priced at 5 cents and claims a 0 cent offer. The copy ends with a cheeky line about boys and aging.
A collection of aphorisms and social observations on love jealousy and marriage. It notes Love’s resilience against poverty and foolscapers with wisdom and humor. It mentions Defiance Starch clothing starch and the appointment of Judge Lebbeus R Wilfley to a U S court in China.
Miss Alice De Rothschild, sister of the late Baron Ferdinand De Rothschild, owns a collection of Hindoo bulls zebras and Namas. She shows interest in cattle breeding and possesses a large number of exceptionally fine carriage horses.
The medical faculty of Farts University aims to publish an international technological encyclopedia in ten languages including Esperanto. A fashion writer advises shorter skirts for short ladies and longer ones for their tall husbands.
Germany's revised rail tariff sparks discussion as a traveler with a small family faces 60 tickets for a Mulhouse to Basel trip plus baggage passes. The note also mentions Defiance Starch claims and an Ireland population brief with 1904 marriage and death/emigration figures.
Osaka's eight year population jumps from 11800 to over 1,026,000 as factories rise by 991. A separate note touts Defiance Starch 16 oz for 10c, claimed to prevent sticking during ironing.
Readable text notes Delagoa Bay area oil fields in Africa touted as among the world’s most productive. Includes brief ads for Lewis’ 5¢ cigars and Defiance Starch. Mentions Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup and generic advertising lines about character and service.
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