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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1899
Page
8
The university reports last year total enrollment of 2 959 students with 1 943 in the regular nine month year and a faculty of 235, marking rapid growth since its founding seven years ago.
Captain Sigsbee formerly of the Maine is credited with inventing a deep sea sounding machine that earned him medals from Prussia and England. He also devised an ingenious parallel ruler for mechanical drawing.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad receivership ended at midnight and the property was turned over to stockholders. John K. Cowen and Oscar G. Murray had supervised since February 29, 1896, and planned a rebuild with new cars and locomotives funded by equipment trusts and receivers' certificates. The company aims to begin 1899 1900 with all debts paid and to reduce transportation costs through ongoing improvements.
Four agents of the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railroad stand tall at 6 feet 3 inches, 6 feet 3 inches, 6 feet 1 1/2 inches, and 6 feet 3 1/2 inches with a total weight of 1,018 pounds. They have been photographed together and seek another railroad to furnish a group of four equally tall and heavy men.
Bernard and Lady Mildred discuss a cherished sketch and a photograph trade while wandering by the water. The scene recalls distant days at Oxford and a family connection through Mr. Martineau of Leroy & Martineau as Commemoration nears.
Lady Mildred confronts Valdane Martineau as jealousy stirs amid a London household. Marguerite is delighted by daily gifts of mysterious cut flowers, while Valdane and Miss Lilbourne share quiet, meaningful moments. A cliffhanger note ends with China’s letter shops and a burst of late nineteenth century insurance growth.
In Clarisdale, Marguerite refuses to accept money from Bernard noting they are not engaged. The couple enjoys a peaceful summer near a lake as Bernard remains prudent before legal matters of a will are settled.
Albert Duncan of the Second United States Infantry, near Ashland Kentucky, was reported dying at St. Johns Hospital in Brooklyn. A nurse, Miss Helen Gould, arranged funds to bring his worried parents to New York. The father and mother traveled, visited daily, and the sight of them revived the patient whose condition had puzzled doctors.
A housekeeper admonishes a tramp who retorts that doctors say bathing after meals is proper, but he has had no real meal in six weeks. The exchange captures a humor strip moment from Tit-Bits.
A humorous exchange presents Mrs Oldham asking how to stop wrinkles near the eyes. The doctor quips with a sharp reply and the cost of two dollars.
Baltimore and Ohio receivers showcase heavy power and improved equipment on March 17 with a 60 car coal train from Cumberland to Brunswick. Fifty 60 ton steel cars carry 4,758,100 pounds of coal, pulled by a 168,700 pound consolidation locomotive, marking a 40 percent rise in division load and the heaviest train ever run on the line.
Professor Benjamin Tde Wheeler of Cornell, elected president of the University of California, credits early Latin mastery to starting as soon as one can read English. Alexander McDonald of Cincinnati reportedly takes the first vice presidency at Standard Oil with a $200000 annual salary and will relocate to New York. Hesse imposes higher income tax on bachelors than married men after a diet vote.
Dr. Richard Gatling asserts perseverance made his gun fame possible and urges youths to stay busy. He emphasizes consistent effort as the key to achievement and personal growth.
Letter from Mrs Con E Richagpsom of RuLLINELANDER Wisconsin praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing a longterm womb and ovarian inflammation. She details prior pain, bed rest, and loss of profession, credits the remedy with restoring health and urges others to read her story.
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