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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1905
Page
3
A story from Leander Louisiana recounts Miss Stella Blocker’s recovery from years of headaches caused by anemia. After three boxes she declared herself entirely well, noting prior weakness fever and organ involvement. The Pills are marketed as a remedy for headache neuralgia sciatica nervous exhaustion and rheumatism.
The text notes beliefs linking plant shapes and markings to healing powers. Wood sorrel with heart-shaped leaves, dragonwort’s speckled look, and celandine’s yellow hue led to folk cures for ailments like snake bites and jaundice under sympathetic magic ideas.
A fragmentary note on biblical and royal history weaving a boy’s curious answers. It cites Moses and Solomon’s daughter with symbolic cradle and dove imagery, describing a growing infant in royal courts.
Advertiser promotes Defiance Cold Water Starch highlighting a 16 oz package, no sticking to the iron, and the same 10 cent price as smaller 12 ounce packs. It warns grocers may stock 12 ounce packs to clear inventory and urges consumers to demand Defiance. A free 5 page booklet on tuberculosis is offered by Drs. Van Hummell in Denver.
Belgian farmer M. Aumont killed himself after losing valuable securities rat damage ruined a wooden deed box and destroyed the documents leaving him ruined and driven to suicide amid financial loss.
Grocers report they do not stock Defiance Starch because they carry rival brands in 12 ounce packages for the same price. Defiance provides 16 ounces for the same money and requires no cooking.
The lack of a worthy motive has led to many reductions in the perceived value of a service. This commentary notes how public trust and expectations shrink when legitimacy or purpose appear weak. The piece implies a call for stronger aims to restore confidence and worth.
Dr. O S Wood advertises a new rupture cure claiming healing in weeks with no time loss and offers rectal disease treatment without surgery. Includes address 521 N Y Life Bldg Omaha and a Defiance Starch guarantee. Ends with moral ad copy about selfishness.
In a midnight council, Joan the Duchess urges surrender under private terms to save her people and homeland. The Sparhawk and companions weigh the risk. Alf Pikker commends the Dane as a selfless protector and volunteers to accompany the boy as his chamberlain.
Joan of the Sword Hand is delivered to Princess Margaret after Louis of Courtland agrees to a treaty price. Margaret greets her with warmth, while Joan contemplates her fate and hatches a wary plan in the summer palace as Ivan and Louis plot.
A Philadelphia stock broker laments rising slang and predicts English will become as incomprehensible as a foreign language to contemporary speakers. He recounts a young man’s slang filled greeting and its plain translation showing risk and investment guidance.
Nell suggests he is an electrical expert while Belle questions why Nell remarks on shocking language. The playful dialogue centers on misdirection about profession and a pun on electricity.
A quip contrasts a husband who tries to change a woman’s mind with the reply that the speaker’s wife told him so, illustrating a Yi familiar marriage wisdom from Stray Stories.
A Boston minister, paid 50 cents by an earlier couple, charges $5 for weddings. When the young pair pays the same 50 cents, he explains his discount applies to those he has married before, and the remaining 4.50 is paid. The tale plays on the minister’s long service and a humorous riff on fees.
An inventor claimed General Nelson A Miles would need cranks and weapons like pneumatic rapid-fire guns. He presented a bulletproof army coat and urged adoption. Miles ordered a quick fitting and joked with the guard captain to load a rifle, then the inventor vanished in a hunted rush.
A Glencon Nor resident hid in bush hoping for a buck when a tiger wolf sprang from a path. He fired as the animal leaped, killing a three foot six inch spotted hyena that resembled a tiger wolf.
A playful scene turns tense as a hammock breaks spilling contents and triggering worried voices. A private watchman eyes the neighboring lawn while lovers greet in a shaded yard under a silent, starry night.
A vignette from the Chicago Daily News shows a young man with a yellow satchel offering an automatic alarm clock to an old colored minister. The minister prefers a rooster alarm to wake early, joking that it can crow at dawn and serve for dinner.
Dominick McCaffrey once a noted boxer serves as a policeman in Edgewood a suburb of Pittsburg. His income is small but he also runs a boxing class for local youths in the aristocratic village and has faced famous fighters including John L Sullivan and Charlie Mitchell.
A fragment from Mont Blanc has been sold for 3000 dollars and will be divided into large granite squares for construction. The renowned rock, quarried in the glacial period, was deposited in the Ebony valley at Monthey.
A Chicago News note states a wife may not object to reduced kissing after six months of marriage but will likely object if the husband same time saves money. The quip highlights domestic tensions over affection and finances.
Thousands of American women credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and vigor. The ad extols its uterine tonic power and urges troubled women to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts, noting free guidance and widespread cures.
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