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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1908
Page
8
A British Medical Journal writer cites Pliny via Hollands on animal contributions to medicine. The river horse allegedly uses self bloodletting to purge excess humors, while dogs and hippopotami are linked to fever relief and bleeding respectively.
Louis Philippe's idea of England contrasts with France noting strict order, symmetry, and silence in London. A French observer recalls passersby staring and muttering “French people” as a couple walks with quiet dignity, highlighting cultural perceptions.
When Rossini premiered Gazza Ladra the drum provoked fierce critics and even a would be assassin from Rolla’s pupil cohort. A soldier threatened to kill the composer but argued music must not feature drums for soldiers. Rossini promised not to use drums again but forgot.
A hurried youth nearly collided with a senator in the Senate wing doors of the Washington Capitol. The senator offers a practical tip: always use the right side and turn right, so you avoid bumping others and need not apologize. the exchange ends with a polite good morning.
A Sunday school joke has Bobby claiming there were twelve disciples and one fewer Pharisees, citing a misread Bible line about beware of the seven of the Pharisees. The quip, shared in Youth's Companion, reflects playful biblical misinterpretation.
A dialogue notes Victor Hugo’s taste for the dramatic. He names the storm at sea as grand and asks what surpasses it. He answers with unclouded night skies and finally the soul of man, a climactic statement of vast truth.
In the Philadelphia Record a satirical jab labels religious enthusiasts as potentially insane. The piece mocks plural marriage advocates, singling out Mormons with a harsh, provocative tone.
A fragment cites a trust buster declaring a pursuit of railroads and a humorist offering to reveal their tracks. The text adds a Shaw quote warning of bitter retaliation and self-forgiveness.
The piece stresses year round cleanup of streets alleys and vacant lots to maintain attractive private and public property. It argues thrift pride and cooperative effort attract residents and investors and that neglect leads to stagnation. It ends with a folk tale about a boy named Gussie.
In a genteel village debate a senior voices the view that quick marriages fail from lack of knowing each other. A cautious listener recalls nineteen years of courtship, arguing patience before tying the knot. The exchange notes whether lengthy courting secures harmony after marriage.
Mrs. Bloomfield Moore in Sensible Etiquette recounts a snobbish youth and his sister who mock the guests at a party. Their uncle overhears and reveals their grandfather was a bootmaker, hinting at honesty questions as he calls them to bed.
The article notes that kings of England hallowed cramp rings on Good Friday made from decayed coffin metal and blessed in an elaborate ceremony. By about 1557 medical opinion praised the practice, Andrew Boorde decried as a health aid, and diplomat Lord Berners mentions sending cramp rings to Cardinal Grace in 1508 for diplomatic use.
The twelve tasks include slaying the Nemean Lion Hydra the Lernean hydra capturing the Arcadian stag destroying the Erymanthian boar cleansing King Augeas stables killing the Stymphalian birds capturing the Cretan bull subduing Diomedes’ horses obtaining Hippolyte’s girdle capturing Geryon’s oxen securing the apples of the Hesperides and retrieving Cerberus from the underworld.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece describes Maori whiskers as a valued resource. Chiefs in Tahiti collect white whiskers as headdress material, paying in gold. Contractors raise herds of old fellers for semiannual shearing, shipping the curls by pirogue across coral reefs to chiefs.
London Notes and Queries traces ship naming rites from post launch libations to the later bottle smashing. It notes 1664 explicit reference to the old method with Royal Katherine and 1780 Magnanime baptism at Deptford as an early bottle-smash example, not clearly new at the time.
A kind hearted but tight fisted man faces a visitor asking to borrow money he fears will be wasted on drink. His friend suggests feigning poverty but the man cannot lie. The plan fails until he realizes his conscience is unsettled until his money is returned.
A famed dramatic critic visits Stratford on Shakespeare’s birthday and asks who the town’s fuss is about. An elderly innkeeper answers simply that he “writ.” The conversation touches on Shakespeare’s legacy amid a wintry street scene and local lore.
Mrs. Graham, famed for interior decoration, mistook red ink for claret and drank a glass. She was frightened but unharmed. The doctor dryly commented that there is such a thing as pushing this rage for decorated interiors too far.
Memory training guidance states that a retentive memory is a great life asset and should be trained in children. The simplest method is daily memorization of a few lines, as memory is the easiest faculty to develop.
Mrs. Darley asks about death options in a reflective chat with Darley. He ponders the choice between burial and cremation, as quoted from London Mall.
A London Globe note describes a barber performing a shave when the customer raises his hand and asks for gas, prompting the barber to pause the operation. The odd exchange highlights a comic image of medical procedure mixed with barbery.
An aphorism from the Atchison Globe notes that every wrinkle on a man’s face stems from worry about issues that cannot be eased by worry itself. The saying emphasizes futility of anxiety.
Daily low round trip rates to Pacific Northwest cities from Portland to San Diego and include California and Puget Sound. Also low excursion rates for Canada and U S states and New England resorts. For Big Horn Basin irrigated land price $40 to $50 per acre with monthly excursions conducted first and third Tuesdays. Write D Clem Deaver, General Agent, Land Seekers Information Bureau Omaha. M A Suipman, Ticket Agent, Sidney, Neb.
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