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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1897
Page
7
Vintage ad copy touts Allen's Foot-Ease as cooling and soothing for swollen hot feet. Claims ease of walking, prevents sweating, blisters, callouses, corns and bunions, and offers a free trial in a virial package. Sells at 25 cents through druggists and shoe stores with address for Allen S Olmsted in Le Roy.
An odd ad copy touts No-To-Bac as a guaranteed tobacco habit cure for fifty cents. It claims the product makes men strong and blood pure and asserts satisfaction or money back. The rhetoric mocks moral pride and urges readers to save a friend by using the product.
A compact note on up-to-date farm practices covering cullination methods for crops and their yields. It touches horticulture with cultivations and floriculture insights, presenting practical pointers for growers and gardeners.
An agriculture note reviews growing late cabbage varieties with a focus on the Marblehead and Drumhead types, bed preparation, spacing, and hand weeding. It details salt, soot, lime, and brine treatments, plus a recommended pest control spray using Paris green or arsenate of lead for the cabbage moth and related insects. It also notes the gypsy moth threat and the Massachusetts committee’s funding constraints.
Entomologist Prof C R Fernald warns of a new injurious caterpillar seen in Cambridge and Somerville. He identifies it as the Brown tail moth Euproctis chrysorrhoea, a common European species damaging fruit and foreign trees. He notes it has been mistaken for the Gypsy moth and references a Belgian law.
Progressive dairymen and beef raisers increasingly house calves during their first summer to guard against heat fires and dry pasture. Indoors offers advantages over June pasturing, with six to seven week old calves able to thrive on fresh grass or clover, skim milk, and a small feed, while stable housing later aids beefers seeking growth for market.
An old newspaper fragment blends an accident anecdote with advertisements for Grain-O a coffee substitute and health tips on protecting eyes. It notes a scaffold accident and a remark about bricks and a head injury alongside a pushy grain based beverage pitch and advice on avoiding wrinkles from eye strain.
A collage of advertisements extols Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a vital re finder and general health aid. It lists travel fare deals via the Wabash line for the G A R reunion in Buffalo, routes from Omaha and Chicago to Buffalo, plus a Niagara Falls itinerary. It also mentions a Lincoln Park souvenir booklet from the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railway, and multiple product promotions and classifieds for tobacco harm reduction, remedies, and employment opportunities.
Nebraska shines in wheat output with 35,000,000 bushels of spring wheat at about 22 bushels per acre and 5,000,000 bushels of winter wheat at about 21 bushels per acre. The state ranks third among wheat producers, though its economy is diversified with corn as a principal crop.
A Life magazine caption frames a daughter's question about Farragut and bravery. It notes an amusing anecdote that a sleeping car porter refused to travel, prompting the joke that such acts led to a statue. The quip contrasts naval heroism with a humorous everyday stubbornness.
Readers are urged to study the advertisements for valuable bargains. The notice emphasizes advertisers are reliable and deliver what they promise, suggesting readers will find interesting examples and practical savings throughout the pages.
A new photograph of the heavens being prepared by astronomers in London Berlin and Paris reveals 8 000 000 stars. The effort aims to map the night sky with unprecedented scope and precision.
Omaha firm markets a home style treatment for male weakness and sexual problems claiming magical cures without drugs. It promises free literature, travel payment, and bank guarantees if results fail, urging readers to contact the STATE MEDICAL COMPANY of Omaha, Nebraska for a paper on their method.
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