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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
7
During a Philadelphia revival, a visiting man explains he attends many churches. He says his family spans Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Unitarian, Episcopal, and Congregational affiliations, and he contributes to all, which the minister finds humorous as a submerged Presbyterian.
A farmer claims his corn thrives because no crow enters angles formed by two strings stretched on poles. He describes a zigzag string across a field that protects the crop, noting that crows are puzzled by the angles and avoid the protected zones, while the crop inside or near the pattern is damaged if the strings fail.
Broad street curb brokers use sign language to convey quotations and sales to office boys and clerks. Some employ the deaf and dumb alphabet while others use house specific signaling codes, frequently changing to outpace rivals as reported by the New York Cor Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Kansas City Newsbook reports two duelists anxious seconds nearby with pistols. The first declares he has never fired a gun, fearing an accidental hit, while the challenger White laments the weapon and worries a stray shot may occur. The exchange ends with a plea to aim carefully at each other.
The excerpt surveys how buyers trust pictures over live horses, a Persian coffin ritual, a humorous court exchange about honest serving, and amber notes on 1784 London by M La Combe. It cites highwaymen, door knocker thefts, bold women, and bread with alum and beer with opium.
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