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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1876
Page
7
In a courtroom a drunken man named Johnson pleads for leniency saying he has been drinking a week, fears no sentence, and wishes only to die peacefully in solitude. He recalls his mother’s warning to avoid liquor and reflects on a life spent in crowded tenements before asking to be sent away for ten days or life.
In summer 1816 three men about three miles above the falls spotted a bear swimming toward their log canoe. The bear boarded the craft and a panic ensued as one man, Fisher, could not swim. Growing danger near the rapids led the crew to attempt escape. a second canoe returned with a loaded musket and shot the bear, saving Fisher but the incident incurred a ruinous cost of over $00 in pounds, per G W Holley in Scribner's Monthly.
An old-time tale from the East on a Burlington line. A traveler, claiming to be honest, trades eighty dollars worth of greenbacks for counterfeit gold. He pockets four twenty dollar pieces, while another passenger accepts the deal. At Fairfield the ruse unfolds, revealing the gold to be bogus and the traveler vanished, leaving a scene of regret at Union Depot.
The Port Eads jetties on the Mississippi are formed by willow mats laid on stone, produced on a nearby island. Workers endure tides mosquitoes and alligators while mats, 100 feet long and up to 10 feet wide, are moored to guide posts and sunk into the tapering jetty.
A jumble of domestic tips covers remedies for summer ailments, cauliflower omelets, sweet omelets, tomato oxeye, and crisper pickled eggs. Also included are fishy dinner ideas, a lobster salad presentation, and a short anecdote about a boy named Jim facing a punishment. The text closes with France's population by occupation data and a note on wealth and labor.
A farming writer argues that neglecting implements harms efficiency. Rust and corrosion raise friction, demanding more horsepower. dull, pitted shares worsen performance. Keeping tools smooth, well-lubricated, and clean reduces wear, labor, and costs, while neglect doubles expenses on a farm.
A brief comic exchange unfolds on Cass avenue where a garden boy tends weeds near a cherry tree. A long camp boy peeks over the fence and jokes about work, prompting a wry reply from the gardener amid the heat of a ninety degree afternoon.
The proprietors promise no unkept claims for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. The tonic is touted as a reliable preventive and curative for malaria, a tonic, and digestive aid. It claims to restore debility, nervous and muscular power, and appetite while aiding digestion. It warns against alcohol misuse and promotes the Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrakes as gentle, stomach uplifting aids for debility, especially with travel or diet changes. For sale by druggists.
An OCR fragment advertises Withoft's Tonic as a cure for chills and fever, praising anti periodic and anti panic traits and urging purchase from Finvay & Co. and others. It quotes sales claims for Shallenberger's Agua Pilla and mentions Vinegar, Charter Oak Stoves, and general domestic remedies. The text blends multiple product promotions with booster language and inconsistent punctuation.
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