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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1910
Page
6
A reflection on Our Town youth from Colby Kansas urges continuous civic effort and education. It cites how a Lyceum course spurred four high school graduates to college and highlights curiosity about hypnosis and phreno magnetism as popular topics of discussion.
Ben Carter and family visited Ed Mayer on Sunday. Mrs Mayer plans a week in Sidney for her son under medical care. Albert Juunatan recovered from illness. Alvah Birdwell and Thomas Birdwell visited Waterman’s Sunday. Mr Bunch’s brother made a short visit. Morris county to celebrate courthouse completion August 30 and 31. Charles and Mrs Martin of Wichita visited Mrs E W Zuibert. they then went to Colorado Springs. Surveyor L H Bordwell in Dalton. Frea Johnston recovering from appendectomy and returning home. John Costello recently visited Dalton.
Local real estate firm Bentley Land Co advertises buying selling renting and showing land from a Sidney Nebraska office, inviting readers to view tracts for purchase. The message promotes land opportunities and emphasizes quick consideration of buyers and sellers.
Dr George B F Laidlaw recalls a subject with a ready tongue who speaks of colors when tuned. The subject reacts vividly to touch and sound, and one instance features a shout of Look out as he imagined a snake when the faculty of countlon was touched.
Carl Hapenleck recalls his son Heinrich nearly mauled by four pythons in a cage. A keeper and he fought to free him as the largest snake lashed with its tail and bites. They finally tore the creature away and placed it in a sack after a life threatening struggle.
A La Revue of Paris writer notes average earnings of about $100 per book for many French novelists with some taking only half that. Top authors command large incomes and accept more commissions than they can handle, turning to literary “ghosts” plentiful in Paris to help meet demand.
Senator Depew recalls a early political speech with older colleagues. He says he aimed to roast the opposition and pleased the audience but worried the victory might harm his own side in the long run.
The New York Telegram notes readers found the front page coverage of a meeting stirring. The author recalls fear before speaking yet says the report highlighted only that a young man named Depew spoke, with little else about the speech.
A furniture store manager orders a bold salesman to recover a long owed bill. The salesman presents the debt to the debtor, misreads the office scene, and asks if Mr. Jones is dead. The debtor replies he is Mr. Jones, prompting the salesman to leave. The next day the debtor sends a check for the amount.
The excerpt compares nationhood to baseball’s unifying force, citing Ellis Parker Butter and Success Magazine about sectional tensions. It argues that without a shared national pastime people talked politics, blamed others, and secession threats loomed. It contrasts Mary land and Yankee culture with Casey at the Bat while musing on books, bundles, and social behavior.
In Stray Stories, a speaker condemns gossip and names neighbors Mrs. Direen and Mrs. Hunter as constant gossips while asserting personal restraint and honesty about others. The passage centers on social behavior and the critique of speaking ill behind others' backs.
The head of a moving company says after years of trial the best way to move books is with small boxes. Such boxes are cheap and easy to secure from grocers. For storage, where water exposure occurs, use sturdy boxes with handles.
A cigar salesman, dressed in solemn garb and mistaken for clergy, addresses an audience from the platform. He compares men to cigars noting wrappers deceive about the filler and warns that popular stories may outshine imported celebrities while showcase examples often disappoint.
The article states commerce began with Phoenicians known as the Yan kees of antiquity exchanging goods across the Mediterranean and Atlantic shores long before other nations crossed their frontiers. It emphasizes Phoenician international traffic distinct from domestic trade.
The passage describes ancient seafaring and trade networks from Tyre through Phoenician colonies to Carthage, Greece, and Rome, noting how merchants exported dyes and manufactured goods and built a merchant marine long before modern Italy's republics.
A humorous dialogue features a parent praising a son who predicts comets using an almanac. The exchange highlights a playful misunderstanding about his "amateur entronomer" skills and old timey wordplay.
A French parliamentary deputy delivers a long speech to Henry IV who then escorts him to the Louvre gallery. The king quips that once finished the discourse will be a good thing, comparing the visitor’s lengthy talk to the celebrated building. The exchange ends with a mild rebuke.
A promotional note urges using brown wrapping paper for business letters to cut costs and boost profits claiming low cost stationery can improve business. It questions if cheaper materials can bring better sales and praises frugal efficiency.
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