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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1903
Page
7
A damaged advert claims Doaa's Kidney Filla and Desa's Kidney Pills ease back pain and mobility issues. The testimonial mentions relief from aching backs, dropsy symptoms, and nerve fatigue after using a sample from a drugstore in 1908.
A description of intolerable misery from a painful hive attack worsened by prickly heat bites and buzzing mosquitoes, intensified by a graphophone playing from a neighboring house. The vivid account conveys discomfort and restless irritation in a compact vignette.
An observation notes that nature created a man whose actions disrupt stability. The remark frames the subject as radical and irrevocable in altering balance and prompting reflection on natural order and human impact.
A historic note inviting cooperation with Dr. Karl M. Pratt through The John Crerar Library. It explains an exchange space for ideas from his Arcade Index collections, dating back to 1796, inviting submissions to enrich unpublished information and preserve forethought contributions as potential monuments.
The passage asks how many cities can be marked on the Mercator world map and queries knowledge about desirable personal forces of different nationalities, noting that undesirable tendencies are often emphasized in daily reading. It ends by asking if the reader knows anyone in various continents.
The excerpt argues that some workers avoid using a club at home to think before applying it away from home. Others lock the club away or avoid using it altogether to cope without it. The text warns that overreliance on the club dulls the mind and urges restraint.
A reflective essay extols loving one’s work and pursuing excellence even if it isn’t one’s first choice. It argues that interest sharpens perception, keeps one awake, and reveals profitable opportunities, illustrated by anecdotes of coin tricks and cross‑discipline idea transfer.
An elderly Englishman, a railroad gateman in a suburb, fixes up his small workhouse with clever designs. He works fifteen hours daily, seven days a week for thirty five dollars a month, without holidays, yet finds happiness and pride in his position. The narrator shares observations from his collection.
Community members discuss local school improvement efforts and volunteer initiatives aimed at supporting students. The conversation emphasizes student mental well being, teacher support, and collaborative programs to boost learning outcomes.
A compact guide urges ten minutes daily for a decade to build useful skills. A notebook, self discipline, and daily note expanding practice are key. Mentions a night school helping a top lawyer, and the goal of turning small daily gains into lasting wisdom and better living.
A healthy girl can tell by moral intuition the difference between right and wrong actions. A healthy man can tell by business intuition the difference between right and wrong methods. All of us are tempted to disobey our good judgment.
A reflective piece on learning from error illustrated by a boy whose pet pullet died after a gate accident. The narrator explains how observation could replace costly experience, urging continual growth through accurate perception, self-control, and learning from others to avoid needless losses and improve judgment.
After a sickness we can apply good resolutions to improve methods, seek better food, and eat with greater care. A dime’s worth of food well eaten does more good than a dollar’s worth carelessly consumed. Pleasure in eating is a good condiment, but pleasure only leads to trouble.
The speaker notes that chicken hens will lay eggs if properly managed and that failure to get results indicates mismanagement. The remark stresses improving systems to achieve planned egg production and efficiency.
On the west side of the Snake River between Blackfoot and American Falls an 85-foot wide 60-mile canal is being built by the American Falls Canal & Power Company under a Idaho contract. It will reclaim 100000 acres of fertile land with a mild climate and reliable crops. Ten thousand acres are ready for irrigation and settlement with tickets to Blackfoot via the Oregon Short Line Railway Co. Evans Curtis & Sweet Co. Salt Lake City offer land details.
A Pittsburg Dispatch quip notes that a woman matures only after forty or marriage and jokes the phrenologist cannot succeed until his bumps are better. The wry saying reflects early 20th century social humor about gender and science.
An old advertisement urges shoppers to keep yellow clothes from looking unsightly by using Red Cross Ball Blue. It promotes a large three ounce package sold by grocers for five cents.
General Ainsworth recalls a Civil War tale about a New York regiment anxious over delayed mail. The regimental chaplain posted a sign stating the chaplain does not know when the mail will arrive. An officer later noted another sign addition claiming the chaplain does not care a damn.
George F. Elliott, a former prisoner at Andersonville, Charlestown, and Florence, recalls Florence prison ballots where 10000 votes were cast for Lincoln and McClellan. Lincoln received 7000, McClellan 3000, using black beans for Lincoln and white for McClellan. The commandant allegedly cursed the black voters and a past inmate later beat him.
Eatill Springs Tennessee August 24 Many questions are asked about Mr C D Holt who lay ill with back problems for over two years He grew weak unable to lace shoes Then three boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills made him as well as ever He urges others to try the remedy as a genuine good medicine with strong results Also note watermelons opening fast in the area.
A vintage advertisement offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Cure. It lists F J Cheney Co as proprietors Toledo and claims endorsers vouch for Cheney's honesty. The copy promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and Hall's Family Pills, with price five cents per bottle and free testimonials.
A historic petition crown of Charles I known as the trial piece by Thomas Simon lay sealed in a London bank since 1879. One of Simon's fifteen trial crowns was offered twice for sale, last bidding twenty guineas in 1774. In 1789 it was laid aside to await sale over 114 years, owned by a well known nobleman whose plans remain unclear.
Advertises a starch product claiming to keep clothes white. Claims a 16 ounce size costs 10 cents. Targets households seeking brighter laundry results with a budget option.
James Ponard and Elizabeth Noyes of Pontiac, Irc., were arrested by Livingston County sheriff on warrants sworn by Noyes’ mother. Ponard reportedly courted the mother for years and obtained a license to wed her, then eloped with her 13 year old daughter and married her. The case heads to Ponti a for trial.
The czar warns Michael to ensure Uncle Sam accepts the open door in Manchuria but to tighten controls while the United States boasts of a diplomatic victory. The exchange underscores imperial caution and strategic maneuvering in East Asia.
An old advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders used by a nurse at the Children’s Home in New York. It claims to cure summer complaint feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and worms. Sold at all druggists for 25 cents with a free sample by mail from Allen S. Omsted Le Roy New York.
In a local exchange between a Philadelphian and a Rochester native, a remark about nearly embalming a man who wasn't dead in town prompts reflections on unusual incidents. The snappy dialogue contrasts viewpoints on safety and propriety in daily life.
A vintage ad copy promotes Defiance Starch as a superior household staple and offers a price comparison of four for 10 cents versus competing brands. It also markets Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Peoria Illinois, noting ripe mellow tobacco and a switch by ex 10 cent cigar smokers. The ad ends with a proverb about luck favoring those who rely on fortune.
Advertisement notes Defiance starch at 16 oz for 6 cents with claim that once used, always used, urging buyers to choose Defiance for lasting utility.
At Stamford a suit once owned by Daniel Lambert the Leicestershire giant was offered at auction. Lambert, famed for his immense size, reportedly weighed over 700 pounds. General Tom Thumb was said to have walked inside the coat. Bidding reached 375 dollars before the lot was withdrawn.
Daily baths refresh and restore vigor with tepid water and good soap. Ivory Soap lathers quickly and leaves skin soft and white. Bathing tips advise early morning or before night for best results. Some readers rush to arrive and forget whence they came.
A relentless bill collector revisits old debts, tracing street numbers to locate overdue accounts. The tale highlights ongoing efforts to recover funds, showing persistence across years and neighborhoods.
The advertisement claims top starching results come only from Defiance Starch and assures special offers for four or more units, with no cooking needed.
A historical piece describes a Moorish force of about 25 000 troops that fights by noise rather than direct combat. It notes scarce firearms, with some wielding discarded British Martini Henry rifles, crude imitations that jam, and others using unreliable flintlock muskets.
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