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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1899
Page
4
The Sidney Telegraph 1899 issue lists subscription costs, advertising rates, display and local business rates, and legal notice pricing. It credits CHAS CALLAHAN as editor and proprietor and Fred A Gapen as local editor.
The piece notes a disordered Democratic ranks after the Chicago gathering with Bryan's renomination likely in view in Nebraska. Ohio shows a slim Republican edge while Kentucky and South Dakota shift away from Bryan, and New York and Iowa swing Republican as the party debates coinage expansion and trusts amid a looming Republican Congress.
The article discusses Aguinaldo's possible escape from the island and predicts most of his army will be captured or dispersed. It notes Washington would likely act to prevent escape and that the rebellion is collapsing despite external support. It also mentions local political contests and election disputes in Saline county, Hobart's vice presidential nomination, and Judge Neville's district majority.
Nebraska totals show a statewide vote count of 281,229 for the current year. The figure reflects all ballots cast across counties and precincts in the latest election cycle.
The rebellion in the Philippines is virtually ended after a ten month campaign led by Gen. Lawton McArthur Wheaton and Young. Aguinaldo flees as Banisco surrenders. Congress and Cabinet are dispersed. Some fighting may continue on Luzon and guerrilla activity may persist north of Manila. Congress will face civil authority and peace is near for the United States Globe Democrat.
The report notes fifty trusts have been formed in a short period in Great Britain. The Clarity Press plans to accuse the Republican party of another crime, signaling intensified political pressure.
A Chicago Post item notes a man who was badly hurt and lacked accident insurance. Despite his risky business as a canvasser for an insurance company, he could not obtain a policy due to being deemed an extra hazardous risk.
Traveling salesman R. E. Morse reports two bottles cured three months of rheumatism in Galveston Texas. The Snow Liniment claims rapid relief for lame backs rheumatism neuralgia soreness bruises strains and muscular pains and is advertised as unsurpassed with no substitute. Price 40 cents and sold by D. J. Scanlon.
Do You Suffer from Piles The Buckeye is sold by D J Scanlon as a remedy for piles with claimed success where surgery often fails The advertisement asserts Buckeye Pile Ointment cures bleeding itching and protruding piles price fifty cents per bottle seventy five cents per tube and promises thousands have been cured.
The ad touts Bastard’s Horehound Syrup as a safe effective remedy for coughs, colds, bronchitis and whooping cough. It guarantees money back via authorized agent if no benefit, and sells at 25 and 50 cents through D. J. Scanlon.
In a curt Detroit Journal vignette Death and a doctor argue at the door. Death boasts of capturing the patient while the doctor accuses Death of avoiding a direct challenge to the treatment. The exchange ends with Death's feigned laughter.
A quoted exchange from the Chicago Tribune discusses the nature of a compliment in love as a skirmisher ready to provoke engagement in a metaphorical wartime setting.
The great bhoo tree of Buria is presented as the earth’s oldest tree with authenticated history. For twenty centuries it has been revered by Buddhists and no one may touch its trunk. Pilgrims collect fallen leaves as relics when they drop.
The text extols beauty care with simple tools and routines and cites Dr Pavy on daily food needs. It states an average person at rest requires 16 ounces of food, light work 23 ounces, and heavy labor 26 to 30 ounces, noting that most food contains water and totals of 48 to 60 ounces are needed based on activity.
Players use a large sheet to form a ring and toss a feather into the air. Each person must hold the sheet edges and prevent it from touching anyone. The feather is blown from side to side as participants try to keep it aloft, creating lively, humorous moments.
The New York Evening Journal notes Holunda uses silk pin cushions on doors to announce births with red for boy and white for girl. It contrasts with American money importance and warns against wasting quinine. The Philadelphia Times adds a landlord’s rent power remark.
Ready for business in Potter, the flour mill announces its opening and invites customers to bring in grain. Adam Gunderson signs the notice as the mill’s representative.
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