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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1896
Page
2
Mrs Danvers and Miss East share a fraught visit in an invalid’s room. The talk reveals grief, failed love, and acceptance of Eleanor’s engagement to Maj. Wrenford as Danvers processes her loss and reconciles with the future.
Mrs Danvers reveals a forgotten letter and a bracelet meant for Miss East as Eleanor learns Frank’s love and his death. The scene ends with Eleanor preparing to marry tomorrow, a twist of fate noted as Heaven’s will.
A New York Mall and Express report quotes a soup industry insider detailing rapid growth in canning. Last year production reached 2.85 million gallons, with expectations this year surpassing 8 million gallons as demand rises.
A Westminster schoolboy named P Abbott reportedly slept in the coronation chair in Westminster Abbey on January 4 1801 to prove his midnight vigil. The chair contains the Stone of Scone and has crowned English kings since 1297. The mystery of his later life remains.
A study at an Illinois experiment station examined four hills to map corn root depth and distribution. Nine plants averaged 12 inches with 94 roots, longest 35 inches. most roots lie beyond three-inch pruning depth, suggesting limited impact from shallow cultivation. The report also discusses cabbage pest control using kerosene emulsion and pyrethrine as remedies.
At a Southampton convention of the National Association of British and Irish Millers a resolution urged the Imperial government to promote wheat production in the United Kingdom to secure food supply in war, create employment, and reduce urban migration by reviving cultivation and keeping grain near working centers.
A Missouri experiment station bulletin notes Mr. G. W. Goodlett of Windsor sent samples of a black and orange harlequin cabbage bug that attacks cabbage melons beans and turnips. It measures about half an inch full grown and feeds by piercing leaves with a beak. Cleaning farming and burning debris helps. killing first broods reduces later trouble. Hot water pyrethrine and kerosene emulsion can kill the bug.
Frosts mid September threaten crops Palmer and Stockbreeder of London advise protection for beans with evergreen branches mats blinds or canvas strips. Tall peas tolerate frost and may benefit from covering. Globe artichokes and marrows need frames or mats. cauliflower hearts require old leaves to blanch and stay safe.
A Sheep Breeder warns that tapeworms plague flocks as dogs ingest infected material and spread immature worms. The remedy is to dose dogs with areca nut and castor oil to kill worms, then confine the animal to expel them. The story notes worms can affect bowels liver and brain in sheep.
The American Clydesdale Association schedules its eighteenth annual meeting at the Sherman house in Chicago on Wednesday November 18 1896 at 8 p m. Officers reports and biannual elections are on the agenda. Members urged to attend or send proxies to Secretary Alex Galbraith or other officers.
Celery blight is spread by ground refuse and begins as small yellowish green spots that enlarge and brown, wilting leaves and killing plants. It can be checked with a weak Bordeaux mixture applied early but stopped 15 to 20 days before blanching. Oats alone risk crop binding and should not precede other grain in feeding.
The December Atlantic Monthly opens with a study on social classes and the necessary existence of class distinctions, and the remedies for inequality. Wrof J. Gildersleeve reflects on changes in classic studies in the United States, comparing past and present approaches in Germany and American universities.
The article identifies the southwestern coast of Persia near the Persian Gulf as the hottest area on earth. For forty days in August the mercury exceeded 100 degrees in the shade and rose toward 120 degrees in the afternoon, with wells yielding no water despite deep shafts from 100 to 600 feet.
A garbled historical plea describes a charitable appeal for stomach and throat relief. The text references a tonic called Bostetleer's Stomachs Bitters and mentions symptoms affecting digestion and vision. It presents as a noisy, 18th or 19th century medical solicitation.
In Ist a large part of Constantinople was burned destroying 12 000 dwellings plus warehouses and other structures. Property loss could not be estimated but was lower than a similar blaze in other cities due to flimsy wooden building stock. The Christmas Century features unpublished works by Meissonier Detadle Cereme Afun kaesy Menzel Seymour Jaden Domingo Madravo Letoirs Rico Dagnan-Rouveret Rosa Ronheur and others from Samuel Dr. Averry's album with Win A Coffin essay Souvenirs of a Veteran Collector.
A historical tip advises pouring cold water into a bowl place a silver coin at the bottom and lower the face into the water with eyes open while moving the head side to side. It claims this will brighten and strengthen the eyes.
A collage from humor and society notes: Jones quips about a woman’s sphere at home after an argument with his wife. A Harper’s Bazar quote reflects gender norms. An African tribe’s instrument resembles a piano with vibrating wood strips and hollow gourds. A jokey line links Snawley’s shift from night watchman to pool night commander.
Maude reveals she told a man she would be married, provoking his raving. Helen questions the lie, but Maude explains the engagement is actually with him, and she has decided to marry.
Located in the city business center, Merchants Hotel at Conner Fifthentic and Parnas Sts hosts street cars at doors to both depots. Serves as state and local trade headquarters with room rates of 2 and 3 dollars per day. Paxton & Davenport proprietors.
A church choir performs a line about choosing the better part when a campaign enthusiast interrupts with a political quip. The scene shifts abruptly to a satirical ad urging readers to buy a cold remedy, promising a refund if it fails.
A dialogue toys with a romance caption where a youth and maiden share a tender pose. The man questions the image while the woman notes the proposal and acceptance, with a card reading hold at the bottom adding a pause in the moment.
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