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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1899
Page
3
A new garment hook features an auxiliary hinged arm to space garments and a spring lock, operable only with a key, aiming to deter theft in public places. A German patent describes preserving eggs by dipping in an acid iron tannate solution to seal pores and block air action.
Mrs Helen Kilkenny of New Portland Maine reports five years of use with Hair Vigor. She says it restores gray hair color, keeps hair soft and smooth, and cured a scalp humor. Her mother also used Hair Vigor for about twenty years and liked it. January 4, 1899.
Cecil Rhodes began with nothing and went to the African diamond fields with his brother. Their wealth grew from a single lucky break as fortune favored their outfit. Rhodes is reported to be 40 years old.
Fresh Florida strawberries on view in New York fruiterers stores appear dewy and dainty. They appeal to both taste and sight but cost 1.25 dollars per pint.
W H Green known as Captain Barry, born 1827 in Cockeysville Md, entered the B and O service in 1850 and has never been suspended or injured. Now a Baltimore Cumberland run conductor with ten stripes, he is believed to be the oldest passenger conductor if not the best record.
The St. Louis Republic notes a yearly pelican gathering on a flat river bar near St. Charles Missouri. Birds migrate seasonally from south to north and back, with parents feeding young in elastic pouches that hold up to eight pounds of fish. Pelicans are bulky on land, tireless in air and water, and develop a distinctive head crest each autumn used in art and fashion.
The passage contrasts worry with anxiety, noting worry as a colony of petty fears that dull action and drain focus. Anxiety, by contrast, faces life’s issues calmly, embracing hopeful possibilities and practical readiness.
In Clinton hunt, a fox darted into a hole but obstructing debris left only its tail visible. A dog seized the brush, tearing away the fox’s hide as it fled, while hunters fired on the animal but did not hit it.
Betrothed couples arrive at St Germain l Auxerrois in a motor procession of about twenty cars rather than traditional equipages. A large crowd watched as the bridal party, with white lilac and ferns, arrived to the cheers and light remarks of onlookers.
A New York Times correspondent vouches for a simple home remedy for nosebleeds. Cut blotting paper into inch squares, roll to pencil size, insert into the bleeding nostril. Breathing is aided, blood fills the space and coagulates soon.
The record shows five vice presidents and four presidents died in office in U.S. history. Lincoln and Garfield were assassinated. The pattern suggests higher death rates among vice presidents than presidents. Also notes a Russian practice of using a cord to stop runaway horses by constricting the windpipe.
The article notes that 34 patent divisions are largely behind one month’s work. It reports 506 patents issued this week, including 58 to one inventor for printing machinery, with numerous state totals and new patent grants to individuals and firms. It also advertises legal services and medical ads and ends with a moral quip.
At the American Social Science meeting in Saratoga last week the panel discussed why law attracts more young men than other professions. It was concluded that law offers direct advantages and emoluments plus substantial prospects, making it particularly attractive. Separately, a French process reduces rubber cost by mixing oils and solidifying the blend, then combining with India rubber. Berlin cabdrivers include seven former officers, three ex-clergymen, and sixteen nobles.
An advertisement touts a grip cure titled The Grip Cure That Does Cure with Drouse Quinine Tablets bearing E. W. Grogo’s signature and a 25 cent price. A separate note mentions the Dombardo reversible tailor gum beard and a Chicago address for agents. An afterword remarks on presidential visits to the state department, noting McKinley, Cleveland, Harrison, Grant.
An advertisement urges readers to try Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims the drink matches the rich color of mocha yet is gentler on stomachs and costs one-fourth the price of coffee. The piece also mentions Mrs. Byron Alford of Eldred Pa owning a nitro glycerine and dynamite factory.
The John M. Smyth Co offers 6000 guitars at 2.65 dollars each making gift options affordable. The firm promises reliability and invites readers to view its mammoth catalogue in another paper section.
The collapse of the reorganization attempt to bind Carnegie steel interests within the deadline cost four men, including Henry C. Frick, 250000 apiece. Additionally 60009 went to Andrew Carnegie as no other compensation for failing to meet the option terms. An Atlanta admirer presented Admiral Dewey with an autograph Farragut letter noting that Dewey is a promising chap.
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