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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1905
Page
2
Robbers entered the bank near Springfield Indiana and secured $800 before escaping on a hand car. Other items note note: ambassador changes, city races funding, and various incidents across the nation.
The Wa bash and Wheeling and Lake Erie railroads announce a series of traffic department changes. C H Newton is named joint agent for Toledo effective December 1, replacing normal duties. S B Knight becomes industrial agent at St Louis as the general freight post is abolished. Horace Clark resigns from Western Maryland. Alexander Robertson is named to lead the Gould tidewater lines. Fred H Tristram moves to Chicago as assistant general passenger agent, with R F Kelly moving to Pittsburgh.
In Uruguay the cattle trade depended on hides for cash after meat was largely discarded as valueless. The tendency persisted for years as hides provided the sole revenue stream amid a meat surplus and low demand.
Advertisement explains deafness results from an inflamed Eustachian tube and catarrh. It claims local applications cannot cure and offers one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh deafness not cured by Usetta Catarrh Cure. Includes Toledo Ohio makers J Chen ey & Co and a 75 cent druggist price for Ulls Family Pills.
J G Menkel of Dubuque Iowa describes severe rheumatism lasting three years and swelling in ankles knees and elbows. After trying Williams Pink Pills for Pale People he improves in weeks and remains well for eight years. The ad touts the pills as a household remedy improving blood and organ function and urges purchase from druggists or the Williams Medicine Co.
Victor Emanuel Monument in Rome remains far from finished with critics dubbing it Petrified mega lomania. It is expected to be completed by G Koch, a German Italian architect who built the Palace of the Bank of Italy.
A humorous note in the Dallas News recalls a woman who, while stereotyped, delivers a sharp aim by tossing a hint that smashes the target, turning a cliché on its head.
In Munich a large bath imitates the sea using sea salt dissolved in fresh water. An electrical heating system creates frequent waves that roll through the pool, with wave size controlled by a switch on the electric machine.
The world hosts 76 submarine cables totaling 178 919 miles. Private owners control most, governments hold 25 000 miles, and all carry daily orders from every land for Pillsbury's sitos the all day food.
An advertisement urges housekeepers to choose Defiance Cold Water Starch noting it never sticks to the iron and comes in 16 ounce packages. It claims other brands mispack in smaller sizes at the same price and warns grocers may push older stock, urging buyers to demand 16 oz labels.
A seven years' war anecdote recalls a Swedish singer deprived of tobacco who filled a pipe with straw and declared himself satisfied only if he could see smoke rising from the pipe under his nose.
The piece argues that the appeal of the simple life hinges on comfort on par with Life-Ladies' Field complex. It urges making humble living standards as convenient as established facilities to ensure success.
C P Daly passenger traffic manager of the New York Central west of Buffalo and Warren Lynch general passenger agent of the Big Four were summoned to New York for talks with President Newman. A plan reportedly aims to move Daly to New York as passenger traffic manager, promote Lynch to Chicago, retire George Daniels, and install H J Rhein as general passenger agent of the Big Four. Daniels confirms retirement and will become general advertising manager of the system.
Facts and Proof Hulett Wyoming December 4 Special reports Mrs May Taber testifies to seven boxes of Dodd’s Kidney Pills curing a severe kidney trouble. She says relief came from the first dose with no remaining pain and proper kidney action after finishing the course. The pills are claimed to cure rheumatism dropsy gout lumbago diabetes urinary and bladder troubles Bright’s disease and related disorders.
A short, punchy sports note from the Baltimore American hints at a dominant opener with strong confidence. The phrase suggests a decisive advantage and readiness to overwhelm opponents in early action.
Mrs H P Holmes of Ashland Oregon reports a three month old baby with severe milk crust. She treated with Cuticura Soap and Ointment under a cloth cap and says the condition cleared, hair grew back, and no relapse occurred.
Miss Maude Reese 25 a stenographer and Nebraska native was shot through the heart in a Chicago flat during a burglary. Her sister away from the city and Mrs. Baumgartner staying with Reese heard a struggle and a gunshot as the burglar fled after taking silverware and valuables. The killer remained at large.
James Brady of Albion, officer in the State Co-Operative Elevator association, predicts a large January 17 Lincoln meeting. The group now lists 135 cooperative firms, with membership rising as profitable business boosts confidence. Attacks by the attorney general against the old-line grain dealers spurred independent elevators, while a temporary injunction reduced interference awaiting supreme court rulings.
An actress in Berlin initially thought she dreamed as thieves packed valuables. Realizing the theft, she screamed for help. The robbers escaped with two diamond necklaces.
In Grand Island a 2:30 am break in at the Chapman state bank saw the safe blown with dynamite and about 1200 to 1500 dollars stolen. Entry likely gained by skeleton keys. cash taken while papers remained undisturbed as burglars escaped.
In Paris the poor man stops to have his shoes shined on the way to work. The service costs 12 cents and may affect his job security if skipped.
London consumes 211,323,602 gallons of water over a two day period. City water authority records show this total despite variable daily demand.
The United States hosts about 400 Christian Science churches with around 100,000 adherents. Mrs. Eddy, founder, says the church is making tremendous strides in popularity, likened to Pillsbury's Vitos cereal in its rise.
Beets raisers in M'Cook warn of a bad year for the industry unless beet factories grant better terms. Delays in receiving beets at the factory cause annoyance and financial losses to growers, signaling potential shift to other crops.
Norfolk report says Carl Liesner, aged farmer from Pileree county, nearly killed Plainview marshal S H Crippen with a sword. Liesner was brought to the state hospital for the insane after a struggle with Sheriff Jones of Pierce county, his deputy, and an attendant.
Tecumseh Kansas and Missouri cannot claim the only northern states raise a second strawberry crop. G W Crawford of Tecumseh has a second crop with several quarts picked for personal use over the past two weeks.
Grand Island reports severe hog cholera losses across townships. Farmers describe losses ranging from 17 of 24 to 90 of 100. Beter Tagee from Center township loses 17 of 24, A Felske 30 of 37, J J Johnson 60, Fred Scheel 90.
Representative Ed Mund Hinshaw asks the president to appoint Samuel G. Phesant postmaster at Osceola Nebraska replacing H H Campbell who resigned after being elected county judge of Polk county.
J H Meyer a wealthy farmer near Burr Nebraska City died by drinking poisonous acid in a self inflicted death. He was forty nine and leaves a widow and five children. He had been in ill health.
A farm laborer near herd was struck and instantly killed by an engine on train No. 10 on the Union Pacific eastbound line. Officials indicate death by own action.
W L Jackson of Part ersburg West Virginia describes twenty years of kidney trouble with night urination and catheter use. After taking Deans Kidney Pills the urine flow returned and pain faded. He claims eight years of cure and continued activity at over seventy. Sold by dealers, 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A factory foreman who once quit drinking relapsed after his employer admonished him. With grave honesty he explained he only took the pledge in a small village in Yorkshire, asserting the vow applied there alone.
Frank P. Lewis returns from tobacco districts noting best crops and plans to observe curing and packing. He reports rich old stock improving in quality daily. The Lewis Single Binder factory likely governs the most fancy graded tobacco in the U.S. Sales reached seven million last year and will top eight million in 1905. The factory has no traveling salesman and still the Single Binder sells itself. For twenty three months the factory has been behind in orders.
A South China Post note rails at priggish social norms abroad, saying modest deviances like using a latch key playing billiards on Sundays or supporting the Macao lottery with a ten dollar bet draw no scandal in certain circles. It mocks strict propriety during weddings Panama hats and funerals in white.
The eighteenth century saw earrings rise in glamour with fashionables vying for rare jewels. Earrings were celebrated as among the prettiest feminine adornments and enjoyed notable popularity of the era.
A stork visit to an uptown home left a pair of babies as a family joke. The father and a friend praised the event with a quip about the Lord smiling, to which the parent replied that God laughed aloud.
A floorwalker reports a woman collapsed in a bargain crush at the ribbon counter. The firm’s head laments the mis-timed opening of the undertaking department, which won’t be open until next Monday.
Stolen dogs allegedly resold in Paris to butchers who market the meat, especially hind legs, as lamb. The claim depicts a tainted route from stolen pets to inflated meat products in the market.
An Oregon reader credits Postum Food Coffee with curing her heart issues and indigestion blamed on daily coffee. She says quitting coffee and using Postum for six months cleared her symptoms and improved complexion, with her husband also benefiting.
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