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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1896
Page
3
A diverse 1890s column mixes tales of beggars in Peru owning wealth yet begging in rags, a careworn governess who mistakenly gives a donation, and a Swedish pastor recounting a cough remedy ad. The piece also includes satirical asides about nobility, a Bavarian recruit, and assorted patent medicines and gadgets of the era.
Merchants Hotel in Omaha sits at the corner of Cornwell Fifteenth and Parnamets streets, with street cars passing the door to both depots. Located in the business center, it serves as headquarters for state and local trade. Rates are two and three dollars per day. Panton & Davenport, proprietors. We admire the man who works much and talks little.
In far Cathay Suen Moi, violet seller near Nantai, meets a rank stranger who buys her flowers with a golden coin and promises marriage. After she dies of smallpox, the spirits of the violets mourn, turning their blooms white as her soul ascends with the funeral procession.
Dr Watson recounts a Yale lecture tale where an elderly passenger mistakes a train for the Bradford express and wants to reach Liverpool. The friend reveals the real question concerns whether they are bound for heaven or hell, prompting relief at the benign misunderstanding.
An elderly man, famed on Newspaper Row, awakes in a station house with no memory of the night. His pockets are empty, then the keeper returns items including $27.60, a new suit, umbrella, paper box, collars, and grapes, all mysteriously found on him while he slept. Police hold no charges. the man ponders the source of the recovered belongings.
A London Times style critique mocks army medical titles and a Brighton monument mix up. It cites two supposed Royal Sussex surgeons listed as Drs So-and-So on a Brighton memorial, while a Globe note argues they were trumpeters, not doctors. A subaltern’s failed address shows confusion over brigade and brigade surgeon ranks, highlighting absurdities in wartime medical nomenclature.
The Eiffel Tower bicycle, a tandem with a rider perched high above, has appeared on Berlin boulevards. A stairlike ascent reaches the top seat, and the upper rider helps propel the machine through pedals and chain to the driver wheel. It reportedly climbs hills and traverses ordinary roads with ease.
Advertises fertile farming lands in northern Wharton and eastern Fort Bend counties near Houston. Describes rich sandy loam soil, ample rainfall, smooth drainage, and a prairie divide between the San Bernardo and Colorado rivers. Notes two rail lines and nearby towns, with easy three to four year payment terms. Promises low rates and free fare to Texas via Southern Texas Colonization Co. Includes unrelated notes and ads on health and humor.
The passage contrasts a wife's multitasking chores with a legendary man’s failures at small domestic tasks, then shifts to Agnes Strickland seeking George Horsfordd tow and Borrow’s witty retort. It evokes era attitudes and literary figures in a short anecdotal collage.
A Pittsburg dispatch recalls an English custom of hanging smugglers on gibbets by the coast and preserving their bodies with varnish to deter crime. The practice extended to other criminals, with Dover Castle and Portsmouth linked cases cited, including John Painter in 1776 who was tarred and varnished for fourteen years.
Razzle and Dazzle joke about a Mackintosh and water resistance. The exchange notes the coat’s soakage after five weeks, reflecting a light, humorous urban vignette from Harlem Life. Names appear as character labels rather than real persons.
A Ram's Horn excerpt exhorts cheerful giving as true riches for Christians. It urges heart-centered generosity over mere gifts, calls believers to live consistently in word and deed, and to seek God first. The piece stresses self-examination, humility, and prayerful effort aligned with faith.
The long corridors of Farnham Castle in England, the episcopal palace of the bishop of Winchester, extend to a total length of 1794 yards.
Report states that Glendoan Market has issued licenses to 100 market porters. The tally reflects regulatory action approving qualified individuals to operate within the market area under the honten system. No further details provided.
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