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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1900
Page
3
A collage of promotional lines and product pitches from a bygone era. Carter ink, nerve restorers, laxatives, starch, garfield tea, Jell O, and a piano for sale mix with quips on wisdom, fashion, and self improvement, all framed by merchant notices and sample testimonials.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure fully cures catarrh at all stages as a constitutional disease. It asserts internal action on blood and mucous membranes, promises to strengthen the system, and offers one hundred dollars for any uncured case. Also promotes Ball's Family Pills and humorously notes saliva as aid for stomach trouble.
A jumble of patent medicine pitches and product plugs dominates the page. Wheat-O touts digestible wheat with phosphate-rich benefits for muscle and brain, followed by Cascar ets claims, Magnetic Starch, and various cure-alls. Interspersed are college ads, fashion tips, and social quips about marriage and gender.
The House approved the army reorganization bill 166 to 138 after a long session. A key battle centered on a canteen ban. the prohibition amendment carried 159 to 51. The bill also created volunteer medical and dental corps, expanded pay and signal units, and removed age limits for certain officers.
Secretary of War transmits senate reports from the board of engineers on the Galveston storm damage. The jetties near Galveston require 1.5 million dollars for repairs and 175 thousand dollars is needed for the Brazos. Loss of life tallies at 5 thousand. Fortifications incur 99 thousand dollars in damage.
United States charge d affaires Lloyd C Griscom officially presented Captain Colby M Chester and other visiting officers from the United States ship Kentucky to Hassat Pasha the minister of marine in Smyrna. They were further entertained at dinner at the British embassy by Mr DeBunser the embassy's first secretary.
The U S secretary confirmed Otto H. Tittman of Missouri as the new superintendent of the coast and geodetic survey. The appointment was announced in Washington on December 1 7.
Walter Kennedy, a contractor and engineer in Youngstown, recalls seeing 26 Chinese men severely harmed while he was erecting extensive machinery after returning from China. He claims the injuries occurred because they were in his employ and he feared possible execution at any moment.
The Oklahoma governor's annual report cites general prosperity in agriculture grazing manufacturing and commerce with property valuation at 49 338 001 up from 1899 It notes five higher learning institutions shows need for separate court of appeals reforming juvenile sentencing and proposes Fort Supply for public use including a reformatory and statehood justification.
The War department sent congress reports on major river and harbor schemes including linking the Mississippi with Lake Michigan via the Illinois river and Chicago sanitary canal. The Lake Michigan connection is priced at 7.73 million dollars for five feet depth, with twelve locks two dams and movable weirs.
New York reports the death of Abby Sage Richardson a dramatist poet and critic in Rome. She was widow of Albert Deane Richardson a Civil War era New York Tribune correspondent and editor. Her son William Sage the novelist traveled with her to Rome in November.
The senate spent the afternoon in executive session and took no action on the ship subsidy bill. Mr Khoar presented a Massachusetts resolution urging U S purchase of Temple Farm Moor house in Yorktown Virginia.
Brigadier General Charles R. Eagan subsistence commissary general, suspended since February 9, 1899 by court martial for alleged intemperate language about Lieutenant General Miles in the beef investigation, is restored to duty and placed on the retirement list.
Washington on December 7 John Joy Edson was named chairman of the committee in charge of inaugural ceremonies. Senator Hanna had previously offered the role to Theodore W. Noyes who declined due to time constraints.
Fred T. Gilmore of Baxter Iowa was knocked unconscious on December 6 near Michigan avenue and Harmon Court in Chicago and robbed of 11229 in negotiable papers 23 in cash and a watch. Detectives captured robbers William Cummings and George Hayes after a desperate confrontation and all stolen assets were recovered.
The czar’s physicians report he slept well and is in good spirits with normal temperature and pulse. He leaves his bed daily for short periods and shows progress in sleep and appetite, though on a light diet. Bulletins likely to be discontinued next Sunday.
No other medicine has such broad endorsement or record of cures for female troubles. Do not be persuaded to buy alternatives. Dealers pushing other products care only about profit. Thousands of letters printed in this paper praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the great women’s remedy. If ill, obtain a bottle and write Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for advice.
An assortment of ad like lines include Magnetic Starch praised as the best laundry starch. A quip about marriage and two sides to every question. Helen Keller cited as Radcliffe class vice president. Jell O dessert ad lists four flavors and price. A final tip urges dining with a man to know him.
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