Steamship Vermin and the hidden trade of rat catchers
A collage of 19th century anecdotes on how steamships and docks are rid of rats and roaches. It describes rat and roach catching as a lucrative, discreet business with live rats traded for value, chemicals replacing ferrets, and roach control tactics aboard vessels. It ends with reflections on false faces and aging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hamelin
England
New York Herald
New York Press
Sidney Telegraph clubbing offer sparks reader interest
The Sidney Telegraph and other papers advertise clubbing prices for Prairie Farmer Weekly Inter Ocean World Herald Nebraska Farmer and more. Old subscribers paying in advance gain access and farmers and townspeople are urged to subscribe to keep in touch with neighbors and county news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telkorai
Tie Peccararn
Ismelfound Font Tun Venequarn
Santa Barbara Seaside Resort and Mission History Highlight
Santa Barbara is portrayed as a charming California seaside resort with a historic mission attracting thousands of visitors each season. The fragment mentions the old mission, Spanish friars preaching Christianity to American Indians, and travel via the Union Pacific. It also advertises low California rates through ALVA B. Cappy and promotions for carpet sales by Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Union Pacific
Alva B. Cappy
Rules for Cyclists Abroad Highlight Quaint Gender Rules
A caustic piece from the New York American notes strict bicycle rules for women in several countries. It cites Russia limiting ownership to royal permission, France barring married women from touring clubs without husband consent, Germany requiring police exams and licenses, Vienna forbidding hands off the handlebars, and Florence mandating two bells. The column mocks these gendered restraints as exclusive to women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Vienna
Florence
New York American
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fishman
Sidney, Nebraska
J. S. McIntosh
American Bank
Sidney
Nebraska
Europe
Sidney, Neb
B. F Mitchell
Schlitz Beer
Telephone
Neb
Greenlee & Benson
General Merchandise
Crockery
Palace Livery Barn
M. E. Washburn
Vermin
Goethe
Chicago Weekly
Inter Ocean
Prairie Farmer and Magazine
N.Y
Tribune-Farmer
The
Nebraska State Journal
Omaha
Nebraska Farmer
Sidney Telegraph
Santa Barbara
Stock Foods, International and
Pratt's At
Scanlon’s
Brown
Landa
Pittsburg Post
VIA
R. R
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
F. A. Nash
Farnam Street
Uncle Sam
Sam
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
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