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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1904
Page
7
A reflection on endurance from Harriet near Stowe urging persistence when faced with mounting difficulty. The quote frames a turning point as the moment the tide shifts, encouraging resilience and resolve in tight spots.
A fragment discusses counties and places named for Washington, noting capitals and towns with populations exceeding twenty thousand. Mentions a comparison of weights and measures and references a hypothetical team carrying no free state.
A Philadelphia North American note reports experiments suggesting music may affect blood pressure and nerve tone. It observes some changes after exposure to an automatic piano but notes the effects were not clearly sedative or curative.
Chicago News reports a prominent office holder under scrutiny as concerns rise over possible jail break attempts. Police heighten security while investigators review recent threats and patterned activity linked to the high profile figure.
Advertises Mother Garay nurse at a New York Children's Home offering a sweet remedy for sickly children. Claims to ease head ache stomach troubles teething disorders and worm issues with a free sample mailed to Allen S Olmsted Lo Roy New York.
A witness suggested sitting on a horse’s head to quiet it when down. The judge corrected him saying the real method is to lift the horse’s nose and hold its car up, noting he has seen a lady quiet a horse without dirtying her gloves.
The Undoma Company of Omaha advertises Undoma Hur Tonic promising a soft fluffy hair appearance sought by refined people. Barbers are urged to ask for the product and send a name for a free treatment.
Scott wrote "Wav erley" in under six weeks and rushed drafts caused blunders and anachronisms. The note compares his pace to ccnsequence and cites a price of £36.00 per M for Lewis' "Single Binder" cigars offering fair dealer profit and a better smoke from the Peoria factory.
A collage of old ad copy and witticisms promoting De fiance Starch, Winglow's Syrup, and Dr. David Kennedy’s remedy. The text blends catalog claims, humorous quips, and testimonial lines, reflecting a bygone era’s print style and marketing tone.
The World To Day writer notes Arthur Kay of Glasgow supports tram ownership and operation by cities. He says profits should fund betterments or lower charges, not raise rates, arguing British municipal trading expands without opposing ownership itself.
The state plans to distribute about two million frogs to utilize swampland and stock ponds across Pennsylvania. Applicants ask if frogs will thrive in abandoned fish ponds and to stock Neshaminy Creek, millponds, and whether frogs are palatable or merely hoptoads.
Representative Olmsted recalls Dr Levi Bull a Chester County clergyman who christened a child by naming it Bull Frog after his own names. The anecdote ends with the baby officially bearing the Bull Frog surname, a humorous twist from a Boston Herald retelling.
A man jokes with a doctor about life after ten years since a warning to prepare for death. The physician confirms the patient’s health, and the exchange turns to whether religious counsel shares the same urging. The man reflects that some points are easy to state but hard to prove.
A humorous verse recounts Noah gathering animals with the Doge aiding in herding. Space limits force some creatures into the ark as rain drenches the plain for forty days. The joke notes a dog's cold nose as the sages explain. A separate brief quip imagines a boarding mistress and rotating boarders.
A witty remark contrasts a man blaming a woman for losing a pocketbook with his forgetfulness about his own misplaced hat and collar button and her constant help. The quip captures domestic humor from a Baltimore American column.
A reflective line from R J Campbell cautions that actions once taken become fixed in history, with outcomes that feel inexorable and beyond full personal understanding. The proverb-like thought underscores irreversible consequences of choices.
Aldermen debate curtailed as the lord mayor of London is given a sandglass to limit remarks. Storekeepers complain that Defiance Starch, with its extra quantity and higher quality, overshadows competing brands and harms sales.
The article notes several fish species such as pike salmon and goldfish never sleep. It also mentions other fish that sleep only minutes a month. It cites many flies that never slumber and three to five serpent species that likewise do not sleep.
The Mexican Herald notes higher centenarian rates in warm climates with many aged residents near Mexico City. It cites Germany reporting 778 centenarians, France 213, England 146, and Spain 401, highlighting Spain’s smaller population yet notable count.
Patent claim promises a cure for a cough in a single day using Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. The ad offers a money refund if it fails and bears the signature of E W Krole, a 61 percent licensed broker.
In some small English villages a Sunday custom persists. A bell rings for five minutes at 8 o clock if a sermon is to be preached at the 11 o clock service. If the bell does not ring, housewives know the service will be shorter and adjust their dinner hour accordingly.
A home tip explains that fresh dry cornstarch removes grease effectively. Rub into the soiled area, brush off, repeat until the stain disappears, offering a simple method to restore fabric cleanliness.
On a Glasgow golf course a player exclaims a splendid stroke and asks a caddie to follow the ball. The caddie jokes that a gentleman in a red coat may know where it struck, as the man is seen feeling his head.
The East Bergholt church in Suffolk unique for a separate belfry shed distant from the church. Bells are rung from above rather than from beneath. George Eliot is said to have written Middlemarch in four months, though some doubt this claim due to her careful, deliberate style and few erasures.
A damaged OCR note describes a grotesque door knocker on Durham cathedral sanctuary, noting its distant likeness to a lion and dating it to the twelfth century.
This morning What Shocking Taste! met Mabel who was strolling with her brown collie. She wore a blue frock and the encounter sparked playful commentary about fashion and dogs. The text wryly notes daily life contrasts and light maxims about burdens and deeds.
A reflective note compares modesty to ornament and a good reputation to health, suggesting both are valued most when preserved and appreciated, highlighting the cost of loss and the importance of steady stewardship.
The speaker laments that feeding the hungry through charity is not enough to nourish the soul and urges love to bridge divides. He emphasizes that true generosity fills people, not pews, and that caring across lines of dislike matters more than mere attendance.
A cryptic excerpt contrasts a battleship in hand with ultimatums in the bush and notes insomnia stems from what a man does not say. It cynically observes a lynching party’s ritual, and comments on prayers for the poor. The piece ends by noting wisdom in a stock knowing its own par.
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