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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1916
Page
3
Poetic fragment reflecting on Roman rulers during holidays, praising the slain kings and contrasting the violent regime with the enduring soul of song. Imagery centers on ritual tribute to power and the paradox of celebration amid bloodshed.
Penknives derive their name from originally sharpening the points of quill pens, a practice once common in writing. The craft evolved as metal blades replaced feather quills, but the term remains.
The Maoris used a dummy to lure British fire and then concealed an earth bank behind it to recover and stockpile bullets. The ruse allowed the natives to replenish their ammunition at the expense of their foes.
In the Spokane Review a quip about travel and weather follows a character named old fogg who muses on leaving for a better climate. A grouchy voice counters that a change may come without leaving, reflecting a humorous exchange on adaptability and fate.
In this brief Baltimore Americino item a passerby notes the reaction of a young man who, upon hearing that rumors claimed he had killing traits, arrives at the remark that a doctor was the source of the gossip. The line hints at social irony and reputation in a local context.
News of Nebraska reports a permanent farmers institute organized at Stella and a first short course to weld at Allen. The piece notes Omaha fund raising for Jewish relief, deaths near Mynard and Berlin, and various political and business moves across the state including a cement show in Omaha, 1915 senate renomination bids, and the first national swine growers exhibit in Omaha next October. It covers court actions, bank openings, farm labor issues, and local civic matters with concise summaries.
German gains near Neuville and the Somme remain secure as French counterattacks fail. Turkish forces retreat forty miles in Asiatic Turkey after Russian campaigns, suffering prisoner detentions and losses of guns and materiel. Reports claim Turks captured 1000 camels from the British near Felahlie, while Russians advance north of Erzerum and pursuit south of Lake Urumiah continues across a broad front.
A pithy Cottons quote on charity notes that universal charity would transform the world into a heaven, a fable if not universal.
The Western Drug Company reports customers pleased with Adler-ika a mixture of buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients. One spoonful relieves most constipation and sour or gassy stomach, with instant action and no griping. It is claimed to be used successfully even in appendicitis.
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