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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1910
Page
2
A collage of quips and observations on weather, fashion, politics, science, and society. Topics include comet lore, ice making, onions of Maine eggs, duels in Paris, Maine valuations, New York education, and champagne consumption, all in a brisk humorous tone.
The Sixth Circuit gains Judge Fox to succeed Horace Lorton. A Michigan federal district jurist, Fox has long been a prominent figure in the state’s legal circles. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1873 and was admitted to practice in 1875. In Rapids, Judge Loyal E. Knappen of this city is noted in connection with the same district proceedings.
A London report details compressed air baths at Brompton Hospital where patients with asthma bronchitis and emphysema are sealed inside a boiler like chamber with riveted walls and portholes. The method claims high efficacy though reasons are not explained and talking is forbidden during treatment.
Chicago discussion centers on the New York Zoological Society plan to spend 100000 on an expedition led by Prof. William Beebe. The team will study pheasants in England, China, India, Borneo and other regions to explore origin, coloration, environment, and species relationships.
Nine Oakdale High students were arrested for malicious mischief after limburger cheese was smeared on every radiator and placed inside radiators at the school. Two teachers fainted from the odor and remain ill in bed. Names include De Loss Dickson Wallace Leiter and Charles Leiter. others implicated are Herl Herron Frank McKnight Harry McKnight Roy Leiter Bruce Dods and Clyde Dodds. The plan followed a demand for a longer holiday and a rumored Grove City College connection is alleged.
Nova Scotia farmer Joseph Marsh placed a note in a barrel of apples seeking a correspondent aged 16 to 25 and received 140 replies in a week. He is now happily married and suggests Canada as a future home with wages for women workers and notes on the climate and northern developments.
Columbia University has appointed a committee to plan cancer research funded by a $1,500,000 bequest from the late California millionaire George Crocker. A competent scientist will be named director to report on current facilities and to present theories on cancer origin and progress against the disease.
Latest statistics show the Red Cross society of Japan has more than 1,500,000 members and funds totaling nearly 14,000,000 yen. Enthusiastic Christian Endeavor rallies filled the M. C. A. hall and the Baptist tabernacle with addresses by Dr. Francis E. Clark, William Shaw, and several Japanese speakers.
Mrs. Margaret Hebrank of Walnut Park has spent fifteen years rescuing stray dogs and cats, finding homes, and speaking for their welfare. She believes animals have faculties of awareness and requires strict adoption assurances and an oral contract to love and care for them until death. In Shenandoah Pa a Newfoundland dog attacked a horse, injuring it until an officer shot the dog.
Fulham detectives probe the disappearance of a safe containing 800 from Fountain and Taylor butchers on North End road. The theft occurred between 2 and 6 am with no sign of forced entry and a dog found asleep in the room with the safe.
An old clipping promotes a tonic made from Syrup Sarsaparilla Toris compound and whiskey. It claims fast cure for many ailments, with doses before meals and at night. The note asserts widespread use and success from this remedy.
A teacher asks pupils to divide time into days. A young boarder incorrectly recites the days as food items, naming Monday through Thursday as beef and Friday to Sunday as fish, corned beef and beans, and chicken. The scene comes from a Youth's Companion excerpt reflecting a child's humorous misunderstanding.
In a comic exchange Phyllis and Dick debate a theater card claiming two place names Nice and Grasse, revealing mix up between similar sounding locales. The banter underscored a pun about correct venue identities.
Promotion for a children's remedy claiming to cure colds in 24 hours and relieve feverishness, constipation, headaches, teething disorders, and stomach troubles with over 10 000 testimonials. Free sample offered by Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York. A stray moral anecdote closes the ad.
The text notes a contrast where the prodigal son gains greater fame than the dutiful brother who remained at home and behaved properly. It suggests a moral judgment on popularity versus virtue.
A Minneapolis woman reports complete recovery from female troubles after three months using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter urges public sharing of testimonials to show the product's benefits and invites women to write for confidential advice.
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