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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1915
Page
2
Sidney readers are told by W K Swatzlander, a local druggist, that Adler-i-ka bowe cleanser with buckthorn bark and glycerine relieves sour stomach, gas, and constipation almost immediately. The ad touts one dose as sufficient and cites its fame for curing appendicitis.
The following pupils remained neither absent nor tardy in January and earned a spot on the honor roll. The list covers grades I through VIII and includes students from North Side School under various teachers, with names such as Valeska Neubauer Gladys Histon Kenneth Iverson Lalla Swatzlinder Anna McFadden Olive Mann and more.
An observer recalls a Chinese pawnshop enclosed in sheet iron, shielding a vast interior and a mansion like shopfront. Inside the iron fortress, night guards in bulletproof jackets patrol with heavy revolvers, guarding the business from fire and thieves in a defense heavy setup.
Warnings against catarrh remedies containing mercury warn that such ointments damage smell and the whole system. Hall's Catarrh Cure, claimed to be mercury free, is advertised as an internal remedy by Fo Cheney Co Toliday. Testimonials and a separate Hall's Family Pills for constipation are also mentioned.
A South Africa note claims a local genius staged Hamlet with post Impressionist flair. The Yankee quip from the New York Sun frames the ghost exchange in a humorous light. Also offered is a nail care tip using lemon, warm water, and a blunt tool to push back cuticles and shape the skin.
The article compares Stromboli's volcanic activity with medieval beliefs and cites a 15th century defense of what constitutes a hymn by St. Augustine. It recalls Stromboli as Vulcan's smithy and a medieval highway to purgatory, ending with a moment on hymn definition.
Extension bulletin shows that with a litter mulch in eastern Nebraska tubers are equal to northern seed potatoes for seed purposes. Free upon request from Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station. Also notes a beet factory at Scottsbluff operated 177 days producing 210000 tons of beets and 500000 bags of sugar with $1.4 million paid to growers and 700 workers. Nebraskans build wealth in western Nebraska through beet and alfalfa industries.
The department of commerce notes a heavy drop in US foreign commerce last year, exports down due to the war and likely to recover this year, while imports fall could persist, affecting revenue. Despite the decrease, the visible trade balance stood at 324,000,600 dollars, though below the prior year’s level, with expectations of a much larger surplus in 1915.
The article notes long distance telephone messages exceed letters by half in the US, with 8,729,592 telephones in the United States versus 4,821,332 elsewhere. It highlights private enterprise driving cheap, efficient service and compares US and European telephone use and reach.
Four year old Gladys describes her first journey in a sleeping car with her mother. In the morning she watches passengers emerge from berths and asks why people sleep in the hall, reflecting a child’s candid wonder at travel arrangements.
A dampened Glasgow crowd watched a melodramatic scene in which a fleeing character left a coat on a park seat. A shrill voice whispered to the protagonist, Eh Jimmy, you’ve a good chance of a coat for somebody, heightening tension as the plot developed.
A meditation on monotony as a source of peace and health. The text argues that routine days foster duty, beauty, growth, and balanced desires, contrasting this stability with societal abnormal growths and chaos caused by excess or illness. It likens war and sickness to disruptions of calm and order.
Ord Russell hosted a dinner for Sir Henry Irsdog returning from America. During the meal Russell urged Comynus Carr to propose Sir Henry's “beasj” though he cannot speech. Sir Henry replied that he heard Carr give a fine speech before the Parnell commission, to which Carr quipped about having something to say then.
A witty schoolboy answers why a great discovery was not appreciated, saying it was because he did not advertise. The remark frames a critique of recognition and publicity in discovery and novelty.
Mrs Schroeder of Washington Ave Sidney testifies kidney trouble caused back pain and dizziness. She tried remedies and used Doan’s Kidney Pills, which stopped the pain and cured the trouble permanently. She reaffirms the endorsement and notes the price of 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY promotes the product.
The excerpt argues that society enforces its own mandates and intrudes into private life beyond political oppression. It contends social tyranny can harm deeper aspects of life and the soul, even without formal penalties, citing John Stuart Mill’s perspective.
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