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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1896
Page
3
A Columbus Ohio figure, Hon Samuel Galloway, known for his plain looks, recounts a city dining tale. A friend's little daughter whispers that the guest’s mother must have loved children, since she raised him, reflecting on humor over ugliness.
An advertisement claims Hall’s Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease through internal use. It touts blood and mucous surface action and offers $100 for any failure to cure. Includes a testimonials request and product details. A closing quip notes the fattest man seen nicknamed Heart's Desire.
The ad urges readers to grow the earliest vegetables with Salzer’s Seeds claiming superior early varieties like radishes cabbage peas beets cucumbers lettuce corn and more. Send 10 cents postage to John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wis to receive a sample Early Bird Radish ready in 16 days and a catalogue.
Interest in gold mining and Colorado progress prompts a notice to subscribe to The Gold Miner at Denver. The ad mentions health claims and remedies for common ailments, urging readers to mail fifty cents for a year's illustrated monthly paper.
The Nebraska State Sugar Beet Convention in Crete drew broad attendance as Secretary Nason opened the meeting. Congressman Meikelsohn urged diversification in agriculture toward beet production and factory development, stressing sugar beet as a national wealth creator. Governor Holcomb and Prof. Nicholson spoke on seed quality, small factories, and cooperative plans, while officers were elected including KR. M. Allen as president and W. N. Nason as secretary.
The report surveys affairs from multiple states: a Philadelphia woman sues a company president over misrepresentations about a road’s condition. a St Louis case upholds an insurable interest for a fiancée amid divorce plans. Massachusetts and Michigan discuss rail ticket laws. Polk County Iowa considers no inquest for a fatal runaway. a Madison Wisconsin butter factory fire prompts insured milk dispute. a Paris wife’s 11 000 franc bill for a dressmaker is cut to fit her husband’s means. and a child’s teasing ends with a playful quip about catching it.
A nineteenth century remedy claim touts Hostetler's Bitters as a cure for poisons from air and water, fevers, dyspepsia, liver and kidney troubles, constipation, and nervous or rheumatic complaints. It promises improved appetite, sleep, and strength, recommending a wineglassful three times daily.
An article extols Walter Baker & Co Limited of Dorchester Mass for Breakfast Cocoa and related products. It notes numerous awards, a century of prosperity, and urges consumers to seek genuine articles to avoid imitations.
Fragmented OCR itemization shows old product pitches and social snippets. Mentions Broxelitis weather shifts bronchial relief from Brown’s bronchial products. Also references a deceitful woman, Hegeman’s camp, glycerine cures, and a schoolyard taunt about speaking well.
A local claim praises a new Atchison doctor for abilities to raise the dead. The ad touts Cut and Slash cheroots as a quality, inexpensive smoke offering three for a few cents.
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