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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1906
Page
2
Weather across the nation reports the heaviest snow storm in twenty years at Montpelier Vermont with widespread disruption. Other items note Morocco customs reorganization to be discussed at the Algerian conference and a Chicago church destroyed by fire.
Mrs. E Y T Gould of Chicago says Dean's Kidney Pills cured her Bright's Disease related symptoms from 1903 onward. She suffered eye trouble back ache dizziness and frequent painful casts with copious kidney secretions. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The ad remark ends with a quip about rich men and hard times.
Claude N. Johnson of Walnut, Kansas, details a two year skin eruption cured after using Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills following a doctor's failure. He praises the price of 1.25 and credits the Cuticura book and products for relief and complete recovery.
A lighthearted line proclaims marrying a skilled cook as the surest method to retain her talents. The witticism reflects domestic life humor and kitchen wisdom circulating in social columns.
Garfield Tea Co Brooklyn offers a free sample by mail stating the tea cures constipation sick headache and regulates liver kidneys stomach and bowels. Readers are asked to send name and address and the druggist name for purchase. sold at all drug stores.
A pithy remark argues that a typical person using two legs can deliver greater kicking strength than a centipede with a thousand legs, highlighting human capability and efficiency in motion.
An 18th century advertises Vorchildren teething syrup from Sire with claims to soften gums ease symptoms and reduce colic. Price listed as 2c a bottle.
A new social group in London names itself the New Bohemians. It aims to encourage intelligent conversation among journalists, bookmen, critics, artists, and others. The notice states university men are not disqualified.
Whistler, the painter, was dining at the Cafe Napolitain in Paris when an undesirable acquaintance accosted him. He finished his absinth, put on his hat, and said he was getting off.
The article notes editors in Japan are the best paid writers with monthly salaries from 100 to 200 yen, occasionally 300 yen. It also says newspaper contributors earn about 1 yen per column and magazine writers earn L yen per page.
Professor George Howison of the University of California philosophy department declares belief in animal immortality.
About sixteen thousand islands lie between Madagascar and India's coast, with only six hundred capable of supporting population. The count highlights the sparse habitable archipelago in the region.
An 11-year-old Hoosick Falls boy grows sturdy on Grape-Nuts, after indigestion and nervousness in early childhood. His mother says breakfast with Grape-Nuts satisfies him, aids strength, and prevents further digestive issues. The ad cites Postum Co. and promotes The Road to Wellville booklet.
St Patrick’s Cathedral Dublin preserves a cannon ball reputedly the same one that killed Loftus at the Siege of Limerick. The relic rests near his tomb which the cathedral also shelters. Nearby lie a pair of his rusty spurs.
Toulouse preserves a quaint custom with its corps of serenos. These able bodied individuals accompany tardy revelers to their own doors, a practice noted by the Pall Mall Gazette as a charming local tradition.
A Plainfield New Jersey woman describes overcoming severe anemia after extensive illness using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She details years of weakness headaches irregular heart action and swelling until treatment restored strength and color.
Salzer promotes free radish samples and announces his bargain seed book with summer promotions. The notice highlights seeds at low prices and invites readers to obtain juicy radishes and other bargains through Salzer's offerings.
The notice advertises a special seed catalogue from John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin. It promises free radishes and a Bargain Book upon receipt and mentions adding a package of Commons flowers as part of a fashionably practical offer.
A reflective line notes that sorrow and remorse arise when we witness friends err. It suggests empathy and restraint in judging others while acknowledging shared human fragility.
Article outlines four year enlistment for youths 17 to 21 or 22 with good character and health as apprentice seamen with 16 to 70 dollars monthly pay. Also special ratings for 21 to 25 year olds including electricians machinists and others with hospital apprentices 18 to 21. Retirement after 30 years. Citizens only with free transport to naval stations Omaha and Lincoln offices for full particulars.
A reflective line on fortune and misfortune praising those spared from the harshest blows in life. The aphorism contrasts happiness with sudden adversity.
Advertisement claims one day cure for a cold with laxative bromide quinine tablets. It promises refunds if not effective and notes a signature on each box.
A brief note observes that rest cures can turn into a habit for certain individuals, implying habitual reliance on inactivity or excessive relaxation as a coping pattern.
A vintage advertisement touts Acme Dyspepsia Cure as a universal remedy for stomach liver and bowel diseases. It claims endorsement by leading physicians and offers the product from Acme Dyspepsia Cure Co. in Ironia New Jersey with a price of 01.00 per tablet.
Lancaster county district court will hear a suit by John Power former sheriff and John Mc Donald present sheriff of Douglas county seeking to overturn Auditor Searle’s rule paying sheriffs 75 cents a day for boarding state prisoners. They claim 75 cents has been law since 1865 and the attorney general contends the rule is unconstitutional. If upheld the bill would drop to 3 cents a day. after district court ruling the case may be appealed.
Saloons in Louisville and Benson are ordered closed on Sundays as temperance actions spread. A timber accident injures BE M Toodgood near Plattsmouth and William Schultz loses two fingers with a feed crusher. Lincoln Charter cases go to court again. Randolph hosts a large revival at the Methodist Episcopal Church begun October 31, 1905. Neb City forms a $100,000 stock company to buy Mattes Brewing plant damaged by fire. Millard house fire destroys home occupied by Austrian laborers. Beatrice forms Beatrice Liederkranz German singing society with twelve members. Union Pacific worker Jacob Snedeker injured falling from a bridge near Pickrell. Fremont Platte bridge steel spans replacing temporary piling. Wehling grows fast east of Hooper. Tecumseh man Charles Hall injures hand cleaning a loaded revolver. Tecumseh Building and Loan retires first shares in series No 1. Miss Emma Dalton escapes death after horse runs away near Nebraska City. Beatrice mob scene over funeral burial rights for Frank Borders in Missouri. Nemaha farmers institute session productive with prizes unpaid. Pullen bequest inquiry underway as Albion links linger. Fraternal funeral tensions in Trenton Missouri. Cuming county court adjourns with six hearings and a light docket. Tekamah hunters shoot Canada geese weighing up to thirteen pounds.
Lincoln report says Frank Campbell of Webster County Nebraska won the Mig $25 000 prize for naming attendance at the 1904 St Louis exposition. He is imprisoned for embezzlement and will receive $12.50 after paying his lawyer. Money held until his sentence ends.
A second inquiry into the Orphans' home affairs in Fremont examined the children by the official board. The board concluded that Manager August Leuthauser had been fair in his duties and exonerated him.
Edgar native Carson aged 15 son of William Carson was found frozen to death beside a haystack at the farm of J. C. Nicely four miles east of the city.
Marshal Sam James of this city arrested Fred Knowles accused of stealing a horse from the liveryman at Adams Nebraska. Sheriff Trude of Beatrice brought the prisoner here this week. The horse and saddle are held here. Knowles denies nothing and claims drunkenness as his first offense. He intimates a guilty plea.
A well attended Beatrice meeting at the Beatrice club rooms reviewed the oil and gas proposition. The committee reported in favor of raising 10000 dollars, forming a local company, and sinking one or more wells to explore subsurface possibilities at this location.
A large class of candidates was admitted into the Modern Woodmen of America in this city on Tuesday night, the largest single meeting in Nebraska. The obligation was administered to 264 new members.
LINCOLN Testimony was taken by the state board of health in the case of Dr. H. S. Palmer accused of malpractice. Palmer lives in Holdrege. Several witnesses were examined. Palmer alleged the trouble originated in professional rivalry. No decision was made by the board.
Washington correspondent for the Journal notes a cordial greeting between Edward Rosewater, editor of the Omaha Bee, and Governor Charles BE Magoon of the Panama Canal Zone at the Arlington hotel. Their friendship spans over twenty years since Magoon began as an employee touring Nebraska for the paper.
A discussion of childlessness as a hardship for women and remedies. The column promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and its alleged to restore health and fertility in many barren women, noting surgical options and the Comfort of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo under J. Pierce. It claims widespread cures and transparency of ingredients.
Belgian courts sustain a will tied to a man named Device who hanged himself in the Ardennes. The document, scratched on rusty iron with a nail, leaves $60 to the fire brigade for a grand carousal never seen before. Defiance Starch offered 16 ounce packages at 10 cents with a one third more starch for the same money.
The article notes varying skin thickness among peoples with Central African individuals having skin about half again thicker than Europeans. It states African skin is thickest on the head and back, likely as sun protection.
Reports note birds occasionally heal their own injuries by binding and setting broken limbs and stuffing wounds with sea-grass. Observers speculate that birds may even perform improvised surgical care on injured peers.
The adjutant or marabout, a tall Indian stork, reportedly swallows a hare or a cat whole. It stands about five feet high with a wingspan nearing fifteen feet.
In England, where fads and fashions change slowly and roads remain good, bicycle manufacturers continue to report solid business. The steady demand reflects enduring interest in bicycles despite evolving trends and improving infrastructure.
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