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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1910
Page
7
A Washington state girl explains how she and her sister financed an eastward education by growing gladioli daffodils and tulips. Starting with less than $10 ten years ago they now farm two acres, plant 5000 bulbs per day at times, and expect about $5000 in field crops plus income from cut flowers and contracts.
Joseph A. Ficthorn a 77 year old Lewiston Pa skating artist gave an exhibition on the Juaniata River proving age has not diminished his skill. His routines include the figure eight rolling stairway monogram back and wing dancing with a running high jump. He challenges any man his age in the state of Pennsylvania.
In Reynoldsburg Ohio Bill Minor a strong man from Reynoldsburg tried to carry Sam Rickly s 225 pound hog from the pen to his home but failed after twenty minutes of struggle. The crowd of about a thousand watched as bystanders helped him finish the haul and the town raised 11.63 from a hat pass to honor his effort.
A London inquiry finds the modern Englishwoman relies more on cosmetics due to increasing work demands and nerve strain from duties that past generations did not endure, suggesting a shift in complexion care linked to contemporary social pressures.
The imperial minister for the colonies is negotiating with the German Telefunken Company to extend wireless telegraphic communication between Germany and its overseas dominions across the globe.
The 1909 year saw the seven major powers build 22 armoured ships, half Dreadnought or similar. Britain completed six armoured ships including the Defence and Lord Nelson overdue from 1904-5, and four more ships were laid down for 1909-10. Germany advanced with Nassau and Westfalen battleships and Blucher cruiser, launching Ostfriesland Helgoland and Thuringen with Von der Tann.
The article outlines the 1909 status of battleship development with US ships Michigan South Carolina and North Dakota entering service in 1909 10, Delaware and Utah launched, Florida Wyoming Arkansas laid down, Japan slow progress due to armament limits, and Satsuma Ibuki Kakuchi Settsu advancing. A second diagram compares Great Britain and Germany positions and 1910 completions.
The Daily Consular and Trade Reports notes Nottingham wage scales for street keepers, city workers, street car staff, waterworks laborers, and police. Wages range from three shillings for night watchmen to about ten to thirteen cents an hour for various labor roles, with police weekly pay averaging $6.25 to $9 and monthly boot and uniform allowances.
Fraud claim tied to Lall's Catarrh Cure pitched by Trank J. Cuney of F J Carvey & Co Toledo with sworn oath offering one hundred dollars per cure if catarrh cannot be cured. Advertisement notes internal use and blood and mucous surface action. Includes testimonials, mail order and druggist sales from 1886.
The Boston Herald notes Horace Greeley's birthplace Amherst New Hampshire and a tale that a local woman recalled putting the first shirt on him. The anecdote appears in the Sunday Herald and mentions the birth room now serves as a sitting room.
The Congregationalist presents two modern statements on election. One is Henry Ward Beecher’s dictum that the elect are whosoever will and the non elect are whosoever won’t. The other, by a colored divine, suggests the Lord always votes for a man, the devil votes against, and the man’s own vote breaks the tie.
The year 1909 saw 163 new anti tuberculosis associations formed 183 sanatoria and hospitals established and 91 dispensaries opened. The gains exceed prior years signaling strongest effort yet in the fight against consumption. By January 1 1910 the United States reported 294 associations 386 hospitals and 265 dispensaries.
A letter from a chief bookkeeper in a western city describes nerve strain and chronic stomach pain eased after switching from coffee to Postum. He credits Postum as a food beverage, not a drug, with curing his stomach troubles and improving his work stamina. He urges others to try it and notes his long-continued use without coffee.
A collection of sayings warns that boasts about catching fish pale beside rumors about others. It notes how people measure you by what they say behind your back and how tongues can do more harm than a mule’s kick.
A concise reflection notes that couples joined in love may share strong harmony yet face abrupt disruption as time tests their bond. The line emphasizes fragility of unity, suggesting passion and connection do not guarantee lasting duration.
In Cassell's Journal a man summoned for jury duty explains he would hunt down a man he owes five pounds to pay the debt. The judge rejects him as unfit for a jury, saying he does not want anyone who would lie to serve.
A collection of quips and puns circulates from Washington to Norfolk. A belated Andrew Carnegie pun circulates as an ironmaster was aboard a ferry during a presidential visit. A compass quip mocks the steel magnate amid maritime misdirections.
An observing guest remarks on how patrons address waiters in mock French accents. The French waiter explains tips vary by term of address from nickels to a quarter, illustrating the pay that comes with name calls and tone.
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