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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1907
Page
7
An old advertisement notes PALO OINTMENT promises cure of itching and protruding piles within 6 to 11 days with money-back guarantee. It also touts Lewis' Single Binder cigarettes, a tax dodge remark, and Defiance Starch claims no staining or damage to wood alongside a general carrier remark and Peoria, Illinois origin.
The duke of Bedford presents his son Lord Tavistock with a silver-mounted motor car for use at Oxford. Defiance Starch is advertised as economical and efficient, promising better work in laundry with less wear and tear, available from grocers. A Marcus Aurelius quote about patience and justice is included in the piece.
The article notes that the insignia of the Golden Fleece granted to the first Duke of Wellington was the star worn by Columbus and that it became hereditary, with the present duke owning the Discoverer of America’s star. It also mentions improvements in starch products, praising Defiance Starch for its strength and smoothness.
Public School Pupils Best analysis shows 42 percent from private schools and 68 percent from public schools among Cornell entrants over two decades. Of private pupils 153 dropped after term one and 111 from public schools, while public school graduates show lower failure rates, leading faculty to favor ending admission by certificate from private schools.
A claim that most pains originate locally can be cured by outside applications. Allcock's Plaster is presented as a universal, quick, safe, and cheap remedy known worldwide. Sixty years of use have built a strong reputation. effects are described as prompt and non disruptive to daily work.
Over the last 15 years British bank deposits and depositors rose significantly. The number of depositors grew from more than 5 million to 10 million and the depositor population ratio increased from 1 in 7 to 1 in 4.35. Total deposits climbed from 269,146,861 to 740,248,181.50, with post office banks expanding from 10,000 to 15,000. Average account value reached 74.30 dollars, and yearly deposit scope rose to 243.32 dollars while an individual’s total deposits may reach 973.30 dollars.
Nell warns marriage hinges on her father consent and a week’s delay. A desperate couple hijack a switch engine at a station near Cherrydale, prompting a wild ride as bystanders watch. The train is cleared and a telegraph message returns them to town to wed with blessing.
As northern farms close for winter, advocates urge relocation to the Sunny South where crops thrive year round. The region promises constant outdoor work, plentiful cattle raising, high profits with little labor, strawberries and cantaloupes as top revenue items, and affordable, productive lands with ample water. G A Park of Louisville & Nashville Railroad offers reliable information.
Fred McNulty of this city endured a deadly blizzard at a distant claim several miles east. He reached the claim before the storm, faced days with no fuel or food, and slept to survive the freezing cold. Three days later he crawled to a neighbor’s house a mile away then to Minot, forced to bed due to his injuries.
In 1905 a man from East Orange New Jersey details a long battle with eczema lasting since 1894. After trying hospital care and substantial expense he credits Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap with a complete cure and urges others to use the remedies. Also noted is Father Werntz gifting the Jesuit order’s 40 million dollar patrimony to Pope Pius as loyalty amid church–state strains.
An old advertisement snippet offers a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cure failures and promotes Mali's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements for F. J. Cheney and Co of Toledo and lists testimonials, internal use claims, price per tin, and generic drugstore references alongside other remedies.
The admiralty withholds action against the wrecked Montague on Lindy Island fearing gunners could damage a nearby lighthouse.
Testa in France reports water sterilization by ozone costs about a cent and a half per thousand gallons when scaled up. The claim highlights potential efficiency and economic benefits of ozone treatment for large water systems.
An OCR fragment lists remedies including Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and Garfields Tea as a laxative, plus a misdated claim to cure a cold in one day with labeled boxes. It also mentions a fossil skeleton found in Paris and sacred quotations from Publius Syrus and Quintilian, suggesting a miscellaneous page of ads and texts.
Important to Mothers urges careful examination of every bottle of Castoria ensuring a safe remedy for infants and children with attention to proper packaging and labeling to prevent errors or unsafe substitutes.
Mrs. Marie Robinson Wright, famed for extensive South American travel and writings, has departed for London and will then voyage to Rio de Janeiro. Engaged by the Brazilian government to continue her history of the Brazilian republic, she has previously produced histories of Bolivia, Chile, and Peru and is preparing a book on Argentina.
Botanists place the peanut’s origin in Africa while some authorities argue it is native to Brazil. Louisiana notes the Spanish variety, a small yet fine nut, adapts well to its climate. Georgia and South Carolina increasingly cultivate the Tennessee variety, the “goober grabbers” of the era, as production grows annually.
Ad copy promoting Dyeing with PUTNAM FACELESS Dies and urging readers to ask their druggist. Mentions a hypothetical wiser world and references Lewis' Single Binder straight 5e cigar made of ice and mellow tobacco from Lewis' Factory in Peoria, Ml.
Women of Sumatra wear dresses crafted from gold and silver. After mining and smelting, the metal is shaped into fine wire, woven into fabric, and then used as ornate dresses.
Prof Louis Schneider first director of the Marine Band in Washington and leader of the Imperial Band at Sedan’s surrender has died in New York. He received decorations from Napoleon III, the king of Italy, the king of Belgium, and Pope Leo XIII.
The new British battleship Dreadnought features a double-ended searchlight to signal with beams in opposite directions. Each light delivers nearly 50,000 candle power and, mounted on the tripod mast, will be visible up to 20 miles.
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