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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1898
Page
7
A German official report shows women in diverse trades with three chimney sweeps thirty five slaters seven farriers and nailers 309 masons eight stone cutters and 2000 in marble slate and stone quarries. A boy jokes about slate and his teacher’s reaction highlights school life humor.
Unclear but bold puff promotes Cascarets candy as a blood cleansing laxative to improve complexions by purging impurities. Claims include easing pimples boils and blotches with ten cent, twenty five cent, and fifty cent sizes. Also notes William Pen Nixon seeks Cherokee Nation citizenship recognition through property ties and a fully Cherokee maternal great grandmother.
Advertises that Syrup of Figs provides lasting relief from habitual constipation unlike other laxatives that work briefly and harm the system. Promotes genuine product made by the California Fig Syrup Co.
An old newspaper fragment mentions Cascarets Candy Cathartic with price 10¢ or 5c and a refund offer if not cured. It includes a humorous exchange about forming opinions, a Chicago Tribune line, a Star Tobacco claim as leading brand, and a note on Browning earning $10,000 yearly from his works.
Rumors surface about a rift between Prince de Sagan and his wife linked to a million franc check given to dissuade a Constantinople mission for Baron Hirsch. The prince reportedly pocketed two million francs instead, fueling reconciliation speculations.
State of Ohio Toledo notes sworn oath by Irank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney Co that firm will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case cured by Hall s Catarrh Cure. Wall s Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials and Druggists notes. A Minzenheim gas tragedy joke closes with a hired girl gas line and Minzenheim's apoplectic fit on discovery.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as the only cure for chilblains frostbites damp sweating feet corns and bunions. It sells for 25c at druggists and shoe stores with a free sample by address to Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York. A separate quip questions the Electoral College as a desirable institution with a joke about its yell.
A letter from Mrs Lucy Wallace of Marquet Kansas dated December 12 1895 discusses use of Piso’s Cure for quick consumption. The missive presents patient concern and requests evaluation of the remedy’s efficacy.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a witty exchange noting the new hired girl goes out every night while the speaker sympathizes by comparing it to their furnace also going out nightly, highlighting a humorous domestic quip.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets candy cathartic as a cure for constipation with prices 10c and 85c and a druggist refund offer. The item also notes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle received 35 000 dollars for his book Rodney Stone.
A fifteenth year struggle with indigestion ends in quick relief from Dr Ayer's Pills. John C Pritchard of Brodie Warren Co NC credits sudden improvement to the remedy, noting restored energy and health. Similar testimonials claim appetite and digestion improvement from Ayer's Pills, advertised with promises of relief from constipation and related symptoms. Ayer Co offers a free two page Cure book on request.
A Scottish baron plans his daughter Lady Isabel’s marriage to the Earl of Ormisdale, a match she fears but Accepts for her father’s sake. At a grand masquerade the truth is revealed: the bride is Isabel and the groom is her beloved Roderick, now the Earl, who wins her after a vow to wed another.
The Yellow Book quotes Laura and Chapleigh debating why characters are chosen, with Laura remarking it is the shape of a dude's head and Chapleigh questioning the rationale behind the selection.
A Des Moines advertisement protests attempts to strip the Iowa Patent Office of its right to use the name for advertising. Thomas G. Orwig & Co. pledge to resist unlawful action, asserting due process and liberties. They offer free information on securing and valuing patents, dated December 28, 1897. Also included is a ribbing item about Sing Sing prison’s new electric chair and a punchline about hiring a new reporter if it fails to kill.
An open letter asserts exclusive use of the word Castoria and Pitcher's Castoria by The Centaur Company led by Chas J Fletcher, with March 1897 copyright claims by SAMANNE PITCHER M D. The page notes Reuben Lane travels 597 miles to wed Mrs Eliza Ann Parker, who declines. A Klondike exodus is described, recommending Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, and a peddler joke about mottoes for homes.
An advertisement touts Cee's Cough Baleam Ta as the oldest and best cure for colds claiming fast break up and reliability. A separate note reports a London baker jailed for using rotten eggs with 1,465 unused bad eggs found in his bakery.
An OCR fragment highlights tobacco fat cure No-To-Bac offered for fifty cents and marketed as a guaranteed health product. It also notes Anthony Hope charging $450 for a magazine story with copyright reserved, and Mrs. Gladstone seeking $1,000 for a review.
In a tense domestic exchange Mrs Darley reproaches Mrs McBride for arriving late while Mrs McBride explains she came as soon as possible after sewing a button on Jack's coat before he left for the office. The dialogue hints at a prior engagement and curiosity about letters.
An advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a quick, permanent tobacco cure with guarantees. It claims 50 cents or one dollar pricing and offers a free booklet and sample from Sterling Remedy Co. The second sentence asserts a statistic about prior marriages in twelve marriages out of 100.
An early advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething infants claiming softening gums reducing inflammation and easing pain for 25 cents a bottle. The notice also mentions Jan Maclaren earning 35000 from The Bonnie Brier Bush and Auld Lang Syne.
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