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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1904
Page
4
In a frontier excerpt Franklin and Battersleigh rely on Curly for survival while settling into a harsh land. Juan the maze, White Calf, and a Mexican chief clash in a brutal melee with a broken war axe and a blade weapon. The scene underscores native strength, brutal combat, and the settlers’ uneasy footprint amid Cheyenne and Cheyenne country.
In the West, few artificial needs defined society. Each man cooked, dressed, and repaired his own needs. Neighbors were equal in skill and status, sharing similar simple, self reliant lives.
A veteran watchmaker explains that watches run slower at night and even good timepieces lag by seconds while cheaper ones gain a minute or more. He says proper regulation requires comparing to a chronometer at the same hour daily. by morning, all watches often align to the correct pace, though the reason remains unexplained.
A Chicago Tribune quote captures a daughter and mother debating marriage to a poor suitor. The mother defends her choice, saying the father now has money and she would do it again, urging the daughter to use sense.
The parish council of Topcraft in Norfolk England reports it has incurred no expenditure during the past year marking a notable financial inactivity for the parish.
In a heated argument the piece defends protectionist policy and rebuts Democratic calls for reciprocity. It argues reciprocity would undermine wages and U.S. industry, warning the Cuban tariff concession harms American and Cuban interests and favors the sugar trust. It cites Melkinley and Blaine as references and questions Democratic motives.
Canada would favor a reciprocity pact covering natural products but reject free trade in manufactured goods. Natural products aim for the U S market, while Canada seeks to develop its manufacturing base and would bear the burden of selling surplus if free trade extended to natural products.
A political analysis argues Democrats push reciprocity as a campaign tool while Republicans warn it sacrifices revenue and sugar interests. It notes Roosevelt's praise for a Cuban concession and cites Reed Allison and Globe Democrat positions. The piece weighs Canada's vast wheat potential, rising U S migration, and farmer opposition to natural products reciprocity.
The fragment notes a harsh view of Cuba and its people, suggesting policies or actions detrimental to Cubans, framing the issue as morally or legally questionable. The sentence hints at public concern or critique but lacks full context or specifics.
Mrs P Brunzel of Everett Washington reports long standing back pain and fatigue. After using Doan's Kidney Pills she felt a distinct improvement and continued for five boxes until fully relieved. The ad notes the product is sold by druggists for 50 cents a box.
All pallbearers at the funeral of Jessica Ormand, an elderly African American woman in Atlanta, were white men who had known her since slavery. Several had nursed her in infancy, highlighting a rare cross racially remembered bond at her passing.
The ad proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It claims the cure is guaranteed with a $100 reward for any case not cured and notes testimonials are available from F J Chenet & Co Toledo Ohio.
A concise thought-driven line states that genius lies in refusing to accept the impossibilities proposed by others. It presents a view of intellect as independence of belief rather than conformity to limits.
Salzer's New National Oats yields 240 to 310 bushels per acre across states and 150 to 500 in 30 others, with claims of wide adoption in 1904. Catalog offers include Speltz Beardless Tooth, Home Builder Corn, Macaroni Wheat, Pea Oat, Bilton Dollar Cross, Earliest Cranes. Send 10c stamps to John A. Salter Seed Co. for catalog and samples.
The recipe states to mix lukewarm water butter salt and yeast with flour to form a sponge, let rise overnight, then mix in baked sweet potato pulp and enough flour to make a soft dough. Knead lightly roll out cut into biscuits bake in a hot oven for twenty five minutes, brushing with egg wash halfway.
Mash two pounds of sweet potatoes until very soft then beat with one cup butter until light. Beat four eggs with one cup sugar then fold in. Add nutmeg, a half pint of sherry, one pint milk, and lemon peel. Bake in a quick oven for a rich, delicious pudding.
A physician recalls years of coffee use with daily heart palpitations. After a severe attack, he quit tea and coffee for Postum and reports no palpitations since, except when trying coffee again. He notes boiling Postum longer and adding butter for flavor, and he recommends Postum to friends and patients. The ad cites Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and its book The Road to Wellville.
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