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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1909
Page
6
A sequence of lyric reflections questions if a sorrowless, painfree rest exists. Voices of nature and sacred guides answer with heaven as the ultimate place of peace. Father Ryan and Charles Maclay are invoked in a meditation on loss, faith, and the afterlife.
The Chicago Inter Ocean predicts a sensational fall in women footwear with fancy buttons, imitation sapphires, brass military buttons, and a range of colors and shades. Boots and slippers will feature blue pat and lead color uppers, with eight inch designs and new evening styles to match every gown.
A group of young American tourists toured Beethoven's home in Bonn and expressed awe at the room where the master lived. A young woman sat at the piano and bravely played the Moonlight Sonata in Beethoven's own room, prompting the stern caretaker to remain silent. The guard retold a tale of Paderewski visiting and declining to play on the piano, deeming it not worthy.
A collage of world trivia covers geography aviation industry and social issues. It cites Madrid as Europe's high point Milwaukees shift from horses to buses rail growth in Canada China lumber for rails and a Paris burglar portrait tattoo. It mentions vast currencies in Mexico and a plan for eucalyptus ties in California and a 1000 peso cash habit.
An advertisement features Peruna remedies with testimonials from Mrs. Joseph fall Chase and Mrs. A L Wetzel praising relief from coughs, colds, and sensory loss. It invites readers to request a 1909 Peruna Almanac from The Peruna Drug Mfg. Co. Includes brief health tips and other random facts on umbrellas, piles treatment, birds speeds, and ocean depths.
A Nevada train was halted when a meteor crossed the tracks ahead of the car, its brilliant light described as house-sized by the engineer and passengers, temporarily blinding them. In Geneva a watch with a tiny phonograph announces the hours aloud, audible up to twenty feet.
William White of Three Rivers Michigan describes kidney pain and bloody urine after a railroad collision. After years of illness and hospital care, he credits Donn's Kidney Pills with rapid improvement and gains, noting four boxes purchased from local dealers.
An aged ad markets LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE signed KR. W. GROVE claiming worldwide cure in one day. A Greenland custom buries a living dog with a decedent to guide the child in the afterlife. Butterflies and bats sleep head down, wings folded to shield from cold.
A reflective exhortation on enduring troubles and debts. It contrasts personal burdens with resilience and warns against the complacent. The piece notes that some bear burdens while others grow stronger, and cautions against missing opportunities when offered.
Massachusetts spending on grade crossing removals stretches over eighteen years at about $100,000 annually. Reports describe stockings of human hair worn by Chinese fishermen to prevent wet feet, with the hair over cotton stockings. Shanghai’s first automobile in 1902 was American. by 1908 only 140 cars exist, five owned by natives. Science notes the Berlin Academy receiving 80 million marks from a deceased banker Samson. A Paris sale lists the Marat silver cup, once sold to a museum for $600. South Russia’s minerals include rock salt and iron ores. Paris doctors number 2,500 with dentists earning up to $6,000. California wine production surpasses Germany’s for the first time, with 55 million gallons to 50.16 million. The Manila Bureau of Science analyzes mineral resources of the islands in 1907. The Vanderbilt fortune nears $300 million with William Kilgannon Vanderbilt controlling around $100 million. The Bogosiofs, three volcanic isles in Behring Sea, include Castle Rock and Perry Island, which reportedly sank. A printing press and wallpaper machinery discussion describes a modern, high-speed process and the artistry shaping wall coverings.
The article traces wall paper origins to 1790 with John Howell and son in Albany. It describes hand-block design, sequential color printing, and slow production, then notes 1844 innovations in France and 1846 machines printing multiple colors in a single run using cylinder presses. It highlights generation shifts from Albany to Philadelphia and the lasting impact of early cylinder printing.
A gasoline boat named Wave, fifty seven by twelve feet, sailed from St. Paul to Kansas City visiting Dubuque and Jeffers City on a summer trip. Dr Henderson commanded the craft with five passengers including a nurse and engineer. The homey craft carried a 250 ton gasoline tank and electric lights. a phonograph proved impractical due to vibration. The vessel will remain in commission on the Missouri River for family entertainment purposes.
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