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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1910
Page
3
A New York pair describe starting with less than $50 to grow violets for market. They built two frames, then a greenhouse, using self made frames and shade, with $0.40 per hundred sale at October to December results.
Michael Dunphy a bellboy at the Argonaut hotel received a $50,000 fortune from Mrs. M. M. Potter of Salem Massachusetts. He had earlier been gifted a $100 check and $2,500 from the estate. Lawyers say he may draw the remaining balance of $47,500 if he continues to handle the funds wisely.
Gunda the Bronx Zoo elephant underwent a dental procedure after keeper William Thumann lured him into a joint restraining setup. A hole in the first right molar was dug out and cleaned, filled with cement, and polished after medicine to ease pain. Thumann remained briefly in the cage during treatment.
Indianapolis man Bill Thomley aged about 65 told police court he has not worked since 1873. Patrolman Judkins arrested him on loitering charges and Judge Whallon fined him a dollar plus costs and sent him to the workhouse for nonpayment.
Washington anal yses the vast yearly match production and daily use, noting 3,000,000 matches lit each minute and half the global annual total from American consumption. It argues timber quality, conservation, and stumpage prices shape supply and urges wiser forestry practices for long term availability. In New York Canada and the United States discuss prosperity and reciprocity under Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, noting migration turning Americans into Canadian citizens and possible treaty cooperation.
London report says Preston mayor awarded Royal Humane certificate to Rowland Mitchell aged 13 of Ashton-on-Ribble for saving four people from the canal. He also helped another person out before life was extinct. mayor praised the boy and urged continued usefulness.
A short verse from Puck warns that neglect of a cough or cold can lead to serious trouble and recalls a man who died after catching a cold. The home remedy suggests mixing glycerine Virgin Oil of Pine compound and whisky with instructions to take a teaspoonful every four hours.
A neighbor offers a hair cut in exchange for a quarter. The other person only has a quarter to spare and keeps it for a hair cut elsewhere. The exchange hinges on a plan to borrow a half dollar that cannot happen.
A mother recounts her six year old boy’s severe eczema and rapid improvement after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills for two months. She credits the treatment with complete, lasting relief and notes a similar success in another child. The testimonial is dated October 20 1909 and lists Philadelphia Pa. as the source.
Mickey's mother recalls a East side classroom exchange where a teacher faced a misheard insult. The mother insists the teacher called Mickey scurvy elephant, while the teacher claims she called him a disturbing element and repeats the phrase. The dispute leaves the mother uncertain if she was insulted as well.
A bulletin from the Bureau of Labor reports higher tuberculosis deaths among men in occupations with municipal and street dust exposure. Organic dust deaths 23 percent vs 14.8 percent overall. metal dust deaths are noted as significantly higher. The piece also recalls a rough Oregon boom town and a saloon front with a lynching threat remark.
A quick chat turns into a joke about a man calling on two ladies last night. His friend speculates the other fellow held kings in a card game, adding a light humor beat to the exchange.
In a bustling salon, Stella wonders if Mabel will wed the duke while Bella counters that the duke rejected the budget, signaling a setback in plans. The exchange captures competing hopes and shifting priorities among the women.
Frederick Mayer founded the F Mayer Boot and Shoe Company after emigrating from Niernstein Hessen Darmstadt in 1851. He built Milwaukee and Seattle factories with a 9000 pair daily capacity, paying over 600000 dollars in wages and employing 65 salesmen spanning 24 states. After his 1803 death his sons George P Mayer Fred J Mayer and Adam J Mayer continued the business successfully.
A local preacher Mr Swainson amused parishioners with a cottage tale from early spring. He asked a girl why the leaves look brighter and the child replied that her mother had just washed the window, improving the view.
In a Harrisburg hospital a patient despondent about recovery hears a young doctor recount his own four year journey from illness to health. The patient asks which doctor treated the physician, eyeing his own frail state before the reassurance.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a hundred dollar reward for cure failure and Hall's Pills for constipation. It quotes testimonials from Walding Kinnan Marvin and claims internal action on mucous surfaces, listing Toledo wholesalers and a 75 cent price per bottle.
A conversation reveals a ring said to be an heirloom dated to the conquest era. Bess notes its quaint ring, while Tess confirms its origin in the conquest period.
A fragmented, partial newspaper-style snippet hints at plans collapsing and a friend wedding. Names, places, dates are unreadable, leaving a terse record of social events amid garbled text.
An aged Englishman advised his daughter in a letter on what a lady’s dressing table should contain. He lists humor as the beautifier, truth as renovation, modesty as rouge, sympathy’s tears as eyewater, cheerfulness as vocal gargle, contentment as wrinkle smoother, attention as deafness cure, reflection as mirror, and innocence as the whitest powder.
A prisoner, thanked the court and wished to address the defense his lawyer offered, but deferentially noted ladies present while the judge moved toward pronouncing sentence.
This Will Interest Mothers. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children cure feverishness headache bad stomach teething disorders regulate the bowels and destroy worms. They break up colds in 3 hours. Pleasant to take and harmless on milk. They never fail. At all druggists 25c. Sample mailed free address Allen Olmstead Le Roy New York. Those who claim that a woman isn't so apt to indulge in crooked work as a man evidently never saw a woman drive a nail. Constipation causes many serious diseases I am thoroughly cured by Doctor Pierce's Pills laxative three for cathartic. Following cheap advice is apt to prove expensive.
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