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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1898
Page
3
A European imported system began in 1885 and now operates in eleven states with about twenty eight thousand pupil depositors holding $140000. Dr Fifield notes the banks aim to teach thrift honesty and self responsibility rather than merely saving money.
The piece notes dancing predates music and other arts as a public form. It mentions Spain Cuba tensions influencing markets but predicts few serious complications. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for biliousness and digestive issues, claiming it aids dyspepsia and nervousness.
Beauty utility and value are combined in Hood s Sarsaparilla Coupon Calendar for 1898. The embossed frame and blue embossed calendar offer coupons for books and articles, including Hood s Practical Cook s Book of 850 pages. Request from druggist or send 6 cents to Hood Co Lowell Mass chicago news quote end.
An odd advertisement promotes a dubious product described as a cure for constipation with promises of a money refund through druggists. The text also vaguely claims universal rights to access its product, invoking slogans and fragmented wording.
Advertises government free lands for settlers in Canada promising a 160 acre farm per person reaching 18, low taxes, strong yields on wheat oats barley and potatoes, and a favorable climate comparison Ireland England Siberia. Warns readers about silent inspiration without results.
An advertisement promises permanent relief from constipation using Cascarets Candy Cathartic priced at 10c or 2c. It notes a money refund if the UCC fails to cure and quips that a boy’s first pair of trousers always fit when pockets are deep.
A critical look at Johnsons conversational style contrasts Bacon's rules with his brisk repartee in debates. The piece notes Boswells quip about Johnsons “good talk” and cites his famed exchange with Adam Smith as a disputed episode. It also provides figures for the global telegraph network, then reports a trio of personal crises in Indianapolis where a man killed himself after a presumed jilting, followed by a mother taking poison.
The piece argues that every person has a distinctive way of speaking or moving. It notes examples among women and men such as giggling, lip biting, fidgeting, raising eyebrows, or rolling breadcrumbs while talking. It discusses how mannerisms influence others and suggests that they are deeply ingrained and largely unconscious.
An interview clipped from the Daily Herald of Clinton Iowa details a man once tormented by drink and illness who found relief after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He reports weight gain of 48 pounds, restored health and no urge for alcohol or tea. The sworn statement credits the pills with curing his pains, dyspepsia, and digestive issues.
Advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease tight shoes and feet. Claims to cure corns bunions chilblains and sweaty feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Sample offered free. Mail to Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York.
In Cape Breton Nova Scotia oysters grow on branches that dip into the lake and over time become covered with fat oysters. The phenomenon, though unusual, is observed as recurring across seasons and local waterways.
The U S patent office issued 483 patents last week including a unicycle from an Iowa inventor and a centrifugal cream separator from another Iowa inventor. A Utica New York inventor offered a baby carriage running gear allowing front wheels to drop for stair use, keeping the body horizontal.
The next chapter in AicClare's Magazine presents Dana's Civil War experiences with Grant at Vicksburg and the fall of the fortress. It promises unpublished letters between Dana and Stanton and fresh light on people and incidents.
Historian note: Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts asserts exclusive rights to the word Castoria and Pitcher’s Castoria, claiming origin and signature on wrappers. Centaur Company led by Charles H Fletcher holds authority. dated March 8 1897. Also an endorsement ad urging shoppers to buy shoes in the afternoon for best fit.
Salter's great catalogue touts four vegetable wonders including Wig Peach Strawberry Tomato and Orange Wine. It cites Golden Rind Watermelon winning 1,000 first prizes in 1897 at $1.00 each, plus early ripening Lightning Cabbage and assorted vegetables. Send 35 cents to John A Salter Seed Co. Lia Crosse Wis for the catalogue and four wonders.
An old advertisement extols Cascarets candy cathartic for cleansing blood and skin, promising clearer complexion by removing impurities. It claims pimples boils and blotches vanish, priced at 10c with 25c options, and guarantees satisfaction through druggists. Also mentions Smoke Bridge Cigarettes and notes fewer railroad bankruptcies in 1897.
A brief humorous exchange from Tit-Bits where a joke questions a turkey’s age. The punchline rests on the speaker claiming to have teeth, despite turkeys lacking them, highlighting wordplay and a quaint period voice.
Don’t Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away. To quit tobacco easily and forever be meanic full of nerve and vigor talk to No-To-Bac the wonder-worker that makes weak men strong. All druggists 50c or 1. Cure guaranteed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Kennedy Co. Chicago or New York.
In 1714 a patent was granted for a device that would write print characters, a development linked to the era since typewriters, which were invented twenty five years earlier, marking a milestone in mechanical writing and text reproduction.
Advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quivino Tablets to cure a cold in a day. It boasts a refund from AIT Druggists if the product fails and contrasts public money spent with individual value.
Town Patent Office Report discusses Hartshorn style window shade ratchet. It explains that a four part combination of ratchet pawl detent spring and roller could be patentable, but removing a part breaks the claim and avoids infringement. Free information about obtaining valuing and selling patents offered by solicitors Thomas G. and J. Ralph Orwig.
A Chicago Daily News quip notes that if Noah lived today he might build another ark and wed a Kentucky belle, implying a humorous anachronism about enduring legends and southern charm.
An early 20th century advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for cure of catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure at 75 cents a bottle. Endorsements from West Truax and Walding Kinnan Marvin claim reliability and honorable dealings. The text also touts Hall's Family Pills and oddly notes a peculiar remark about windows in Korean houses.
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