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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1905
Page
7
A vintage promotion extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal cure for female troubles including ovarian issues, uterine disorders, and menopausal symptoms. It claims to relieve backache, leucorrhea, headaches, and nervous debility while promising safety and widespread endorsement from grateful users.
Nebraska news notes large expenses for a new Osceola auditorium valued at twelve thousand dollars. Other items include a Madison County homicide suicide, a Silver Creek barn fire, and legislative suits in York and Dodge counties.
Advertises Defiance Cold Water Starch as 16 oz per package for the same 10 cent price as 12 oz competitors. Claims no harmful chemicals and superiority because it never sticks to iron. Warns grocers may push smaller packs to clear stock and urges buyers to demand Defiance.
Local grocers report not stocking Defiance Starch as they hold 12 ounce brands that fail to move. Defiance offers 16 ounces for the same price, prompting buyers to opt for the larger pack. Promote Defiance Starch as convenient and uncooked.
A short observation notes that generosity provides warmth and comfort during cold conditions, suggesting kind acts shield against harsh winter.
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim to cure a cold in a day with a money back guarantee if ineffective. It features Brove’s signature on each box and extols novelty in hats as an essential trait.
An advertisement touts Defiance Cold Water Starch as a preferred option for modern housekeeping. It claims improved results and notes a small price advantage for buying an extra four ounces.
A Ro gate Sussex vicar recounts a thirty year old waistcoat theft from an Australian reader. The finder located the man, and a letter arrived with 50 dollars for the owner plus 2 dollars 50 cents found in the garment, described as enabling a fresh start and becoming well to do.
The New York Times reports beggars in New York earn at least five dollars daily, with contributions ranging from one penny to twenty five dollars. Some beggars are skilled at crafting stories of unpaid rents, dying relatives, and funeral costs to elicit sympathy and larger donations.
A juryman told Sir James Hannen he was in mourning and needed exemption to attend a funeral. The judge assented. the clerk later asked if the man was known to the court. The reply: he is an undertaker.
A British ship’s officers dined with a Cantonese mandarin. An officer, mis judging a savory stew as duck, held up his plate and cried quack quack. The mandarin, without understanding English, shook his head and replied bow bow bow signaling the true dish.
Horace Walpole recounts Lady Aldsbury returning to London where the Duchess of Devonshire holds the highest plumes. She seeks a taller feather, asks an undertaker who warns his hearses are busy but promises to help when they return.
The text notes no religious authority grants a woman a divorce in Buddhism Taoism Shintoism Confucianism Hindooism Mohammedanism Judaism or Christianity. It states that across faiths, divorces are arranged by men as a personal matter.
An old advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children from a nurse at a New York Children's Home claiming to cure feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders colds and worms. Also promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and upset stomachs. Address and sample offer appear with references to Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy. A moral line about a good life and self knowledge concludes the ad.
A 1901 appeal touts Peruna as effective against la grippe or its after effects. It features testimonials from Judge Horatio J. Goss of Hartwell Georgia and actress Jean Cowgill of Troy New York praising rapid relief and recovery after severe grip attacks.
Esteemed Omaha resident Hon. James R. Guill praises Peruna saying at 68 he is hale and hearty. He credits the product with saving his life after two years of despair and illness and endorses it publicly.
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