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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1904
Page
6
The Arkansas traveler A PASSEN FAIRE responds to a Missouri Pacific General Passenger Agent H F Townsend G P A at St. Louis with a playful poem praising the train yet joking about high meals and rates. The exchange ends with a wry moral about remarriage.
An assortment of old ads and quips featuring Defiance Starch 16 ounce packages at 10 cents, a promise of starch value, seeds and farm products from Salter Seed Co and related promotional lines. The text combines consumer products with light maxims and sales pitches.
The Lincoln Nebraska Importing Horse Co arrival of about sixty days ago brought two car loads of German Coach Percheron English Shire Mreneh Duratt and Belgians. They now keep fifty imported stallions in excellent condition in their barns. The firm has seventeen years in this business at this location and invites visitors to view their stock. Pride shows many men how to keep in the straight path.
J W Walls superintendent of streets in Lebanon Kentucky reports relief after using Doan’s Kidney Pills for kidney pain and painful secretions. He says doctors failed to help and urges others with kidney disorders to try the remedy. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York sells 50 cent boxes.
London Audubon society voices a plan to authorize confiscation of hats decorated with song bird skins. The proposal targets displays of feathered adornments as part of a broader wildlife protection effort.
An advertisement from John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin promotes sending their big plant and seed catalog plus seeds for 1000 Caubages 2000 Carrots 2000 Celery 2000 Lettuce 1000 Onions 1000 Radishes 1009 Flowers and a Berliner Cauliflower add on for 20 cents postage.
Advertises Mother Gray as nurse at New York Children's Home with a cure list for constipation feverishness teething disorders and worms. Claims over 30 000 testimonials and 25c price at druggists with free sample. Also promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product and a proverbs-style moral note.
Professor Lombroso notes that among 1000 soldiers and workers four percent of men and eight percent of women are left handed. Among criminals the share is more than three times higher for men and more than five times higher for women.
Lord Kitchener of Khartoum is credited with a famed description of camelback riding given at a dim tea party in London attended by Americans. He compared it to a cup and ball game where the ball is thrown and caught repeatedly, mirroring the camel’s unpredictable movements.
A Toledo dentist, Harry J. Lewis, testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his long standing kidney disease after months of illness and prior ineffective remedies. He reports night waking pains ceased and full recovery after completing the treatment. He adds that a cold is among ailments physicians will treat without surgery.
Local reports note creditors closing the Bargrrv?tis 5 Besdevth, Hall & Seeker's grocery in Ericson while revival meetings continue in Beatrice. West Point leader Otto Bauman dies, accidents occur near Elm Creek, and a Panama rural route launches March 1 serving 4 120 people. Holdrege bonds fund water system upgrades.
An ex convict affidavit alleges prisoners obtained opium via outside friends who worked with some guards. An earlier investigation found no evidence against Warden Beemer or his staff. Governor Mickey ordered strict monitoring and a thorough probe, and he believed the smuggling had been halted with no current drug deliveries.
A special dispatch reports the McLean Nebraska bank was blown up and $500 stolen. Robbers fled from the southeast and no trace of them has been found.
Alvin Low a leading stockman and early Norfolk settler lies in a very critical condition at his home near Norfolk following a disastrous runaway incident. His prominence in northern Nebraska is noted as the cause or context of the report.
Ord reports about fifty new residences completed in 1903 amid a housing shortage. With a dozen houses under construction and several brick blocks planned for the square, demand remains strong as Ord experiences healthy growth.
Lincoln report shows state board of agriculture meeting with assets totaling 4 557 42 and receipts for the year at 43 859 24. Expenditures for premiums ground improvements printing judges salaries and related costs come to 24 198 71 with a remaining balance of 4 995 992.
Norfolk report tells of Jozeph Vinezney whose farm lost six acres of loam when the Elkhorn river overflowed last spring. The flood washed away his barn and well. A school scuffle injured a boy, followed by illnesses and pneumonia. His father died and his wife now has a fractured arm.
In Manila testimony, Hong Kong & Shanghai bank manager Jours described pressure from military authorities forcing banks to resume Mexican dollar imports after twenty years. Troops entered banks demanding local currency for gold, with revolver threats and bayonet pressure cited. 23,000 troops were paid via letters of credit totaling £500,000, and Jours faced closure of the bank unless drafts were converted. The panel said the discussion would continue.
The article reports a shift toward peace in Russia with M Bezobrazof abroad and Count Lamsdorf gaining influence. Foreign Minister Lamsdorf is rehabilitated, Viceroy Alexie’s powers limited, and M Witte counsels peace. Diplomatic circles view these moves as hopeful for an end to war.
George Francis Train died Monday night at Misles hotel No 1 from heart disease. Born Boston March 24 1829, he was orphaned in 1852 when his parents and three sisters died in New Orleans. He founded Train & Co shipping agents and promoted railroads, ran an independent presidential campaign in 1872, and was famed as writer, promoter, lecturer and author.
United States Minister Powell recognizes General Morales provisional government as de facto in Santo Domingo. Columbia officers visit the palace with honors, view Columbus relics, and tour forts. No political change yet. Newport gunboat heads to San Pedro de Macoris to protect American interests. Kendall will funds a Methodist memorial of 250000 dollars to last until the end of the world.
Albert D C Twining former president of the defunct First National Bank of Asbury Park was convicted in U S district court on the charge of making false certificates to the comptroller of the currency as to the bank's condition. A number of other indictments remain. The penalty range is five to ten years.
Frank J Cheney makes oath before a notary in Toledo Ohio that his firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh cured or not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The affidavit, dated December 6, 1886, is sworn by W. Gleason. The text promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces.
A collection of testimonial snippets and advertisements for foot ease cream Defiance Starch and Piso’s Cure, featuring Mrs Matilda Holtert of Providence praising Allen’s Foot-Ease and various product endorsements from readers and dealers. Witty quips accompany product pitches and the era’s common consumer rhetoric.
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