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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1904
Page
6
Mrs. J I Bowles of Durham New York credits Dean's Kidney Pills with lifting nine months of bed sickness and backache after doctor advised surgery. The ad offers a free sample and states the pills sell for 50 cents a box with nationwide mailing from Foster Mil lo Co Buffalo NY.
A historical ad touts Marl's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for an incurable catarrh case. Endorsed by Watbping, Rinnan & Marvin, Toledo druggists, it claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Walls Family Pills for constipation promoted.
Ray Stannard Baker describes the Mormon doctrine of baptism for the dead as uniting living relatives with ancestors. He notes temple immersion for relatives, genealogical research abroad, and baptisms for forebears from William the Conqueror’s era, highlighting a tied faith and extensive genealogy work.
Everybody's Magazine July 1904 features Thomas W Lawson's sensational expose Frenzied Finance the Story of Amalgamated Copper. Lawson, organizer of the giant corporation, claims to reveal how millions were lost through manipulation and aims to make investors whole.
A July issue includes an instructive piece by Joseph H Adams about inventor Hudson Maxim. The sketch notes Maxim's Brooklyn home life and work with high explosives, and recounts an invitation to lunch featuring Welsh rarebit in a dish warmed with nitroglycerin as a lamp fuel.
A garbled ad-like passage discusses travel for business or pleasure, urging readers to contact Eris Railroad Company in Chicago for information. It mentions Summer Tours, Chautauqua Lake Region, Cambrose Springs, and an expensive 600 acre Virginia estate sale tied to Judge Yeomans.
A playful monologue on the Fourth of July celebrating fireworks and public behavior. It lampoons elections tariff talk and almanac lore while recalling childhood pennies, balloon rides, and the persistent roar of July celebrations. It contrasts old and young views, noting doctors and noise, with humorous reflections on tradition and public fuss.
A sonnet praising American mothers and the West’s woodland homes. It extols virtues of freedom, refuge for the oppressed, and moral strength of women, asserting future glory and resilience against scorn from elder peers. It ends affirming Bryant's belief in a nobler grace awaiting the nation.
A patriotic reflection recounts the pivotal July 4 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence led by Hancock Adams Franklin and Lee. It notes lifelong struggles Yorktown Valley Forge Saratoga and the enduring celebration begun in Boston with ceremonies and speeches by John Warren and John Quincy Adams. It also marks Jefferson and Adams dying on July 4 1826 and their lasting legacy in American memory.
The article recalls Independence Day fates of presidents Adams Jefferson Monroe and Taylor, the Washington monument history, Grant and Lee at Gettysburg, Garfield’s assassination shadow on the holiday, and Spain’s 1898 victory shaping a lasting sense of July Fourth as a sacred national day.
An 19th century notice promoting Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children. It claims cures for feverishness stomach issues teething disorders and worm elimination. Sold by druggists for 25 cents with sample offer and address in Le Roy New York. It ends with a moral line about repentance and atonement.
Defiance Starch claims superior quality for every household and offers a deal of four or more for 10 cents, asserting it beats all other brands on cold water starch performance.
The Cunard company forbids officers from promenading decks with feminine passengers or joining social shipboard events. Complaints say officers neglect duties to flirt and snub less attractive ladies. The rule aims to ensure officers focus on duties and treat all passengers equally.
Thomas Taggart, a Democratic leader in Indiana, cites three rules of deportment for politicians. First, never take a drink to avoid promoting intemperance. Second, never refuse a drink to avoid making bad friends. Third, never worry about consequences unless it happens to you.
Rev Thomas P Norman reports diabetes symptoms improved by Dodd’s Kidney Pills and recommends them to others. The pamphlet claims the medicine cures the worst form of diabetes and notes earlier stages such as backache and rheumatism respond as well.
New York cities including Columbus and Dewey initiate preparations for the Fulton centennial marking the first steamboat voyage on the Hudson. Officials plan a Clermont facsimile, once mocked as Fulton’s Folly, to honor Fulton and Fitch, noting a century of steamboat innovation and a grand commemorative event in 1907.
A dialogue between John Sharp Williams and Speaker Cannon reveals Williams’ partisan stance. Williams says he never saw a Republican until age 21 and cannot get used to them.
A prominent Rome Georgia physician credits Grape-Nuts with restoring strength and weight after a severe illness. He recounts two months in hardship, then rapid recovery after starting the cereal, noting improved digestion and renewed ability to work. The physician urges others to consider this food as a health aid.
Jack London at twenty eight is rising from obscurity to literary prominence as a war correspondent and fiction writer. The Black Cat magazine play a pivotal role, offering big payoffs and turning points for new authors, including London. The piece recounts his early struggles, the breakthrough 4000 word story, and the magazine’s prize contests that propel writers to recognition.
Ernest Thompson Seton studies pocket gophers and their impact on western culture and mold, with drawings by Seton expected to interest readers in January Century. Authors C Miernia and listed Western locations are referenced as part of the feature.
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