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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1910
Page
3
New York reports a lion attack during a Sunday animal show at Coney Island. Peter Taylor, the trainer, battled Duchess the lioness as the crowd fled. Captain Bonavita and another trainer intervened with clubs. Taylor suffered a deep arm wound and was treated to prevent infection.
A retrospective on Garibaldi and his Thousand landing at Marsala in 1860, detailing the perilous Sicilian expedition, the initial failures, and eventual triumph that overran the Two Sicilies and forged Italian unity. It notes Garibaldi's hesitation, limited arms, and the peasants' initial ignorance, praising the epic as a heroic mid-century achievement.
Carl Holliday in June Smart Set notes kissing as a civilizational test. He surveys origins from Europe and Asia to Africa Australia, cites Greek, Roman customs, and Plutarch on public kissing. The piece traces early forms of osculum baaium and savors, ending with Roma’s answer to wives saluting husbands.
A brief item notes a man named Lot forbids printing about his wife turning to salt, calling it a family affair and not of public concern. The message hints at a private matter becoming public via a telephone tip. Sir reflects on era communication and gossip.
A humorous exchange mocks reliance on human achievement and calls for restraint in tobacco wine and spending, contrasting progress with personal restraint in a playful debate between Mrs. Gayboye and her counterpart.
Henry Palmer of Barnesville Ohio recounts severe back pain swelling of feet and hands and blood in urine due to kidney trouble from wartime hardships. He says after using Doan's Kidney Pills his condition improved, becoming strong and well. Doan's sold by dealers at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
An extraordinary scene unfolded near Berlin as a traveling circus encamped on adjacent land faced a dramatic riot. Exploding charges and a volley of stones battered the portable theater while sixteen elephants trampled tetherings and lions slammed cages. Keepers tranquilized the animals before they vented into city streets.
A fragment notes a forty year old woman flattering herself as if twenty five, and mentions the line reading Hike sixteen in a terse, archaic voice.
Col Robert C Carter recounts a tale of Private Dash from Company A known for a sharp tongue. Dash forages on a rich estate and requests food from the owner’s wife who refuses, saying she will give nothing. Dash retorts that minds are made up, implying others share her resolve.
The advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as almost infallible for skin and scalp ailments, promises purifying beautification, and notes Potter Drug & Chem Corp of Boston will mail a free 32 page Cuticura Book on skin and hair.
A brisk exchange unfolds with a barber asking how the customer wants his hair cut and the patron replying with a sharp remark about tariffs, capturing a brief witty moment in a social setting.
A fragment discusses seeing a mouse and old stockings, with Watson noting adversity reveals true friends. It includes an ad line for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children and a stray lyric reference by A Williams.
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