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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1901
Page
7
The piece notes St. Petersburg introducing taxometer cabs with separate tariffs for women and men. Ladies pay half the fare demanded of men under the new system, reflecting a gender based concession in transport pricing.
The fifth wedding in an extraordinary Paradise Valley series near Oroville California has united John Weer a Cornish widower with four daughters to Mrs Malarin a French widow with four sons. The merged families now share a single roof.
Miss Helen Bennett of Deadwood South Dakota, a Wellesley graduate and former manager of the Deadwood theatre, has been elected county superintendent of public schools.
The article explains King Edward chose not to use the name Albert, honoring his mother Queen Victoria by signing as Albert Edward. He preferred Edward but was constrained by the queen. After Victoria's death he asked to be known as Edward VII, reflecting a shift away from Albert.
The parliamentary register of 1896 notes there was only one potwalloper in England. The term, initially unfamiliar, refers to voters who boiled their own pot to qualify for suffrage before the 1832 Reform Act, requiring six months of parish pot boiling.
A Philadelphia woman famed for her fine collection paid $36 for the care of elthazer, a Persian cat, aboard ship besides his passage fare. Bal thazer required an hourly deck walk thrice daily and a fresh blanket daily, reflecting the high prices and authenticated pedigrees in elite cats.
The detective who arrested Adams, an acquitted Yonkers man, offers a blunt golf description. He says a ball is hit with a stick and then others search for it, summing up the game in plain terms. The note also cites Hazlitt and other excerpts, with an Minnesotan address and a 1900 date.
A London woman arraigned for drunkenness argued the offense counted as a ten year spree. The magistrate agreed and discharged her.
Northern Wisconsin lands along The North Western Line offer low prices and easy payment terms. Prime sites near streams and lakes support fish, water supply, timber, fertile soil and growing sheep and cattle regions. Contact Geo. Vu. Bell in Hudson or G. H. MacRae in St. Paul for details. All nature is at war. If we don't slay and eat, we will soon be slain and devoured.
In September 1776 at New York a daring plan to learn British moves led Captain Nathan Hale, 21, to disguise as a Dutch schoolmaster and cross to Long Island. He gathered vital intelligence but was captured near Norwalk and hanged in New York after a swift trial. His famous declaration, I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country, echoed as a nation venerates his sacrifice.
An old advertisement extols Allen's Foot-Ease powder for easier shoe fit and relief of swollen feet and corns, plus Wizard Oil marketed for pain relief and wind colic. The copy cites trial offers by mail from Le Roy New York and promotes universal use in stores.
An extended Yellowstone itinerary offers leisurely park stops with private coaches for exclusive use. The package includes Pullman sleeping and dining cars and is coordinated by the American Tourist Association under Beau Campbell, with tours to Colorado and Alaska from Chicago. Tickets cover all expenses. departure is Tuesday July 9 at 10:00 pm from Chicago via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway.
A grocery notice advertises a 16 ounce DERPIANCT starch package priced at 10 cents. Buyer guarantees satisfaction or money refunded with all other 10 cent store stock offering 12.02 value and standard terms.
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