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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1876
Page
3
A fragmentary historical account traces Viking seafaring from Norway and Denmark into Iceland and Greenland. It covers Viking leadership, the use of ravens for navigation, settlement attempts at Iceland, and the founding of Greenland by Erik the Red, with notes on Viking piracy labels and later colonization efforts.
A historical note explains how rings on different fingers convey a man’s marriage prospects and intentions. A plain or chased gold ring on the left heart finger signals single status, shifting to the second finger if engagement occurs, then to the third after marriage. A signet on the little finger signals no marriage plans, signaling to women that they are out of reach. The passage begins discussing women’s laws and social cues.
A discussion on how weeds with underground stems lose roots in winter, making spring weeding harder. It argues summer fallowing is more effective, urges clean cultivation, and cites a farmer plowing two inches deep in winter to remove young suckers while noting mud on the feet as a drawback.
A Waterbury button makers Leavenworth Hayden Scovill created gold buttons for Lafayette in 1824. Seventeen buttons were produced, with three kept by each partner. Only one button survived in the Leavenworth family now owned by Elisha Leavenworth. Philadelphia wax copy exists. centennial pork barrels noted in Durham North Carolina. California anti-Chinese sidewalk image referenced.
The column lists recipes for Drop Cookies and Orange Cake with details on ingredients and steps, plus currant jelly and cold meat salad ideas. It includes household tips on horse care to prevent chafing, and gardening notes from The London Queen on cutting flowers and packing florals for mail, ending with a colloquial aside.
An advertisement praises Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a safe, active tonic to restore vigor and appetite. It claims use prevents serious illness by relieving languor, nervousness, and debility, promoting bowel regularity, bile flow, and kidney purification.
Letter from J I M Patton of Lawrence Indiana endorsing Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery for consumption. He cites family trial and three bottles for improvement and offers witnesses. Cincinnati Times February 4 1875.
An early advertising page touts Witmorrs Tonic as a catholicon for malarious disorders and claims it restores liver and bile functions. It also promotes Wilhofts Anti- Perfudiols as a remedy for chills and general vigor, with sellers G K Finnay Co in New Orleans and Howron & Uronern in Chicago. It mentions Chamber Seta and the world’s largest Vinegar Works by J frugsing & Co in Chicago.
An 19th century health ad extols Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic for appetite and energy, claiming it differs from mineral drugs and mimics gastric juice to aid digestion. It also advertises Procter & Gamble soap, Duke Welr Soap, and Shallenberger's Pills as remedies, urging buyers to check branding stamps.
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