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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1888
Page
7
An array of sensational medical ads claims cures for consumption and chronic ailments. It touts Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy and Pierce's Favorite Prescription while noting money-back guarantees. Also featured are male arrest reports and fashion items like fur gloves.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kirk's German Pile Ointment claiming quick relief from piles including itching and bleeding. It markets as sole remedy for piles and itching of private parts, priced at $1 per box and available via druggists or mail order. Goodman Drug Co of Omaha, Neb is listed as a seller.
Robert Louis Stevenson argues that the term gentleman carries historic weight and social lineage yet remains defined by recognizable character. He notes descent and virtue influence respectability though true nobility varies by inherited traits and personal conduct.
The speaker counsels patience and strength to endure a restless world and a flawed self. He urges quiet endurance with others faults and the torment of his own perceived folly, noting that time and sympathy may soften even stubborn souls, while warning the reader to be patient with loved ones who test temper.
Chronic coffee poisoning studies by Guelliot of Reims indicate it affects well fed individuals, while tea poisoning targets hard worked and undernourished women. Coffee poisoning shows appetite loss, insomnia, nervous tremors, indigestion, and liver torpor. Tea poisoning calls for rest and nourishment, with fatigue eased by exercise and a light diet.
A narrator describes visits to a May Indian mud court and a windu family nest. Women and children, reading from an Indian primer, display courtesy and intelligence amid cramped quarters and crowded stairwell ledges. The scene highlights modest prosperity and keen learning.
Two husky men in frenee smeared hats meet in a Nevada rumor. Webb says he left Swaphorse Crutch after killing Billy Botts, married Dave Sweeney’s wife, and gained a gold-headed cane and town site stake. Joe Comstock’s actions and a mayoral bid add a shifting frontier gist.
The sugar trust inquiry in New York alleges Harry O. Lavemeyer and others formed an association named the Sugar Refinering Company without authority or charter. It is accused of usurping a public privilege and creating a monopoly to control prices, deemed a public nuisance.
A curious miscellany discusses culinary lore surrounding turbot preparation from ancient times to mansion banquets and an anecdote about a dignitary sewing fins on a fish. It also explains house flies biology, disease risk, winter hiding spots, and their surprising persistence in warm roof spaces.
Mt John Harrington, miner at Atlantic Mining in Houghton, won $5000 from the Louisiana State Lottery while keeping to his duties. He bought his second ticket, took the prize via National Bank of Houghton, and invested in Calumet & Hecla Mining stock. He and two sons work at the stamp mill. he has long lived in the copper district.
Commissioners of the Centennial Exposition of the North West prepare for a July Fourth opening in Cincinnati. The exhibit aims to surpass the Philadelphia 1876 fair, with finishing touches now done by many workers. The art display cost over a million dollars to start, a new music hall is planned, and the event promises satisfaction for both aesthetic and utilitarian visitors. Mary Sharpless is noted as America’s richest child, valued at $50 million.
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