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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1897
Page
3
Mr. R Lindsay Coleman former president of the National Cycle Board of Trade and president of Western Wheel Works notes a $100 price cut on Crescents and says the firm guarantees both wheels and prices. He recalls forecasting price corrections five years ago and expects no further reductions this year.
The article notes many slouch hats in communities south of Munson and Dixon's line. It observes conservative older Southerners prefer high quality felt hats, saying a good broad brim felt hat costs nearly as much as a silk hat but lasts longer and remains in fashion.
An advertisement warns of seasonal digestive distress and urges using Dr Kay's Renovator to prevent fevers and other diseases. It claims gentle action on stomach bowels and liver, cites high cure rates for indigestion and constipation, and offers 25 cents to $1 price plus a free 6½ page booklet via Dr S J Kay Medical Co Omaha Nebraska.
An assortment of ad copy and notices including Allen’s Foot-Ease cure for sore feet, grain-based coffee substitute Grain-O, a Vienna blacklist list, New England Conservatory housing for women students, a Danish Greenland expedition note, and a Michigan Central rail offer for $10.50 to Buffalo with August travel dates.
A Newark bridegroom began his wedding journey with a black eye caused by his sister in law who threw a heavy slipper to bring luck. The item blends with a string of short notes and advertisements about remedies and books, characteristic of the era.
Mary Ann Dickerman and Joe Pardee, a carpenter with a steady hand and a hopeful heart, grow closer as a circus visits Union Center. The carnival’s star, billed as the Champion of Everything, draws attention and sparks mild jealousy in Pardee during the town’s social sequence.
Joe Pardee the carpenter endures embarrassment as Mary Ann meets the Champion of Everything at a concert. The athlete bows to her and guides her away, leaving Pardee dazed and humiliated before Union Center's crowd. Years later Pardee encounters the performer again, who reveals he is now married.
The English press notes an odd coincidence about President Kru ger Iost a thumb. Gladstone recalled a finger amputation, saying pain can become pleasure. In Giles county Virginia residents flee the quake aftermath, a lake drained and a salt works vanished.
A vast deposit of medicated mud at Indiana Mineral Springs in Warren county attracts travelers from across the country. Formed by Magno Lithia spring waters and ancient oak debris, the two acre mud bed rises ten to twenty feet thick and is used for therapeutic baths after primitive beginnings.
A man named Javley clings to a narrow ledge after falling from a cliff in the Alps. A companion on a King Street to Parkdale trolley voyage urges him to endure as rescuers prepare ropes. The scene unfolds while both stay on the ledge and await help.
Gentle use of Hostetter's Stomach Hitters is advised to stimulate the kidneys without causing damage. The text warns against fiery stimulants of commerce and notes that the bitters can aid various ailments including indigestion rheumatism neuralgia and biliousness.
Old Mrs Nobles jailed in Macon Georgia for murder claims the victim's ghost has appeared to forgive her. Reports say efforts are underway to secure commutation of her sentence but authorities note the execution has not been scheduled.
Daily through service on the Burlington Route departs Inengo at 10:00 p m. Attached sleeping car runs to Colorado Springs and Pueblo via Denver. Notices mention Guilty Conscience and a joke about new dishes. An ad cites Fiso's Cure for Consumption saving medical bills in Philadelphia. A retort about envy and a blind man leads to a brief moral jab.
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