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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1900
Page
7
Sardou wrote a drama for Sara Bernhardt that treats medieval witchcraft seriously. The author, in his youth a spiritualist, once believed himself a medium.
The dispensary directors reconsidered abolishing beer rooms. They will permit two per city in Columbia and Charleston and one in eleven other towns, preserving limited outlets in the state.
In a St. Washington Star piece a friend argues a man who threats a woman is a coward. Mr Meekton counters that he may be a scoundrel and not a coward, suggesting nuance in moral judgment. Britain uses women in leadership roles, citing Gibraltar postal chief Miss Creswell earning 2740 dollars for a decade and Miss Edith Shore as medical officer.
Northern Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan offer hundreds of summer resorts like Fox Lake Delavan Lauderdale Waukesha Oconomowoc Palmyra and Elkhart with more such as Minocqua Star Lake Frontenac White Bear Minnetonka Marquette on Lake Superior. Pamphlet titled Summer Homes for 1900 or illustrated Summer book In The Lake Country available via ticket agents or by mail with four cents postage. Geo H Heafford, Old Colony Building Chicago. There is no eating the nut for the man too lazy to shell it.
Do Your Feet Ache and Born shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy Cures Corns Bunions swollen hot and sweating feet At all druggists and shoe stores 25c Sample sent FREE address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy N Y. A stray item mentions Magnetic Starch and a joke about two William McKinleys on Uncle Sam's payroll.
In a Brooklyn Life prompt, a witty exchange hints at social flirtations. The ad touts Magnetic Starch claiming over 5 million dollars of Hetty Green’s fortune invested nearby and positions the product as the world’s finest laundry starch.
United States Senator George L. Shoup of Idaho argues for a Republican victory in the presidential election. He cites rising lead wool prices and improved mining and farming profits under the McKinley administration and calls for Idaho to back McKinley and allied Republicans. He contrasts past price declines with current gains and highlights wool, sheep, and minerals as proof of pro protection policies.
Democratic leaders in Congress prepare to use the shipping bill as a campaign issue. They reportedly attempt to pressure Republicans to abandon the bill at the current session, though details remain unclear.
The piece argues Republicans should push the Ship Subsidy Bill now before adjournment to seize a pivotal chance. It says delaying action risks Democratic gains at the national convention and could imperil final passage, while a timely pass would strengthen Republican leadership and shipping interests.
An analysis of Idaho sheep data shows higher values under protection and declines during free trade periods. From 1891 to 1900 the number of sheep rose from 501,978 to 2,658,662 with value climbing from 1.15 million to 7.44 million, while Democratic free trade years reduced value per head and Republican protection lifted it.
The article praises Republican leadership for wealth growth in Colorado Idaho Montana and Wyoming. It cites protectionist policies aiding mineral and wool markets, a gold standard stabilizing currency, and overall US prosperity boosting farm demand. It notes bank deposits rising over 100 percent in five years and urges continued straight Republican votes.
In November voters face a choice between Sioux Falls Cincinnati and Kansas City Populism versus Philadelphia Republicanism. The decision should be quick with clear options and stakes.
Telegraphed messages across United States wires grew by nearly 7,000,000 in 1899 compared with 1895, signaling improved business conditions as firms conducted more work and paid telegraph tolls rather than postage.
In the Philadelphia Press excerpt a philosopher muses that nature equalizes all things and lacks lust in nature, while a novelist comments on loss of sleep. He suggests the sleep sacrificed for writing a novel is often regained by those who undertake it.
A collage of testimonial snippets and promotional lines mentions Carter's ink, a nerve restorer, grain products, and a bank book stereotype. It includes names and places such as Dr. Kiine, Mrs. Geo. B. Brown, and cities like Boston and Philadelphia, plus scattered dates and consumer claims.
Joseph W. Burgess and Harry Lay with W. T. Fuge faced a criminal court arraignment on May 2 in Kansas City for refilling Coke's dandruff cure bottles with a spurious product and selling it as genuine. They pled not guilty, posted bonds of $500 each, and await trial on May 24 as prosecutors warn of further arrests.
The Denver and Rio Grande railroad released a second edition of The Fertile Lands of Colorado describing agricultural, horticultural and grazing lands along its line in Colorado and the New Mexico Territory. It covers stock interests, sugar beet farming, irrigation and soil products, and is offered free by S. K. Hooper or railroad officials in Denver.
A traditional aphorism contrasts thrift with display noting a miser prospers by appearing poor while an extravagant man declines by seeming rich.
The oldest relic in Admiral Dewey's collection is a flag captured in the 1762 Manila Bay clash between England and Spain. It passed to Sir William Draper, then to William Everett of Massachusetts, and finally to the admiral.
A short cartoon caption shows a druggist agreeing to sell paregoric to a customer for a dime while the customer underplays the price. The exchange underlines a quip about responsibility and price in a silent joke style.
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