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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1898
Page
5
A broad list details state and county officers including governor, secretary, auditor, land office, and district representatives. It includes commission and department heads, legal officials, and various civic and fraternal group meetings with meeting times and places.
The fox terrier ranks as highly popular among dogs worldwide for its compact, aristocratic presence and loyal nature. Wire or smooth coated, these terriers adapt well to crowded cities and serve as alert guardians while remaining affectionate with their owners.
A fragment traces Keos lions and a monumental statue perched over Mycenae ruins. Professor J Irving Murnatt notes the rock lion in Keos, its 28 foot form, life like features, and myths of island occupants and nymphs.
In Harper's Magazine Joel Ben tods of Instreata cat remarks on planting Canada thistles to aid nature and the misfit of such folly. He contrasts humane aims with perverse growth and cites Greeley and agricultural authorities on seasonality and control.
The Kennebec Journal recalls General Lafayette’s 1825 Maine stop during Governor Albion K. Parris era. Parris urged a Monday departure with military honors, but Lafayette persisted, leaving on Sunday after attending church as was his custom.
A Brooklyn Citizen excerpt recalls a judge describing how viewing a stern baptism as a boy taught him to move between cases. He retells a chilling moment when a candidate slipped under the ice, the minister calmly announced the sister bath departed, and the magistrate responded with steady resolve.
Detroit Journal quotes a playful exchange about packing light for trips abroad and the impractical idea of pasting labels into a scrapbook as a keepsake. The fragment hints at travel mischief and domestic humor.
A Bt. Nicholas article by W. S. Harwood recalls Lake Superior’s perilous history and the many lives lost to its storms. It recounts divers, drag nets, and rescue efforts that recover bodies from shipwrecks, including the Algoma tragedy and the 88 lost.
Curled horsehair from the South American pampas is the chief source for filling mattresses and stuffing furniture. Horses bred for mane and tail hair grow long but tangled by neglect and camp conditions. Hair is cleaned, wound into ropes, and sold at 38 to 45 cents per pound. longest strands used for furniture and cloths.
Postmasters in 1077 enjoyed exemptions from public offices and duties, receiving gazettes freely. They profited by selling drinks and could mail a single sheet up to 40 miles for two pence, up to 60 miles for three pence, and heavier letters at higher rates. Mails left London at midnight on select days and arrived next mornings. the route network covered six roads from Plymouth, Bristol, Chester, Edinburgh, Yarmouth, and Dover.
A little girl asks her father who he loves most and is teased with a pretend choice between her and her mother. He pretends to decide, then she whispers she loves mamma best, revealing a gentle twist on revenge and affection.
A brief exchange reveals a duelist preparing to fire in the air to feign courage. One man warns the other that the opponent is morosely bad tempered, amid a tense confrontation in a London Tit-Bits frame.
Detroit Free Press reports a long running feud between Closer and Pinchem. They clash over a deacon Worthy fundraising appeal with accusations and threats of suit. Public slander claims and daily dodges mark their ongoing rivalry.
A Washington Star excerpt shows two readers debating a want ad that asks for a wife rather than a plain hired girl. The tone contrasts a hopeful job seeker with a prudent reader who sees the matrimonial implication in the notice about cooking cleaning and child care.
A Yorkshire man famed as a horse handler narrates as his wife and bright four year old son become part of daily life. The child cites his parents by first names and jokes about lunch and a furious papa returning home. Pearson’s Weekly provides the anecdote.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat reports a traveling woman and her colored maid on a train. The maid Sallie refuses food, claiming she cannot eat while traveling because the journey is too joyful, rolling her eyes ecstatically.
A jurist asks about the start of a dispute as a witness recalls a five year ago event linked to a minister denouncing a couple as man and wife. The record then shifts to Munich where a hospital is funded entirely by the sale of old steel nibs collected across Germany, turned into water prings, knives and razors.
The article notes fine Mediterranean and Red aca sponges gathered by divers under rocks using knives, with Turks employing thousands in harvesting and annual sponge value around $00,000. Coarse sponges in Gulf of Mexico and Bahasa islands are scraped from rocks with forks, often tearing. English oil lamps burn nightly with fire-related deaths and London fires traced to lamps. It also mentions Firdo si the Persian poet of The Shah Nameh from the tenth century.
A 19th century debate on legal versus medical insanity and its impact on punishment. The piece argues for strict punishment in murder cases while noting shifting views among jurists and physicians. It warns against infusing immunity for violent crime and urges guardrails in criminal law to prevent leniency.
Thomas G Allen describes a Krasnoyarsk grand ball with imported European flowers and lavish refreshments. He notes a female heavy guest presence, conventional talk on introductions, limited French knowledge, and the hostess cooking blin at her buffet while others copy the display.
Henry D. Sedgwick compares French and English writers in The Atlantic, noting French authors like Villon Ronsard Montaigne and Corneille lack audacity and practical energy, while Elizabethan poets would quickly build a thriving colony on a desert island.
A Washington Star quote contrasts a writer praising his piece with an editor’s quip about cold type. The exchange highlights the practicalities of publishing and the idea that a heated opinion may still lose warmth once in print.
Grimly offers to invest in gas electric lights and lamps to brighten his horn. He asks if there is anything else needed to make it brighter.
A promotional snippet extols the term Mother and urges expectant mothers to seek safe childbirth. It claims the product or aid makes delivery natural and easy, promising protection for both mother and child and strength after confinement. The message emphasizes avoiding fear and gloom.
A customer testimonial promotes Mother's Friend for expecting mothers, claiming dramatic relief during pregnancy. The message notes available by mail orders, a price and a free booklet with testimonials and information for all mothers.
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