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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1896
Page
5
The Telegraph Directory itemizes state and national offices with names from the U.S. Senate to state officers, plus county and village boards for Sidney. It lists governors, auditors, treasure, attorneys general, and superintendent posts, followed by land records, legislators, and local commissions. Also included are church services, fraternal orders, and veterans groups with meeting times and leaders.
Mrs. Y. T. Buck of Delaney Arkansas conquered twenty five years of scrofula with S S S a vegetable blood remedy. She reports clear skin and permanent relief after twelve bottles and warns against tonics that only dry poisons in the system. Swift Specific Co Atlanta Ga offers free books on the remedy.
A Philadelphia woman recounts a four member party’s Paris misreadings as they navigate French after German travel. Humiliation strikes at a theater box and a wine list word, followed by a misused verb that turns mourning into a codfish.
A retired burglar recalls entering a country home to find a father living beside a frail child. He describes the tense moment as the father asks him to summon a doctor and the man’s quiet distress over the situation. The account ends with the burglar seeking medical help despite the odd evening.
The Literary Digest paragraph notes the Russian painter Vereshagin has a thumb amputated after a leopard bite and a damaged right hand from battle. His hand bears a burn and fractures from a steppes fall, yet he still paints remarkable works with his injured right arm.
A fragment from the Washington Star reveals a despondent lover recounting Miss Keene’s marriage to his rival. He recalls courting her with nightly opera outings and accuses money as the decisive factor in her choice.
A gray Pretoria day brings soaking rain and hail after a dazzling sun and heat. A violent storm from Government House along Longmarket Street scatters yellow dust, floods streets, damages gardens, and leaves holes in roadways to be filled by the corporation.
Professor A. W. Wright discusses a mathematical theory suggesting light may include longitudinal vibrations along the ray direction, beyond familiar transverse waves. If confirmed, this would mark a major scientific breakthrough rivaling gravity, opening new realms of force and phenomena previously beyond consideration.
An English missionary notes President Kruger’s language awareness is selective based on praise or critique. Dr. Leyds explains Kruger ignores English when praised but knows every word when criticized. The president once opened a Hebrew synagogue in Johannesburg and ended with a dedication quote that offended many.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note depicts a councilman crafting the word suspicion then sitting on the paper to claim he is above suspicion. The piece lampoons political tactics as he resumes laying ropes for reelection.
A traveler describes Iceland with vast snow covered mountains, grand geysers, hot wells, waterfalls including Gullfoss rivaling Niagara, crystal streams, lava fields, and mossy lava beds. The atmosphere is so clear that objects 80 miles away seem near.
The regular Mexican army numbers about 7,000 men across arms with a police force near 2,000 and a gendarmerie of 250. The navy comprises two small unarmored vessels and three gun boats. Annual military costs range from 13.5 to 15 million dollars.
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