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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1903
Page
7
Oliver Cromwell wrestles with kingly temptations and Puritan ideals after a grand household scene. He fears losing loyal officers as he ponders whether to seize crown power or cement a providential interregnum. A dreamlike, spiritual comfort settles him into sleep.
Dr. Murray of Carrollton recounts a tale to the Republican Record about his dog at a mineral spring. The animal reportedly found three dead pigs, laid them out, and later carried them home in a bucket, prompting neighbor testimony but no affidavits.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Ryan recalls a sheriff arresting an Indian known as Poor Lo for selling whisky on a reservation. After a blunt rebuke, the prisoner asks for help to escape. The sheriff replies only God can help, and the Indian laments that he may never see Him, reflecting on faith and fate.
A humorous anecdote from Pearson's Weekly features a professor's wife pleading with tears to move her husband. He quips that tears are mostly water with salts and minerals, while she retorts she wonders whose tears he has been testing.
A Minnesota congressman forwards a postal card arguing protection raises consumer costs for plate glass. The piece notes lower U.S. wages abroad, rising domestic production, and shifting market dynamics under tariffs with railroads cited as reinforcing price disparities.
The passage argues that without protection, U.S. plate glass prices would fall as foreign mills lower costs, with wages as the key factor. It cites Industrial Commission testimony, claims foreign discounts on exports to the U S, and domestic production persistence despite wage increases, concluding American output will continue.
The Los Angeles Times notes that any reciprocity treaty may aid some U S industries but may not offer compensating benefits worthy of sacrifice. Senate opinion leans against ratification though the Cuban treaty stands as the only plausible option, driven mainly by the President’s personal wish to see it approved.
The tariff talks by the President and cabinet are viewed as wholesome in Iowa. Republicans may meet on common ground at their state convention, showing harmony in contrast to the Democratic Kilkenny fight over Bryan's Kansas City platform.
The article outlines preventive steps and treatments against the melon louse in melon fields. It advises cleaning refuse, daily vine inspections, and early destruction of lice. Remedies include tobacco decoction spray, careful kerosene emulsion use, tobacco fumes, and carbon bisulphide tests, noting temperature considerations.
J L Herbst explains a field harvesting method with numbered stands, in-field tables, and crate packing. Pickers are paid 1.5 cents per quart plus a seasonal bonus. fruit is sorted by variety and color, shipped promptly, and no overnights except accidents.
The article notes western prairies largely vanished due to tree planting. Nebraska and Kansas show new planting efforts as future generations may search long for the old plains. The U.S. Bureau of Forestry studies natural growth along waterways and fire and stock protection effects on upland tree species. It observes cottonwoods elms and box elders reclaiming streams where fire and grazing have been excluded for years.
The saddle refers to the posterior back area extending to the tail in a cock and is less developed in hens, with cushion being prominent in Cochins while saddle can apply to any breed.
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