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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1909
Page
2
The piece argues bread price increases follow higher wheat and flour costs and questions whether speculators or milling combines inflate margins. It notes last year’s small crop, harvest prospects, and the danger of further consumer squeeze, while also discussing acceptance of split infinitives in grammar.
The article notes chestnut trees in Long Island estates are succumbing to a disease with no known cure. The ailment, believed sap transmitted, has resisted all efforts to identify its cause or treatment, threatening these useful trees and prominent properties.
London will host about 2,000 delegates from around the world for an international suffrage convention. The women have been practicing jiu jitsu, promising to add gaiety to the proceedings as spectators enjoy the show.
Governor Sir William McGregor reports Micmacs at Bay d'Espoir in Newfoundland, a 131 person, 23 family community. He notes poor food, limited livestock, and a small church school. urges relocation, seeds, cattle, and a proper school to aid the inhabitants.
In Tacoma Washington a 7 year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Seeley, nearly lost his life and his sanity after a companion placed a dead snake around his neck as a joke. The incident left the child hysterical and said to have permanently affected his reason.
In West Asheville a debate between Rev. J. L. Cooke of the Sanctified Sect and Le Roy Henry, a high school student, featured arguments that the earth is flat. Cooke cited Biblical foundations and challenged how a rotating earth could exist while Henry argued for day and night due to rotation. Cooke countered with the sun standing still as a biblical refutation.
Enos Newman of Mill Hill Perkiomen valley preserves a century old Easter egg collection showing artisan work by the Newman family. The 1809 egg bears grandfather Christopher Newman’s name. a 1838 goose egg features a clock, a snake, flowers and a woman. Other pieces from 1834 1836 and 1885 include Washington Monument motifs. Newman updates the trove yearly replacing broken or given away pieces. The eggs are hard boiled with yolk hardened over time.
Police uncover a Bronx room containing a handwritten guide titled How to Blow a Safe. The document, numbered 5 000 in the rogues gallery, outlines safe types, openings, and explosive quantities with cautions about back entrances and packing to avoid destroying contents.
James A. Brackin a Wilmington milk dealer stands among 100 potential heirs to a $1,500,000 fortune. The windfall's origin traces to an old Bible found in a Philadelphia museum after 30 years of search. Heirs plan a Philadelphia meeting this month to plan steps to claim the money in Wales.
At Bethlehem Steel Company along the Lehigh river a 125 ton single acting hammer tops a 90 foot high structure. The 500 foot building sits on former riverbed ground with a 60 foot square pit and a 30 foot deep stone foundation to support a three piece ram and die assembly. The giant steam hammer uses a 17 inch, 40 foot piston rod and rests on an 1,800 ton iron block foundation arranged as a pyramid.
In the highlands of Scotland and in Ireland the first of May marked Beltane a historic pagan festival. The name persists in Gaelic Scotland as May Day. Druids held two fires and led cattle between them with incantations to guard against disease.
Canton to Hankow rail project advances with British and Chinese involvement. The viceroy of Canton laid the foundation stone for a Hankow connecting line, seen as a bridge linking southern Asia to Europe while American and British interests shape its progress amid management and cost concerns.
Oil use on Roumanian railways has surged from 20 000 tons to 146 000 tons in the last year. The system now operates 640 engines, with 540 powered by liquid fuel.
Adrian Ga reader Lena Henry says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her female illness without surgery. The ad promotes years of refunds, testimonials, and free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
In a reckless act a theater nearly caught fire when a villain dropped a lit cigarette and a match into the snow. Prompt action prevented a blaze as witnesses intervened and authorities inspected the scene.
A soft light scene in a conservatory features a young girl untangling a mauve orchid and warning of microbes in kisses. A youthful suitor replies that his microbes are lonely as they confess romantic longing amidst fountain sounds.
A chaotic scene unfolded at the Fuller last night as the first act faced unsteady nerves and stage fright. The second lead followed with missteps as the audience watched a tense premiere night.
An advertisement promotes Murine eye remedy as a non irritating solution for eye pain. It claims relief without smarting and notes availability at druggists, promising relief for red weak weary watery eyes and compliance with drug laws.
A reader quips about a newly built apartment project and mocks its outcome. The note dismisses joint soreness claims and promotes Hamling Wizard Oil as a quick remedy. The piece carries a jokey tone typical of a round sum column.
An odd reform quip followed by a patent medicine ad. Mrs Wingslow or Winglow’s Soothing Syrup promises teething relief for children with claims of gum softening reducing irritation and easing wind colic. The snippet ends with a price, 25 cents.
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