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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1902
Page
7
A fashionable summer resort Episcopal priest, lacking a cassock, wears his wife's black petticoat as a makeshift surplice. The disguise fools distant observers, but a hotel Irish maid loudly reveals the ruse, creating a humorous social moment at the church service.
A Pall Mall Gazette report traces Paris’s shift to eating horse meat since the 1860s, noting 260 shops in Paris and 30,000 horses slaughtered last year. It cites Emile Decroix promoting horse as food, cheaper than beef, with widespread adoption in Rouen, Toulouse, Lille and Orleans. It mentions Nell Gwyn, an English mare, damaged eye at Auteuil but still won a race.
A brutal winter tale follows Freddies a devoted terrier and his eleven year old mistress in Bleeker Lane as a ramshackle three story house endures a merciless blaze. The girl brave and barefoot fetches her dying dog and both perish amid flames, leaving a city to morn their bond.
A plan for a children’s corner at the Westminster coronation would house youthful peers and peeresses in coronation robes. Monitors would oversee ages 9 to 19, with aristocratic youths like Viscount Combermere and Earl of Caledon bringing vast estates and titles to the ceremonial scene.
A traveler recalls a stay in a mountaineer's cabin in North Carolina. Sprained ankle kept him laid up as meals of pone, fried squirrel and corn coffee were served. On day five the host jokes about changing the fodder, but the woodchuck escapes.
Paris police report a whip cracker is a recognized profession. These men crack whips to frighten game, deter rival shooters, or drive diseased cattle to destruction on roads, using loud cracks to manipulate animals and travelers.
A witty exchange unfolds as a man hints at offers for marriage to a beautiful girl. She blushes and questions his intent before pinning him down to learn if his aim is proposing to her or another. The dialog reveals playful tension and social subtleties in courtship.
The article portrays Napoleon Bonaparte as the richest exile, noting his fortune and will. From St Helena he bequeathed about 40 million dollars to relatives and friends, framing his wealth as near unequaled since ancient times. It stresses his gold riches and power, estimating his private fortune at around 376 million dollars, six times Rhodes’s gift from Austria after Austerlitz, and notes he died a forty times millionaire.
In southern Wisconsin near Lacrosse and Prairie du Chien residents long used gold bearing quartz for road building and homes. A vein found on Mrs. N. Dousman’s farm led to a wider tracing of gold rich rock across miles, with thunderbolt strikes inspiring discovery by Miss Violet Dousman.
Uncle and Aunt Melcher visit a dealer to buy a clock that extols a bird emerging from the top and singing cuckoo at each hour. Uncle Melcher is eager, Mother balks, noting such a clock would demand too much time to wind and tend each day.
In an article for the Revue Scientifique, M. Frantz Glénard argues that corsets serve an esthetic purpose and can harmonize beauty with hygiene. He contends that clothing for women emphasizes curved lines and appeal, while men favor straight lines and rigidity. The corset, he asserts, preserves and highlights the waist’s contour and may aid certain maladies.
The piece critiques the belief that deeper drilling guarantees finding coal oil or gas. It notes that many otherwise intelligent, community leaders insist resource deposits lie beneath the surface and will yield with enough capital and time, despite evidence to the contrary.
The piece notes a shift in royal conduct as King Edward reduces extravagance. Lord Farquhar, appointed as master of the household, cuts unnecessary expenses and dismisses surplus staff to maximize efficiency, with annual savings reported near 126000 dollars.
On June 3 next the Jefferson Davis birth anniversary collectors will go through Mississippi towns to raise aid for the Beauvoir house purchase near Biloxi. More than half of the $10,000 needed has already been raised.
A Minneapolis woman, Mrs. Minnie E. McAllister, writes that after years of back and side pains she trusted Peruna and found complete cure after seven weeks. The ad warns against imitations and urges insistence on Peruna, offering free medical guidance from Dr. Hartman.
The remark frames the collar button market as favorable for those who favor long positions, hinting at advantageous odds for buyers and sellers. It uses a concise, witty tone typical of market commentary, though lacks concrete data or entities.
An assortment of early 20th century consumer pitches. Defiance Starch promises a game-money bonus if satisfactory. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup targets teething pain with 25 cent bottles. Red Crow Ball Blue advertises a 26 percent large package for five cents. The text blends product pitches with aphorisms on love and patience.
Sale smen positions sought in Nebraska and Iowa for Stand ard Stock Food with bonds required. Applicants must be over 30, with livestock knowledge and good standing. F & Sanborn Co Omaha invites applications. Also notes summer travel by Milwaukee Road routes to Okoboji and other Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa resorts with low round trip rates via F A Nash Western Agent. A quip ends the item about a woman’s stubborn pride.
An advertisement claims Defiance starch yields better results than any rival and even more value for money. The text contrasts wealth and poverty friendships with a celestial image, noting the superiority of the product and its perceived affordability.
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