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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1910
Page
2
A light column surveys global and local absurdities from mass killings in the Balkans to strawberries in decline. It jokes about reformed spelling weather, a New York wife sale, and a blue rose, while noting public laziness and civic efforts from California ladybugs to Cleveland policing.
A New Jersey man found his dog calms at night when he plays the Lohengrin wedding march on his phonograph. He suggests trying the Lohengrin piece to hush cats that yowl on the porch.
Reported in Seattle and across the Cascades. Bald eagles raid farms carrying off poultry and lambs while attacking people. Incidents from April include a hunter scratched in North Yakima and a stage driver injured near Hartford. A mass of items notes widespread eagle activity and nest-building in the Olympic foothills. Fields mention Mason county poultry thefts and a Blaine county lamb surrender to eagles. A Seattle dog catcher shot a large bald eagle near the pound cages.
Henry M. Hoyt former Alaska district attorney and current Porto Rico attorney general told a House committee about Alaska farming in Nome. He joked that cucumbers and lettuce grow by planting seeds near exhaust pipes of the electric light plant and staking claims with cards in steam clouds. The room paused before adjourning.
Aviator Glenn H. Curtiss argues future wars will be decided by swarms of light aeroplanes rather than dreadnoughts. He says a fleet of 200 planes carrying bombs could wipe out a battleship from 20 miles away, with airships replacing heavy steel warships as the era ends. He cites air power tests, cost comparisons, and foreign experiments as proof that nations will shift to aircraft fleets soon.
Houston banker C E Lenander recounts a dramatic fight between two bison, Old Shag and Joe Allard. After a two day battle in which Old Shag is defeated, Joe Allard emerges victorious though both beasts suffer severe injuries. The narrative ends with Lenander reflecting on the aged bull's decline.
Prof W M Inge spoke to Bedford college girl students on choosing a husband scientifically through eugenics. He urged health certificates before marriage, noted eugenic insight aids in avoiding degenerate mates, and warned English stock could decline in three generations if trends continue. Alimony case granted wife extra to cover horse expenses.
The Hazlewood brings coins from the 1860 Hungarian steamer wreck near Barring Nova Scotia. United States and English silver pieces were recovered after more than fifty years underwater, rust covered but otherwise good. Divers continue work as souvenir hunters seize artifacts.
London medical authorities wage war on consumption with a 1909 dispensary drive. They register all tuberculosis cases, send nurses to homes, and educate on sanitation while hospitalizing patients as needed. The aim is prevention and later near elimination, with King Edward backing the effort and Montreal’s dispenser opening noted.
Women embrace insect motifs as real beetle hatpin heads arrive in London. The tropical lamelli corn beetles, about inch and a half long, come in light green, dark green and copper hues. A Rhinoceros beetle option adds size and brown color.
A Paterson man drank a raw egg mixed with beer and in his haste swallowed his false teeth. The incident occurred weeks ago and investigators seek to determine whether the fear was of the egg or the beer.
Professor Milne and four doctors on the Isle of Wight tested a new device using a stethoscope with a telephone relay to hear a woman's heartbeat from London. The system magnified minute sounds for remote listening as part of the experiment.
Coca Cola Co offers the 1910 Coca Cola Baseball Record Book containing Casey at the Bat and schedules for both leagues, plus a booklet The Truth About Coca Cola. The package costs 2c postage and advertises Coca Cola as cooling and refreshing at soda fountains and bottles.
A Washington Heights dairy dealer recalls his eight year old son’s first country trip. Willie watches Uncle Hezekiah milk a cow and jokes that he has finished two faucets and started on the other two.
Frank J Cheney signs an oath for the firm J Cheney Co of Toledo pledging to pay $100 for each catarrah case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document, dated December 6, 1536, notes the remedy works through the blood and mucous surfaces and urges readers to send for testimonials. Hall's Catarrh Cure is sold by druggists and Hall's Family Pills are recommended for constipation.
A dialogue from a dim corridor scene at a concert hall contrasts envy of a singer’s courage with ridicule of his voice. One man notes the singer’s tremendous courage as the reason to envy, not the quality of the singing.
A Suffolk schoolmistress tells pupils she once worked in a coal mine to make a lesson engaging. A boy asks if that work caused her hair to turn black, prompting a humorous exchange.
Harker jokes about Bilking’s boastful self image while Parker notes Bilking’s only sportsman claim was a three year old goose chase. Morley quotes reflect social duty and the fear that good men are forgotten if their deeds fade.
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