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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1899
Page
3
The piece notes that our paper currency fails in the Philippines not by market forces but because native ants consume it, forcing abandonment of efforts to pay soldiers with this currency. It mentions gold and silver coins as alternatives and includes various ad-like lines about consumer products.
Ad reads Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for swollen smarting burning and bunions. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Sample free, Allen B Olmsted LeRoy NY. Soap of the queen's household costs nearly £500 yearly. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad orders trip passes to note stoppages. conductors endorse station names on passes for future trains. A man reflects on bad luck amid friends.
On a perilous island, a group of boys suspects a thief among themselves after a bread bag is slashed and biscuits vanish. Three biscuits are later found, hinting at an intruder as they fear savages in caverns. They plan to guard their hut and boat with a flogged watchman.
A stranded group on a coastal mountain isle endures fear and isolation as they guard hut and boat. They fear hidden savages and unseen dangers while nights bring rumors of a tall figure on the bluffs and distant pistol sounds. The crew returns with tales of boars, goats, and sea birds, unrest spreading through the camp.
Survivors recount a night march up a cliff to a banana summit where a carved rock bears a 1506 Alfonso de Albuquerque legend. A stray goat bullet case, eerie faces in the cliff, and a race up tangled jungle precede a continued search for a suspected thief and biscuit theft.
All day the sultry heat lingered as dusk fell and shadows stretched across the island. Hugh Chute and Carlson prepared to push further inland, seeking to overhaul any remaining cliff, truck, or keelson on the voyage of discovery.
A five ton anchor once aboard the U S S Cumberland and later aboard the Civil War era ship lies at Green Street wharf. The massive oak stock measures sixteen feet and the flukes span three and a half feet. The only remaining identifiers are U S 3 Cumberland stamped on the iron.
A fragment from a Philadelphia North American item recalls Mme. Melba and a remark on Belle's husband, noting age and a captain’s status in the United States navy. The passage references Melba’s past in Australia and her continued horsemanship learned there.
Hayden Bros in Omaha promote their motto letting down the prices at Hayden Bros with free catalogues reaching many states. The store ships large and small quantities by freight to numerous customers, touting spot cash buying and vast assortments. Captain Frederick Watkins remains aboard the wrecked Paris and endures grief, with concerns he cannot abandon the vessel amid the disaster.
A Sun-era ad notes a dealer plan to draw attention rather than profit, with a large stock of fast color navy blue serge turned into suits for fourteen stores. The suits, normally twelve to fifteen dollars, are priced at eight dollars each, any size. Ex-Speaker Reed reports enjoying a European tour, unlike prior vacations.
All inventors with inventions for gale should contact Sues & Co., Patent Lawyers, Bee Building, Omaha, Nebraska, for a free pamphlet on Patent Property explaining the best methods of selling patents. Stupid persons are seldom dissatisfied with themselves.
Readers share testimonials praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for severe uterine issues weight gain and restoration of health after prolonged illness The letters mention ulceration of the womb miscarriages and relief from leucorrhea back pains dyspepsia and nervous tremors with improved wellbeing after using the product and related Liver Pills and Sanative Wash
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