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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1900
Page
7
In China twelve and one half miles from the village of Lion Chek a mountain of alum stands as a natural curiosity and a wealth source for locals who dig from it yearly tons of alum.
At a recent Illinois wedding the bridegroom and minister were the only men present. All ushers and even the best man were women, completing a fully feminine ceremony.
Static advertisement snippets promoting Magnetic Starch for linen care and a foot powder, plus assorted claims for chairs and shoes. Includes testimonials, a tobacco-use stat line for District of Columbia schoolboys, and a request to mail order free trial packs and recipe booklet.
Admiral Sir Edward H Seymour, K C B, reported to command the British squadron on the China station and to have taken charge personally of the naval brigade moving from Tien Tsin to Peking. He was appointed to the post on December 12, 1897 amid rumors Russia aimed to gradually absorb China.
The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph notes high expends in U S courts with one jury verdict of 2900 dollars and juror costs totaling 1325 dollars. If all four sworn cases had been decided by jurors, juror costs would have reached higher sums.
Roksiter Johnson compiles charity and education gifts across the United States for last year totaling nearly $63 million. Over the previous two years the totals were $38 million in 1898 and $45 million in 1897, cumulatively surpassing $145 million in three years.
First Lieutenant Hugh A Drum of the Twelfth Infantry in Luzon is described as the youngest officer in the United States Army. His father fell beside him on San Juan Hill, and the son has been cited in dispatches several times for gallantry.
James M. Barrie, the novelist, consents to stand for parliament signaling a marked shift from his five year stance against politics. Medieval wills frequently bequeathed sheets blankets pillows and cover sets. The sins we excuse in ourselves are often blamed in others.
An assortment of 19th century ads tout medicines and household products. Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised for internal use with a 5 cent price. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup promises teething relief for children. Magnetic Starch billed as top laundry starch. Also notes on iron content in clay bricks and a cynical quip about waiting. Nevada population figure stated. Cola Dandruff Cure claimed to prevent hair loss. A final aphorism about patient waiting.
In Philadelphia on June 22 the Republican Party named McKinley by acclamation at 12:44 after a roll call showing all states supporting him. Roosevelt was unanimously nominated for vice president at 1:59. The convention adjourned sine die at 2:24 p.m.
The 1900 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia unanimously renominated President McKinley at 2 44 PM and soon after selected Governor Roosevelt of New York as vice president. The scene was tumultuous a jubilee and ratification mood filled the hall as Lodge announced Roosevelt’s nomination. The convention adjourned sine die at 2 24 PM.
St Petersburg reported the death of Count Muravieff, Russia’s minister of foreign affairs, who collapsed after breakfast and lunch and expired within minutes between 9 and 10 this morning.
The Daily Mail cites Yokohama dispatch noting high secrecy around Japan’s military build up with fifteen transports chartered and eighteen warships mobilizing. A field post service from Taku to Pekin is organized to operate at once and Chinese military students are leaving Japan.
An agreement among western railroad presidents in Chicago on June 22 transfers all rate making authority to the executive officers. No line may issue a new rate sheet without local committee review and approval from the highest traffic executive of the affected roads.
A salary of £18 per week plus expenses offered to men with one or two horse rigs to introduce our Poultry Compound and Lice Killer among farmers. Address with stamp ACME MFG. CO. Des Moines Iowa. Also a note on widows and bank accusations after a man's death.
The jury in Salt Lake City found B H Roberts guilty of unlawful cohabitation. In a sworn statement he admitted a polygamous marriage to Maggie B Shipp and living with her and his legal wife Sarah Louisa. Roberts seeks a Supreme Court reversal on technical grounds.
William Payne writes from Sault Ste. Marie on February 20 1900 urging readers seeking health and wealth to consider the Canadian Northwest. He describes ranching at Fort McLeod Alberta mixed farming near Lethbridge Medicine Hat Regina and Winnipeg with strong crops timber mills and abundant labor wages from 1 75 to 2 00 per day and 25 to 35 per month with board. Payne plans to return to Prince Albert and offers to share details with interested readers.
An advertisement touts Perkins American Beres pills promising cure-alls for stomach and related ailments. It offers 200 days’ treatment for $1 with a refund guarantee, seeks solicitors in Missouri Arkansas and Nebraska, and claims large salaries for right person. A railway shipment note follows about $4,000,000 worth of locomotives shipped abroad.
An assortment of 19th century ads promotes medical books from the Peabody Medical Institute and self help works, padlocked with prices and mail options. It also markets foot care powders, nerve restorers, denture gums, ink, starch, and beauty remedies claiming cures and benefits with mail order offers and sample notices.
The Navy department issued a general order under the last appropriation act increasing pay for naval officers on shore in Porto Rico Cuba the Philippine islands Hawaii and Alaska by 10 percent and for enlisted Marines ashore at those places by 20 percent. The raise applies retroactively from May 26.
In Bakersfield California on June 22 the Southern Pacific roundhouse at Kern City burned. The bodies of Patrick Quinn and Byrd Gilmore, workers, were found among the debris. The blast from an oil tank caused the fire killing two men. The railroad faces about 400000 dollars in losses and twelve engines were destroyed.
The piece extols experience as key to expertise and suggests turning to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable for health. It portrays women with long experience as trusted sources of guidance and indicates free advice from such individuals.
In Princeton Indiana on June 22 Robert Lockhart of Covington Tennessee and Katherine Cline of Patoke Indiana wed by long distance telephone. The ceremony was scheduled for today but the groom could not leave home due to business matters.
A Brussels telegram says Admiral Seymour's relieving force and a Russian column entered Pekin simultaneously. The legations remained intact and all Belgian residents are reported safe.
Prohibition convention in Chicago on June 27 28 1900 with tickets on sale June 26 27 Democratic convention in Kansas City July 4 1900 tickets on sale July 2 4 promotes Chicago Great Western Maple Leaf Route trains with vestibuled cars free chairs dining and sleeping car service single round trip fare. Also note Copake New York tombetone bee activity in graveyard tidying toppled headstones.
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