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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1898
Page
3
At a London auction of a deceased woman's effects a buyer named Ponder purchased a safe. Inside a compartment he uncovered securities valued at 52000 dollars. The find raises questions about whether to disclose the discovery.
Mary Lingard of Woodstock Ontario credits Dr Ayer s Sarsaparilla with curing long standing side and liver troubles after a friend recommended the remedy. She says a spring course and ongoing annual use kept her healthy and active at sixty one and urges others to try the treatment. The advertisement notes testimonials and a free Carebook from J G Ayer Co Lowell Mass.
In London gossip the Countess Waldegrave noted for four marriages appears in Dublin during her fourth husband’s term as Ireland's chief secretary. A spectator quipped which husband she valued most, and she quipped the Irish man, provoking laughter. Garlic history and Colorado peaks noted in brief.
A 19th century note from the Iowa Patent Office explains the U S Patent Office structure and appeals process with examiners and chiefs. It urges inventors to seek skilled counsel to persevere through rejections. It closes with a quip about a safety accordion for beginners and signs Thomas G. and J Ralph Orwig.
Rev Mary A Hillis cites Dr Kay’s Lung Balm as curing her son’s five year winter cough after trying many medicines. She endorses Dr Kay’s Renovator and Lung Balm and offers free medical advice and a 56 recipe pagebook plus samples from Dr B J Kay Medical Co Omaha Western Office. Seattle ad praises Klondike starting point and prices.
A free Elkhart Indiana catalogue from the Elk hart Carriage and Harness Manufacturing Co. invites buyers to save dollars on carriages. Also a stray question asks why a hired girl of foreign birth is called a domestic.
An old captioned ad touts No-To-Bac for fifty cents promising tobacco habit care and strength, featuring a 31 year old man. The copy also notes Bangkok’s trade largely in English and directs readers to all druggists.
Dr Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts claims sole right to pitch ers Castoria and to the signature of Chas H Fletcher on wrappers. He asserts the original product has been used for over thirty years and that no one may use his name without authorization from The Centaur Company led by Chas H Fletcher.
Master in chancery Cornish reports that government interests in the Union Pacific rail network have been disposed of to a reorganization. Denver Pacific sale ended government control. about $2,000,000 has been paid into the Kansas Pacific. Possession may shift within 60 days, but April 1 seems unlikely with ongoing routine work.
The Nebraska Relief Commission and Treasurer Nason report added cash gifts and more corn ready for shipment. They plan to distribute through Cuban consuls rather than Consul General Lee in Havana, but no action yet. Since the Maine explosion and looming war with Spain have reduced contributions to voluntary army needs.
Messia Mark White Fred Stadelmann Jr. and George Holmes of Plattsmouth left Burlington Depot yesterday afternoon for Seattle. From there they will travel via the Chilkoot pass to Dawson City and the Alaskan gold fields. A large crowd bid them farewell with hearty wishes for a safe journey and successful hopes.
North Bend dispatch reports August Thomsen, about 21, killed when a 15 year old boy passenger in his wagon accidentally discharged a shotgun. Thomsen, hauling grain homeward four miles from town, was struck in the head and died instantly. Engel, the boy, had been invited to ride.
A. C. Jensen sold his 460 acre farm four miles southeast of Fremont on the Union Pacific railroad to N. H. Schreiner the sheep man. Schreiner has been feeding sheep at the Brugh farm this winter and will manage farming while shipping sheep from his Wyoming ranch each fall.
The Monitor reports a two year follow up on Mr. Peteh Petch from Griersville, Ont. who recovered from spinal sclerosis after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. A $1650 total disability check from Canadian Mutual Life Association is cited as verification, with Petch now fully mobile and praising the remedy.
A scanned advertisement page notes Miss Parlon's Choice Receipts will be mailed postpaid to readers who apply by postal card or note to Walter Baker & Co. Limited, Dorchester MA. The page also promotes Coe's Cough Balsam, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, a metal paper cutter bookmark set, Cascarets candy for constipation, and assorted quotes. It mentions Lafayette College praise and a Chicago birds and plants caretaker.
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