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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1896
Page
7
Eben E. Rexford explains in February Ladies Home Journal how to grow palms inside homes. He warns that hot dry living room air invites insect pests and depleted plant life, and urges moist air, fresh ventilation, bright window light, careful watering to keep soil moist, and good drainage.
An influential review weighs gender ideals in a provocative piece. It argues the modern woman seeks earth and heaven in one, while the modern man desires less. The Times in Philadelphia notes the ideal wife is likelier to exist than the ideal husband, leaving women with an advantage.
Promises of big crops from Salzer seeds claim 4 to tons of hay per acre and hundreds of bushels of corn, barley, and potatoes. The ad urges readers to request Salzer's mammoth seed catalogue with 10 samples for ten cents postage, highlighting potential gains over poor seed results.
Valeria recounts a life of sorrow and ascent from spiritual torment to a fragile peace. Telepathic visions link her to Bernard, her lost betrothed, as a cousin’s death and a distant romantic bond unfold amid a sultry July, memory, and a dramatic reunion in fading daylight.
A Tuscola Michigan jeweler reports a clock brought in seven times in a year for winding. Each visit revealed only the need to wind. The owner neglected it, causing it to stop. they would shake and blow on it, then return for winding, and the jeweler would wind it anew.
Telegraphs will be tested on warships after speaking tubes failed due to rattling machinery. The Admiralty concludes the telephones may provide reliable communication at sea.
Various ads and notes discuss a booklet and large catalog for the Wooden Hen chaukens, inviting readers to write to Mr Geo HE Stahl in Quincy, Illinois. The piece also blends in census quips about Berlin, catarrh cures, Constantinople art, and seed catalogs from Salzer Seed Co. plus farm equipment pitches and local humor items.
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