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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1902
Page
5
A compact listing of government posts and local officers for Sidney including governor secretary of state auditor treasurer attorney general and U.S. land office officials. Also covers county officers school board churches lodges and fraternal groups with meeting times and leaders.
A Chicago Inter Ocean reader denounces a railway map displayed in a station as a distorted fraud. He points out Chicago to New York routes that bend through many towns off the straight line and mocks the misplacement of Nashville and New Orleans. The caller urges Congress to crack down on distorted maps and rail fraud.
This excerpt reviews Sir Boyle Roche known for his quips and the saying meet danger plump. It recalls his sharp turns in debates with Curran and a grim image of revolutionary mobs that underscored his native shrewdness amid folly.
A Dioptic Review notice reports cases where tainted foods like sour sausage, sour cream, rabbit pie, and fish caused vision impairments. It notes failures of accommodation and amblopia, with quinine and alcohol sometimes contributing to blindness, urging caution in dietary choices.
The passage urges indolent individuals to drink plenty of hot water in the early morning. It claims pure water benefits the kidneys as fresh air does the lungs, washing away night stains in the stomach and aiding elimination of uric acid and impurities through regular dieting.
The text details fustian cloth favored by Normans and clergy, noting Cistercians forbidding non linen or fustian fabrics. It traces English manufacture at Norwich under Edward VI, fifteenth century use for doublets and jackets, and Italian imports. References include Naples fustians petitioning Parliament in 1554 and linguistic corruptions of the name.
The Heidelberg Castle is Germanys largest castle perched 830 feet above the Neckar River. It was occupied as a castle by 1294 and contains the famed tun a vast cask with capacity for about 49000 gallons used to store wine for the nobles residing there.
A newspaper compilation of aphorisms and reflections on success and reputation. The Washington Star quote defines success as the moment people who knew you years ago smile and mutter fool for luck while the Chicago News warns that reputation is a bubble prone to burst.
A London Truth excerpt explains predicting casino profits by staking strategy. It notes the bank’s edge is on the total amount risked rather than capital, giving examples with £10 capital and £2 bets, estimating about 200 plays to reach target, and describing a roughly 2 percent per minute markup on funds staked.
An American marksman visiting Charlotte Amalia spectacularly shoots at the fort flag from the government house veranda. The shot cuts the signal hal yards on the flagstaff and lowers the Danish flag, prompting swift rumors of attempted attack and swift political fallout as Copenhagen is informed and the governor faces dismissal.
The excerpt discusses sensations during strangulation as described by survivors and researchers. It cites accounts of pain fading to visual color phenomena, including a bright blue shift to black, with claims of little fear and even pleasure from the colors.
The article explains mica as a transparent mineral that cleaves into thin elastic plates and resists heat, suited for lanterns and stove doors, outperforming glass in heat resistance. It also describes isinglass as a gelatinous substance from air bladder sounds, notable for fishing and US deposits, with mica found in North Carolina mountains and near tin ore in Dakota’s Black Hills.
A description of the kudzu vine noting its rapid growth as much as sixty feet in three months. It is said to be in the bean family and was once called Dolichos japonicus. It mentions the Centennial exhibition introducing dollars and compares its flowering to wisturia though American summers are not long enough for blooming.
A reader recounts an incident after school where Teddy-Mamma and Yommy knocked the speaker down. The reply notes the speaker defended themselves with a bat to Teddy’s eye. The exchange reflects a local town column tone from Somerville Journal.
Mrs Chugwater asks Josiah what a bucket shop is and Mr Chugwater delivers a sharp reply that such places are where they empty water out of stocks, reflecting a wry market sentiment.
A brief quotation notes a man's habit of telling his wife the truth about himself. He jokes that she is not easily shocked. This item reads as a light human-interest blurb from the Detroit Free Press.
An Englishman recounts a near fatal encounter on his veranda in Africa when a lion stalked his wife and child. He grabbed a rifle from a galley window and fired, killing the lion with a single shot as it crouched within feet. His quick action saved his family from harm.
An opinion piece argues many adults cannot read letters well and explains letter shapesOrigins: A from a peacock bird, D from a horned viper and sieve. tracing letters to the Phoenician alphabet and Egyptian hieroglyphs. The author urges humility when asked simple questions about letters.
A London billiard table claimed to span two centuries of history sits in Soho square. Originally belonging to Louis XIV, it later passed to Napoleon and now features a rosewood frame and bronze gargoyle pockets. The blue cloth and mechanical mouth upon ball drop attract attention at an exhibition.
Beranger, famed for short poems he called songs, bristled when Viennet exclaimed that he had written several songs since their last visit. Beranger protested he had only begun one and denied reducing art to a mere function of time.
Gert Meyer Lutz recalls a Bradford tale where a clever clarinet player jumps at moments of performance as his father, a trombonist behind him, gives a kick and warns Sammy about a fat a corn in the score.
A Chicago News item quotes a couple discussing a proposed wedding trip. The groom suggests including Yellowstone park, the bride declines saying the color would not suit her complexion.
The club claims Dr. King’s New Discovery cures consumption and related lung ailments. It boasts thousands rescued from serious illnesses like pneumonia bronchitis and croup and whooping cough. Available at druggists for 1.00 with a free trial bottle.
A Cincinnati newspaper ad promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims wide success and offers a free sample bottle and a book by mail, with an address in Binghamton New York for readers to request the materials.
In the matter of the estate of Louis Bantat deceased Rose Banta petitions for administration. The County Court in said county sets March 22 at 2 oclock PM for hearing. All interested persons may appear and show cause why the petition should not be granted. Published in a weekly newspaper for three consecutive weeks. County Judge Fames Tucker signed the order.
Land office at Sidney Nebraska February 20 19 notice is hereby given that the following settlers intend to make proof in support of their claim and that said proof will be made before the register or receiver Sidney Nebraska on April 20 19 Baldward G Shornburg RE 500 for the 160 acres the following witnesses to prove continuous residence and cultivation Os good Mit Osrood Wirnham Dobast Cushion i Lawrence at Sidney Nebraska and Rouny DL Eds Tagistar
March and April fare options from Missouri river terminals and nearby stations on the Burlington Route offer a chance to visit the Northwest. The Big Horn Basin in Wyoming, newly accessible by a rail line, promises attractions for homeseekers. For tickets and information contact Burlington Route offices or General Passenger Agent J. Freeman.
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