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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1894
Page
7
A collage of quips and ads from the era features a New York girl’s sharp retort to an Englishman during dinner table chatter, praise for Salvation Oil for rheumatism and neuralgia, Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a household remedy, and a humorous billing gag about a $40 visit for “la grippe” cited from the Chicago Tribune.
An old advertisement promotes Schifmanns asthma cure with promises of immediate relief and a money back guarantee. It offers a free trial package by mail and urges sending a request to a Dr X Schifmann. The piece blends product pitches with a short anecdote about a child and an echo joke from Life magazine.
It pays to read the papers especially your family paper for business opportunities. B. Johin son & Co. of Richmond Virginia advertise paying positions for those who engage with them devoting all or part of their time to their business interests. It might pay you to write to them. Romance has been elopantly defined as the offspring of fiction and love.
State lecturer N G Spalding argues that poor country roads raise production costs, lower farm margins, and depress school and church attendance. He illustrates with a 120 acre farm, showing how good roads save money, raise property value, and strengthen rural society and education.
A quizlike roundup notes a French epigram on women inspiring love, a singer avoiding friends, a sword motto gifted by the German emperor to his 10 year old son, and a three quarter circle collarette. It mentions Siam’s king with 400 wives and 87 children, and a London notice about Duchess of Montrose and H Milner horses ending their partnership.
A London club member laments a lost umbrella and posts a notice in the entrance hall asking the nobleman who took it to return it. The club rules prompt a dilemma as a committee questions the claim that a nobleman took the item. The scene includes a quip about who counts as a gentleman versus a nobleman and a reporter’s aside about a local entertainer.
A fragmented page notes claims for Rostetter's Stomach Bitters curing persistent ailments and mentions Catarrh cures, a Montezuma pension story, artichoke seed promotions, a legal anecdote in New York, and various advertisements and humorous vignettes reflecting early 20th century newspaper tone and mixed topics.
A report notes the earliest crematory in New England being built near West Roxbury Massachusetts. It covers related remarks on cremation, historical naming, and assorted miscellaneous items from the era.
A collection of humorous snippets and childlike questions from a school setting and daily life. Pat explains unfaiin as a place you cannot leave without a boat while other exchanges touch on family roles and light miscommunications during a busy day.
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