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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1900
Page
7
A 19th century health warning links smallpox spread to moldy rotted wall paper and flour paste. It advocates Abalastine as a sanitary wall coating and disinfectant. The notice cites Goethe and condemns careless housing methods while promoting prevention and cleanliness. It includes unrelated notes on magnetic starch and a Smyrna Del bachelor’s anti marrying trust.
A letter from Anna M. Ross praises benevolence and knowledge, while an ad touts 3K Grip Cure with La Grippe claim and E. W. Grove’s signature on each box. Henry Fisk, linked to a Carnegie suit, is noted of Swiss and German heritage. Artesian wells show daily ebb and flow opposite ocean tides.
The John A. Salter Seed Company of LaCrosse Wisconsin logged 6434 orders last Monday and aims to double by mid March. It cites strong demand for onions cab bage peas beans and several vegetable seeds plus top selling Early Bird radish and Lightning cabbage.
Market reports unite live stock and produce across Omaha and Chicago with cattle, hogs, and sheep quotes. Cattle demand steady in Omaha with varied prices for steers, cows, and calves. hogs weaker for lighter loads. sheep steady with strong yearling and lamb values. Chicago quotes show steady to firm cattle and hogs, with lambs and sheep closer to market highs. Kansas City earnings mirror firm to rising demand in cattle and sheep.
Chicago grain prices show No. 2 spring wheat at 65 1/2 to 69 1/9 cents, No. 2 red 68 44 to 69 19, No. 2 corn 34 5/8 to 24 4/4 cents, No. 2 yellow 34 4/4 to 34 4/4, rye No. 2 and barley No. 4 quoted. New York market closes March 12 with March at 16 cents and May at 78 1/4 to 79 1/8 cents. corn options move with wheat amid road and supply expectations. oats prices steady to firm across grades.
Washington March 12 The March report from the agriculture department shows wheat in farmers hands about 158 million bushels or 29 percent of last year. Corn held by farmers about 773.7 million bushels or 37.2 percent of last year. Oats about 290.8 million bushels or 36.5 percent of last year.
The rush of applicants for the war loan began at the Bank of England and other banks when prospectuses opened Saturday. A steady stream of people from financiers to farmers and clerks visited to invest, and the loan was oversubscribed within about two hours of banking opening.
A. C. Moffett, cashier of the First State bank at Waverly Illinois, shot and killed a negro burglar in his bedroom early today. A quantity of stolen valuables was found on the dead man who is unidentified but suspected as a professional crook.
A Daily Telegraph dispatch from London notes Pretoria’s concern over the prolonged Ladysmith siege. It cites a Kruger letter dated January 7 urging district commanders to keep burghers at the front, criticizing others for staying home and calling for remedies.
The John M. Smyth Company of Chicago has operated for one third of a century selling merchandise direct to consumers at wholesale prices. They publish an illustrated catalog of over 3000 pages using color photos to show curtains carpets draperies and wall pavers. The catalog brings goods to customers at home saving trips and eliminating several middlemen profits. The new building addition signals continued growth and credibility despite little advertising.
A passage notes that fairness and industry enable handling large merchandise through lines at the lowest possible cost and freight rate. It cites lake steamers as a means to move rough goods from eastern mills with freight nearly matching iron ore rates and references banks, express firms, and any resident of Chicago.
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