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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1910
Page
3
A Georgia youth George W H C L C explains his late night presence in a white neighbor's henhouse denying chicken theft claiming he came for local color and a dialect story. He protests and shields himself with his battered hat while denying the accusation.
A Washington dinner scene features Senator Beveridge defending the sugar trust with a biting parable about a man at his brother’s funeral. The piece also includes humorous classroom banter about the use of the adjective clean and a joke about a baya bird’s glowing nest and a punchline about an ornate keyhole.
A fragment shows a conversation where one speaker says a sister appears homelier than her sister and the other attributes the judgment to her low neck gown revealing more. The exchange highlights social scrutiny and appearance driven rumor in a domestic setting.
A reader reports health gains after abandoning meat potatoes coffee and adopting a breakfast of fruit Grape-Nuts with cream toast and Postum. The letter touts natural minerals in Grape-Nuts and claims quick blood and tissue benefits with continued use.
Andrew Carnegie recalls in Chicago how he borrowed a few hundred dollars, paid back five dollars weekly, and turned a ten thousand dollar profit on stock before rising in the railroad and Pullman car business. He reflects on American opportunity and his reluctance to leave the United States.
Dr Daniel K Pearsons of Chicago plans to give away his fortune on April 14 his 90th birthday. He has donated about 4 million dollars over twenty years funding 47 colleges while balancing personal requests with a policy to aid colleges in the new west and poor southern areas. He aims to leave no estate to quarrel over and emphasizes endowment longevity as a model.
The senate committee to investigate the high cost of living will be headed by Senator Lodge with members Gallinger McCumber Smoot Crawford Simmons and Clarke of Arkansas. Senator Elkins declined the chairmanship due to current workload and other duties, including the interstate commerce bill, prompting a conference with Vice-President Sherman and Senator Aldrich.
Topeka women announce Mrs F W Watson former City Federation president will seek the city commissioner post under the new commission form. If among eight top primary vote getters she is nominated for April election. Women's groups and prominent locals back her with meetings planned in every ward to educate and mobilize voters.
A misquoted New York Times joke about a rich toy dealer, a poor man, and a virtuous choice ends with a moral. The column then shifts to nutrition praising Quaker Oats for farmers and a quip about family succession testing wit. The pieces showcase light humor and lifestyle advice.
A dramatic ad proclaims Mall's Catarrh Cure and Trail's Catarrh Cure as the only sure cures for catarrh a constitutional disease. It promises $100 reward for any unhealed case and urges readers to request testimonials from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A humorous exchange features a comfortable citizen claiming the automobile improved life. He notes he drives a fast horse and his son rides a bicycle, joking that cars have redirected the police’s attention away from them.
A medley of lines quotes Samuel Johnson and Wilson with ad style health claims for laxatives and soothing syrups. The page notes that the signature appears on each box and prices are listed, alongside quips about habit, failure, and a night watchman’s daydream.
Letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles, claiming tumors disappeared and health returned after using the remedy. Patients from Boston Paterson Cincinnati and others endorse the product and urge inquiries to Mrs Pinkham Lynn Massachusetts.
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