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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1897
Page
7
A dated chronicle recounts Emperor Constantine witnessing a heavenly sign on October 28 with a white cross in the blue sky and a halo bearing the Latin phrase By this sign in scarlet letters. The passage notes historian Mackey mentioning a Greek inscription sounding like Entonika.
The May Delineator presents the Commencement Number with guides on attire for fair girl graduates and Summer Styles in Costuming and Millinery. It features a lithographic plate collection and a notable Metropolitan Types series by Jeanie Drake, plus Lilian Whiting on Boston social life from a personal angle. Published by Butterick Publishing Co. Newark, New Jersey.
An advertisement claims piles cure free with a thin box of Pile-Balm. It urges sufferers to write today with a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr A Whittler at IOW Std St Kansas City Missouri.
In the North American Review April issue Sir Charles W. Dilke M P presents an English perspective on Greece's uprising. Demetrius N Botassi the Greek Consul General in New York argues that Greece has enlisted worldwide sympathy and deserves recognition as a key force in Eastern Europe's regeneration.
The Century previews three May papers on kite flying by experts, including J. V. Miller on Blue Hill Observatory weather work and Lieutenant Hugh D. Wise on Governor's Island kite power. William A. Eddy covers imaging and communications by wire and telegraph. Also mentions heartwarming note and eyewear ad.
The article highlights a new square envelope designed for typewriters that provides an even surface and uniform paper thickness to prevent shadowing and ensure alignment. It notes rapid manufacturers' response to meet broad art and industry needs and mentions an English prototype sent to Reykjavik in Iceland.
Public notice promotes No-To-Rac as a tobacco cessation aid. The Sterlite Remedy Co. advertises guaranteed results with a booklet and sample offered free, listing Chicago and New York as addresses for ordering.
A Nidder pore fishing party on the Hooghly captured a crocodile and, unable to kill it, carried it to the police station for a reward. A native man urged releasing the animal for a bribe, claiming kindness would spare him from attack while bathing, a belief the piece notes as foolish and dangerous.
A reader from Williamsport Pennsylvania dated November 12 1899 declares Ficos Cure the sole medicine to cure consumption. The letter asserts certainty in the medicine's efficacy and addresses the public about its curative claim.
Excerpt contrasts a surveying dispute with a quip on surveying power. It cites a Washington Star exchange about charging for surveying and land seizure. Also notes travel in Switzerland with a ranking of nationalities as English leading, then German, American, French, Italian.
Ohio Experiment Station reports methods to reduce oat smut. Hot water immersion 132 133 F for 10 15 minutes and soaking seeds in potassium sulfide solution markedly lower smut. A sprinkling method reduces smut but less effectively. Details cite Bulletin 64 and emphasize care in drying and sowing after treatment.
Drainage Journal describes a wide swamp starting near Lawton and extending past Dowagiac. Drained by a five mile ditch into Dowagiac creek and St Joseph river, the muck lands now yield celery mint and onions. Mint profits exceed forty dollars per acre with simple distillation for oil.
H M Stringfellow, a noted Texas fruit grower, argues that young trees for orchards fare better with no roots. He advocates cutting roots to stumps and severely trimming the top, asserting a gain in establishment per Mehan's Monthly.
The Country Gentleman highlights a Connecticut farmer’s irrigation test using a hillside reservoir and gravity fed hoses to water melons strawberries asparagus celery and cabbage. Wooden troughs and little gates regulate flow keeping beds moist without washing soil. Strong growth and rapid propagation followed from reused runners and new plantings.
An eastern exchange reports farmer L. J. Farmer of Pulaski NY recommends early uprooting and trenching of strawberry beds with mulch and Bordeaux spray for mildew, followed by field planting around May 20. It notes skepticism from The Farmers' Review and emphasizes improved cattle care and dairy cleanliness to boost profitability. It also cites historical butter and cheese consumption by country and per capita.
An East India discovery named the ava Kava shrub is praised as a potent remedy for kidney disease and rheumatism. Testimonials from Rev W S Moore and others claim rapid cures, with a free large case offered by the Church Kidney Cure Co. of New York to test its efficacy.
A lock of Charles Thompson's hair and a pair of Martha Washington slippers are claimed to be owned by Catherine Sheetz, an elderly resident of Lower Merion Township near Norristown. The items are described as relics of the continental congress era.
An old advertisement hawks Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a one day cold cure. It offers a 25 cent price and a refund guarantee if the remedy fails to cure.
The maliest nation Goust, the smallest independent territory, lies in the lower Pyrenees about ten miles from Oléron between France and Spain. Locals speak a language blending French and Spanish.
A comic advertisement promotes Cascards Candy Cathartic with a promise to cure constipation and a refund. The copy uses quirky moral reflections about good resolutions and beauty tied to deeds, framed as an exercise in self improvement through the product.
An American writer in Tit Bits lauds Hinglish speakers for exceptional cleanliness. He argues fogs and smoke would corrupt them, but instinctive cleanliness keeps them pure. He quotes that English women owe their complexions and figures to the magic of the tub and towel.
An ad proclaims Cees Cough Balsam as the oldest and best remedy to cure a cold quickly. It promises ready availability and urges readers to try the product.
The article notes Church of England clergy earn about 38,000 dollars, a fraction of American clerical incomes. It adds that private benevolences since 1703 total under 1.5 million dollars per year, with little from free will offerings.
Candy Cathartic promises a cure for constipation with Cascarets. The ad notes 10c price and claims druggists will refund money if not satisfied.
In a schoolroom exchange, a First Little Girl objects to a black mark for dropping her slate, while a Second Little Girl argues the rule ensures fairness and stops boys from dropping slates on purpose.
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow’s Seething Syrup for teething children. It claims gum relief, reduced inflammation, pain alleviation, wind colic cure, and a 25 cent price.
A twenty bed hospital in Edinburgh has opened to provide medical instruction and nursing training for women preparing to become deaconesses in the Church of Scotland.
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