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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1909
Page
2
The Home Herald notes a Christian neighbor prays for a nonbeliever to convert while the other man remains unaware. The columnist argues personal conduct like a shoveled front walk could boost religious testimony, urging quieter feet of faith and cleaner sidewalks as daily witness.
The Servian people face choosing a dynasty or a ruling family by themselves amid discontent with rival Karageorgevitch and Obrenovitch houses. Prince George is described as volatile and at risk of violence, with reports he surrendered his right to the throne after a brutal murder accusation. A stable, nonviolent dynasty could improve southeastern Europe’s peace and Servia’s future.
A report suggests American women will engage with the new tariff, its impact on furs and feathers shifting from abstract policy to a personal concern. Shopping women are minor political players whose pin money and instincts drive reaction, signaling brewing trouble for tariff legislators.
In a Brooklyn naturalization hearing the judge tested the applicant's knowledge of American institutions and the trolley car transfer system. After an affirmative response the judge remarked the man would do as a citizen, prompting reflection on how many citizens fail to understand such bureaucratic systems and whether this should lead to disfranchisement.
Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder of the Atlantic fleet received a wireless message from New port announcing the birth of his granddaughter. The report highlights wireless telegraphy's growing role in public and domestic life.
A Denver inventor created a phono graphic safe lock that opens only when the spoken word is repeated. The mechanism records the word and the speaker must recount it to trigger release. The safety relies on voice. damage to the voice could make unlocking costly for a locksmith.
Discussion notes that pony meat serves as supply for polar exploration by traveling to the region on the hoof, providing transport and sustenance, and returning in digested form. The passage adds a wry remark about the animal's loyalty, noting the irony at extremely cold temperatures around 72 degrees below zero.
A fashion note says Gewgaws should not be worn on men's clothing this year and that sausage curls are also to be avoided, signaling a streamlined male style.
Lawrence, Kansas reports on a ten year old church founded on a vision to keep Saturday as the Sabbath and to worship through song. Followers fasted four days to receive revelation, reject Sunday work, dress in white, and sing nonstop with no instruments in a Saturday worship.
Buchanan Mich Will iam Maitland a local eccentric and wealthy barber offers 50 to the graduating class for the best essay on How It Seems to Be Overburdened with Knowledge Maitland known for yearly spring journeys says hoboes have visited him claims extensive travel and plans to host leading hoboes in town this summer sparking local discussion about his plans
Frederick G. Mead of Ossining returns home on the Kaiser Wilhelm II after wintering in Dresden. He wears no hat in any weather, claiming health and comfort as reasons, and recalling crowds in Palermo and Holland reacting to his bare head. He says the idea drew curiosity and occasionally riots, but he remains unconcerned and cheerful.
The steamship Alaskan, en route from Honolulu to Philadelphia, dropped anchor in the Strait of Magellan and hauled aboard a gold nugget caught in the anchor fluke. Captain Bennett notes vast precious metals in Patagonia. The voyage used fuel oil, burning 15,000 barrels with no coal stops, saving ten firemen.
Utica residents Joseph Golden Joseph Petrie Oscar Caulkin and George Get man will serve as pallbearers for Eli Christian at the Columbia church. Christian who died at his farm home valued clean speech and chose pallbearers he trusted to honor his wishes. Autopsy confirmed heart disease as the cause of death.
Gotham leads the nation in oyster eating as May closes the season. Estimates predict one billion oysters consumed in New York City, averaging 230 per person. Over 100 venues serve at least 15,000 daily, with Hotel Astor handling 52,112 oysters in one day and a single man shucking 2,000 oysters in a day.
In Woodstock Virginia a box found in a demolished wall at Columbia Furnace contains US coins from 1802 to 1820 and two Spanish pieces. The box is marked U S Arthur 1820, referencing Arthur who moved from Columbia Furnace to Woodstock sixty years ago and served as Shenandoah County clerk. The Spanish coin dates to 1779.
A Bohemian Magazine excerpt narrates a sobbing youth recounting a spree with friends. He describes stealing dried apples and peaches, smoking grape-vine cigarettes, and a barn fire at Schwarz and Schmitt's properties, ending with a hurt pride and hunger.
A mother describes wasting fifty dollars on doctors and ointments for her two month old with itchy eczema. After using Cuticura remedies the child fully recovers with a clear face. Boston company Ad. signed by Mrs W M Comerer from Burnt Cabins, Pa. Sept 15, 1908.
Old Uncle Latzen Berry explains Almira Stang ended her engagement with Charles Henry Tootwiler after learning he saved 217 pairs of socks as a lesson in economy. The couple had planned to wed in eight years, with Almira frustrated by the extent of his thrift.
Mrs Pray of 260 Twelfth St Brooklyn New Jersey reports two years of throat catarrh improved greatly after following directions. She took one bottle and now on a second, noting her throat and head are clearer and she continues the tonic dose as a spring booster.
Gentle cordial exchange shows Clarence Dubb asking for a dance with Miss Sharply who declines politely. The brief dialogue hints at social etiquette and a lighthearted ballroom scene.
Prof William Lyon Phelps of Yale lectured at West Point last fall. An Irish setter wandered into the chapel during the talk, the cadets remained rigidly attentive, and the dog wagged its tail on the rostrum while Phelps commented with humor about expecting West Pointers.
A church pastor, granted a vacation by his congregation, planned a visit to a brother-worker in a nearby village. The visitor declined to lead prayer, saying he too was on vacation, prompting a courteous exchange recorded in the Ladies' Home Journal.
A quote about studying languages to converse with anyone in New York, posed as a reflection on linguistic preparation rather than overseas study. The Washington Star is cited.
For 30 years Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills. No sick woman does justice to herself who will not try this famous medicine. Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and has thousands of cures to its credit. If any trouble appears write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn Mass for advice it is free and always helpful.
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