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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1894
Page
7
A fragmentary quote outlines core Christian beliefs about Jesus Christ’s burial and resurrection on the third day, the transformation to incorruptible flesh, and the future return with believers in a glorious, Spirit governed body. It links human fall to bodily ruin and asserts completeness of salvation including body and soul.
A French editor keeps a gingerbread barometer to predict weather. He trims a gingerbread figure yearly and gules it to a wall at home. When weather shifts from damp to dry, the figure stiffens or softens, and he reads the day’s forecast by touching it.
A traveler recalls mountain church customs on the Cumberland and a tense exchange with a local who mocks sermon duty. The scene shifts to notes on nature and a mix of quotes, jokes, and curiosities from a regional periodical, highlighting animal behavior and social quips.
An OCR fragment shows a Royal Baking Powder Company line, including address at 106 Wall Street. The readable text is incomplete but indicates a company listing or advertisement context with emphasis on the brand name.
A compact pistol of excerpts shows readers warned about the Turkish Pachas and their leverage, urging hard bargaining or withdrawal. The passages reference London Truth, cures, and a moral quip about Luther and a wife guiding a man away from vanity through a parable.
The Simoom column describes a deadly desert wind with a poisonous center and suffocating air, advising prone breathing and sand shelter. It notes camels burying their noses and horses failing to survive. The second tale, A Banker’s Trick, recalls Dumas asking for a loan, a banker’s distrustful rejection, and a later revelation that autographs can be valuable, with a collector paying 100 francs for the letter.
The article cites Claudius Ptolemy via A J Pearce in Weather Guide Book noting how lunar phases before and after new and full moons predict weather. It describes halos around the moon as signs of coming weather, with various color and clarity conditions indicating serenity, winds, tempests, storms, or snow. It also mentions Hesiod proverbs, Travel notices for Wabash and excursion fares, and a note on government river spending totaling 7.5 million dollars on the Mississippi River project.
The piece extols muscular culture among men women and children while warning against dangerous overemphasis on brute strength. It promotes Hustutter's Stomach Bitters as a tonic to improve digestion bilious function and bowel regularity and to aid sleep and general nervous vitality.
In 1879 France sold 1,982,620 pounds of horse, mule and ass flesh, against 171,300 pounds in 1866 when the promoting society began. In Marseilles last year 1,633 horses were slaughtered, about five daily. Lyons saw a similar tally despite local obstacles.
An old advertisement promises a roll on remedy named Shilohs Consumption Cure that claims to cure incipient consumption and coughs. It lists prices 26 cents 50 cents and one dollar eight cents and echoes moral maxims about trying to do good while noting a romantic quarrel involving the sun putting on mourning.
Letters from Mrs Inman of Manton and others in New York and Missouri recount long battles with womb disease and poverty, praising Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery after months of use. They describe healing, weight gain, regained work, and relief from pain, with testimonials spelling out prior medical trials and eventual cures.
Pirbon Favorite Prescription is presented as a remedy for leucorrhea excessive flow painful menstruation suppressions irregularities prolapse bearing down sensations and other uterine and ovarian issues. The 168 page illustrated book claims home treatment guidance and is available sealed for ten cents postage to the World's Dispensary Medical Association Buffalo NY.
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