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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1906
Page
5
Growing by the wayside teazels are natural tools used to raise the nap of cloth during fulling. The hooked spikes on teazels form a brush that spins against fabric to lift fibers, producing a soft velvety finish while avoiding tears. The plant's spiky leaves and basin-like crown hold water, and Greek roots name it dipsacus meaning thirsty. the teazer remains unrivaled for nap finishing.
A collection of strange observations on animals and plants. It notes bees avoid sunlit honey, a moth wearing fur, a butterfly without one, and a squirrel descending headfirst. It mentions dew attracted by leaves, corn rows, dragonflies, horseflies, and parasitic eggs in caterpillars.
In a London Tit-Bits excerpt a contributor's wife pampered her younger daughter calling her Sweet while neglecting the elder. One night the mother hears the younger’s patter and asks if it is Sweet. The reply comes, No it’s only me, revealing the elder’s overlooked presence and prompting a change in treatment.
An exchange questions whether interest is in a daughter or her money. Jack Gingicton, amateur 100 yards champion, argues that accepting money bars participation in events. Millyuns counters and the discussion highlights amateur code implications.
The article notes the baffling English habit of city and person naming. Hull is Kingston-on-Hull, New Sarum becomes Salisbury, Windsor is New Windsor, and Hampshire is really Southampton. It humorously lists Bradford-by-the-Sea as Morecambe and Bridlington as Wakefield-by-the-Bea.
A cigar factory owner and a stonecutting foreman discuss the health dangers of their trades. The owner laments nervous disorders among workers and recalls his own impact from the trade. Foreman notes dust clouds and consumption risk in the yard. Technical World source snippet.
Hans Hanson comedy tour at Tobin Opera House on May 10 features James T McAlpin in Hang Hanson Swedish dialect farce with Dolly Foster as leading support. Company described as strong with stock training and notable Metropolitan ties. Prices 25 35 50 cents.
Readers who send four dollars for a year of The Daily and Sunday Journal will receive a beautiful fountain pen with a rubber handle and 14 karat gold paint, fully warranted. The Kansas City Journal announces the promotion, which expired July 1, 1906.
The following letters remain unclaimed at the Sidney Nebraska post office as of May 4 1506. Names include Geo Whiner Mike Watson Mose Ender Andreas Lindner Annery Edwards Scott BoA Wolyoke G A Hume and McLERNON postmaster. Recipients are asked to call for advertised letters.
Druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. K. W. Grove signs each box. Price 25 cents.
In a Chicago News exchange, a customer asks for good butter and the seller defends his reputation. The customer remarks that past butter was fair, yet the seller asserts his standing rests on quality butter.
A quotation by Goldamith reflects on how love, ambition, and greed shape different life stages, suggesting that disappointment and avarice drive the emotional arc from youth to old age.
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