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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1893
Page
7
An old advertisement extols Syrup of Figs for health, claiming comfort and improvement when used rightly. It emphasizes its pleasant taste, cleansing effect on kidney liver and bowels, cure of constipation, and resistance to substitues. The California Fig Syrup Co. markets the remedy in 50¢ and $1 bottles with its name on every package.
An old advertisement extols August Flower as a universal cure for dyspepsia. It asserts the remedy treats stomach and liver ailments, claims the product is nationwide, produced by a large plant, and that it “will” cure dyspepsia with reasons.
An 1890s style drug advertisement touts The Incomparable Liver Stomach and Blood Medicine named Soldier JAMES WARRINER from Kickapoo Indian Sacwa. It promotes bottles at one dollar each or five dollars for six, sold by druggists and dealers only.
A reflective verse laments forgotten kindness and enduring pain. The speaker recalls past nurturing and now confronts guilt. The refrain frames love as a rose with a thorn, leaving the heart to bleed in sleepless grief.
An old Missouri narrator recalls a turbulent Civil War night near Dug Spring. He describes sheltering a stranger encounter with a double ambush, his quick pistol defense, and a tense struggle that ends with a foe fleeing as he holds his ground.
A first person account from Chicago Inter-Ocean recounts a frontier Civil War era scene. A man and his wife survive an ambush by bushwhackers, killing two in self defense. The wife guards the house, defends their hiding place, and helps burn incriminating evidence before the raiders retreat. The tale ends with praise for the wife as a true heroine.
In a Field letter the famed hunter states that white rhinoceros have not vanished everywhere. He credits North Mashonaland with west of the Cunene river refuge where a few specimens endure despite two decades of persecution. He estimates ten to twenty remaining, unlikely to exceed that.
A scattered page notes a Science lead on Paleolithic man in Eastern America, arguing evidence is chaotic and research should restart with geologists. It also jokes about baking powder choices and briefly mentions assorted advertisements and medical claims from period sources.
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