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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1898
Page
7
A pretended moral uproar swirls in Topeka as a Presbyterian elder’s wife is accused of using the communion pitcher to serve sherbet at her four o'clock tea. The tale mirrors a separate indulgence by an Episcopalian clergyman who praised a man playing Cardinal Richelieu in an amateur drama.
Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures painful swollen smarting feet and bunions. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy and relieves sweating callous hot tired feet. Trial package free and 25c by mail. Sold by druggists and shoe stores. address Allen 5 Olmsted Le Roy NY.
Nansen raised 220 for the Liverpool Seaman's Orphanage by delivering a lecture aboard a ship during its homeward voyage.
An old style ad touts Castamets beauty product promising cleansing of the blood and a clear complexion. It claims it purges impurities, banishes pimples and blemishes, and guarantees satisfaction with a price of 1% 250c, available from druggists.
Five ounces and a half of grapes are required to produce one glass of good wine. The statement highlights the ratio of grape quantity to wine yield.
In Japan every workman wears on his cap an inscription stating his business and his employer's name. The fragment mentions a cough remedy and a claim of reliability.
Dr Samuel Pitcher asserts exclusive rights to the words PITCHER S CASTORIA and CASTORIA in court. He notes he originated the product and that the wrapper bears the facsimile signature of CHAS H FLETCHER and that The Centaur Company owns authority to use his name. The statement is dated March 8 1897 and ends with a miscellaneous quote about funerals.
A dubious ad claims Caseinets Candy Catharuele cures constipation and guarantees a refund if not effective. It also touts a method to preserve eyes using electricity and notes rapid fingernail growth as a sign of health, reflecting period sensational health claims.
Yale's invested funds totaled 362 99 against 2 278002 in 1887. Real estate 369343. in bonds and mortgages 1712284. railroad bonds 1243871. other bonds 280000. stocks 223273. Real estate return 3.29 percent. bonds and mortgages 6.51. railroad bonds 5.07. other bonds 2.25. stocks 5.80. overall return 4.84 percent.
The article notes displeasure at the low pay and hard work of trained nurses, a subject long debated by medical professionals. It urges invalids to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters if they suffer chills fever constipation rheumatism dyspepsia or nervousness and to use it regularly.
In France the gender ratio stands at 1007 women for every 1000 men, a near equal distribution that rivals other nations. The data highlight a slight female majority in the population.
Vintage tobacco quit advertisement touts No-To-Ba e as a magic cure to stop spitting and smoking, promising strength and vigor. Claims cure guaranteed with booklet and sample free from Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York.
An epigraph reflecting on human haste and folly as people chase lofty goals. The remark warns that time slips away while building grand schemes to reach heaven, suggesting humility before fate. No specific event or person is cited.
A jumbled ad page fragment lists various tonics and cures such as a teething syrup, a nervousness restorer, Cascarets dental candy, Piso's Cure for Consumption, and other patent medicines. It mentions prices, locations like Philadelphia and New York, and testimonial snippets, reflecting a late 19th century promotional newspaper item filled with dubious health claims.
The Evening News reports on a Detroit woman, Mrs. Alexander B. Clark, who beat ovarian trouble with Dr Williams Pink Pills, restoring vitality and health after years of suffering. The issue also details catastrophic floods along the Ohio and Wabash rivers, noting the Shawneetown levee breach, 52 drownings, widespread property loss, and relief efforts from Evansville and other towns.
An ad touts Grain-O as a non stimulating beverage that nourishes and comforts while resembling coffee in appearance and taste. It appeals to nervous persons, youths, and children, urging substitution of coffee with Grain-O. A separate item reports a fire started under shelves in a closed drug store in Amite City, Louisiana.
The 1897 New York state insurance assets totaled 1.334 billion dollars. The fragment references a tobacco habit remedy ad offering a 50s price and weak men becoming strong, claiming drugstore distribution.
The Philadelphia Inquirer lauds the arrangement of The Standard Dictionary with immediate definitions and grouped divisions. The notice highlights how scholars and men of various trades value the clear layout and anticipates reader appreciation as its reputation grows. A display ad offers purchase by small down payment and installments.
The Farmers' Review seeks reader stories of poultry raising, emphasizing failures over successes to reveal causes and lessons. A cautionary tale shows how crowding fowls and neglecting wind damage led to a severe roup outbreak, costing forty birds and teaching safer practices through disaster.
Breeders of good horses anticipate a strong period as farmers realize that purchasing high quality stallions is essential to breeding horses that can compete internationally and elevate market standing.
Farmers advise dividing pasture if it cannot join rotation to allow manure and grass seed treatment on part while the rest is used. They also cite the comb of the hen as a reliable health index to monitor flock condition.
An advertisement extols women's health and beauty, urging use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at first signs of ill health. It features a testimonial from Mrs. Mane Smith of Jersey City Heights, recounting severe prior suffering and recovery after taking the remedy.
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