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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1915
Page
2
Ww. E. Swartzlander, Druggist, holds the Sidney agency for Adler-i-ka a simple buckthorn bark glycerine mixture claimed to cure appendicitis and quickly relieve sour stomach gas and constipation with just one dose the ad emphasizes its rapid action and powerful effects.
In Rome the cabinet weighs Italy's war role amid new offers from central powers seen as inadequate. Ex Premier Golitti met King Victor Emmanuel and Premier Salandra to assess negotiations with both sides, aiming for parliamentary unity within days. Reports from the front detail battles near Ypres, Libau materiel gains, and British and French counterattacks.
A dialogue from the Philadelphia Record notes the first doctor attributes success to diplomacy over medicine. The second doctor explains success comes from learning a patient dislikes certain foods and then ordering alteration of diet.
A fleet of submarines and the monitor Tonopah led the advance guard of warships in New York harbor for the review. The submarines shown, left to right, are E-1, E-2, D-2, D-1 and D-3 in a American Press Association photo.
The will of the late Herman Wruck has been found and filed for probate naming his daughter Mrs Ida Treppe of Oregon City as sole beneficiary. Treppe has been seeking the Wruck estate assets. The double death of Wruck and his wife remains unexplained with no new light on the cause, and many doubt foul play despite the coroner's jury verdict.
The Rushville board of trustees hears a remonstrance against Perky Thompson to operate a saloon. Judge Criles of Chadron presents the case alleging Thompson is not a fit and proper person due to a prior conviction for gambling.
Frank P. Walsh, head of the U S commission on industrial relations, refutes John D Rockefeller Jr’s denials in the Colorado Fuel and Iron case. He notes Rockefeller admits letters were written, defends his charges that women and children suffocated, and accuses guards burned tents and looted victims amid the deaths.
Severe floods from six to eight inches of rain hit Austin causing at least twelve deaths and five missing. Damages exceed one million dollars with extensive waterway overflow turning creeks into rivers several blocks wide. Among the dead are Martha Virginija Ezell Keen King Tom Quinn a Mexican woman and child an unidentified man and five others in the Ezell home.
The Grimsby trawler St Lawrence was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by a German submarine. Two crew members were killed and seven survivors were rescued by the Grimsby trawler Queenstown. The Queenstown skipper reports the submarine fired on his vessel while rescuing the St Lawrence crew.
About ninety candidates failed in March examinations prompting Secretary Garrison to schedule an additional examination on May 25 at sixteen army posts nationwide. Successful candidates will be admitted to the Military Academy on July 1.
Frank D. Safford, aged clerk of the Hotel Kensington in Plainfield New Jersey, was found guilty in New York of perjury connected to proceedings in a breach of promise suit. The suit, valued at $50,000, was brought by Miss Rae Tanzer against James W. Osborne, a noted criminal lawyer.
A sharp rise in the Sacramento River flooded part of Kennett and endangered nearby towns. No loss of life was reported.
Sidney resident Mrs S Willis reports kidney and bladder trouble with back pain eased after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She praises relief from aches and restoration of kidney function. Price 50c. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY.
Instructions from Bulletin 149 of the Agricultural Experiment Station of Nebraska describe a method to dehorn calves using caustic potash. Apply to a one to two day old calf, after clipping hair and creating a sore area the size of a dime. Take care to protect the calf from rain and handle potash with paper wrap and a stoppered bottle.
War risk insurance written by the federal bureau totals 71,458,606 on 1,121 policies since inception. Outstanding balance stands at 11,007,295. Premiums paid reach 1,790,207 with known losses totaling 720,653 to date.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube and catarrh and proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure it. It offers one hundred dollars for any case not cured and urges sending for free circulars, noting sales through druggists and urging Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
From John Hay’s diary edited by William Roscoe Thayer for Harper’s Magazine, Lincoln cherished Shakespeare and histories, with Hamlet and Macbeth among favorites. He quoted from the history Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the death of kings. For leisure he read Hood and Artemus Ward, Nasby, then often worked in his office unless a dinner party.
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