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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1901
Page
7
A 19th to early 20th century advertisement portrays women haunted by backache and fatigue, claiming they "grow old before their time" and seek relief. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for "unnatural menstruation" or womb derangement and cites Mrs. Morton’s letter as guidance for sufferers.
A Cincinnati reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring energy and appetite after a run down condition and back pain. The letter urges others to try the medicine and seek free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
The latest quotations from South Oncaba and Whianeas City show a liberal run of cattle with heavy supply yet packers offering steady prices. The market moves slowly with few clearances as buyers bid modestly on beef steers and demand weak for stockers and hogs, while sheep and lambs bring varied yet steady to favorable quotes.
Market report shows cattle steady to lower with stockers and feeders flat and cows and heifers down. Hogs opened steady and closed higher with top at 5.85 and most sales around 5.60 to 5.73. Sheep and lambs trend higher with western lambs about 17.5 to 45.10 and spring lambs 3.09 to 6.00, while various canners and bulls posted mixed figures.
President McKinley and his party stopped in San Luis Obispo on a dusk arrival. He spoke briefly from the Ramona hotel veranda as a crowd surged seeking a close view. He was escorted through a window into the parlor and later to a rear exit. several party members escaped injuries amid the disorder.
In Fort Dodge on May 11, friends of farmer George McMahon report a Minneapolis medium claims he was killed by a neck yoke the night he vanished. The medium seeks 500 dollars to locate the body and Mrs. McMahon offers 1000 dollars. If no body is found, the search may go to the Pinkertons. the case continues as years pass.
John Woodard of Hamburg Iowa was helped by friends in Peru Nebraska after suffering temporary dementia. He believed he would be buried in Mount Vernon cemetery and began walking there at night, partially undressing as he fled to avoid burial.
The treasury secretary purchased $28,500 in short term 4 percent bonds at 113.65 and $200 in short terms at 113.57. The transaction is dated April 27 in Washington D.C.
In New York on May 11 a Wall Street agency reported a deadlock over principal matters in the affairs and policy of the Northern Pacific Railway Company. The situation suggests little change is expected upon Morgan’s arrival, amid shifting short interest and a troubled agreement from the prior Thursday.
Includes low round trip fare from Omaha to San Francisco for the Epworth League meeting in July with through cars and stopovers, return by August 31. Full info from J Francis, General Passenger Agent, Burlington Route, Omaha. Also notices on Grain-O, Wizard Oil, Defiance Starch, and Beemins Pepsin.
The Pan American exposition bans cameras larger than four by five inches and tripods inside the gates. Small cameras up to four by five inches pay 50 cents for daily admission or 14.50 for a week. The policy follows concessions granted to a private party. A warning about overconfidence is noted in the closing remark.
An old newspaper ad promotes Hal's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy and touts a 16 oz package of starch for 10 cents. The copy leans into mock trial imagery and adds a quip about a man mistaken for a genius, labeled as half baked by neighbors.
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