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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1893
Page
7
Knowledge brings comfort and improvement. This reminder extols Syrup of Figs as a pure laxative that cleanses the system and eases constipation without weakening the organs. It promises health benefits, lists its medical approval, and notes the price and availability from druggists.
Eight doctors treated heart disease and rheumatism with no benefit. After using Green's August Flower, Mrs. Sarah J Cox reports improved strength, sleep, and vitality, claiming the remedy saved her life and restored health.
A reflective verse by John Q. Whittles contrasts past and present, urging faith in continual moral progress. It proclaims that God’s love now pervades everywhere, replacing longing for ancient sanctity with hope and daily meaning.
In a rural drama Cecile Grey scales a fence amid smoke to reach her burning farm. She finds Mr Newton unconscious, drags him to safety with Jack Newton's help, and later assists Mrs Newton. The couple vows to build a new home and marry, ending the feud over the west pasture.
At the Central menagerie in New York a possum was found dead in its cage with its tail wrapped around its neck and caught in the wire. Keeper McGuiness and Director Smith conclude the animal died by its own action, as the tail loop and weight of the body show. The other possum and a cat nearby also died. the cat possibly choked on a bone. The corpses will be stuffed and shown in the museum of natural history.
A dozen bright college girls in London start a new educational club named the School of Fiction. Each member writes a monthly story, readings occur at fortnightly meetings, and the works are bound into volumes that become joint club property.
An old public notice warns of liver congestion and possible fatal hepatic abscesses tied to right rib discomfort and yellowing of skin and eyes. It touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy to regulate the liver, ease bile flow, and relieve related stomach and bowel symptoms, claiming use for fever, rheumatism, and kidney troubles.
A court anecdote recalls Sir Isaac Heard with George II as news comes that the king’s horse is ready for hunting. The monarch asks if Heard judges horses. Heard jokes about his youth with horses. The king names the horse Perfection, and the herald calls it well named for its character.
A New York photographer uses a summer scheme in Toledo to lure well dressed children into portraits. He photographs them in groups, later visiting parents to sell finished mounted pictures. The tactic hinges on parental appeal and prevalence of sales. The ad also recites patent medicines and a boilerplate testimony for Dana's Catarrh Cure.
The name Terdi nand unfolds from feorh meaning youth to nanth darling while Fernando and Fernand o travel from Spain to Aragon then Naples. It appears as Ferdinand in The Tempest and grows global with Ferdinand and Isabella. Cortez also bears Hernan, a form modern researchers say is Anglo Saxon in origin.
Dr BE Allen announces a partnership with Dr Sumner Davis of Grand Island Ned to focus on eye and ear diseases. Both doctors will be in their Omaha office daily at Ramge Block corner 15th and Harney.
An old styled ad asserts the best place for a large pill is outside yet promotes Doctor Pierre's Pleasant Pellets. The copy claims the sugar coated granules are mild, natural, prevent and relieve digestive issues, and promise permanent benefit with a money back guarantee.
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