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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1897
Page
7
A study shows it costs ten cents to stop a locomotive and four cents for each passenger car stop. Delayed passengers who delay boarding or alighting cause extra costs, typically sixteen to twenty cents, sometimes more than the fare paid. Railroads limit coaches to reduce stoppage expenses and wear on equipment.
A physician ardently endorses Hot Springs South Dakota as a health resort for invalids. He cites pure water dry climate and high altitude aiding nervous diseases and notes affordable hotel rates and easy access via the North Western Line. The notice also introduces a new treatment using subcutaneous phosphate of soda injections as an alternative to the Brown Sequard elixir.
A letter from a correspondent describes twenty years of drinking and ruin, crediting his wife and a druggist remedy Anti Jag. The Renova Chemical Co. of Broadway New York claims to mail the product or full details for one dollar with directions for secret use.
Early spring reveals frost driven erosion at Niagara Falls as boulders loosen and fall from cliff faces. Water wind and frost combine to slowly recede the gorge, with more noticeable impact on the Horseshoe side.
A brief anecdote recounts General Grant's quiet seating in a city pew and his respectful response when asked to move. The page also features short items on health tonics, a Georgia cyclone tale, Dee's Cough Balsam, a restaurant manager trend, wedding beauty hints, tobacco cure ads, and a remark about a shiftless man away from home.
L. E. Scott reports on soil fertility elements and crop rotation to conserve nutrients. He warns against manure waste, promotes spreading fresh manure, and details cheap effective apple tree sprays using Paris green and lime to combat leaf folder and leaf crumpler without harming blossoms.
Charles D. Woods of the Maine Experiment Station notes sachaline Polygonum Sachalinense as a hardy invasive plant with strong spreading rootstocks. Introduced to England about 1870 and cultivated in European gardens, it drew excited forage claims in 1893 during French drought. Modern cautions warn against planting it for feed due to persistence and spread, urging farmers to avoid expectations of large fodder gains.
Insects injuring apples documented in Bulletin No. 36 from Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station at Columbia by Prof. J. M. Stedman. The report outlines pest species affecting apple crops and notes observed damage patterns and potential control measures.
An orange grower named Felt saved his groves by spraying with water when the thermometer hit 7 degrees below freezing. The mist encased each tree in ice from ground to crown, keeping them intact for four days until sun thawed them.
Thomas Odell, 22, of Greenup Kentucky, suffered bizarre food related transformations. After eating beef he acted like an ox, sheep after mutton, a lamb when eating mutton, and a hawked behavior after chicken. He died after leaping among trees and falling to the ground.
A jeweler notes a bold trend of oversized earrings nicknamed "monster earrings" reflecting a revived oriental style. The piece critiques the craze while speculating on extreme jewelry trends and provocative fashion statements.
The article warns inactivity of the kidneys leads to deadly evils and lists Bright's disease diabetes gravel dropsy and rheumatism as consequences of kidney failure. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy that detoxifies the blood and activates the kidneys to prevent disease.
The piece notes Rogers the poet earned fame for caustic speech but disliked personal gossip. A quip about a neighbor’s carriage leads him to direct a servant to convey regards and a playful question about how the family affords their transport. A later ad promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a one day cure claim.
The mistress tells the new servant not to alter existing plans for her, adding she will find her own breakfast later when she comes down. The exchange highlights household routine and deference in a domestic setting.
An advertisement touts Hail a Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. The item mentions English figures known abroad in jest and notes Parisian restaurant trees linked to Robinson Crusoe as a fad.
An advertisement promises permanent relief from constipation using Cascarets Candy Cathartic priced at 10 cents. It guarantees a refund if the product fails and cautions that even a not very smart man cannot give better advice.
A Hartsville College president Prof Alvin P Barnaby recovered from severe illness after trying Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He credits the cure to the medicine after years of digestive trouble nervousness and fatigue. He filed a notarized affidavit confirming his recovery and endorses the treatment. Pills offered at 60 cents a box six for 82.00, sent postpaid from Schenectady NY.
The old Berlin cathedral is being torn down to make way for a new church. The emperor allows marble weights from the pavements and altar steps to be made, stamped with his permission as proof of authenticity. They will be sold for charitable purposes.
A. J. Miller, a wealthy Frankfort Indiana merchant, promises fifty thousand dollars to anyone who can restore his sight, lost three years ago to paralysis.
A brief ad promoting Cascareta candy cathartic as a cure for constipation. Claims a 1 cent price and 120 units, promising refund if not satisfied. Mentions “Theosophy is the cultured and soul ful way of going crazy.”
A playful exchange from a judge highlights Mr Smithers in a social hire class scene. Maud teases while mamma notes the varying dress suits Mr Smithers wears on calls. The dialogue satirizes propriety and appearances in society.
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