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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1903
Page
6
About 20 000 Irish rainbow trout eggs are packed in damp moss and sealed in tins for shipment from Innishannon County Cork Ireland to Tokyo. The voyage aims to showcase Ireland's aquaculture at the Japan Exhibition.
A new double magazine linotype machine enters the market enabling an operator to set complex advertising matter and standard book pages directly from the keyboard without leaving the chair.
A compact grocers advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue detergent promising whiter laundry, urging customers to buy a package for snow white results.
Sentiment grows for a single system viewed as most profitable for grain dealers. Proponents ask why farmers should be left out and push for broader adoption to enhance returns.
A 160000 candle power searchlight can render print visible from twenty miles away. The experiment was conducted from Mount Washington’s summit.
Researchers disclose new readings of the lost Constitution of Aristotle and fragments from Sappho Isocrates and Hyperides, highlighting advances in classical philology and ancient literature.
A series of witty ad lines and moral quips appear in a historical advertisement page. Phrases attack sloth, greed, and propriety while promoting Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Peoria Illinois. The tone mimics sharp satire common in period commercial copy.
Consumers are urged to choose Defiance Starch for its superior quality and bigger 16 ounce packages at the same price as 12 ounce rivals. The ad appeals to value and reliability while discouraging trends toward flashy marketing.
A reader query notes the trade mark The Klean, Kool Kitchen Kind linked to stoves with smoke free, ash free and heat free cooking. The phrase suggests a marketing claim for easy cooking while commenting on fashion signals like hair pompadours signaling interest in boys.
Seymour W. Tulloch former Washington city post office cashier released charges of irregularities and forged vouchers. He claims proper records exist but conceal the true facts, citing years of routine and a later push to create new precedents under a new administration.
Paris reports the death of American opera star Sybil Sanderson from pneumonia after a grip illness. She had returned to Paris from Nice six weeks earlier, drawing shock in American circles and in musical and theatrical communities.
A strong movement in Posey county Indiana seeks to save William Rhea from execution in Nebraska for murder. His father, a man of means, has enlisted prominent supporters who petition the Nebraska governor for a commute to life imprisonment, prompting a reprieve until July.
General Miles declares in a letter to the Army and Navy Journal that orders came from the president and that true officers condemn cruelty in the Philippines. He praises soldiers avoiding cruelty, stresses a clear line between honorable troops and offending officers, and urges action against crimes.
In Warsaw Indiana Clyde Kyle and Frank Miller found a mutilated partly naked body in a wooden box with clothed trunk and legs and a naked head and arms in the river nearby. The body is well preserved and unclaimed with officials suspecting it was shipped to Warsaw and dumped in the river.
The Texas antitrust case targets the National Cottonseed Oil Company and Southern Cottonseed Oil Company, two New Jersey firms. Their consolidation allegedly formed a trust and fixed cottonseed at 1.7 dollars per ton, with Texas appealing after state courts ruled the combine illegal.
Charles Sennelchardt of St. Louis testified about boodle deals connected with the Fortieth general assembly. He faced the grand jury after confessing to Circuit Attorney Folk and was confronted by ex Senator Fred Busche. Schweickardt appeared flushed after lengthy examination.
Secretary Root hosted a Country Club reception for new General Staff officers in Washington. Invited were Assistant Secretary Sanger, Lt General John M. Schofield (retired), Maj Gen S B M Young, Maj Gen Henry C Corbin and many other officers. General Miles was not present.
Nicaragua debates shifting from silver to gold standard with a gradual transition. Minister to Washington Mr. Corea has sent a report on the U.S. financial system and will travel to Europe to study financial matters further.
Snow sweeps Montana with wet precipitation in the east that could aid crops if temperatures drop. In the north a blizzard disrupts Great Northern trains and endangers stock, with sheep losses feared.
Superior Judge Rhodes Friday declared the new state divorce law unconstitutional calling it special legislation in direct conflict with the general law. The opinion states that the divorce decree must be prepared and the judgment entered immediately.
Manila reports Captain Pershing relieved of command of the luanao expedition and to be succeeded by Lieutenant Colonel Rogers of the Fifteenth cavalry. Pershing, ill, is ordered to Zamboanga for medical examination and will likely be sent home.
MINNEAPOLIS Minn William x Johnson superintendent of the poor farm during the Ames administration was found guilty by a jury of misappropriating 150 of city funds. Sentence will be passed Wednesday and the case will be appealed. The maximum sentence is five years in the penitentiary. Johnson had received his appointment from Mayor Ames and later went on the bond of the former mayor.
STOCKHOLM Sweden The Riiksdag passed the bill granting 32000 dollars for expenses of Sweden's participation in the St Louis exposition.
Berlin dispatch reports ongoing railroad disaster probes find an insane engineer among the involved. The man has been confined in an asylum following the wrecks on the suburban line.
In Copenhagen Henrik Ibsen the famous Norwegian dramatist is seriously ill once more. Friends express grave concern about his condition and possible outcome.
In Ware block Omaha Nebraska Mr Scannell offers a herenewed ointment claimed to cure a well known Omaha figure Hon A Paxton once severely ill and forced to travel to Europe. Paxton allegedly found no relief until using the ointment now sold at 250 dollars per box and interested parties may write him for information.
Corin th Mississippi to Selmer Tennessee Paduenah Kentucky Bellefontaine Ohio Indianapolis Indiana St Louis Missouri Saratoga New York Detroit Michigan Baltimore Maryland and more on select May June and July dates. Maps and full trip details available at Wabash City Quince 1601 Farnam St or from Harry E Moores G A P D Omaha Nebraska. Few people reach high ladder of fame is quoted.
The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with an internal use claim and a price of 75 cents. It contrasts with other products and notes Defiance Starch quality affecting sales, while offering quirky commentary on fame and love.
An 19th century ad notes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children to cure fevers bad stomach teething disorders move bowels and kill worms. Sold by druggists 25 cents sample free address A S Olmsted Leltoy New York.
The Duchess of Manchester arrived at Salsomaggiore to find officials overwhelmed by her baggage. Two hotel porters who helped load trunks were left on board as the train started, being carried to Parma with much of the duchess plants and baggage still aboard.
Servants at Harbor Hills Long Island home of Mr and Mrs Clarence H Mackay strike over a lent egg menu. They protested omelettes egg sandwiches boiled eggs roasted eggs and stuffed eggs before the chef was pressed to change it. The memorial presenter was dismissed and all but two staff joined the walkout.
A Davenport Iowa school teacher credits Postum Cereal Coffee with ending heart palpitations and stomach troubles caused by coffee. She reports improved health, able to attend socials, and no headaches or bilious spells for four years. Her father, 78, also praises daily Postum use.
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