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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1908
Page
6
In a humorous column the narrator sketches a banker heir feigning illness to dodge a bill from a doctor. Dodie avoids wealthy kin now that cars populate every relative’s life. Cupid targets a rich romance as a will and fortune loom, while a press agent shapes legends.
In a dusty scene two girls talk with a visiting young man while the American car leads a long endurance race. Crowds cheer as racers declare loyalty to their native soil amid the noisy event.
A mosaic of aphorisms on marriage, nature, and society. Advice on farming and haying routines contrasts with cautions about virtue in milk and the limits of public philanthropy. Ends with notice of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers summer meeting at Niagara Falls on July 24 and 25.
A student famed for reckless despair suffers a career setback as he fails to make the team. He turns to study, drawing pity and attention from peers and faculty. The year’s highest marks become a glimmer of hope amid hardship.
A playful dialogue features two women debating marriage proposals. The first declares she would make a model wife if asked. The second responds by suggesting marrying an artist.
A local man, Mr Goodgold, who left the town thirty years ago penniless, reappears here. The anecdote suggests he may again struggle to find funds unless the town rallies to assist him.
The speaker explains how he saved by setting aside money rather than spending it. He notes that when someone might borrow or take from the reserve, the saved funds would remain intact, preventing loss. This exchange is quoted as a lesson in prudent handling of money.
A cleric’s popularity is questioned as the speaker notes that while the crowd admires him, he abuses his congregation, suggesting everyone believes the criticism targets others rather than him. The exchange hints at hypocrisy in public figures and the ease of shifting blame.
A Philadelphia Press quip contrasts public office with a trust as a plain citizen questions and a disgruntled seeker replies that some fellows hold a monopoly. The exchange highlights views on politics and corruption in a witty, period voice.
In a surprising move Slyker-Bronson declares he is taking mud baths. Pyker-Why wondered if he remains active in politics as public intrigue grows.
In a fragment, Chattington laments Eve's harsh life, and the speaker notes absence of neighbors for gossip. The scene hints at a bleak domestic mood and a small community without social outlets.
A Cleveland grocer shares a customer letter and his own proof as he touts Postum Food Coffee over coffee. He says ditching coffee eased his nerves and stomach troubles, and he urges others with nervousness or stomach issues to switch. He notes a wife suggested the change after seeing Postum sell well.
A widow on a Kansas farm discovers a roll of cash totaling 910 dollars in her chicken coop after all her prized birds vanish under suspicious circumstances. The cash is linked to a nervous local bank deposit issue involving a farmer and a cashier, with no names provided.
In The Shameless Diary of an Explorer Robert Dunnan recalls a failed summit bid on Mount McKinley. The party fights a steep, shifting slope with scarce gear as fear and self restraint test each man. He reflects on courage, self reliance, and explorer asocial quirks amid peril.
A rustic kitchen guidance extols broiled calf portions brushed with melted butter and flour, cooked until barely done, and served with simple water. The piece then pivots to a moral note, saying a kind person entering a room shines like a lit candle and contrasts warmth with a cold world.
The ad offers a $100 reward for a cure of catarrh, promoting Watstarrh and the firm F. J. Chemey & Co of Toledo. It includes testimonials, internal use claims, and a price of 73 cents per bottle, with distribution by Trallis Caterh Cure and other merchants. The piece also mentions a Mariner warning about the bison population and a Caucasus hunting privilege held by a grand duke.
John A. Enders of Pen Argyle Robertson avenue suffered six years with back pain headaches and dizziness. His doctor told him his kidneys were fine despite reddish brick dust in secretions. After using Dean's Kidney Pills his kidneys became regular and he passed gravel stones. Enders reports lasting relief and no kidney trouble since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The piece blends farm hacks and homely maxims on beets incubators and chicken keeping with general notes on Sunday schools hair dyes and jokes about cats and hens. It cites 262000 Sunday schools and 24 million pupils and mentions Roquefort goats Fortingall yew and old king Solomon era context.
In a public appeal readers learn how thousands of American women face daily burdens from female ailments. Mrs. Ellsworth of Mayville and Mrs. Boyd of Beaver Falls credit Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring health and strength, enabling them to resume full daily work.
Thirty years of use cited for Pinkham Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for female complaints including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and period pains. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
A Bay City Michigan mother reports her daughter suffered a severe rash from infancy to age 15 despite standard care. After seeing a specialist the condition worsened until trials with Cutiura Remedies, which allegedly stopped all breakouts. The testimonial is dated May 20, 1906.
An old Times comment notes that many women resist suitors lacking means and that even Adam and Eve had no pedigree, yet stories show they had a family tree.
Melt chocolate with water, fold into boiling milk with cornstarch and vanilla. Beat four egg yolks, mix in, then fold in stiff egg whites as custard cools. Pour into glass cups and top with finely chopped peanuts for a nutty chocolate custard.
Bake a thin round cake and slice bananas. Mix three parts orange with one part banana, grate yellow rind, and add a coupful of sugar. Split the cake and fill with the fruit, then fold in four spoonfuls of stiff sweet cream. Beat the egg white and fold in for flavor.
A recipe describes combining East Indian preserves with green pears six pounds of sugar green ginger root one pint of water and lemon rind to create a preserve. Boil water pour over ginger let stand scrape and cut thin then cook rind in hot water for fifteen minutes. Mix all ingredients and simmer for three hours or more.
Cream one half pound butter with one pound sugar then beat in the yolks of six eggs the juice of one lemon and grated rind of two a grated nut meg and two tablespoonfuls of brandy. Fold in the whipped whites of six eggs. Bake in small pie crust shells with optional pastry lattice on top.
A recipe describes beating four ounces of refined sugar with two grains of musk and a pinch of orm’s root into a fine paste. It is rolled thin, cut into diamond shapes with a jagged roller, dried in the stove, and stored for use.
A compact recipe instructs beating egg yolks with sugar, folding in beaten egg white and milk, then mixing in flour with baking powder. Steam in cups for twenty minutes yields seven cups and serves with a rich sauce.
Toast rice in hot pan with olive oil until brown. Add chopped tomatoes salt and chili pepper pulp. Pour in boiling water and simmer until rice is tender.
Mix three quarters cup sugar with one third cup water and boil ten minutes. Remove from heat add one tablespoon butter and two tablespoons lemon juice. When butter melts serve over bananas or with lamb as an entree or with cake as a dessert.
Popular Mechanics presents a pair of carving shears with an upper carving knife blade and a dented lower clip blade. The tool is touted as easy to handle and capable of slicing any part of the fowl, helping those who struggle with carving.
Cook one cup rice in sweet milk until soft add sugar and salt to taste. Pour into cups and cool. Turn into a dish and scoop a tablespoonful from the top of each cup, filling with jelly. Serve in a glass dish with whipped cream lightly piled over.
A basic bake method combines sugar butter milk sherry and mashed banana with yolks then folds in beaten egg whites and bakes until set. The dish is cooled slightly before serving from a deep dish for a light airy texture.
Beat six eggs with half a pound of powdered sugar for fifteen minutes with a wire whisk. Add half a teaspoon lemon juice or vanilla. Fold in half a pound of flour lightly. Bake in a good oven for thirty minutes.
A rough hand written recipe lists ingredients for cookies including flour brown sugar molasses and soda. The instructions specify mixing until thick, shaping with a fork, and baking after dipping the pan in hot water. It reflects a historical casual home kitchen note.
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