Boston Traveller Exchange Over Unspecified Circumstances
A brief exchange shows Captain Gibbs declining a request due to circumstances beyond control. The reply from the Boston Traveller seeks clarification while accepting the denial.
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1898
Page
3
A brief exchange shows Captain Gibbs declining a request due to circumstances beyond control. The reply from the Boston Traveller seeks clarification while accepting the denial.
An advertorial promotes Cascarrets beauty pills claiming blood cleansing and skin improvement. It asserts the product banishes pimples boils blotches blackheads and a sickly complexion with a 10 cent price and 50 cent option.
Fragmentary note suggests a historic or allegorical union between ignorance and superstition occurring before a great flood. The sentence hints at a moral or fable style event without concrete details or names.
A brief editorial voice discusses U S foreign policy as likely conservative maintaining the Monroe doctrine with patience and prudence to win public support. A humorous aside quotes Puck on Uncle Tom's Cabin and stage companies provoking hostilities, and mentions using Hoster’s Stomach Bitters for rheumatic and malarial complaints.
An old advertisement urging tobacco users to quit with No-To-Bac the wonder-worker promising lasting results. Claims increased vigor and strength with cure guaranteed and a free booklet and sample from Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York.
An Indianapolis Journal reader from Farmington Ill writes praising Dr Kay's Renovator as the best spring medicine for dyspepsia constipation and kidney issues. The ad claims it has no equal and offers recipes and prescriptions with mail order options from Dr B J Ray Medical Co Omaha Neb.
The ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for painful feet, bunions, sweating, and calluses. It claims instant relief, easier fit for tight or new shoes, and offers trial packages free or mail order for 20 cents. Sold by druggists and shoe stores, Allen Olmsted of Le Roy, New York.
An advertisement touts Cascarets candy cathartic to cure constipation with a money back guarantee if C C C fails. It also mentions Miss Pink Martin of Nails Creek Tennessee as the wife of Maximo Gomez and notes her widowed mother traveled to Havana after the war due to a brother’s business in that city.
A woman recounts a moonlit river voyage with her husband Miss Martin and Mr Russell when a steamer shadowed a sand barge. The boat struck, Miss Martin died, the narrator nearly drowned but survived by keeping a shawl over her mouth. The captain rescued them, and Miss Martin’s fiancé mourns.
A lighthearted tale from a household economy attempt ends with Bloker scalding himself and a kitchen stained with dye. The plan to color Easter eggs backfires as calico bags burst, leaving his foot injured and the family alarmed. A later bid for eggs and higher bills closes the amused episode.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows a woman and a tramp debating politics at home. The woman rebukes boasting of being a free silverite while the tramp explains he was born into a free silver family with sixteen members and one girl.
Ned confesses to New York World that his pledge to give up drinking during Lent is tested by Dolly. He says she greets him with a kiss each visit to gauge his sobriety, prompting a humorous, candid exchange about restraint.
A brief quote from the New York World features a cautious comment about solitude and an uncertain claim that such an idea never occurred to the speaker. The exchange hints at a moral or social reflection in a concise newspaper snippet.
California officials advocate a numbering system for rural residences based on the county seat. Roads would be named and long segments divided into ten equal blocks per mile, with each frontage receiving a new sequential number for precise location.
In the Buati district of the northwest provinces a coffin shaped stone box was uncovered in a shrine excavation. It contains jeweled ornaments cut gems marble and crystal vases and bones. An inscription around a crystal vase suggests the box once belonged to Buddha.
Father urges daughter to focus away from worldly matters during Lent. Daughter responds the new dress is heavenly, countering his warning with a witty remark about its sheer elegance.
Fragmentary line notes a phrase about a conga palanw said to be oldest and fastest at breaking up a path, described as reliable and something to try.
The report notes that Chinese cities lack extensive street lighting, relying mainly on illumination from individual houses. This condition contrasts with brighter urban skylines and affects nighttime activity and safety.
A pontifical appeal argues maternal neglect harms daughters and urges consulting Lydia E. Pinkham’s remedies. A sample letter from Miss Manz of Centralia Pa describes lifelong fatigue sharp pains and irregular menses, her mother seeking advice and result after using Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills.
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