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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1904
Page
7
Owing to sanitary considerations the Pullman company has adopted a new standard sleeper. It is plain and lacks the ornate scroll and grill work of earlier cars.
A fragment notes disputes over free offers and stock held by sellers. It mentions a 12 brand stock in hand and a customer who used a specific starch product, plus a proverb about a wife and economy. It also advertises a Homesteaders' Guide and mentions a map and instructions for obtaining a chain on a reservation.
Promises stronger hold and longer lasting results with Tiduanee Starch claiming better performance than competing brands. Claims include increased product yield and improved effectiveness for consumer use.
Warning against nostrums for catarrh containing mercury. Marketing text claims mercury damages smell and body systems. Promotes All's Catarrh Cure by Pod Cheney Co and urges buyers to obtain genuine product from trusted sources. Includes testimonials and pricing remarks.
An old advertisement urges customers to buy Wiggle-Stick Laundry Blue and Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten yellow and white clothes. It notes 2 oz packages for five cents and offers a 10 cent sample by sending to Lancers Blue Co at 12 Michigan Street, Chicago.
Nebaska club women organized a prominent reception in Nebraska during the seventh biennial Louisiana Purchase delegates gathering. Mrs Harriet S MacMurphs led the Nebraska showcase of food products with officers and club presidents in attendance. A large crowd enjoyed the well-equipped display and each guest received Nebraska grass souvenirs. Governor Cummins and state federation officers joined the line of honorees.
The Burlington No 301 sleeper near Snoom caught fire fourteen miles from town after departing for Denver. Conductor Ryan moved passengers to a day coach and crew fought the blaze as the fifty mile per hour train sped on. The new ten section Pullman was destroyed.
Chris Thompson, Saunders county farmer, was severely beaten on his farm while working with a team after two tramps emptied his water jug and attacked him. He endured a heavy assault and remained unconscious for a time.
Belmont Irrigating Canal and Water Power of Omaha files amended articles of incorporation with a capital of 450000 dollars. John Potmesil of Dunlap Dawes county seeks state board approval to use Niobrara river water for irrigation of 580 acres. Plant cost is listed at 625 dollars.
A moving picture show at the Paddock opera house triggered a small fire when the machine cover caught flame. The blaze was extinguished quickly and officers secured the exit as order was restored.
Joseph Hastey Nelson of Superior, held in county jail three months for criminal assault, appeared in district court and pleaded guilty, receiving a three year sentence to the penitentiary.
The Omaha Decatur and Northern Suburban road secures most of its right of way with only a few parcels near Tekamah delaying grading work planned between Tekamah and Decatur. A stallion attacked its owner Oscar Portlock in Bethany, injuring his left arm before neighbors intervened.
A society woman’s late hours and endless entertaining wear her down leading to a condition described as systemic catarrh or eattarrhial nervousness. The text urges Peruna as a restorative tonic, claiming letters from society women across the United States praise its invigorating effect on a run down nervous system.
A flow of testimonials from New York and Ohio patients touts Peruna as a life restoring tonic. Letters praise renewed vigor after social withdrawal and long illnesses, with offers for free home treatment guidance from Dr. Hartman’s clinic in Columbus, Ohio.
An old advertisement for Cuticura products lists ointment and solvent forms with a 25c per vial price, cites depots in London Paris and Boston, and urges sending for a guide on curing rumors from infancy to age.
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