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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1902
Page
5
An excerpt notes John Bright responding to interruptions during a parliamentary speech. He quips about not waging war on Philistines while an audience heckle echoes “Hee haw.” He then jokes his friend behind the hall will lend him a law to reconsider, alluding to Samson’s historic weapon.
MULIMNALL of Sioux City Iowa advertises cash per acre rates at four dollars with a four percent crop balance until paid. The odd line about an intellectual feast being an apology to an empty stomach appears as a fragmented slogan within the notice.
An ad touts Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening clothes with a large two pack priced at five cents. It also claims burdock blood bitters regulate the stomach and bowels and includes a proverb about longevity and civility.
The historian John Fiske refused to squeeze through a field gate stating he would rather continue the drive. He was noted for the ease with which he avoided awkward situations caused by his unusually large size.
In London, up and down signify direction relative to the Bank of England and the City. The Bank becomes a proxy for power, a capitalized symbol guiding movement from center to outward areas. The City denotes a specific financial district, not the whole metropolis, where major institutions cluster.
Mrs I E Burton of Eureka Kansas now at 507 Gladstone Gainesville says Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her long standing kidney trouble after doctors failed. She notes her mother and brother also improved with the remedy and urges others to try it for similar ailments.
Prof. Frederick Hirth has begun teaching Chinese language at Columbia University, with plans to add courses in Chinese literature and Oriental arts and industries. He argues the language is not unusually difficult, though he warns students not to expect to chat with laundrymen soon.
An advertisement claims permanent cure for nervousness after the first day using Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorator. It offers a trial bottle for $2.00 and provides the Philadelphia address of R H Kline Ltd for inquiries and orders.
The New York Press notes Hungarian wives in Tudlow Suffolk Broome and Delaney streets wear straight wigs after marriage to signal fidelity. Hair is shaved and covered with cheap wigs to appear unattractive, a self proclaimed religious defense against pursuing men.
An old advertisement extols Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as a universal remedy for coughs colds and pulmonary diseases while cautioning readers against judging pictures and horses by frames.
New York leads the nation in pumpkin pie consumption during the season from September to February. Each day over 15 000 pies are eaten in the city requiring about 25 000 pounds of pumpkin and 10 000 quarts of milk. Across the United States millions of pounds of pumpkin are used in pies. Pumpkin farming has become systematic with large dedicated farms and scientific cultivation, notably a 300 acre Monmouth county New Jersey operation.
Mrs. Anna M. Scott of Denver, Colorado, found a lost diamond worth $200 after five years. While searching for a ring and not expecting the jewel, she spotted the sparkle in a street yard where rain and snow had buried it. The diamond had been dropped in 1897 and reappeared in 1902.
A young bride in a neighboring town solves a transport problem for wedding gifts by purchasing a long pine coffin box for two dollars fifty. The undertaker delivered the box to her mother’s house while neighbors were puzzled, and she plans to repurpose the coffin chest as a couch in her new home.
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes that Yucatan gardens yield various unknown vegetables and herbs during proper seasons. Cultivated fields produce Indian corn beans squashes and tubers without names to outsiders. Forests hold wild fruits that could be transformed with cultivation into delicious produce.
Case of E Goies dealer in grain and feed at 505 South Water Street Akron Ohio reports kidney and bladder trouble since the Civil War. Dean's Kidney Pills from Lamparter Co. improved symptoms within a week and a public statement two years later confirms lasting cure. Free trial offered by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY with 50 cents per box sales through druggists.
Theodore Allen known as the wickedest man in New York lies gravely ill with some hope of death. He is a 70 year old career criminal who boasted of sixty eight arrests and many indictments, yet claims never to have been convicted. He previously shot his gambling house partner on Broadway in an incident he called an accident.
Booth Tarkington, famed novelist, sketches his stories in pictures before writing. He keeps drawings private and has refused publishers access to illustrate his books. He finally promised one Vanrevel sketch but sent it too late for inclusion.
Judge W. H. Simmons of San Francisco tells a tale about a citizen who died and left an unenviable name. At the funeral the preacher began a eulogy when a friend whispered to another, asking if there were two funerals today.
A German census shows 32 women aged over 100, with 29 widows and one married, only two remaining single, suggesting marriage correlates with longevity for women.
S ah of Persia gains favor by advancing postal, customs, and educational services. He expands telegraph lines and courts, reducing cruelty attributed to Oriental rulers. The shah shows restraint and earns loyalty from his people, unlike previous rulers.
Advertisement notes a white clothes option with a Red Crow Lall Blue Large 2 cm package priced at 5 cents. It presents a simple product claim and price in a brief promotional line.
Albert Bruce Joy a sixty year old English sculptor is among the most active in his field. He has created Bow her Gladstone Birmingham her Bright Westminster Abbey and Stratford on Avon her Mary Anderson. Born in Dublin he studied in Rome and has traveled in America. He is noted as a staunch vegetarian.
A marketing claim highlights June tint butter color as a top market player. The text also muses on self-perception and mirrors as a cultural metaphor, suggesting observational insight is influential in consumer trends.
One-way and round trip fares advertised for homeseekers with tours on the first and third Tuesdays each month. Literature and details available from James Barker, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Missouri Kansas Texas Railway, St. Louis.
The Rev. Charles S. Cummings is sheriff elect of Androscoggin County Maine and vows to enforce prohibition as rigidly as Cumberland County’s late Rev. Pearson. Cummings won by a large majority after a 202nd ballot at the Republican convention.
The Shah of Persia, reputedly the finest royal chess player, claims Europeans cannot play the game. He calls chess royal and divine, noting it was not made for Christians. An unrelated ad notes Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething pains at 25 cents per bottle.
An Irish authority defines a traditional belief that a curse once spoken must strike a target. If deserved it will fall on the condemned. if not, it rebounds to the speaker, likened to a wedge that can cleave wood or strike the user between the eyes.
Scald head described as an eczema of the scalp, with the claim that it can be cured. Dean's Ointment offered as a quick and permanent solution, available at any drug store for 50 cents.
Boston boys form an Edward Everett Hale base ball club and hold a raffle to raise funds. Dr. Hale declines tickets as a lottery but donates five dollars for uniforms, expressing pleasure at the club bearing his name. A woman's first love affair is noted as life defining or ruinous.
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