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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1908
Page
3
A humorous tale recalls three city women who retreat to a farm to improve country life. Aunt Susan removes hop vines for church decoration, later discovering Mrs. Wilson’s loss of her winter yeast supply. The incident exposes guilt, laughter, and communal embarrassment in a small town church.
A reflective piece contrasts the deaths of Alexander the Great Hannibal Caesar and Napoleon noting intoxication poison murder and exile as their final fates. The excerpt includes a dry witticism from Miss Katharine Abbott and a North Deerfield river quip about water shortage followed by a US immigrant anecdote about money orders highlighting cultural observations.
The report notes 114 miles of street railway in England operated by horses. It also lists Pennsylvania as the top coke producer, followed by West Virginia and Alabama. It adds that Bible inscriptions can be read by heating a coin, and that twelve full sized steam engines can be watered from a distance of 1,200 feet or more via a modern fireboat.
The article notes the rapid rise of physicians in France, doubling to about 20 000 with 2 000 more trained annually. Fees drop as competition grows, with Paris visits costing as little as 20 cents in some districts. It also mentions German officers to wear swords again and iron ore mining in 29 states in the U S.
Mrs. R. C. Richmond of Northwood Iowa credits Deans Kidney Pills with ending years of backache dizziness headaches and kidney trouble after three boxes her health is perfect Sold by all dealers eight cents a box Foster Milburn Os Buffalo N Y Plowing in Spain is still done in a primitive way using a wood plow yoked oxen or mules with the driver balancing with his feet to steady the plow.
The fish commission released over 100 million lobsters last year, driving prices down as native species fail to keep pace with demand for lumber. New Zealand imports trees from the Americas Europe and Australia. Vegetables previously unknown to science were found inside a mammoth remains unearthed in northeastern Siberia.
An advertisement extols verified health products and ethical remedies. It promotes a laxative similar to Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co, urging readers to buy genuine products via leading druggists. Additional notes discuss cold's limited effect on certain fish species and Formosa exporting camphor to the United States.
The article notes plans to employ peou tans of dynamite for canal work within the next year. It also reports that the United States produced 6,604 long tons of manganese valued at $24,163 last year, second only to the years 1902 and 1906. Hungarian peasants are described using candles made from wax boiled from Orzoccrite in central Poland and Hungary.
Reports circulate of young women regaining health after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Read testimonies from those who claim improvements in well being after treatment.
Letters from readers tout Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for irregularities periodic suffering and nervous headaches. They claim cures for nervous prostration poor circulation backache and menstrual issues after doctors failed. The ad invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
The Sutleg in British India is described as the most rapidly flowing river, with a descent of 12,000 feet over 180 miles totaling a remarkable grade and speed.
A humorous exchange at a picnic reveals a boy swapping stuffed buns. An aunt praises a “blond-hearted” child while noting the big bun goes to his baby brother. A sly boy teases that the buns are ants, not cinnamon flakes, as the scene ends with a wink.
A jumble of short quips and dialogues describes social banter among neighbors. A flirtatious exchange about walking appears alongside jokes about nagging wives doctors and a new tenant in the flat. The motley snippets capture small town humor and gossip.
A dialogue styled piece shows a quarrel between a husband and wife about bets and fear of loss. Ostend and Pa discuss time and milestones, while a father punishes his son Bobby to express love. The exchange ends with a child wishing to be bigger to return affection.
The Baltimore American humor column cites a sewing woman claiming knock-down shirt prices and jokes about selling seams. A Hewitt quip asks if long hair makes a man look intellectual, while Jewillt notes a wife finding something from his coat makes him look foolish.
A collage of humorous lines from newspapers and plays recounts pithy exchanges about appetite fate and art. It winds through rabble wordplay about boarding life a blind carpenter a death shepherd a dumb wheelwright and a theatre gag promising laughs amid curious contrasts.
Sentences excerpt humorous banter about oratory impact and social ascent. A landlady notes pride in rising from nothing while a star boarder mocks speaking prowess and public adulation. A street joke contrasts eggs and porterhouse steaks reflecting economic humor of the era.
A readable collage of old time quips and jokes from a Washington Journal style page. Banter covers salaries, marriage, rent, autos, day dreams, and village life with puns and social jests.
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