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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1897
Page
7
Henry McKirryher of Laporte Indiana testifies that years of catarrh with tinnitus and head pains were entirely cured after taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. He calls it the best blood purifier and notes a few bottles sufficed.
A quick emergency dessert method uses canned fruit heated in a kettle with a dumpling batter. Mix one pint of prepared flour with one beaten egg and a scant cup of milk. Drop dumplings into the hot fruit, steam ten to fifteen minutes, then serve with sugar and cream or hard sauce.
A fragment describes diostetter's Stomach Bitters as a valuable franchise for health, claiming it helps suppress or uproot dyspepsia and aids rheumatic fever sufferers, nervous individuals, and constipation, with a quip about a Congress marriage law from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a beauty aid by cleansing blood and liver to remove pimples boils blotches and a bilious complexion. It promises satisfaction and lists prices 10c and 25c with distribution by druggists.
An array of medicinal promotions includes No-To-Bac for tobacco cessation promising strength and vitality, Laxative Bromo Quinine for colds, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain, and various cure-all claims from druggists. Also a misogynistic quip about marriage framed as evidence.
Dorothy Tanner guides a stroll from Whitehall to St James Park, recalling Tudor feasts at Whitehall York Palace, the banqueting house, Cromwell era quiet, and restoration festivities. She visits Charing Cross, Drury Lane, Fleet Street, Gray’s Inn, Covent Garden, Piccadilly, Pall Mall, Hyde Park, and St James, weaving memory with landmarks and notable figures. The piece closes noting London's municipal debt near 200 million dollars with 46 million for schools.
Sable and chinchilla furs figure among fashionable garnitures for hats with rich velvets and silks draped over soft frames. Purple maintains imperial prominence with deep red, royal blue, silver gray, black and white rivals noted. Bright buckles and pins secure flowers and plumes to positions, with color as the central artistic element.
A grain based beverage called Grain-O is sold in grocery stores as a coffee substitute. It is marketed as gentle on delicate stomachs and indistinguishable from coffee, affordable at 15 and 25 cents per package, and suitable for children to drink with benefit.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports a man observing a "Keep away Danger" board at a building under construction. He traced the letters with his finger, and as he finished the phrase a brick fell from above and struck him on the head. He commented that the mishap “is one of the drawbacks to a limited cooperation.”
A wide array of old ads and snippets claim cures and remedies for ailments and conditions. The piece promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure, patent medicines, a Remington Typewriter, and various health and lifestyle claims, interspersed with brief notes on curiosities and advertisements.
An advertisement touts Five Drops as a cure for rheumatism neuralgia and related ailments. The Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co claims immediate relief and offers sample bottles by mail for 25 cents and larger bottles at $1 for 300 doses with pricing for three bottles.
An early 20th century advertisement mix promotes a laxative product Wake Cascnurets Candy Cathartle with a refund offer. It also features a quip about boys missing church and a Star Tobacco brand claim. The text interleaves moralizing humor with product marketing lines.
The schedule shows depart Omaha 4:35 p m Lincoln 6:38 p m and Hastings 8:50 p m each Thursday for clean modern tourist sleepers with no transfers. Cars run through to San Francisco and Los Angeles via the Scenic Route through Denver and Salt Lake City. Car interiors include carpets curtains and comfortable seating. uniformed porters and excursion conductors assist travelers and point out sights. Second class tickets honored. Berths available. For full information contact the nearest Burlington Route ticket office or J Francis General Passenger Agent Omaha Neb.
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