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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1900
Page
3
A diary style plea describes severe uterine neck inflammation and related pains. The narrative claims Mrs Joan Williams was cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and advices women to seek the medicine and write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Anxiety grows over ex-postmaster general John Wanamaker’s condition after a carbuncle removal surgery. Reporters note his life insurance exceeds a million, making him a highly insured public figure while he continues to campaign. The piece closes with a pithy reflection on love.
When Richard Le Gallienne arrived in New York from Europe a week ago his appearance had altered drastically after cutting his long flowing black hair. The change left few who knew him recognizing him at first.
Helen Keller, newly entered at Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Mass., a descendant of John Adams and linked to prominent New England families, has made a notable achievement in chess where she plays a capital game.
A French statistician estimates the eye travels over 2000 yards while reading a standard novel. He claims the average reader covers about 2500 miles of reading time in a single sitting.
Police ban on bootblacks in Boston prevents any shining on public streets Sundays. City authorities enforce the rule to limit street activity and maintain order during weekend daylight hours.
The article traces aluminum production from 1889 with 47 468 pounds to 1898 reaching 5 200 000 pounds and current annual output exceeding 7 000 000 pounds. It highlights rapid scale up in early industry and sustained high production.
A patent was issued for a complete and practical elevator to E G Otis of Yonkers New York in January 1861. The idea predates this, but the modern elevator is 39 years old.
A Vermont lawyer billed a client with a line reading Wot waking up in the night to think over your case 50 cents. The quirky charge appears in a small claims style bill and raises questions of professional billing humor.
Goldbeaters hammer gold into leaves so thin that 282 000 must be stacked for an inch thickness. The sheets are so fine that if made into a book, 1500 would fit into the space of a single leaf, or a common page.
A 1900 census booklet issued by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway lists populations of US cities over 25,000. It notes misapplied patronage by some statesmen and invites requests via the railway’s passenger department for a copy with postage. The ad also mentions products like Winslow's syrup and Garfield Tea.
A Yale president recounts a Litchfield tale of kindness from an unnamed white man who paid for an Indian’s supper. The Indian promises payback with a Bible story about creation and goodness, then years later helps the man captured by tribes, stating I am that Indian and inviting him home. The Chicago Chronicle cites the encounter.
The piece notes a waning demand for black speakers in modern campaigns, contrasting with early figures like Frederick Douglass and Langston, Lynch, Pinchback, and Bruce. It highlights their once pivotal roles and current quiet presence, with Lynch and Pinchback retired in Washington and rarely heard on the hustings.
Colonel T. P. Moody, noted Knight Templar and jeweler's auctioneer, praises Peruna for catarrh and stomach relief after decades of treatment. His testimonial joins ads for Peruna remedy, Hall's Catarrh Cure, and other patent medicines amid a mixed-page health and lifestyle roundup.
A Philadelphia Record piece blends a city commuter tale about a man losing a seat to a sharp eyed woman with a quip on gender strategy. It also notes French hunting permits issued by President Loubet as times change, reflecting contrasts in social norms and law.
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