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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1909
Page
5
The Provence, en route from the Atlantic, weathered a 60 foot wave that smashed the starboard shield and broke port lights on the bridge. Sailors and officers were drenched as the vessel bucked in gale conditions, with passengers unaware of the near-fatal strike until later.
John Knapp, engine driver for the Central Railroad of New Jersey, wrecked his coal train to shield a girl on the track. The emergency brake stopped moments before disaster, but the car strike buckled the train and blocked both tracks for hours. the child Mary Mullin escaped unhurt and returned home.
A brief comic exchange shows a stranger declaring intent to stay, while a woman responds with a clear farewell. The snippet captures a playful vignette typical of the page.
A large black Newfoundland named Sam rescued a smaller dog after a touring car struck it in Montclair New Jersey. Sam dragged the injured pet to safety and narrowly escaped being hit himself before returning to Cestone’s home for help.
Peoria Matron Mayall traveled to Chicago to identify a young girl of mystery found locked in a freight car amid rubbish at Peoria yards. The girl, barely able to speak, said a bad man and a bad woman put her in the car in Chicago suburbs. She had been imprisoned at least three days and was exhausted from starvation when heard by railroad workers.
In Waverly New York George Murray four year old son of a local merchant died after a scratch from a mad dog near his home. Two older boys he played with were bitten and sent to the Pasteur Institute for treatment. The child’s wound appeared minor at first.
Sir Thomas Lipton angered King Edward by inviting Marie Corelli aboard his yacht for rest while planning to pick up Mrs George Keppel. The king later joined the cruise, and Corelli refused to meet Keppel, prompting Lipton to cancel Southampton port plans and sever royal friendship.
In Utica New York Deacon Stephen Potter famed Pioneer known for eccentricity is called as a witness in a land dispute He swears to know the land claiming he knows every foot of it He declines to value the property saying he would not give a dollar an acre even for all his oxen could drag on glazed ice quoted from Youths Companion
In a tense scene, Tiilda asks Harold if he would lay down his life for her. Harold promises, and Hilda urges him to tell her father of their engagement, sealing a vow amid danger.
A mother reports two girls with severe eczema for years failing to respond to doctors. After using Culicura Remedies both girls show softened, smooth skin by the second month. The note closes with a testimonial from Albion Maine dated September 21 1908.
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