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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1909
Page
7
Leavenworth Kan a convict who served 16 years departs with 6500 in winnings and inheritance 1100 earned while jailed plus a 5000 prize from a guessing contest. His heroism included saving the state during a factory fire and alerting guards during a coal mine fire.
In Chicago a dying man, Hyman Kosharwsky, is rushed by carriage to Michael Reese hospital with four friends. Doctors declare him dead en route and again at Hahnemann Medical College before police are alerted. The case centers on a fatal, desperate bid for last hope.
A narrative recalls Killion, released from prison after 15 years of perfect conduct, who aided mine safety, faced town sentiment against him, and later struck it rich via a Kansas City convention hall guessing contest. He gained $5,000 plus $1,100 from a relative, becoming a notorious yet celebrated figure. Lawyers courted him, and bribery rumors surfaced as he offered to buy freedom.
The British steamship Peruviana arriving up the Delaware reveals a snake in the pantry after hissing from the hold on the Atlantic voyage. The crew, led by Captain Jones, killed the reptile in the galley where it asserted control over supplies. The vessel had sailed from Lulea. Also in New Jersey a man argues selling Bibles without a license. Aaron Koffman, 26 Clinton Street, New York, was jailed briefly in Paterson. In California a desert prospector Jacob George, found near death as a wounded burro gnawed at his leg in the Mojave furnace region.
Columbus Ohio Carl Carey Anderson former twice elected mayor of Fostoria and longtime congressman kept his congressional job while attempting to appoint a Republican as mayor after delegating power to a Democrat justice of the peace. The town swung through four claimed mayors as legal fights arose. Anderson began as a Fremont bootblack and later owned an underwear factory in Fostoria.
Chicago veteran L J Punches has traveled over 2,000,000 miles since starting as a wiper in Elkhart Indiana. He now runs Chicago to Toledo and has a modest fortune, married to Seville Krejder with two children. The article notes King Alfonso and other royals joining yacht racing ranks with Prince Irene and Gudruda as noted yachtsmen.
Mrs Elizabeth Wolf of Tipton Missouri suffered bladder inflammation with back pain scanty frequent secretions and fatigue. After using Doan's Kidney Pills she was cured and remained well. She urges others to remember the name Doan's, sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box.
In a vignette from Irrom the Housekeeper a boy named Allen, famed for hero worship of soldiers, visits a widow of a Civil War veteran. He shows reverent attention to the elderly woman and, after a quiet dispute over a literary topic, asks his mother if a soldier’s wife ought to know, highlighting his brass-button admiration.
A parent recounts a boy with a widespread crusted eczema who failed with many doctors. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, the child improved and recovered in about two months. The note includes a testimonial from George F. Lambert of Mahanoy City Pa dated 1907. Also a brief, outdated care tip for sneezing in babies mentions gin as a remedy.
A clipped dialogue shows a request for a dollar with two men debating the need. One asks if the recipient truly needs aid while the other hints at repayment via a bargain, revealing a humorous misread of charity and debt.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It asserts eight constitutional treatment steps and claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. The notice offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and directs readers to send for testimonials from F J Chapman & Co in Toledo, Ohio.
A fragmentary quip depicts a servant asking about car ownership and the other replying with lifelong suffering from chronic pedestrianism, illustrating a humorous take on mobility in a bygone era.
An ad touts Perry Davis Painkiller as a universal cure for rheumatism stiffness neuritis and colds. It claims high potency and ships in bottles labeled doe dice and 606 while suggesting travel convenience.
An early 20th century ad promotes health through proper living and timely use of remedies. It endorses theCalifornia Fig Syrup Co. as offering a perfect laxative, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, urging buyers to seek the genuine product from the company and from leading druggists.
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