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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1903
Page
7
A collection of ad copy style lines and quotes including Emerson on room, Defiance Starch value, Red Cross Ball Blue, Ben Johnson on courtesy, and a testimonial claiming Piso's Cure for Consumption with a dated postmark from Trinity Springs Indiana in 1900.
Dr. N R Cook of Brooks Maine gave his son Tom a white pig as a summer pet. The pig accompanied Tom everywhere, a curious tale of a playful animal and a household novelty. The piece then shifts to endorsing Defiance Cold Water Starch, praising its guaranteed superiority and value with 16 ozs per 10c package versus 12 ozs in others.
A concise reflection from Amiel urges alignment of action with capability rather than personal desire, emphasizing moral responsibility over motive. The line frames character as measured by disciplined effort and practical strength.
A dialogue on wealth notes its penalties as a philosopher states wealth drives constant fancy meals. Cumrox replies that wealth forces elaborate cooking year round instead of simple home foods. The excerpt mentions a teething product for children called soficon with wind colic relief and a 2506 bottle reference.
Mr Sububs greets Amos Mildew with a reminder about bringing fresh eggs requested earlier. Mildew recalls the promise, noting Mandy has been mentioning the eggs for a month.
A St. Louis World's Fair Information Bureau is established at 1601 Farnam Street in Omaha Nebraska. Harry E. Moores leads the bureau and promises cheerful free information to all inquirers.
A mother warns her son Willie to avoid the rough Smith brothers. He boasts of fighting them, claiming he struck and beat them in the neighborhood. The exchange reflects a neighborly, tense street scene.
An old promotion offers a “permanently cure” for nervousness after a dog incident with a free trial bottle and treatise. It lists Dr. R. Kine Ltd at 931 Arch Street Philadelphia as the source of the remedy.
In Moulton England a hollow rotten willow hosts a healthy sycamore sprouting from a seed fallen into the hollow. The young tree has reached ten feet in height. The notice asserts Defiance Starch as superior for quality and quantity.
Fashion notes describe a belt novelty of crushed leather with small medallions linked by chains resembling metal girdles. Ermine trims many garments, often paired with mink and chinchilla. The Henri Deux hat with pointed peak and high crown is in fashion, and veils favor a diamond meshed net without spots for becomingness.
An English shipyard coated steel propeller blades with thin brass or copper sheets to prevent corrosion. The sheathing is bonded to the surface with edge joints. Clan Line steamers with the treated blades showed faster speeds and lower coal use than iron propellers, likely from reduced water friction.
Mrs. Anna M Willis of Kokomo at 74 writes that twenty years of kidney trouble impacting her heart and back were cured after using Dodd’s Kidney Pills. She says she feels twenty years younger and can perform household and farm tasks again.
Housekeepers find dish washing in winter causes chapping and rough hands. Most injury comes from impure soap. using Ivory Soap with thorough rinsing and drying prevents chapping. Also notes encouragement to face difficulties and a dye product for old furniture fabrics.
After decades of rumor a wreck near Miami linked to the 1835 sinking has been located. A marshal is supervising exhumation as the vessel, said to carry silver ingots, is pumped from sand with suction and augers exposing oak lockers and silver shavings indicating heavy bullion. The ship, about 100 feet long, lies bow first with the stern in deeper water, and the case is proceeding in U S court with a wrecking master appointed.
A famous figure aboard a Duluth bound lake steamer ignores crowds as a Kodak operator, sensing a sales moment, sells snapshots of passengers posing behind the Great Man. About twenty five cents each, the crowd clusters around the deck to be photographed with the renowned figure.
An essay from Everybody's Magazine laments the rapid reproduction of bacteria. It contrasts human ability to relate to pets with the daunting growth rate of a single microbe, which could reach thousands of billions in just three days, illustrating scientific marvel with unease.
John Morley recounts Gladstone receiving Queen Victoria’s 1868 mandate to form a government. At Hawarden, Gladstone, in shirt sleeves, amid tree felling, heard the telegraph that Grey would arrive, then declared his mission to pacify Ireland with intense resolve.
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