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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1908
Page
2
The London Economist and Bradstreet index show a 1905 price drop in commodities but households report no real relief. Food and basic goods edge up or lag after weather and market shifts, while metals fall yet rarely cut current expenses. The main sign of relief comes from crops for 1908 amid lingering speculative price rises.
A fragment recounts the traditional warning bar the door ballad and follows with a Kansas City Star note on a Kansan land scheme. It profiles Henry Engle who sues a land company after paying for a 100 acre Mexican tract described as lush fertile, with a hoped for railroad.
The Buffalo Express argues against making Oct 12 a Columbus Day noting the clash with existing holidays and claiming a holiday should honor the person rather than become a busy, forgetful observance. The piece questions honoring Columbus and urges simpler remembrance without new holidays.
A reflective essay argues that true brotherhood requires a race of gentlemen not reform rhetoric. It cites Higginson on British nobles and notes the Lords’ history of decorum, praising manners as the foundation of social order and as a measure of true reform.
The Chicago Journal notes that even with many speakers simultaneously, no one could disrupt the proceedings as perfect decorum is always preserved in Britain’s House of Lords according to the piece.
A San Francisco Chronicle quote laments lack of discipline in American families schools and colleges. It argues strict authority builds character and obedience from childhood, warning that lax parenting spreads to schools and colleges producing less capable citizens.
Rev Sydney Goodman of Atlantic City promotes a “Men's Church” blending sermon with moving pictures stereopticon views and professional singing. Men may smoke during the entire program and cigars are supplied. The plan draws large crowds and may move to larger halls, with mixed reactions from parishioners and some conservatives.
Article describes an improved marking pin used in laundries and dye works. A safety-pin style device has a large removable disc at one end to hold identifying characters. The pin attaches and detaches easily for labeling valuable articles without altering the goods.
A portable headlight attaches via a spring clip to fit the practitioner’s head. It directs magnified light onto targets such as the larynx without hindering movement. An enlarged rear plate connects to a power source, with a lens and reflector to focus rays on any spot.
A Chicago woman's patent presents a piano case with panel end acting as a discreet door. Behind it lie four pocket receptacles designed to hold sixty to seventy sheets of music each, neatly solving the household music storage challenge. A Maryland inventor is also noted for a novel headlight design.
A New York inventor patents an attachment for sewing machines that folds into a chair when not in use. The base cover supports a chair whose seat and back fold forward, concealing the machine and saving space. When needed, the cover is removed and the chair unfolds, keeping the machine mobile and unobstructed.
A fragment from a comic column ponders luck and marriage on Friday and mocks superstition. It contrasts a wary bachelor with a clever voice, suggesting worries over traditions and fate in a light social jab.
An discussion on reading aloud and declamation contrasts Bessy’s new voice training with true reading. The narrator notes Ellen Allerton’s Bessy is learning to perform rather than interpret, while praising the quiet, intelligent reading of Austen and Shakespeare.
Mixed items report broad facts from England and Europe including apple harvest prospects in Devon and Somerset and a lookout for a record year. It notes a London auction where Major C Stuart medals fetched 1 050 pounds and a Genevan legacy tax payment of 4 600 000 francs.
A farm plainager at Fodderty Dingwall Scotland observes a mole catcher at work as sea gulls hover and alight over a turnip field. A large bird dives digs and rises with a mole and repeats the hunt. A separate note warns tobacco amblyopia risk and hygiene practices.
Secretaries Taft and Arthur Vorys narrowly avoided a mishap after their carriage sank in wet asphalt near the War Department. A helmeted watchman and driver McQuade assisted as Vorys found a board and Taft’s shoes were freed with help, the duo escaping with difficulty.
A discussion among Mrs Frayne and Mrs Grayson on American slang in novels and speech during a London visit. They compare Say and Why certainly as phrases used by educated Americans, noting differences in tone, perception, and social signaling. A lively scene ends with a quip about a woman in a dry goods store signaling intent to buy.
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