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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1916
Page
12
Sidney readers are advised that a simple buckthorn bark and glycerine mixture in Adlerika often relieves or prevents appendicitis. The ad claims the mixture removes foul matter causing gas, constipation, and sour stomach, and that Adlerika provides thorough action. Western Drug Co sponsored the note.
The text argues that pleasure in work is increasingly valued, with ridicule fading. It notes joy in daily labor may require effort but is worth developing as a habit for better outcomes and personal merit.
The New York Sun recounts Lord Kitchener’s foreboding belief he would die at sea. He wore a mail belt waistcoat on crossings, disliked ships, and avoided placing purchases on vessels he rode. In France he spoke with Captain Testu de Balincourt about a shell burst near him, saying he would die at sea.
The Falcon under Lord Yarborough paid sailors extra wages in exchange for adherence to standard punitive rules onBritish ships. Some crew reportedly agreed to flogging, with a pa p er signed before departure praising flogging as useful in extremis and willing to endure it for order.
The London Chronicle notes varied hare beliefs in March, claiming hares omen crossing roads and effects on teeth and beauty. It cites that consuming hare flesh supposedly grants a week of grace, while a waistcoat of hare skin supposedly straightens bodies. The piece reflects enduring quirks of superstition about hares.
A detailed explanation of automobile engine action from starting to shutdown. It covers manual and electric starting, carburetion, four cycle operation, ignition timing, exhaust, and automatic firing after startup. It also discusses oxygen decarbonizing, effects of low gravity gasoline on lubrication, wheel rim changes, basic electrical flow, oil additives, and V engine cylinder angles with practical implications for firing order.
An Exchange note highlights London’s tangled street system where confusion grows from nineteen King streets and thirty four Queen streets, worse than even New York’s famed disarray. A man asking directions to King Street was sent to King Street in one district, Wing Street in another, and faced indecision about which Wing Street.
In a fragment from Stray Stories Mr Slowzalt hints at a late night proposal to Miss Chillington at 11 p m He presses her with a question urging a guess and she responds with a sleepy good night implying weariness and reluctance.
A discussion explains why boiling water may seem less hot when atmospheric pressure is low. At high elevations the air expands and escapes bubbles with little heat, so water boils quickly but potatoes may not cook. The Andes example shows boiling without proper cooking, illustrating low-temperature boil due to reduced pressure.
Alligators lay nests containing many eggs similar in shape to ducks and about three inches long. Eggs hatch into young roughly the size of lizards, with active vitality.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications, as the disease originates from constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally to act through the blood on mucous surfaces. It is said to be formulated by leading physicians with tonics and blood purifiers, promising remedies and testimonials.
A witty exchange notes that in France a queen’s reign leads to men ruling, while in England a king is ruled by women. The English ambassador quips that governance suffers when a man rules because women rule him, whereas a woman ruler is controlled by men.
An odd team of 13 employ ed in drawing a two wheeled cart carries light freight on Sahara trails. The team consists of 2 camels and a small mule, each drawing a portion of the load. The camels move with great outrides while the mule participates, yet the mates never disagree.
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