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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1887
Page
7
The article outlines a broad shift toward tailored suits and Prince Albert coats for various occasions. It notes double breasted and cutaway coats, three to four button options, and emphasis on fit and fabric. Overcoats gain longer capes and larger sleeves, with diagonal pockets and varied vest and trouser styles dominating business attire.
A feeding trial with a Jersey cow used seven pounds daily of bitter dill and sixteen pounds of pea meal plus oats and corn meal. Excellent pasture aided digestion, and the pea meal appeared to enhance the cow's ability to process large quantities of corn and grass, potentially increasing fat production beyond ordinary dairy yields.
The article explains growing pansies for best spring and autumn blooms. It notes seeds sown in September or October yield earliest flowers, with cold-frame protection and transplanting to rich soil. Autumn flowers come from spring sowing with frame shading. cuttings from solid side shoots offer quality varieties.
Talmage argues journalists deserve comfortable resting places given their hard work. He laments the drudgery of newspaper life and notes the public’s delight in cheaper papers harms reporters. He credits the press with expanding gospel messages beyond church walls to reach Christendom.
A strange ferest and household pet described by the American Grocer a land turtle cared for and petted for forty years. It roamed the house and came when fed Dan would eat from the hand and wintered in a bureau drawer. After Dan died five years later an alligator took his place in the tale.
In Ogdensburg residents recall a curious theft tale as cows returning home at night led locals to suspect an intruder. A dog allegedly attacked a cow drawing blood, described as fat as a seal in the attic, with sightings sparking fear of a prowler among eltiens of the town.
In a humorous exchange from Oma lia Herald a housewife questions Bridget about a toothbrush and tooth whitening. Bridget explains she used the toothbrush to scour silver and not her teeth, revealing she has never brushed her teeth in her life.
In a Texas Sittings excerpt Judge Cachigobbler, an ad maker, pursues Miss Homeralda Longeuma who despises him. He confesses love to Miss Famerald, prompting warnings about marriage and family intervention.
A fragment from a New York Sun piece presents a street dialect exchange about laziness and shifting, with characters arguing over work and a mock claim about using fly paper on trousers. The read appears as a clipped percept of urban speech.
Ex Senator Conkling's modesty and self depreciation are recalled after a Sunday school speech during a canvassing tour. A London Chelsea report notes sewermen' unexpected vitality despite seven hours daily in sewers. Omaha man Oscar Groshell wins $2,000 in the Louisiana State Lottery draw, with a syndicate of young colleagues investing in tickets and one clerk funding a medical college course.
A collage of ad copy and notices mentions Castoria cures for children, Silk stockings, and various goods. It notes Lamar Missouri resources, springs, and low land prices with W Swany Jr. of Kansas City seeking buyers. Mentions Cornelius Vanderbilt’s fortune, veterinary carbonsalve, Two’s Cure for Consumption, and Mark Twain. Also warns about intoxicants, saloons, and an ad for Philadelphia Ladies' Home Journal printing facts.
A blend of advertisements and short notices offers products from Tansill’s Punch cigar, Dr. Isaac Thompson Eye Water, and Dr. Pierce remedies to literature ads and medical cures. It highlights public notices, publishers seeking original matter, and testimonials for cod liver oil emulsions, with mentions of Congress timing and Miss Beecher Stowe.
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