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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1908
Page
7
A freshman at a college faces a family duty when her mother needs her. Elizabeth Acker resolves to persevere, balancing study and social obligations and discovering life beyond campus. A moment with Jack Kearney highlights her choice to play her game.
Read about Jack London as a postal worker before his writing fame. He topped civil service exams in Oakland and briefly carried mail before leaving to pursue storytelling. At Oakland High he wore a blue sweater, rode a battered bike, wrote humorous pieces, and drew attention after joining a city hall park protest.
Sixteen year old Lena Thorn recounted brutal abuse during six weeks in a filthy East New York hovel. Police burst the door, rescuing her as Rayfield Susso and Annie Carlo face charges including abduction and resisting an officer. The girl was found in ragged clothes after being starved and beaten. She was taken to a children’s society in Brooklyn for care. The case follows a reported scream heard by neighbors.
A federal court writ of habeas corpus for Harry K. Thay was served on Sheriff Lane of White Plains. Lane refused to obey the order and notified the deputy delivering the document.
James A. Griffith, formerly deputy land commissioner of the Union Pacific, is named land commissioner of the Union Land Company and general manager of the Union Pacific Land company. John Turtle and H. Carter, traveling agents, visited Omaha to view the electrical parade. With an expected October 6 7 rush for Tripp county lands, North Western warns Omaha travelers to depart early as homeseeker rates apply and double daily service will run from Omaha.
Marwick, Mitchell & Co. filed their examination of Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills and Northern Elevator for the creditors. The two companies show consolidated liabilities totaling 5,203,546.92 with quick assets of 2,358,089.66 and combined mill properties of 3,991,685.55, leaving an excess of assets over liabilities of 1,145,626.55.
Muskogee county commissioners refused Prairie Oil and Gas Co. request to extend the time to lay pipe and telegraph lines across the county. The ruling ends the extension bid and sets the action for potential future steps by the company.
A wireless AP message from aboard the flagship Connecticut reports the Atlantic battleship fleet is expected to arrive in Manila at six this evening. Cholera cases are falling as authorities press a vigorous campaign. twelve hours show seven cases with two only suspects.
Paris reports that after receiving replies from all powers to their joint note, France and Spain are drafting a reply likely to satisfy Germany Austria Hungary and Italy. Mulai Hafid I is recognized as Sultan of Morocco by the Tangier dean, with no disavowal expected. Reimbursement negotiations for Casa Blanca expenses proceed amicably.
Albany paper workers and union representatives from New York and New England met to discuss the strike against International and Great Northern Paper company. The session adjourned without a definite agreement and will be followed by another meeting with company reps present for talks.
Judge James W. Witten announced that no registration applications may be sent from affidavit points other than Dallas and Gregory after 6 p.m. October 16. Affidavits from Presho Chamberlain ONeill and Valentine must be delivered to the distributing officer and conveyed to Dallas by special messenger before 4:30 p.m. October 17 to ensure timely delivery at all registration points.
Twelve Ohio counties voted under the Rise law and all went dry by majorities from a few hundred to over two thousand. Saloons affected totaled 289 across these counties, with sixteen of eighty eight counties holding local option elections and all going dry. The overall saloon total voted out amounts to 90.
A historic article describes backache as a signal of feminine health issues. It links symptoms like nervousness headaches and pelvic pain to the need for prompt attention and a remedy claimed to restore health.
Mrs Will Young of Rockland Maine reports long backaches and side pain eased after three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Augustus Lyon of East Earl Pennsylvania says severe backaches and pressure were cured and she felt renewed. The ad touts thirty years as a standard remedy for female ills cures displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and nervous prostration.
The passage contrasts a slovenly woman who never finishes tasks with a neat housekeeper who puts items away properly. It asserts virtue in redressing wrongs, quoting Charles Kingsley on the enduring age of chivalry through steadfast resolve.
Deep breathing accelerates chest and bust development more effectively than other methods. The technique emphasizes controlled inhalations and exhalations to expand the chest cavity and improve breathing efficiency. Regular practice may enhance posture and upper body tone.
The Well-Informed World favors a simple liquid laxative known for its wholesome, gentle yet prompt effect. California Fig Syrup Co. presents Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as the trusted remedy, sold by leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
A woman who marries a whiskered man remains curious about his bare face. It is wrong to wear expressions of disappointment, for life should be a glorious joy. Such faces hide the shadows rather than the sunshine of reality and beauty, missing the true story of life.
Mrs J H Bennett of 50 Fountain St Gardiner Maine recounts suffering back trouble four months with pain dizziness headaches and bladder inflammation before using Dows Kidney Pills. She says after three months she was completely cured and the ailment never returned. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The article notes beef tea offers little nourishment and must include grain like rice or barley to serve as food. It states Gulf Stream waters take about two years to travel from Florida to Norway. It also links baldness to tight hats and prolonged exposure of the scalp to a gaslight.
A brief health note promotes exercise as a cure for sleeplessness and advises consuming easily digested foods.
A collage of old advertisements notes wire strength by material with gold copper and iron, applies Allen's Foot-Ease for foot care, and mentions fragile water vessels. It also references mining ventures, vineyard guards in Portugal, speculative stocks, and a proposal to seize and destroy cars at fault in traffic crashes.
Excessive smoking led to a severe tongue cancer in a Canadian resident from Manitoba, requiring amputation. A commentator notes the irony as some mock the female sex for using tobacco while others discourage it.
An item notes a Parisian decree deeming it vulgar for women to wear street jewelry, described as a blow to those who flaunt gilt ornaments. Also references Fur and Hide Co. in Minneapolis and Buffalo advertising eye salve claims amid miscellaneous goods mentions.
Nebraska items include Tlelen May Butler’s orchestra concert for Salvation Army at Beatrice Congregational church, Elizabeth Schbetka's death at 26, and Philipp Thierolf’s trip from Plattsmouth to Europe. Also noted are a Peru canning factory boost, Beaver Worms retreat, and a surge in Peru Normal attendance with 100 extra seats.
John Simmerhay, jailed at Beaver City awaiting trial for alleged housebreaking, tried to break free from Cambridge custody a while ago during a meal. Janitor Greene wood resisted, restoring the prisoner to his cell after a tough struggle. The young inmate is considered dangerous and is believed sought elsewhere, prompting tighter guards.
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