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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1905
Page
2
A patchwork of jokes and society notes sketches Francis Joseph tax chatter and Rockefeller jests. It parodies headlines about Fitzsimmons in opera and hints at European finances while lampooning gossip about King Alfonso and a New York girl’s jail anecdote.
The piece jokes that while no man should dress poorly, some cannot afford to dress as well as they usually do. It ponders whether George Ade earns more money than he can spend and asks if anyone has ever earned more than they know what to do with.
France and Germany settle the Moroccan question amid mixed reactions from Morocco. A former 5,000 dollar yearly pitcher now earns 1.50 daily in a lumber camp. Schumann-Heink loses a note to a sprain while discussing loud voices. Schwab buys a 150,000 dollar silver service. The lobster question haunts the Globe, yet chorus girls endure. Consumption cure via corn juice draws attention. Weber and Fields may reunite. Kid McCoy enters vaudeville at seven hundred weekly.
The Breadwinners' college for workers opens in Boston and its future hinges on the football team’s performance. A separate note reports a wife suing for divorce over her husband's excessive affectionate demonstrations. A new Russian law allows peasants to discuss politics, though real discussion may be as quiet and ineffective as in parts of the United States.
A commentary argues that proposed labeling laws for proprietary medicines would cripple legitimate manufacturers by aiding counterfeiters and reducing advertising. It contends reformers use the public good as a pretext, harming innovation and access to affordable remedies.
A pithy remark critiques fools who cling to a personal doctrine and expect universal acceptance. The line suggests confidence in one’s own belief despite broader disagreement.
The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company sues Curtis Publishing for 250000 in Chicago Superior Court alleging a Ladies Home Journal article falsely claimed a testimonial by Congressman George H White was fraudulent. Peruna says White did give the testimonial in good faith and creditors that he repudiated it by misunderstanding.
Hon Joseph A Goulden 18th NY district member and Bath Soldiers Home trustee urges Doan’s Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder troubles. He cites relief by day two and attests to personal cure. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Baron Gautach, Austrian premier since November 1897, faced violent protests in Vienna's lower house by Social Democrats. Born 1861, he entered ministry at 23 and served as worship and education minister. He directed the Theresian Academy in 1881, earning praise for education reforms.
A reformed criminal riding a streetcar notices a thief attempting to steal his watch. He grabs the thief’s watch with his right hand, pockets it, and quips that he was in the same line not long ago, in a New York Sun anecdote.
The Duncanson Mail Order Real Estate Co of Omaha says it has contracts with 4,480 weekly papers nationwide and ads reach five million families, often attracting 100 buyers for a single property. They claim their charge is half the ordinary commission and urge listing property today.
Soldiers in France are allowed to grow vegetables in spare ground around barracks to supplement rations. The program permits cultivation in yard space and garden plots as part of field provisioning efforts.
Fragmentary notice advertises a child teething remedy claiming soothing effects. The text is garbled with miswritten phrases and nonsensical terms, offering little clear information beyond product naming and a dated marketing tone.
A London cabman found a dead cat on his cab seat and faced the police order to remove it. The constable told him to take the cat to Scotland Yard, warning that if unclaimed after three months it would become the cabman’s property.
The World notes the ideal woman would be dull and unimaginative, clashing with modern hopes and social roles. The remark reflects dated stereotypes about gender and behavior.
An 8 Garnan newspaper advert offers a prize to anyone proving that tapioca products are harmful to health. The notice promises three prizes to the claimant who provides evidence.
Consul General Guenther of Frankfurt cites German statistics showing world rail mileage at 527105 miles as of December 31, 1904. America holds 270386 miles, Europe 187776, Asia 46592, Africa 15649, Australasia 16702. Europe’s top lines include Germany 34016, Russia 23286, France 28266, Austria-Hungary 24261, U.K. 22502.
New York activist Leona E Seaman accuses U S officers of misrepresenting disease conditions and neglecting soldiers while praising Japanese medical methods. She cites higher mortality among Americans versus Japanese care and argues for improved sanitary work and soldier preservation in war.
A fragment notes a German objecting to paying in full after a water incident. The text mentions a person named JT seeking money and references Kiaw Swackhammer in a garbled form. The readable facts are limited and uncertain.
Fragmented lines describe a pretty girl and another man in a bachelor class scenario. The tone implies social dynamics and flirtation with unspecified actions. No clear events or named entities are provided to specify location or participants.
A collection of pithy maxims about money, marriage, social behavior, and vanity. The quips contrast wealth with honesty, describe friendship, and note how rumors and appetite reveal character. Each line offers a compact reflection on human foibles.
Traveling agents from Chicago packers spread through South America and Asia to sell American meat. They trade for cowries or elephant tusks and other barter items, reaching deserts and coasts from Sahara to Zanzibar to Brazil. The Yankee merchant seeks vast markets, foreseeing price stability and growth through sacrifice.
A grateful user recalls years of stomach catarrh and inability to eat, until Grape-Nuts food proved easily digested and nourishing. The testimonial notes renewed health, vigor, and avoidance of other foods, with Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Mich. backing. Ten days trial, it claims, reveals the reason.
An advertisement promotes Defiance Starch with a bold claim it keeps clothes white. The 116 ounce container is offered at ten cents, highlighting a cheap price for laundry whitening.
A philosophical line contrasts the constancy of aging with the perception of self. It notes that the average man appears ubiquitous except in mirrors and that aging does not vanish by gender transformation, implying enduring identity through time.
Report from Cowes at Osborne House says King Edward sours at a wart on an architect’s nose shown with plans for naval cadets repairs. The king demands removal of the architect amid London jests and jokes about his health.
The Frankfurter Zeitung cites novelist Wilhelm Raobes predicting in The Forest People that Japan would rise as a Pacific power. The foretelling envisions nations with vast ships, growing commerce, and a future England of the Pacific guiding a new civilization.
Frank Beard renowned for origin of the chalk talk and long with the Ram's Horn, died suddenly in Chicago on September 28 from a cerebral hemorrhage. Born February 6, 1842 in Cincinnati, he early contributed to Yankee Nations and joined Frank Leslie's and Harper's weeklies during the Civil War. He lectured, edited Judge during the Bijarne campaign, and later focused on Sunday schools and the Chautauqua movement while illustrating for the Ram's Horn since about 20 years earlier.
King Alfonso XIII halted his motor near the Sierra de Guadarrama and fed and sheltered a drenched group of wanderers walking to Madrid. He sent the women into the car to be taken to the nearest village while promising to arrange work for them at the palace upon arrival in Madrid.
A Coolidge girl practiced a sweet pathetic look before a mirror and her mother sought medical help after spotting the change. A doctor diagnosed and treated the girl, illustrating a cautionary tale about vanity and self presentation.
Archaeologists note that Petite Anse salt deposits in Louisiana were historically mined by aboriginal Americans. Stone hammers and tools found with the deposits support this claim, as reported after rediscovery in 1814 by John Marsh.
Mr. Charles H. Porter of Raymond New Hampshire credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing two years of severe neuralgia and related nerve disorders. He explains the rapid improvement after starting the pills and notes the cure has lasted since 1903. The pills are sold by druggists or via the Dr Williams Medicine Co. in Schenectady New York.
London Magazine notes that lightning can only be photographed at night and that no cap or shutter should be used because the flash is not observed until a tenth of a second after it occurs. The guide advises pre focusing, holding the camera toward the expected flash, and trusting the lightning to appear on time.
In Cadiz Spain a wedding uses no ring. After the ceremony the bridegroom moves a flower in the bride's hair from left to right to signal she is married. In Spain wearing a rose above the right ear proclaims wife status.
For curious readers the number 142 857 shows a remarkable property. Multiplying by 1 through 6 yields the same digits in the same order, rotated starting point, while multiplying by 7 yields all nines.
Best in the World. Cream Ark Oct 9 Special After eighteen months of epilepsy backache and kidney complaint W H Smith of this place is well again credits Dodd's Kidney Pills in an interview He says he was weak for a year and a half before trying the pills and now is as stout and strong as before he was sick The pills cure kidneys and cleanse the blood of impurities for pure health
A wealthy elderly man warns a young woman that he would die for her, implying danger beyond his appearance. The remark highlights looming tension and potential threat as the pair navigate their uneasy dynamic.
An advertisement touts De fiance Starch as best for results and hints at earning money with no cooking. It urges readers to declare they are 18 and capable of anything, warning that lies will not help.
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