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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1897
Page
2
A meditation on young married couples living in boarding houses and hotels. The author laments the loss of purpose for wives in shared rooms and urges building a personal, well ordered home to nurture love, responsibility, and family joy. She argues independence, rooms that reflect taste, and proper stewardship strengthen marriage and decline trivial social dangers.
A Missouri recollection recounts how Benjamin Allsup, captured as a Federal spy near Little Rock, was sentenced to be shot but assigned to the Confederate tannery as a horse and forced labor. Guard discipline and Col. Henry A. Newman later frame the incident as a notable wartime comradery and mercy.
The piece argues that literature portrays female subjection, while science denies this tale. It asserts women's strength lies in being indispensable to men and notes that individual women often gain control by making a fuss, though broad social laws keep them governed overall.
Alden Iowa resident Minnie Laughlin married circus man Grund after correspondence via a Chicago paper. The couple planned a Friday ceremony but Grund vanished on Saturday leaving unknown whereabouts and unclear ending to the union.
The Columbus Journal quotes a dialogue where a speaker praises true friendship. A companion named Hardup notes the ease of being trusted by a loyal friend, highlighting mutual regard and reliance.
The quote emphasizes action over eloquence and asserts that true quality lies in the spirit guiding deeds rather than words alone. It suggests that intention shapes outcomes more than language.
A Detroit Free Press portrait of a moving target child who uses clothes as armor. He wears immaculate duck trousers and a sailor hat while his parents shift homes every few months. When teased, he asks, Want to fight, and explains the outfit helps him meet neighbors quickly.
A conscript recalls winter spent grinding tanbark under guard while soldiers teased him as Old Hoss. He describes fair treatment overall, the jesting rebels, and a complicit boy who helped feed the bark mill before being caught and replaced.
A jumble of social quips reports big crowds at camp meetings and public curiosities. The bearded museum figure and other oddities are noted, with snatches of political chatter and weather riffing through the piece.
A telegraphed alert from Atlanta claimed a miraculous African cotton plant would revolutionize yields. The Georgia Experiment Station review shows the plant is a ordinary cotton type, not a new species, with no yield advantage. The letter from Rh J Redding notes tests of 21 varieties and confirms no expected improvement.
Michigan fruit growers in Pentwater organize a stock company with 5000 capital to handle fruit contracts with reliable dealers. A detective service may investigate unfair treatment by shippers and complaints against farmers by commission dealers. Local unions collect member dues and report acreage and fruit conditions to guide market shipments and secure better prices.
The passage explains natural enemies of plant lice, focusing on parasitic insects that resemble wasps. These tiny parasites lay eggs on the lice, hatching into maggots that enter and feed on the lice until they are full grown.
In a Huron County Ontario court a grafting dispute illustrated fraudulent grafting by Cooke of Clinton for farmer Murdock of Brucefield. Thirty four trees received about 3400 grafts at 3 cents each, Murdock paid 25 dollars, expert evidence suggested many grafts should not have been made, limbs of grafts were decaying, and the judge dismissed the case with costs, noting the actions were to inflate the bill rather than improve fruit.
The Western Farmer warns crimson clover has specific growing preferences and often fails despite good facilities. Poor seed quality heavily affects results, and buyers deserve good seed for the price paid.
State Entomologist Johnson reports the Maryland nursery program inspecting 22 nurseries with over 5 million trees under a new disease and insect law. About 2.9 million trees and vines have been inspected with certificates issued. work to finish around Oct 1. San Jose scale located in three nurseries but largely eradicated. thousands of fruit trees nearby were dug up and burned. neighboring trees treated with hydrocyanic acid. Opposition from some nursery men is fading.
Queensland dairy reach the English market with a 60 ton shipment of high grade butter raised on the Darling Downs. It was stored in coal compartments at about 30 degrees but not frozen, securing the highest price in transit.
A fragmented article segment warns farmers to destroy diseased birds immediately and disinfect premises. It notes signs such as transparent phlegm in the mouth and warns against letting illness spread to the flock. It also promotes dairying and market gardening, linking manure use to cattle feeding and garden fertilization. It advises applying manure to orchards after growth ceases.
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