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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1897
Page
3
An exhortation links inner virtue to outer hygiene and praises Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a purifier. The copy claims the product cleans the intestinal canal and liver, rendering the user charitable and happy, and urges others to try it for moral and physical improvement.
In Omaha visit Co. 8 at the corner of Fifteenth and Douglas to inspect jewelry art goods for weddings birthdays and Christmas presents. The shop offers steel engraved wedding stationery 100 visiting cards for 1.50 by mail and markets as the only first class up to date jewelry art and cut glass store west of Chicago and St Louis.
The article notes only four men have earned enough from the circus business to retire and live on the income, while hundreds were financially used up. It adds a quirky claim that red lemonade at ten cents a glass had a baleful influence on the majority.
Des Moines wholesaler Bently 4 Olmsted promotes Klondiky Shoes as the giltedge best line for gentlemen. Advertisers claim the latest style and invite customers to ask their dealer for the product. A note promises refunds if not satisfied.
A historical Toledo notice includes a notary oath by J Cheney & Co offering a reward for catarrh cures and a medical patent claim for Hall's Catarrh Cure. The page also contains a troubling anecdote describing an immigrant’s conflict with sudden civilization and a hanging, reflecting era attitudes.
A lighthearted note from Philadelphia recounts Billy learning German from a female teacher. He proposed in German and she unexpectedly accepted, turning a lesson into an engagement moment for the boy and his teacher.
An advertisement touts GRAIN-O as a safe coffee substitute for all ages. It resembles coffee in color and taste, made from pure grains, and is gentler on delicate stomachs, priced at 15 and 25 cents per package and sold by grocers.
A quirky note from the Somerville Journal laments side whiskers and praises a rule about not costing him anything, while a sensational ad promises a one day cure for a cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and a money back guarantee. The mockery continues with a tongue in cheek line on fools and folly.
The article explains heraldry basics as used in England and America, detailing crest, mantle, and helmet roles, how coat of arms is painted on a shield, and the rules for arms across husbands wives widows spinsters and peeresses with crowns coronets and supporters. It notes nine English coronet types and cites the American Duchess Marlborough as an example.
Prof. Spencer told Detroit AAAS members that the Great Lakes region is tilting northwest, raising shorelines and draining Erie into Ontario. He warned Chicago sits on a low plain and could face rising waters a century hence, with Niagara Falls fading and a new lake basin through Illinois by 1897.
A Boatman explains basic sailing steps in plain language. He says grasp the main sheet and tiller, ease off or loosen halyards when a flaw strikes, watch the gaff and boom, and avoid jibes. If wind is steady, you are likely fine, but be careful not to luff slowly or you may flip. Jump in and try it with caution.
Ben Wallack a wealthy farmer of Atcaison county Kansas gathers his children at Christmas and disperses thousands of dollars among them. Wallack resides in Effingham and is noted as the village’s sole resident who does not play croquet.
A Japanese Tea Guild commission seeks to educate Americans on preparing Japanese tea. Tea bazaars in major cities will offer expert preparation and at home guidance. An official recipe advises a porcelain teapot, one teaspoon per cup, 2–3 minutes steep, no boiling, and storage in a dry container. sugar or cream discouraged.
An elderly Black man, with a carpet bag, wandered the depot and sought a through car to Pittsburgh. A railway worker guided him, he refused the wrong car, recalled a earlier event where a caryard fight freed him, and finally boarded the correct car bound for the smoky city in Louisville.
A playful exchange reveals Sam’s “hay fever” from dancing with a grass widow, implying a comic misdirection about illness and romance in a social hall. The line signals gossip and lighthearted scandal among partygoers.
A historical recipe describes a paste that sticks any surface using two ounces of testamin arabie, one and a half ounces of line starch, and half an ounce of white sugar. The mixture is dissolved in water, combined with mutilage, boiled in a water bath until clear, and kept thick as tar. Camphor or cloves are added to prevent spoilage.
The American Monthly Review of Reviews for October highlights women’s topics. Frances Willard recounts the world W C G U movement and Mrs Ben M Henrotin discusses General Federation of Women’s Clubs benefits.
Advertises on sale rail fares via Omaha and St Louis R R and Wabash R R for one way and round trips to St Louis Springfield and other points with dates in September and October. Provides contact at 1415 Farnam St Omaha and G N Chuyton as agent. Includes a math puzzle asking how many dollar bills weigh the same as a $20 gold piece with answer range 300 to 1000, correct being thirty four.
A plain envelope offer promises full vigor after ten years of illness with no costs or medical claims. No C O D fraud, no money requested, and no medical connection. Readers are invited to send a 2 cent stamp to Lock Box 388 Chicago Illinois for the item.
A promoter urges readers to study newspaper ads for bargains and reliability. The piece claims advertisers deliver what they advertise and notes women seek novelty in outings. It also mentions Mrs Winslow's soothing teething remedy for children and criticizes unfulfilled promises as slow.
A four foot circumference turnip weighing fifty pounds is shown at the Whatcom Washington chamber of commerce exhibition. An 1895 Florida letter touts Piso’s Cure for Consumption and Coffees Cough Halsam as reliable remedies for cold and cough.
Report notes a higher incidence of people aged 100 plus in warmer regions compared with northern latitudes. Researchers cite climate related factors and lifestyle differences as contributing influences on longevity across populations.
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