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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1907
Page
3
A Philadelphia tale recalls Marie Parola once labeled truant and troublesome who, as a school city council member, gently reformed a dirty rival and impressed teachers with a lasting change. The piece argues responsibility reveals hidden virtues.
The piece argues that walking is the best, healthiest exercise and an ideal way to know the countryside, yet modern people, especially in Britain, avoid it. It notes how both sexes walk less, preferring riding, driving, rowing, tennis, golf, and even chopping wood, and suggests fashion and convenience deter strolling.
Towns along rail lines should post attractive notices at stations to entice travelers. If well kept and tasteful, these bulletins improve curiosity about the town and its industries, fostering an impression of thrift. Village groups should start with station surroundings to kick off improvements.
A recent Atlantic Monthly issue publishes a sharp critique of American women, describing them as spoiled self centered and undeserving of the devotion shown by men. The bright pungent article bears a female author’s signature.
Captain Heggarty of New Bedford returns from the Arctic claiming 185 whales caught and 150000 left behind as proof there are still abundant fish in the sea.
A German scientist reports that electricity can remove the color from a red nose. The claim mentions poisons and a phrase about taking poison to kill poison. It also references Jersey lightning as a cause of red noses.
An essay argues farmers are wealth producers and central to national prosperity. It warns against penny wise local spending, calls for keeping earnings in home towns to boost local industry, employment, and lower taxes. It critiques capital concentration and distant centers dictating prices and wages.
A western state merchant used half page price ads in the town paper to publish goods and prices. Within three months his trade rose by more than a third, lifting him from fourth to first in local business and benefiting the town by drawing city trade inward.
The passage argues that merchants and farmers and laborers underpin a town’s progress. It stresses merchants provide convenience for locals while farmers and laborers sustain the market, calling for united effort among all classes to drive activity and growth.
The article argues that a city’s importance grows with its resources, industry, and surrounding tributary country. It notes mining and textiles shape towns, while agriculture supports commercial growth. It urges readers to contribute to their hometowns’ development toward becoming great cities.
The piece argues for growth of small local enterprises across U S cities and towns. It notes rising population and foreign markets, decreasing imports of raw materials, and says trusts cannot stop home trade. It urges processing cereals locally to raise farmer prices, cut freight costs, and keep wages and profits in the region.
The article cautions that itinerant salesmen hawk furniture books and many items across the country. It notes their profits often far exceed reasonable margins and that money paid to travelers reduces local circulation.
The Telephone highlights how rural telephones connect farmers to markets and outside news. It notes many farmers can profit from timely market information during the marketing season and stay informed about distant events.
The Home Market notes that good agricultural towns sustain a steady egg and produce market, keeping prices even, while poor towns suffer a weaker market and uneven prices.
A list of various banks and amounts across Nebraska cites cash on hand totals. Notable entries include First National, Lincoln. Bank of Commerce Hastings. Nebraska National Norfolk. First National, Valentine. and many others, with grand total shown as 154 570.44.
Lincoln reports a federal injunction from Judge Kohlszat affecting Chicago creamery cases may need amendment before November 1 to allow Nebraska railway commission rates to take effect. Wells Fargo Express warns the dual jurisdiction clash as state intrastate rates aim to change while a blanket federal injunction blocks rate changes across several states.
L. W. Hamilton of Kearney Nebraska returned from the International Live Stock show in St Joseph where his hog Nebr a Special won first on junior yearling boar and grand champion overall He beat entries from Iowa Missouri Kentucky and Kansas to take top honors and expressed elation over the victory.
Inspector W F Jones of the U S Bureau of Annual Industry reports Texas fever in a Kansas Cheyenne County herd, 400 miles north of quarantine. Thirty two cattle have died and more are expected as the disease proves fatal. at present the outbreak is confined to a single herd.
Samuel Nichols aged 78 died at his Wanda Township home. He was among the men who came from Scotland aboard the same ship as Andrew Carnegie and had received an annual annuity of 1000 dollars for five years.
Lincoln Siate Food Commissioner Johanson acting with the county attorney in Lincoln filed a complaint against a Raymond firm charging sale of butter packages without indicating the exact weight.
Lincoln Judge W D McHugh notified Attorney General Thompson that the railroads will file a federal motion to modify the prohibition on enjoining grain rate promulgation. The aim is to permit an appeal to the U S Supreme Court and bring Nebraska railroad commission rights to the highest court. Judge McHugh, spokesman for Burlington and all roads, represents the railroads.
A grandmother agrees to a truce with grandchildren over garden flowers naming dandelions buttercups daisies and clovers as children s flowers. Four year old Katherine then coins underchildrenable as she asks to pick the flowers for dinner ending in a peaceful family scene.
A toast to SURELY HAD PRIZE FLY by Poultney Bigelow as he plans a chicken farm at Malden and recalls Hora tio Rogers with a $65 bluebottle fly tale. A Virginia professor critiques misuse of badly versus bad in class. A note on starch improvements highlights Defiance Starch and its new ingredient.
A sea trout caught at Aberdeen swam 120 miles in 49 days and doubled its weight on the voyage. Marked and released at Coquet in Northumberland, it was recaught at Aberdeen with no length increase, its weight gain due to corpulence rather than growth.
An 1880s style classified ad offers a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cures Hall's Catarrh Cure is promoted as a blood and mucous system remedy with testimonials available. F J Cheney and associates shown as honest merchants in Toledo Ohio and Wanpina Kinnan Monven listed as wholesale droggiets. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Ostrich feathers are harvested every eight months by cutting with a sharp knife, not pulling. The stumps regrow and fall out, producing new plumes. A factory in Peoria offers Lewis' Single Binder cigars, noted as good quality. Wisdom is described as the sunlight of the soul.
A United States senator from South Carolina extols Peruna as a cure for dyspepsia caused by stomach catarrh. The article notes that dyspepsia stems from catarrh and describes Seruna as relieving catarrh of the stomach, presenting it as a remedy. The tone mirrors a promotional medical endorsement typical of the era.
In a Washington letter, Hon. M. C. Butler, U S Senator from South Carolina, recommends Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach trouble. He notes relief after a short period of use and calls it a wonderful medicine and a good tonic.
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