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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1905
Page
3
E. E. Pitts of Skowhegan Maine was chronicled as incurable but recovered after using Deans Kidney Pills. He suffered back pain night sweats fainting dropsy and painful urination for years, losing weight to 90 pounds. After treatment he remained well for three years. Sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
A Yonkers Statesman quip features a man recalling how he first met his wife on a trolley car. He notes the odd scene while she responds with a lighthearted, absent minded remark about the people on trolley cars.
An advertisement extols Pillsbury's Vitos as the cleanest breakfast food made entirely by machinery. The white heart of the wheat kernel is processed without handling, cooking, coloring, or adulteration and packed in two pound air tight packages. Price 15c, Rocky Mountain territory 20c. A package serves five for a week.
The Cape Town Times notes a Transvaal spot with a long poetic name Wand seen beitjebelde boschfontein. The piece highlights how the name evokes leisure and rest beside a shaded brook, conjuring a green oasis in a dry land for weary travelers.
Plans of Hungary favor goose farming as travelers note vast flocks fed by gooseherds. Four bed feather markets are held annually in Buda Pesth with 600000 to 700000 pounds of bed feathers offered at each sale.
The London Graphic laments the decay of individuality in England noting literature and art suffer as writers and artists fear novelty. It argues few writers dare new lines or bold expressions, and ordinary Englishmen similarly avoid distinctive dress.
A woman explains nervous prostration and neuralgia tied to coffee. After switching to Postum Food Coffee, eight months without headaches or dark-room confinement, she resumes normal work and health improves, with a list of friends vouching for her recovery. The notice cites Postum’s Battle Creek origin and a ten day trial.
Joan and Conrad face danger as military duties clash with forbidden love. Princess Margaret schemes to separate lovers while Maurice pines for Joan, and a trumpet signals Ivan’s approaching forces. Margaret seeks to accompany them to Kernsberg and Plassenburg, sparking further conflict.
In a dusky upper hall Conrad and Joan hold hands for the first time alone since their Ru gen island days. Their growing closeness deepens as Joan sees him as the knight she loves, now in everyday life.
Joan rallies her liege lords as Prince Ivan nears Courtland. Von Lynar is chosen to ride for reinforcements while Joan stays to defend the city. Werner von Orseln and allies pledge service, ready to escort and protect. The scene ends with urgent departure orders.
A suggested cure for snake bites involves injecting a small portion of the bite from the attacking snake after extracting and filtering the gall bladder contents. Reports claim experiments show notable recoveries with South American snake bites resulting in only a local abscess at the site.
A visitor delayed entry to a house due to loud sounds likened to cats wailing and an elephant on a keyboard. After persistent ringing, the door opened by a trim German maid who quips that when the cat is away the mouse plays the piano.
The Committee on Legislation of the Proprietary Association rejects a public demand for a law forcing disclosure of proprietary medicine formulas. It argues that health officials and private professionals already have the right to analyze and publish results, and states the push for new legislation aims to destroy the sale of these remedies.
The piece describes herb pillows and teas as remedies for nervousness. Lavender pillow, pine needle bag, catnip sack, and clover sachet are said to provide a sweet scent and induce sleep. It promises a remedy for any nervous trouble.
The official Parliament report states Gambians are generally in good health but highlights reliance on a native doctor. The doctor writes Arabic Koran extracts on a wooden tablet, washes it, and the patient drinks the resulting water as treatment.
Genuine Russian caviar is described as extremely costly with a tablespoon priced at $2. It notes that ordinary caviar costs half as much per quarter as the real article and emphasizes the unique quality of real caviar versus sturgeon roe, likening it to the difference between plover and crow.
A local tale from Atchison recalls a wife burning steak and attempting to charm her husband with a dew laden aster. She hoped the flower would distract him from the scorched meal, but he did not notice the burn at all.
William English and Milton Davis shot a large rattlesnake on J. D. Powers farm. The head was hurled by the shot and struck English's bird dog, which died within minutes. The incident was reported by Perry Enterprise.
A century ago in Jamaica a woman named Mills died at age 118. She was survived by 295 descendants including sixty Ebanks who served in the Militia for St. Elizabeth's parish.
A writer on dietetics cautions against eating raw nuts without salt or with fruits. The advisory links nuts with wines and suggests a required corrective via acids or alkalis for the heavy nut oils.
A cynical highland gillie explains a wealthy American paid 25000 dollars yearly for a northern Scottish castle. He notes 5000 dollars for the house 5000 for fishing 5000 for the deer 5000 for the grouse and 5000 for proximity to Balmoral where the king sometimes visits.
The Peris Baulois notes elephants lash out when teeth hurt and reports temper restoration after dental treatment by a dentist, citing instances of relief and calmer behavior following dental care.
Hops may be used as a pillow filling and are thought to help with insomnia. Health reports note potential soothing effects and practical use in bedding.
Knowledge notes elephant milk contains about 20 percent cream versus cow milk around 4 percent. Buffalo milk is about twice cow milk, while the creamiest milk comes from the popotse, stated to hold over 345 percent cream.
A cruel father gives his son a penny for going to bed without supper. After the boy sleeps, the man takes the coin from the pocket. The next morning the father scolds the boy for losing it and whips him.
A parish priest in Scarcella Aquilla discovers a fresco of St Francis of Assisi behind a church panel. The artwork is described as the work of an old master, while reports of strange noises accompany the uncovering.
Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois reports seven million annual sales of the Single Binder straight 5c cigar. The brand markets higher quality tobacco and attracts former 10c cigar smokers to switch to Lewis' Single Binder.
A brief note from the Indianapolis News remarks that many men find it easier to be generous downtown than at home, highlighting a cultural contrast in conduct.
An early 20th century trade notice touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain in children. It promises pain relief and calming effects, claiming to ease wind colic and discomfort with a soothing remedy.
The United States faces a potential draft as records show 11,126,750 men are liable for military service, outlining the scale of national mobilization and conscription thresholds.
In Toledo Ohio on December 6 1886 Frank J Cheney swore that he is a center partner of F J Cheney Co makers of Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad promises one hundred dollars for every untreatable catarrh case and cites testimonials plus products Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills.
A reflection notes that a person’s sense of guilt or conscience often surfaces only after their actions have been exposed, suggesting self-judgment follows being found out rather than prompting prior restraint.
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