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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1904
Page
5
Sidney Telegraph notes Philadelphia embraces the cocktail on wheels and jokes a skating version would suit eternal fitness. The column mocks trends, cites world events, and parodies public figures while surveying culture and science headlines.
The statement argues it is more hopeful for the Duke of Orleans to reach the North Pole than to restore his ancestral throne, framing a future journey as more feasible than reclaiming rule. The comparison emphasizes political risk versus exploration.
A Cleveland judge cites a philosophical stance arguing a man may drink when his marriage becomes strained. The remark frames a legal or moral debate about personal rights and behavior in a troubled household.
President Eliot says deferential attitude toward age beauty and worthy things defines the true gentleman. He reportedly notes homely girls as among worthy things. Marconi is detained by a policeman for speeding his car and cannot send wires to avoid arrest.
A writer signing as Crank declares that housework is the exercise women need to become beautiful and healthy in a letter to a New York paper. A racehorse named Togo and the Togo 5-cent cigar are mentioned in satirical lines about advertising fame.
A noted contemporary presents a bold display announcing Chauncey Depew has delivered a new joke. Critics call the stunt baser and cruder than expected, underscoring the satire of the event.
The article notes mounting public unease in France amid anticipated trouble. Citizens fear disruption even as calm persists and analysts await a defining event or policy turning point.
Citizens focus less on Mr. Jeffries leaving the stage and more on his upcoming activities. The note suggests a shift in public attention toward his future plans and engagements rather than his exit.
James A Garland of New York, newly remarried to his ex wife, tried George Mere diths scheme but found no substitute for the woman he loves, signaling a personal setback in his romantic pursuit.
A statement about 159 Chicago teachers claimed to suffer overstudy is sent to a western university professor who recently argued that school teachers should not have long schlorg vacations.
The weekend clash around Mukden continues with Kouropatkin attacking as Russians fall back to the sacred city. Reports say fighting persisted Sunday with the army ten miles southwest of Mukden, losses reach about 80,000, and supplies grow short as troops exhaust resources.
Official word is absent as Kuropatkin may have sent a report to Nicholas. The Associated Press cites a Mukden dispatch noting a large scale offensive still in progress with around 100000 men engaged in a desperate frontal clash at the mines. Authorities urge patience while assessing early results.
A wartime dispatch describes Russian forces at Port Arthur under heavy bombardment on October 14, noting low morale, heavy sacrifice by officers, and extensive shrapnel damage. It discusses maneuvers around Mukden, Yentai, and Shantintaidze, with Kuropatkin facing Japanese pressure and Oyama reporting progress while Russians risk strategic setbacks.
Washington reports from Tokyo dated October 16 quote Marshal Oyama detailing Russian battlefield losses in different sectors. He cites 4,500 dead in front of the right army, 2,000 buried by the left army, 2,500 corpses left on the center front, and a total of 5,850 corpses thus far, with more to be found in ongoing engagements.
ST LOUIS Mo the following attendance statement shows total for week ending October 1d 939 774 and total since opening of the fair 14 316 230
Bennett Burleigh notes in Shanghai that Chinese are anxious to attack the Russians, while a Times correspondent reports from Peking that unrest and anti foreign disturbances are overstated and driven by Russian legation influence for motives.
The United States cruiser Cincinnati mail pouch, sent from Nagasaki aboard the British steamer Calchas, was opened by Russian officials in Vladivostok and resealed before continuing to its destination. The discovery prompted a report to the Japanese postal administration and referral to the State Department for action.
The News of Thursday reports Chicago will have the largest hotel in the world at a cost of 310000000. The twenty two story structure will dominate the skyline and surpass any prior building in scale and grandeur. A syndicate of Chicago and eastern capitalists led by Otto Young will develop the property on Michigan Avenue two blocks south of the Auditorium, measuring 400 by 171 feet.
A Russian AP correspondent details ferocious fighting along a broad front near Yentai and Toumininsky passes. Despite heavy losses and stiff Japanese counterattacks, Russian forces briefly held passes before forced retirement and continued costly, indecisive engagements through October 12.
Washington expects to send seizure papers on the Calchas mails to the U S embassy in St. Petersburg. Ambassador McCormick travels home and Spencer Eddy will present documents to the Russian foreign office asking why naval vessels blocked Universal Postal Union operations. The matter may reach The Hague tribunal when reconvened.
An inrush of water and mud at Cerlebock coal mine in the district of Koethen trapped eighteen miners who are believed to have perished. Rescue efforts are underway as officials confirm the incident occurred yesterday in Dessau area.
Acting Secretary of War General Oliver highlights a practice of civilians contributing to gifts for officers changing stations. A new circular outlines statutes prohibiting soliciting contributions from government employees and states this would bar officers from accepting civilian gifts in spirit as well.
A collision near Warrensburg Missouri killed twenty people and injured sixty. The wreck involved Missouri Pacific trains east of town as passenger and freight sections misaligned causing a fatal pileup. Authorities hurried to the scene and a jury began inquest as bodies were identified.
Robert J. Wynne is appointed postmaster general by direct presidential order, replacing the late Henry D. Payne. The appointment lasts until the next Senate session, with expected successor George Cortelyou later. Wynne, previously assistant postmaster general since April 17, 1902, spent years as a Washington newspaper correspondent for major papers.
Chicago reports December and May wheat futures gaining over 2 cents a bushel as shorts cover amid milling demand shortages in the northwest and southwest. A French agriculture minister's forecast of a 72 billion bushel drop from last year's crop spurs buying. December peaks at 1.13 and May tops at 1.125.
The archbishop of Canterbury and his party sailed for home Friday aboard the White Star Line steamship Cedric as their ocean voyage concluded.
Berlin dispatch reports a circular asking Berlin reserve soldiers to volunteer for service in German Southwest Africa, with emphasis on artillery and technical arms. The message signals likely heavy reinforcements and restored cable links to Swakopmund. Authorities report alleged insurrection activity by the Goaches and Trottentots.
A quotation from Charles Spurgeon compares mankind to a master musician, calling the universe a vast organ. It suggests space time and eternity as organ throats, with humans pressing keys to awaken harmony and elicit praise from all creation.
M Dujardin of the Conservatoire of Music Paris tried to soothe two men fighting in front of his house by playing his violin. One assailant stabbed him as he tended to separate them, and he was carried to a hospital in dying condition. Swiss engineers propose tapping Lake Sils to create a 50 000 horsepower fall for power, with the lake returning to normal in the tourist season due to storage needs.
Special from Freeborn Minnesota October 17 reports Mr R E Goward and another well known local man praising Dodd's Kidney Pills for ending a severe kidney trouble. They claim the pills revived health, improved blood quality, and boosted energy, urging others with kidney issues to try the remedy.
Cure for Summer Complaint Feverishness Headache Stomach Troubles Teething Disorders and Worms. Used by a nurse at Children's Home New York. Available at all druggists 25c Sample mailed free Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY Men love at first and most warmly women love last and longest Naturе makes women to be won and men to win.
Advertises Defiance Starch as a 16 oz package priced at 10 cents, unlike 12 or 8 oz rivals. Claims no chemicals and no iron sticking, urging buyers to demand Defiance and avoid inferior stock.
A Cincinnati man dozed off in a dentist chair as the dentist repaired his false teeth. The nap occurred mid procedure and end result details are not specified.
Warning against mercury containing catarrh treatments and unsafe medicines. Notes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F Cheney Co Toledo no mercury and internal use. Ends with Defiance Cold Water Starch boasting extra ounces per 10c package and customer loyalty claim.
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