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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1901
Page
8
The page lists state officers elected positions, including Governor Savage and Attorney General, plus a wide array of local officials in Sidney and surrounding areas. It also details church services, fraternal lodges, and social organizations with meeting nights and leaders.
The passage argues Mussolini uses religious conversion to gain followers and strengthen his regime. Converts, regardless of origin, swell his faction and revenue, aiding governance and taxation. Proselytism becomes a passion, driving even prejudices aside to recruit broadly, including intermarriage into elite society.
A New York Press excerpt recalls frontier means of defense using powder and fat meat in shot to deter intruders. It extols the powerful effect of a fat meat wad on flesh and describes scars and pain as lasting deterrents from further incidents.
Portillo Diaz rose to national prominence after the Puebla engagement where Liberal troops offered a gallant stand against French forces aiming to install Maximilian. Though defeated, the defense earned Puebla’s May 6 anniversary as a Mexican national holiday, provoking a quip about commemorating defeats.
A Scottish noble recalls costly sport in a London Sketch anecdote, noting each brace cost at least 15 shillings. In Orléans, a Paris paper describes Sunday mass crowds and sedan chairs carried through streets by sturdy bearers for elderly or invalid occupants, a relic of eighteenth century gallantry.
An inquisitive barber asks a customer why he and his brother are bald. The customer agrees to reveal the reason if the barber promises to keep quiet. He explains that their hair has fallen out as the cause.
A historic fan once owned by Mme. Pompadour is described as costing around $30,000 and took years to craft five sections each continuing a medallion so tiny as to be nearly invisible. The relic is now broken and apart yet still bears faint traces of its former beauty.
The exchange contemplates human insignificance when viewing the firmament. It mentions a pestilence in year B. C. 128 caused by decay from vast swarms of dead locusts, with an estimated eight hundred thousand deaths.
The St Louis Republic recounts Dr Mordice Fordyee a famed chemist who ate one daily meal at a chophouse at 4 pm and drank strong ale wine and brandy while his steak cooked. He repeated the routine daily until his death at sixty six and a half, then a brief joke about a farmer and his dog Locksmith occasions laughter.
The article notes suspicions of short weights by ice sellers and describes a quick method to estimate ice weight. Multiply length by breadth by thickness in inches, then divide by thirty to approximate pounds. For example 10 by 10 by 9 equals 900, divided by thirty equals 30 pounds. 10 by 10 by 6 equals 600, divided by thirty equals 20 pounds.
French railways may not carry visibly contagious passengers in public compartments. Cars must be daily cleaned and periodically disinfected. Sleeping car linens show last cleaning date, are washed and heat treated. Dry sweeping is banned. doors seats and woodwork must be wiped with antiseptic moistened cloths.
The text notes that Arctic animals alter coat color in winter. It states arctic bear and fox stay white year round, the polar bear changes, and the weasel turns from brown to white with snow, whitening within a few hours.
A Floresville Chronicle item recounts a Durango man boasting about his dog’s skill. He threw a half dollar into the river to show his pet, the dog dived, and returned with a two pound catfish and 35 cents in change.
Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a witty line about why the magnate’s daughter accepts Jim Boozle by Buffer, suggesting his name is memorable and presented in three sections.
Dialogue from a clipped comic exchange shows a poor man pleading for friendship as a kind lady questions his social circle. The scene highlights themes of loneliness and neighborhood warmth through simple talk.
If you have no appetite feel dull after eating you may know you need Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price 35 cents. Samples free at Scanion's drugstore.
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