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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1900
Page
3
An odd blend of moralizing and marketing extols Garfield Tea Syrup as a universal laxative for all ages. The text ties virtue to health claims, promising dependably magical relief from everyday ills using pure sugar fruit and simple herbs.
Mrs Pinkham appeals to mothers with heavy daily demands for free advice from Lynn Massachusetts. She urges timely use of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to ease difficulties and restore strength. Mrs Carmiz Belleville Ludington Michigan testifies she improved after using the remedy and can manage eight in the family.
A concise moral statement extols purity of mind as the foremost virtue guiding a woman’s conduct, framing inner virtue as the key to public respect and social esteem.
A classified note advertises profitable employment for Indies or gentlemen at or near home. No cost for details, address 415 Dearborn Street Chicago for information. Also notes 764 army officers on half pay on retirement list.
Scranton and WilkesBarre reports, October 20, describe miners unlikely to return Monday as operators balk at 1 percent wage concession extension to April 1. Leaders suspect a hidden agreement among big coal firms to weaken the union while others insist talks are earnest and stage is set for further negotiations. Local officials cite powder grievances delaying resolution and a standstill in the anthracite strike.
Free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder advertised with claims it cures sweating damp swollen feet and makes tight shoes comfortable. Also promotes corns and bunions relief and lists 25c price. notes retailers and general availability.
Ho for Oklahoma announces 3 000 400 acres open for settlement with subscriptions to the Kiowa Chief for information. One year costs $1 with a 10 cent issue, subscribers get a free illustrated book Morgan's Manual and a sectional map. Also mentions small bee colonies yielding higher profits than large ones.
The WEW Colony is being organized by Georgia Colony founders to settle in Okishawn Territory to house thousands. Indiana promoter Fitzgerald of Indianapolis joins in to promote farm work and new homes while information on obtaining housing circulates. Also notes various ads and quotes from the era.
A new preparation called Grain-O is sold in groceries as a coffee substitute. It is gentle on sensitive stomachs and affordable, priced at 15 and 25 cents per package. Denison Jackson and Co. of a sawmill near Mosinme, Michigan plan to stock 3,000,000 feet of logs next winter in anticipation of higher lumber prices.
Lord Roberts reports from Pretoria on October 19 that Boers entered Jagersfontein on October 16 but the fight ended by morning. Our losses were eleven killed while the Boers lost their commandant and twenty killed. Kelly-Kenny sent Hughes Hallett’s column to reach Jaggersfontein today.
Nicholas Scalp a Swedish naval cook aboard the Maine at Havana harbor shot himself in Brooklyn. His jaw was shattered by flying iron in the Maine blast and he had not eaten solid food since. Despondency grew due to pension delay and poor health.
The United States potato crop, at harvest completion, is about 239 million bushels, near 5 million less than last year, with a fairly good ten year average. Extreme weather limited output though liberal spring planting and favorable start supported a strong yield.
Frankfort Kentucky October 20 conference committee reconciling two house disagreement reports a compromise substitute by anti Goebel democrats adopted 16 to 4, signaling passage of an election law this week. The agreed plan foresees likely passage of the bill.
New York Oct 20 Distrust of Germany in China grows from reports showing Berlin’s hostility to conciliation in the Far East. Baron Speck von Sternberg recall as German chargé d affaires stemmed from his efforts to ease toward a prompt peaceful solution of the Chinese trouble.
Cattle demand remained active and prices steady with strong showing for better grades. Hog prices fell with Chicago bids dropping and local buyers matching around 4.50 to 4.62 per hundredweight. Sheep offerings met steady demand with prices steady for feeders and lambs. list includes western grass wethers at 3.75 to 4.00 and spring lambs at 5.25 to 5.50.
Cattle receipts 6 500 natives 3 000 Texans 500 calves with steady to 10 cent gains. Native steers 4 75 5 35, stockers 3 55 to 4 40, butcher cows 3 00 to 4 50, canners 2 33 to 3 00, fed westerns 2 60 to 3 40, calves 3 56. Hog receipts 8 000 market slow 4 10 to 4 70, heats 4 65 to 4 50, ple s 4 35 to 4 60. Sheep and lambs receipts 6 200 market fairly active steady lambs 3 00 to 4 25, muttons 3 75 to 4 00, stockers 3 10 to 4 80, culls 2 50 to 3 00.
The cabinet meeting focused on the Chinese situation with optimism for a favorable settlement. Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching offered indemnity and guarantees, accepted in good faith, signaling a path to negotiated resolution. Negotiations will proceed through Minister Conger.
The battleship Kentucky sails from New York for a two month voyage to China, after final preparations at the navy yard and a run to Tomkinsville for departure. Vicksburg and Annapolis will follow in about two weeks, while the Frolic, to replace the Dorothea, is ready but may be held to expand officer quarters.
In Montgomery on October 20 the street fair spotlights a military day as Lieutenant Hobson is presented with a loving cup by General Joe Wheeler who delivers the keynote speech to the crowd of Alabama people.
London October 20 reports Joseph Chamberlain secretary of state for the colonies plans a trip to the West Indies to observe the effects of his subsidies policy firsthand.
Washington on October 20 reports the general fund balance excluding the $150,000,000 gold reserve. Available cash stands at $135,730,134 and gold at $80,304,185 in the division of redemption.
Lexington report states Thomas W. Keating a famed trotting horseman from California died there. The body will be shipped to Reno Nevada for burial on Sunday with services planned locally.
Reliable reports say the allied advance guard entered Pao Ting Fu on October 15. The city was practically deserted. A British column captured seventeen imperial soldiers at We Nan Sien on October 10 from a 2,000 man force dispersing Boxers. The captives say they killed 200 Boxers and were returning to Pa Chow when fired upon by the French.
The Cincinnati court of common pleas ruled against Joseph Irwin and in favor of Peter Christmas, a seven year tenant. The circuit court earlier overturned the judgment because the jury's report stated on the issues though only a single issue existed. The case reopened after proof that the verdict form was printed with an erroneous "s" in possessive notation.
F A Miller becomes general passenger agent of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad effective October 15 1900 succeeding George H Heatford who recently resigned. Miller has long served as assistant general passenger agent with headquarters in the Marquette building.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a universal remedy from headaches to cancer, promising natural bowel movements and quick health restoration for 10 cents. It warns against imitations and notes the pill brand’s metal box with C. C. C. stamped on each tablet.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat quotes a businessman recounting a visit to Manchester England where workers displayed plows patterned after an American model. The guide states those English plows are essentially the same design but lack patents and will not be marketed in America. The anecdote notes many such cases exist.
An old ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease for swollen feet with 25 cent powder and free samples from LeRoy New York. It also touts Laxative Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee and E W Groves signature on the box.
Boston proposes a monument to Captain Ginty of Danbury Connecticut who is said to have invented baked beans though he never lived in Boston. Also noted, Putnam Face Less Dyes color Silk Wool or Cotton perfectly.
The article traces long term population changes in Detroit and Milwaukee from 1850 to 1890, noting Detroit's growth lead, rapid shifts in the 1860s, Milwaukee's recovery in 1870 1880, and the 1890 counts of 285 754 for Detroit and 285 315 for Milwaukee, highlighting near parity.
James Barker of the G P and A announces a mailed souvenir to readers to remind friends that the Katy Flyer train runs between St. Louis and the Gulf of Mexico. The offer includes a unique pen knife and costs twenty five cents to recipients, with several major cities listed in the service area.
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