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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1898
Page
7
General Shafter, a Republican, says both Roosevelt and his rival are excellent men for New York governor. He terms Roosevelt an earnest, tireless amateur soldier and the ablest man he has met, noting his eccentricity as an odd trait.
The prisoner asks the judge to postpone his case due to his ill lawyer. The judge delays briefly and questions what counsel could argue, noting the prisoner was caught in the act. The prisoner responds by emphasizing the need to know what his attorney would say. Tid-Bits.
A terse quip notes that a man may vow little before marriage, yet the wife receives little after, highlighting the gap between courtship promises and married life.
An anonymous critic advised Charles Spurgeon on grammar and pronunciation as he began ministry. Spurgeon recalled resenting the notes, then profiting from them as the critic highlighted reused sentences. He also faced a quip about his favorite line Nothing in my hand to bring and a jab about his hand.
Farmers delay selling wheat hoping for 2 dollars a bushel. The warning notes delays risk losses and stresses prompt treatment for biliousness and indigestion with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
A saying notes more people will help bury a dead man than lend money to a living one. The remark contrasts social help for the deceased with reluctance to aid the living, highlighting attitudes toward charity and finance.
Describes climate land sale prospects and transportation links for Virginia homeseekers. Includes notes on farms for sale, excursion rates, dates and time-cards, and references in a descriptive booking tone. Quotes from readers and promotional snippets appear alongside travel context and health hints.
The piece notes Colonel Roosevelt inherited $250,000 from his father’s $1,000,000 estate shared among four children. It says part was spent in the West and much on organizing his regiment, implying he may not be as wealthy as in 1878 when his father died. It adds a proverb about relying on friends.
The Mountaineer notes widespread stomach unrest and links it to American diet and stress. It cites Ernest Snider of Pembina County who credits J Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing him after five months and four boxes, claiming the pills treat blood and nerve diseases.
Notices announce allowed patents for a thunder and lightning demonstration device and a copper wire lightning rod system by Dodd & Struthers Des Moines and J H Dempster Des Moines. Also guidance on trade mark eligibility for the surname Dewey and a Toledo Catarrh Cure offer plus various ads and health quips from 1898.
London plans a costly new street project costing 3 1 2 million pounds to connect Holborn and the Strand. 3,000 artisans face eviction with rehousing within a mile, while the city anticipates rents to cover only a portion of the capital cost.
New building novelty is a four sided aluminium hut with a thin sheet roof. When packed for carriage it weighs 110 pounds and when erected the house contains 190 cubic feet of space.
The piece surveys fall attire with ruby and royal blue velvets, jet embroidery, fur trims, and pale green shot taffeta plaite. It notes white gowns as popular abroad, a tight brocade bodice in vogue, tartan taffetas, gilk fringes, and a new Tallien inspired gown for evening wear.
A character pleads with a lover while a father volunteers £10000 to ensure they part, revealing a tense family conflict echoed in a Tit-Bits style dialogue. The scene centers on love, parental pressure, and a large monetary ultimatum.
A humorous exchange cites Ella being asked if she consulted a physician. She recounts the doctor declaring she was not sick, highlighting the physician's impudence. The remark ends noting that a man’s unreliability often exceeds his assets.
The passage centers on Captain Enulate of Vixcaya 13 citing Captain Evans as claiming only a quarter of a sword and noting four ships were needed for capture. A lady boarder calls Hobson the period’s hero, while a cheerful onlooker jokes about Colon.
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