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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1897
Page
7
A collage of quotes on happiness nobility and life followed by a Chicago Park reference, a railway souvenir offer, a clockwork cradle invention, stock brokerage pitches for wheat and corn, comet temperature fact, a patent remedy promise, anti child widows note, a teething syrup ad, an ambition quote, a cold cure claim, and a note on gambling mania in France.
A Kansas City youth of American parentage has changed his Christian name from Moses to Moke. The note adds a quip about life and a line from Dr. Johnson reflecting on the change.
A vintage endorsement offers a $100 reward for any catarrh cure that Hills Catarrh Cure cannot cure. The notice cites sponsors Wert & Troax and Waltding Ninian & Marvin in Toledo Ohio and praises F J Cheney as honorable. Claims the cure works by acting on blood and mucous surfaces and advertises testimonials and $0.07 per bottle pricing.
A quote from Dr Guthrie declares religion the mortar that binds society, the granite pedestal of liberty, and the backbone of the social system. The remark highlights religion's perceived central role in public life and social cohesion.
The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad touts two distinct routes through the Rockies for transcontinental travelers and tourists. It offers direct service to Cripple Creek with through sleepers and tourist cars between Denver and San Francisco and a route to Utah Idaho Montana Oregon and Washington via the Ogden Gateway. S. K. Hooper in Denver invites requests for illustrated pamphlets. Milton quote included.
Cheap one way and round trip fares on the Omaha & St. Louis and Wabash lines to St. Louis with sales on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Springfield and St Louis trips listed with dates and prices. Contact details include 1415 Farnam St Omaha and G. N. Clayton Omaha Neb for tickets. Also includes stray ad copy and literary quotes.
Police in Minneapolis seek J A Morris, longtime criminal, believed to have kidnapped heiress Miss Fanny Rutherford, daughter of Capt George Rutherford. The 25 year old left home May 6 with a note claiming a return next day, later signaling a marriage under restraint.
A couple in Liberty township Indiana Mr and Mrs Henry Foreman aged over fifty five marry after a thirty year engagement. They kept their vows to their stepmother until death removed the barrier and saved enough to buy the largest 400 acre Greentown area farm. The ceremony was conducted by a newer generation minister.
A reflective piece contrasts a cherished homemaker’s warmth with modern family strain. It recalls a mother’s gentle influence, a seaside cottage, and the longing for a true home amid routine and discord. The excerpt includes stray quotes and brief notes about shopping and a humor fragment.
A Toronto man persists in registering six names and booking six rooms without companions or any known affiliation, unsettling hotel staff as he presents himself as the sole claimant.
The ad copy promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a top bowel regulator with two to three million boxes sold yearly and priced 10c to 50c. It also touts GRAIN-O as a coffee substitute in grocery stores priced 15c and 25c, claiming easy digestion and savings. The message closes with quotes from Balzac and Mackenzie urging steadfast belief in higher truths.
Grinnen tells Barrett he found the fountain of youth but explains the trick is a bicycle. Barrett remains skeptical as the punch line lands in a Chicago Tribune amusement item.
The King of Siam follows European royal progress with interest and aims to befriend Alphonso of Spain and the Dutch queen. The Prince of Wales earns a reputation as disciplinarian among younger royals, while President Faure enjoys romps with his big grandson.
An alarmed call warns that inactive or weak kidneys and bladder threaten health including Bright's disease or diabetes. It urges prompt use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for benefits to kidneys, bowels, liver, stomach, and nervous system, framed with a moralizing quote.
Burlington Route offers weekly Thursday tours to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Depart Omaha 4 35 p m with Lincoln 6 10 p m Hastings 8 50 p m, through service via Denver and Salt Lake City. Modern tourist sleepers with through cars, carpeted interiors, curtains and bedding. Second class tickets honored. berths $5. For full details contact a Burlington Route office or J Francis Omaha Neb.
Readers are urged to study the advertisements for interesting bargains as reliable advertisers promise to send what they advertise. The note ends with a Shakespeare quote about life and death.
A concise reflection on prudence from Disraeli notes that wisdom can lie in passing up gains rather than forcefully pursuing them. It emphasizes restraint and timing as key life strategies beyond opportunistic moves.
An unsolicited notice promises “free important information” after a decade of doctoring and urges sending a 2 cent stamp to Lock Box 288 Chicago Il. It adds no connection to medical concerns and cautions against fraud with no payment required. The snippet also includes a magazine quote and a Gibbon line on history.
An advertisement offers one thousand dollars in gold coin to friends and endorsers of Cascarets Candy Cathartic. The Sterling Remedy Company promises honest offers and urges readers to answer a big ad in the issue. Other notes reference Dr H H Green's Sons in Atlanta and commentary from readers.
In Winamo e Maryland a son recounts his father troubled by boils and carbuncles. He credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with a cure after trying the remedy. The son adds his mother is using Hood's Sarsaparilla for rheumatism and finding relief.
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