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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1876
Page
7
A traveler describes a perilous tunnel crossing aboard a train, entering a narrow rocky defile, the engine roar, lanterns, and a rope ladder, followed by daylight at the western end. The vivid subterranean voyage ends with a memory of a distant earthquake, a joking Marchesa, and a mosquito net at night.
The narrator arrives at a grand Adriatic palace and befriends the Marquis and Marchesa Mandaorte. Mosquito swarms overwhelm him and a British consul offers remedies. He tests black powder to deter pests, accidentally blasting the mosaic hall, leaving a sooty floor and a panic that he scrambles to clean with water and nightshirt.
A NY Tribune reflection argues time is the senior partner of all people, shaping present action and future outcomes. It contrasts living in the past, present, or future, urging growth, patience, and moral progress to seize opportunity as time progresses.
Translation of a rural notice posted in France urging conservation of hedgehogs to control pests. It highlights the hedgehog, toad, mole, hanneton, and birds as beneficial to farms and urges children and teachers to protect nests and avoid slaughter of wildlife.
In Webster County West Virginia 200000 acres appear on the tax duplicate though 2000000 are taxed. Taxes are paid on the larger amount with a single individual bearing taxes on 550000 acres. Lands have been sold in New York for speculation, expanding acreage eightfold in value. Also noted is a German movement to replace Gothic type with Roman type.
A miscellany of household tips and popular remedies shows charcoal for burns, nostril clog relief using burnt alum and sugar, ointment ideas with dairy products, green tomato pickling with spices, and notes on currency, canning, and turnip varieties. Also reports on nickel ore near Gap Pennsylvania and general farm advice.
Farmers are advised to grow turnips as green winter feed for stock alongside dry forage. Turnips are cheaper and adaptable across regions. rutabagas are richer but turnips mature quickly and store well. Prepare land this month, plow, lightly fertilize, then sow seed after harrowing by late July or early August. One pound of seed per acre suffices. cost about one dollar.
The advertisement extols Montetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy to purify the blood by stimulating the kidneys and bowels. It claims cleansing the system of impurities, treating rheumatism and gout via acid elements in circulation, and acting as a strong yet gentle tonic cathartic to invigorate kidneys and bowels.
An old advertisement extols Dr Schenck Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills as nourishing tonics for debility from illness overexertion or climate change. It urges moderate whisky avoidance and claims the tonic strengthens the stomach creates appetite and aids recovery, recommending travelers and homebound people take a bottle before leaving home.
This renowned family remedy known as Winnert’s Anti-Periodic Fever Tonic is presented as a trusted household item. It is endorsed by the medical profession and prescribed in Charity Hospital and other institutions in New Orleans. Short’s Tonic is similarly recommended by leading physicians nationwide.
In his late report the United States Commissioner of Education highlights the Mayhew Business College in Detroit. The pamphlets describe the advantages of a business education and offer applications at the college by letter or in person.
A compact handbook advertises a 25 year roadmaster's experience and provides detailed guidance on laying and repairing culverts and other drainage structures along roads. It emphasizes clear writing and practical, attractive instruction for section work and railroad era maintenance.
A local druggist advertises Shailenberger's Pills as the best cure for ague and urges customers to try the remedy, claiming swift relief and reliable efficacy. The ad emphasizes the product’s traditional reputation and availability at nearby shops.
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