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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1905
Page
5
A vivid Blackwood's Magazine account by a naval sublieutenant describes a thirty minute hand to hand fight at Fort Arthur. Soldiers charged bayonets amid grenades and ferocious clashes as an old colonel urged comrades to throw themselves on the enemy. The scene ends with the trench overrun and a somber note on American interest in world events.
Richmond Virginia to Philadelphia and back offered at one fare plus 2.00 with sales on Sept 8 to 11 and Sept 14 to 16. Additional cheap summer rates to Chicago Milwaukee Waneska Wis St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Minn Mackinac Island Mackinaw City Mich Deadwood Lead and Hot Springs S D and other Wisconsin and Minnesota resorts. J A Kuhn Assistant General Freight and Passenger Agent 1201 Farnam St Omaha.
A historical anecdote recalls Davy Crockett in Congress noting a parade of mutes from Virginia. a Boston congressman jokes they head to Massachusetts to teach school. The piece also cites a Chicago Chronicle remark on Chinese kitchens and home layouts emphasizing the kitchen as central in Chinese homes.
The dialogue features Miss Arress debating word choice with Ardappe. She notes both deem and consider can express judgment, illustrating with a sample: I deem you a nice young man, but I cannot consider you at all. The exchange highlights nuances in implying opinion.
A theater scene shows a detective puzzled over the plot while one character jokes about fortune and politeness. In a separate exchange Edyth mentions Niagara Falls and Babylon jokes about wedding trips, reflecting light gossip in Detroit Free Press style.
The article traces mnemonics from ancient Egypt to Simonides 500 B.C. and explains the topical house method. It recounts how Simonides linked memory of ideas to spatial rooms, inspired by a banquet tragedy where identifying victims by seat positions aided recall.
Lord Kelvin lectures stirred students who welcomed Day as demonstrator for clearer talks. A student mocked the knight cometh when Thomson was away. A bishop of London, urged to winter in Algiers, chose it after a doctor’s cheerful line implying it meant either Algiers or heaven.
Nell says she avoids noting others faults while Belle counters she is not deaf and enjoys listening to stories about them. The exchange captures playful put‑downs and social banter in a terse, newspaper‑style aside.
Analyzes how Italian newspapers tilt toward dramatic treatment of major criminal trials, seeking evidence and assuming court prerogatives, and notes Italians find such coverage more sensational than American reporting of prominent cases. The piece contrasts national tendencies in media bias and public perception of justice.
An occidental master of magic describes a Lucknow club performance by a Hindu wizard. A boy sits on a board over four glass goblets as water is poured into his outstretched hands. The water turns green, becomes jelly, forms a snake head, then a reptile appears, reverts to jelly, and finally the liquid returns to its original color before the wizard drinks it.
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