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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1897
Page
7
An anthropologist in New York invited a racially diverse group to his home to discuss race linguistics and religion. He plans further conferences to pursue his investigations despite difficulty obtaining willing participants. Also promotes Grain-O coffee substitute and Dr Kay’s Renovator with cautions and prices.
The New York Weekly reports sharp exchanges on borrowing and payments. Foreign powers threaten coercion over deficits while Uncle Sam counters with the Rothschilds' $50,000,000 investment in the United States.
An assortment of patent medicine claims appears including Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, No-To-None for tobacco habit and Piso's Cure for consumption. The items boast guaranteed relief, money-back refunds from druggists, and testimonials. Also present are quips about nerve, horse sense, and prices for elixirs and tonics.
Emersonia Dorchester comments on Olivinia Holmes as not the recherché girl she expected. Russellina Waldo asks what has occurred. Emersonia notes she wore winter spectacles today. Jewelry store ad promotes S Raymond Co Omaha products and engraving services for weddings and holidays.
A village rumor had a mild young editor facing a street visitor with a club. The editor coolly asks about subscribers and quips that the paper makes special reductions to clubs, leaving the wag mistaken and embarrassed.
The ad extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as preventive against malarial fevers and other illnesses. It claims efficacy for bilious fevers, kidney complaints, constipation, rheumatism, and nervousness, urging readers to request the product and even offering weekly pay to salesmen and a free outfit. It also seeks male tree workers.
A baby boy weighing seven pounds with a heavy head of hair and two rows of teeth was born to the wife of Samuel Meglonic, a Lexington, Kentucky merchant, a few days ago.
An assortment of mid market ads includes No-To-Bac from Sterling Remedy Co promising life enhancing results and cure guarantees, a teething syrup by Mrs. Winaten claimed to ease gum inflammation and wind colic, and Cee's Cough Balsam touted as oldest and best for quick cold relief. The fragment also notes a proverb about simplicity and appetite.
A mother clashes with her son James over marriage and a bachelor’s vow as they visit Mme Desjardins. The scene shifts to meeting her two daughters, Mdlle Rose and Mdlle Martha, with Rose catching James’s eye during a dance while their social views clash on women’s roles and education.
A man details courting Rose, a demure but sharp young woman with blue eyes and golden hair. He falls deeply in love, recalls Rose's evasions, seeks his mother's aid to win her, and confronts the tension between desire and warning signs in a strained family scene.
A rejected suitor confesses love at a Desjardins country ball and learns Rose is more than he imagined. She reveals she is a college graduate and intelligent partner, not the simple domestic wife he assumed. He begs forgiveness and acceptance of a wife who defies old stereotypes.
A Tokyo press portrait notes censorship in Japan where the interior minister can ban papers deemed harmful to order and morality. It humorously cites censorial orders using honorifics and describes Japanese etiquette, artistry, and metal alloys such as sinchu brass and shadko alloy with gold imparted hues.
A Nineveh door's ancient lock and a 314 foot long key are described as the oldest lock in existence. An Egyptian wooden lock and key, used 4,000 years ago, are also noted. The wooden mechanism highlights early lock-and-key design and massive craftsmanship.
Dr J L Limes of St John Kansas endorses Dr Williams Pink Pills claiming relief in nervous troubles neurasthenia rheumatism and other ailments. Local interviews praise his honesty and standing with letters from E R Benef ie g county superintendent Howan Guar cashier and H J Connweer editor. Pills priced four cents per box six for 2 50 sold by druggists or mailed from Schenectady New York.
A municipal government view argues streets sewers schools and public works are financial affairs. City elections should avoid politics. Sound management requires the very best men to run public enterprises, Richardson concludes.
Shake Into Your Shoes. Allen's Foot-Ease relieves painful swollen feet and soothes corns and bunions. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy and cures sweating callouses and hot tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores, 25 cents by mail. Trial package offer from FRED. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A Philadelphia surgeon argues that three strokes of the lannect could paralyze nerves causing madness, enabling an attacker to insult or harm a man with impunity while he remains blandly unmoved.
Read the advertisements to enjoy the publication week and discover excellent bargains. Advertisers promise reliable delivery of what they advertise, offering an interesting study in commerce and value.
A historical note observes that thirty percent of American women work in remunerative occupations, up from twenty one percent in the previous decade. The shift signals expanding employment in the female labor force during the era.
A cryptic fragment discusses educating dowels with unusual terms and a cure for constipation. It mentions Welf C. C.C. failing and a pharmacist refund meme. A bobtail fox is cited as knowing how to avoid a trap.
The 1890 record for British lifeboats reports a total saving of 555 lives and twenty seven vessels rescued from destruction, highlighting the ongoing peril faced at sea and the effective response by lifeboat crews.
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