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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1902
Page
3
Lonome McUdge, author of Jack Robbins of America and In the China Sea, among others, is highlighted for enduring wartime and literary output. The listing notes titles including Two Gentlemen of Hawaii and On 2 False Charge, reflecting a prolific, cross genre career.
In the dawning light the crew spots a brig the Janette from New York. Captain James Southey and crew rescue the Queen survivors including two well-off gentlemen who donate a purse of gratitude after a hard voyage. Restored, the narrator notes Maubikeck is lost and reflects on derelict dangers at sea.
The narrator travels from ownership of sergers to rescue Nita Barletti from Maligni in Sardinia. He aims to recover a red box given by her father at his death, kept by an Italian guardian, for both his purposes and hers.
The narrator, seeking Maubikeck and Nita Barlotti, departs Liverpool for Sardinia after learning the Queen sank. In Genoa, he secures a trustworthy guide and interpreter from Dorr & Company, while concealing his true mission as a Mouflon hunting trip.
The narrator praises Mutterelli for his knowledge of Sardinia from Cagliari to Sassari and his readiness to assist. On the Genoa to Cagliari voyage Mutterelli answers questions briskly, identifies key sites such as the cathedral university and Prettifrera, and secures passage and lodging. The pair reach Cagliari and stay at the Grand Hotel as the plan unfolds.
In Kittanering New York a respected citizen wandered in his night robe prompting a police arrest. The man claimed to be a somnambulist but was jailed until friends supplied proper street clothes and released him in the morning.
A reminiscence of commandant Moller from the Boer War era notes his luck and endurance with twenty-one horses shot from under him and no wounds. The speaker humorously compares his own failed efforts to grow peaches on apple trees to that luck.
The Chicago Evening Post reviews the New York Journal of Commerce stance on trusts. It endorses a clear modern program with ten planks including publicity tariff reform government supervision and stronger enforcement to curb monopolies and protect small rivals.
The piece argues Democrats should frame trust opposition with tariff cuts on trust made goods. It lauds President Roosevelt for a solid anti trust record citing his role in enacting monopoly laws in the state and his pledge to pursue trust reform if Congress backs him.
The Albany Times-Union notes that while progress is made, the President must tackle the broad trust problem within federal constraints and the Republican stance on tariffs. It casts doubt on bold anti trust moves this session but credits sincerity in seeking to curb abusive monopolies.
The piece argues President Schurman misframes the Philippine bill as anti imperialist while attributing the passage to Republican support. It states Republicans authored the bill, with Senate and House majorities by Republicans, and notes anti imperialists in both parties opposed. thus Republicans claim credit for granting Filipinos civil rights and home rule as promised.
The Buffalo Express argues that Bryan era opponents pivot to denounce Republican records and claim “We are Democrats.” It claims free silver is dead and free trade is discredited, blaming Hill leadership for cowardice and lack of fresh issues to campaign on.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes Republicans in Iowa Wisconsin and other states favor tariff revision but warns broad statements alone cannot advance the issue. It argues past revisions worsened the tariff and future changes may not improve party unity.
The Washington Star argues the ruling party must pursue tariff reform along conservative lines with reciprocity and protection where fair. Public sentiment favors protecting struggling industries and American workers but rejects subsidies for powerful global giants.
An old man recounts an arcane tale of hopping rheumatism that shifts locations and finally leaps into a wooden leg. He describes praying for relief, and the rheumatism and leg are consumed in a fire, ending the malady.
A native Indian ruler educated in England issues a decree allowing widow remarriage. With over 20 million widows in India many under ten, the move is seen as an entry point to lifting child widowhood and the system of widowly servitude.
A French produced antiseptic cigar contains no tobacco and uses aromatic components to create abundant smoke without lighting. While marketed to allow non tobacco users to enjoy smoking, hygienic authorities warn it may introduce excess ammonia into the mouth and call for its sale to be forbidden.
Experiments create a railway engine plated as an Iron serpent with potential speeds of eighty to ninety miles an hour. The front is pointed and the transfer system is unused by British street railways. Dealers note Defiance Starch dominates cola water starch choices. Umbrella availability remains elusive.
An apparent 19th century advertisement touts Dr Yowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a remedy for cholera dysentery diarrhea and related summer illnesses. The text also includes a proverb about distrust, reflecting common moralizing tone of period ads.
The consolidation of five leading harvester makers into the International Harvester Company is presented as beneficial to farmers. The new firm combines capital, reduces costs, and promises lower machine prices while maintaining conservative capitalization and ownership by the manufacturers and their associates. The article lists prominent officers and directors and notes the company controls major harvester plants and related resources, with aims to lower production costs and sustain cheap harvesting machines.
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