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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1901
Page
7
Victor Smith recalls a famed lawyer who charged a $1000 retainer in a major case and settled the suit before any books or lines were opened. The client asked for a partial refund, but the lawyer replied that refunds are a fund unknown to the legal profession.
Defiance starch promises to revive clothes with medicinal starch solution. Magnetic Starch Co. Omaha offers 16-oz pack for 10 cents. Red Cross Ball Blue keeps whites bright. Wizard Qt touted for frost-bite and sore joints.
An assortment of travel discounts via the Wabash Railroad includes Buffalo and Return, Ireland and Return, and New York City and Return services with varied dates and prices. Notices urge using the Wabash for G A R encampment travel to Cleveland via Detroit, plus stopovers at Niagara Falls and inquiries to agents in Omaha and St. Louis. Also includes endorsements for Piso's Cure, Putnam Dyes, and Dr Kane's nerve restorer with testimonials and contact details.
A New York minister says marriage is not a failure and notes that over 500 of the 3,012 couples he has united are happy. His advice includes six don'ts: don’t marry too young, don’t marry before you can support a wife, don’t marry an incapable cook and sewer, don’t live beyond needs, don’t marry unless you suit each other, and don’t seek divorce.
An old advertisement urges fall painting with Devoe ready paint to protect property and outlast lead based products. It claims Devoe lasts longer, costs less, and is a safe name in paint. It offers a free pamphlet and urges readers to ask dealers for Devoe.
The article surveys rising leprosy cases across Europe linked to colonial expansion. It cites Germany and France deliberations on national sanatoriums, cites Brittany Nice and Sagra Spain as long standing or growing pockets, and notes strict containment in Germany and limited British import cases.
The main staircase at William C. Whitney's Fifth Avenue residence features white marble carved after the Doge's Palace stairs in Venice. Whitney introduced the design to the United States and the work took six months to complete.
The American market for champagne fluctuates less than other foreign wines. Last year imports reached 200000 dozen, down from 340000 a decade earlier. Imports fell to 170000 in 1897, rose to 213600 two years later, and stayed below average overall.
A French investigator reports military and naval men tire brains fastest, with 199 lunatics per 100000. Among liberal professions artists lead in brain strain, then lawyers, doctors, clergy, literary figures, and civil servants follow.
In Oldenburg Illinois a 13 year old boy named Willie Kell suffered acute rheumatism for more than three months. After doctors failed, his father tried Dodd's Kidney Pills. Three boxes cured him completely with no remaining symptoms. The remedy is the talk of Madison County.
Baron Krupp, head of the Krupp works, lists an annual income of 5225000 dollars and 21000000 marks for taxation. The enterprise employs 80000 people, including 65000 artisans and 15000 clerks.
Miss Bessie Kellog of Valley City credits Peruna with ending years of monthly pains after three weeks and two months of relief. The ad cites her testimonial and urges other women to use Peruna for female catarrh. Dr Hartman offers free advice to readers with case details.
A concise reflection notes that chronic complainers will not be troubled by harps and that a man with one idea often overvalues himself, presenting a satirical take on misplaced vanity and persistent whining.
The act allows a sick voter in Victoria to obtain a ballot paper from the returning officer via the local postmaster. The voter may fill the ballot in the presence of a policeman who must not read the name written, and then post it.
In Oregon coyotes are plentiful and hunting proves profitable. Last month the state issued $100,000 in bounty warrants, with $1,106 awarded to a Harney County hunter who tallied 490 coyotes and 63 wildcats.
The phrase Confucius teaches the doctrine of non-resistance is cited, while a speaker quips that lending money requires having funds. The contrast hints at practical limits of ideal teachings in everyday finance.
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