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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1907
Page
2
In a Gothic scene Glenarm confronts Olivia as she secretly seeks notes tied to a debtor. She mocks him yet shows concern and offers a perilous parting, then leaves toward St Agatha's while he escorts her path with the lantern.
The scene opens at nine o'clock with the group lingering over a weak breakfast and idle chatter. Stoddard returns from the chapel, continuing the subdued, reflective mood of the gathering.
The skirmish unfolds as Morgan, Ferguson, and twelve deputy sheriffs approach Glenarm grounds by boat and lake ice. Larry and I repulse the invaders with Bates and Stoddard, seizing Davidson and forcing a retreat toward the house while Pickering’s plans loom. The confrontation ends with a tense standoff and a warning to Morgan’s force.
The Portland Journal reports that 94 percent of people favor the right hand, six percent are left handed, and about one third of the left-handed individuals are ambidextrous, highlighting curious variation in laterality.
A wide sweep of Nebraska news includes Shelby’s dry status in Polk County and North Platte’s hotel needs. Beatrice prepares a golden anniversary and Suther land’s Lutheran church dedication. Axtell endures two recent fires. Randolph plans a three day carnival and tournament. Oscar Fishbach injured, a freight board accident near Gibbon, and a shooting near Cody. Track work on the Union Pacific toward Oshkosh continues, while land deals in Keith county total $60,000. State fair announces Liberati’s band for daily concerts. Gordon fair schedule set. Nebraska Central College picks new leaders and faculty changes occur at Fremont and Columbus schools.
A Bronx boy Willie comforts a neighbor’s sick child Jimmy, asking after his health in a shy way. The neighbor praises the thoughtful deed and Willie repeats his concern, then asks at the steps if he could have Jimmy’s drum if he dies.
The American Medical Association is criticized for aiming to capture legislatures and shape laws to curb patent medicines and restrict practice. The report notes 65 000 members, a growing asset base, and a push for broader physician candidacy and stronger clerical support to influence state and national legislation.
The death of Dr Weigel a Rochester surgeon from a disease linked to constant X ray exposure marks a fourth loss to the same cause. He underwent multiple operations since 1904 to save his hand and life with partial removals. Mystery surrounds the death as the disease eludes medical understanding. Dr Weigel led the Rochester Academy of Medicine and the American Orthopaedic Society.
A city bard, having sold enough verses for a week, stays in a countryside boarding house. He writes by kerosene light as June bugs swarm outside. He muses on loving a madrigal while a farmer asks where she is, startled by his own words.
An inquest into a Servian peasant’s death found he died after swallowing too many bullets. The man reportedly consumed bullets as a customary remedy shared by peasants in the district whenever he felt ill.
The Venezuelan president Cipriano Castro boasted that with 500 Venezuelans he could have taken Port Arthur in four days. A European diplomat retorted with a thousand in one day, and the exchange is said to have helped win a long-standing claim for his government.
A Cleveland society woman hosted a party for nine children including her six year old son. Ices were served as hens with ten chicks and each child chose a piece. When asked which chicken he would take, Bertie, son of a prominent politician, replied I’ll take the mamma hen.
In a casual chat a cigar maker asks for a name for his new blend. A friend jokes that many blends are named after fictional characters and suggests calling it “Mrs Wiggs.”
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