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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1898
Page
5
The Telegraph lists national figures such as Thurston Amibu Allen Madison and William V. Allen along with district details. It also names the U.S. Land Office register Harri wee, and various state legislature and judicial officers, plus local church and fraternal organizations and their meeting schedules.
The Child Culture Department assists mothers and readers to study each child's character and etiquette, guiding proper development.
Herbert D Ward in Century extols fishermen as the true modern Vikings from Portland to New Orleans. He praises their courage at sea and on the docks, arguing Jack the Fisherman embodies unrivaled bravery and maritime value beyond simple catch or trade.
Martha McCullough Williams recalls a volatile duel between Jim Bowie and Colonel Norris Wright on the Natchez levee Mississippi. Armed entourages met, exchange of fire sparked a melee as both sides drew knives and pistols in a deadly confrontation.
Ignac M Elliott describes Manila's tropical climate with season by season detail. From December to March warm days with cool nights and little rain. March to May hot dry dusty days with temperatures near 96 at noon and comfortable nights. June brings heavy afternoon thunderstorms and heat up to 105 in shade. July to September bring typhoons that damage homes, while October and November see storms diminish and weather clear into December.
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt, a clerk hurries a customer through departments while a marriage proposal interrupts a busy department store scene, the tension rising as the couple agrees to wed.
In New Haven West Virginia residents share a crowd of Isaacs dubbed with colorful nicknames to avoid mix ups. The list includes Big Ike Gentleman Ike Spectacle Ike Ike on the Hill Ike In the Hollow Rosa's Ike Little Dee Soldier Dee and many more such as Thirteenth Virginia Ike Fifer Ike Hartford Ike and Dam St Ike.
A distinguished clergyman, entrusted to serve at the cathedral, arrives and asks whether he is to read prayers or deliver the sermon. The silken-gowned verger responds with pomp, prompting a brief exchange about his role for the day.
The Brooklyn Bridge is described as the greatest suspension bridge in the world and leads in daily passenger volume. It spans 5,989 feet including approaches with 930 feet between towers and weighs 6,470 tons. Its cost exceeded $15 million, and bridge cars carry over 45 million people annually.
An old Washington Star piece extols sea bath salt water as a tonic aiding liver stomach and kidneys. It claims seawater cures biliousness indigestion insomnia and dyspepsia and notes clean sea water is generally harmless and beneficial to most bathers. It likens ocean water to medicine sailors use to restore bodily balance.
A humidity meter compares dry and wet bulb thermometers mounted on a rotating shaft. The wet bulb cools by evaporation, and the temperature difference between the two indicates moisture levels using precomputed tables from extensive experiments.
The report explains why hard water hinders cleaning. Soap reacts with sulphuric acid in hard water to form a lime soap float. Salt water also creates cloudiness as soda in soap meets muriatic acid in the salt water.
An impressionable traveler asks why the savage maiden is named Manita. The savage maiden smiles archly and hints at a favored food, signaling to her brothers in the bush. The dialogue highlights local color and curiosity in Harlem Life.
Mr Join Oliver of Philadelphia recounts a severe illness with yellow skin and weakness. After three doctors gave up, a friend urged Electric Bitters, yielding rapid improvement after three weeks. He credits the remedy with saving his life and urges others to try it at a small price.
Mee Michael Curtain of Plainfield states she suffered a cold that settled into consumption. Despite a month of treatment she worsened until a druggist recommended Dr King's New Discovery. After six bottles she recovered fully and now manages her household health. Free trials at Spagett's drugstore. large bottles 50 cents and 1 dollar.
Nature provides buckeye extract as the active pile remedy, processed and combined with other ingredients to form Tabler's Pile Ointment. It is claimed to cure piles including blind, bleeding, and protruding types and to reduce surgical needs. Sold at Seanlan's Drug Store in 50 cent and 75 cent tubes, with mail order available.
An advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as a cure for rheumatism neuralgia sprains and bruises claiming rapid relief within 24 hours after three applications. It cites C W Ford of Lyon Supply Co Fort Worth Texas and notes price at 50 cents available at Scanlan's Drug Store.
Government land in Northwest Florida offers homestead entry with about one million acres available. Railroad lands at low rates, near the Louisville and Nashville line. Interested readers may contact R J Wemss Geneva Land Commissioner Pensacola for details. Excursions on the first and third Tuesday each month, two dollars round trip via Louisville and Nashville Railroad. write CC P Atmore, General Passenger Agent Louisville KY for particulars.
Advertisement announces reduced Union Pacific fares to Omaha for the Trans Mississip pi Exposition from June 1 to November 1 1898. It promotes the Union Pacific as fast and reliable. Also includes testimonials for Ballard's Horehound Syrup and a local cattle inquiry in Sidney Nebraska.
A July 23 letter from P. B. Butler of pack-train No. 3 at Santiago de Ca praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential to maintaining ammunition and rations flow. He credits the medicine with saving lives when roads were unusable and confirms stock purchased in Tampa. Sold by W. F. Basset.
Advertises affordable farm opportunities with outdoor work and self-foraging stock. Offers contact via P Sid Jones in Birmingham or Dr B R Crawford in Chicago and features Louisville & Nashville Railroad excursions on the first and third Tuesdays. Readers can request a copy of Garden Spots for 10 cents.
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