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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1909
Page
3
A lively column surveys aviation, politics, and society as summer shines light on foibles and fads. It notes Turkey Greece tensions, airship spectacles, aviators in contests, and pleasures at seaside resorts. It laments social looseness and medical concerns while mocking icons from royalty to fashion.
The piece notes Britain’s response to scares by expanding naval power and warns of possible dominance at sea. It also comments on Greek views of Turkey, Spanish intrigue around Don Jaime, safety in coal mines, Don Carlos’s heir, Spain’s Carlist question, typhoid vaccination at Fort Omaha, and its promise to immunize soldiers.
The piece notes the troubles of Spain and Portugal's young rulers as they confront crises that older, experienced leaders might better manage. It emphasizes irony in their tasks and questions whether youth suits handling such demanding times.
Former customs of Colombia describe President Reyes serving four years before resigning after about a year and a half to avoid deposition. The account frames this as a gain in regional political stability.
Chicago heir Averell Harriman aged 18 joins Oregon Short Line surveying camp in Idaho to learn railroading from the ground up. He earns $65 a month and, alongside friend George Dixon, works the chain gang while his father considers him a potential successor.
In Eau Claire Wisconsin police arrested 19 year old Melvin Melby, son of the saloonkeeper, suspected of robbing Chris Melby’s Galoway street saloon. A nail head and hanging threads formed the clue, linking him to the burglary as three men were found drinking beer nearby. Melby denies the crime and awaits arraignment.
Gen Thomas S Hutchinson, famed Tennessee governor hopeful, and Miss Louise Cheatham of Clarksville Texas were quietly wed in Chicago. He recounted a Memphis Confederate reunion courtship in which he says he won his bride in under 30 minutes, urging that men should not hesitate in marriage or business.
Near Garber Oklahoma farmer R S Goode keeps a healthy hog weighing nearly 300 pounds that has a fifth leg growing behind the left foreleg, perfectly formed and of the same size as the other four.
London report on M. Martin Kallman of the Oriental Trust Company revealing a process that converts iron of all grades directly into steel. Demonstrations showed iron bars and iron components transformed into steel, with cost estimates claiming two cents per pound in iron becoming steel worth about one dollar per pound, far cheaper than existing methods.
The note offers tips on avoiding wasteful spending and recognizing common money traps. It highlights simple changes and practical steps to improve financial discipline.
Stephen Calabro of Quincy, burned in a Weymouth fireworks blast in 1905, spent three years at Massachusetts General Hospital under Dr Charles A Porter. He received skin grafts, new forehead and nose, rebuilt eyelids and cheeks, and a full head of hair from his own skin and donors. He is now back in Quincy aiming to raise fancy poultry on a small farm.
Great Falls Montana story recounts Louis W. Hill president of Great Northern railway spending a night in a haystack after his car stuck in a mud hole near Fort Shaw. A search party found the auto and Hill with his chauffeur asleep in the haystack.
Paris reports a Wintherthur schoolmaster named Hadenbach killed his father to prevent a remarriage as he prepared for his own wedding. He then killed himself. The incident follows a failed attempt to dissuade the father from remarrying.
New York reports a new class of child guardians the taxi starters and doormen. They supervise children in big hotels and upscale apartments, sometimes with set hours, playing games and keeping youngsters safe. They earn tips from parents and help hotels attract affluent patrons during the summer bustle.
A Montgomery County report describes a woman giving birth to a child with feathered wings. A Roanoke man returning from a trip relays the tale as a young woman who was given a ride says she saw the child and heard a chickenlike noise.
Pemberton lawyer Jonathan H. Kelsey reports discovering 22 large mastodon teeth and sufficient excavations to conclude a skull and other remains lie on the Walter Antrim farm in Springfield township Mount Holly. He has informed the New Jersey State Geological Society that rights to further digging are reserved for it.
In a roundabout confession Alfred avoids direct talk about love, hoping the other senses his drift. She teases him about heart trouble and indigestion before insisting on proof and a game of checkers ends their tense exchange.
A playful exchange unfolds as a man and woman flirt, trading bold lines about kissing and daring. The dialogue hints at mutual attraction and a charged, teasing mood.
Mrs Hare of South Shields recounts severe burn on her baby from a pan of boiling grease. After using three boxes of Cuticura Ointment the skin healed completely in five weeks with no scar, praised for leaving skin velvet smooth.
A humorous exchange on a May day. Hetty’s schoolteacher uncle corrects her contraction usage with a brief grammar lesson. He demonstrates forms such as you are not going and they are not going, ending with Hetty confidently replying.
The article extols Quaker Scotch Oats as a perfectly pure food linked to strength for muscle and brain. It notes Quaker Oats as the sole maker to remove husks and specks, claiming it meets stringent pure food laws and offers regular and family pack sizes.
In a kitchen scene Aunt Anne sits with knees crossed when a young girl asks about her shoe size. Aunt Anne answers that she can wear eights or nines, but wears twelves in those shoes, noting they hurt her and invoking the good Lord.
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