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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1907
Page
5
A playful party game called The Game of Sapt where one leader performs a dozen ceremonial actions then players imitate. The last remaining player wins a prize as others guess a hidden word with multiple meanings such as Spring.
A Connecticut railroad worker warned a bridge crew the structure was weak. The foreman dismissed him and later the bridge collapsed, injuring several workers including the foreman. The incident prompted inquiries as to responsibility and safety.
A brief Philadelphia Record item notes Tommy, called Pommy by a teacher, as a model pupil who has not missed a day this term. He admits one prior absence but vows not to do it again, saying he does not like school much, though he prefers it to castor oil.
A carrier described as opening like a barn door and cloning behavior puzzles observers as they guess at its identity and function, yet the clue remains elusive.
Hyatts of Kearney Nebraska describes years of back ache kidney pain and disrupted sleep. After using Doan's Kidney Pills for two years and again procuring a box the back grew stronger and overall condition improved. He endorses Doan's Kidney Pills to others. Sold by dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for US Remember the name Doan's.
The Omaha Daily News advertises a three months trial subscription for 25 cents, promising independent fearless reporting and complete metropolitan coverage. It invites readers to subscribe now before the offer ends and clarifies the renewal decision at the trial's end.
The piece notes how telegraph and cable lines shrink world distances and bring Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia, and island nations into readers' morning tables. It praises the Chicago Record-Herald for its wide correspondence and foreign news services from New York papers and the Associated Press.
Receipts of cattle and sheep were liberal last week with strong demand for top grades. Declines were light in good steer and heavy weight feeder categories while mid and lighter weights slid modestly. Today about 10 000 cattle on offer with killing steers around 5.50 to 5.85 and cows 3.50 to 4.00. Sheep and lamb volumes near 20 000 with good killing lambs 6.00 to 7.15 and good yearlings 5.90 to 6.10.
A miscellany notes estimates of britain shipments and vienna beggars. It mentions Amparo Brill subscribers hearing municipal band via electrophones. A London court reveals brewer draymen receive half a gallon of beer daily plus 10 shillings weekly cash.
Shelley the poet fled with his sweetheart to Edinburgh where they were married. Horatio W. Seymour has taken charge of the St Louis Post-Dispatch as editor in chief. Mary Mapes Dodge remarks that woman poets often sound doleful in verse. Louis Costaggin of Washington, son of Filippo Costaggni, painted the frieze in the rotunda and is to decorate murals in St Peter's church.
The Philadelphia Press urges fathers to curb a son's spending, supervise companions, and enforce morality over manners. It advises inquiries into leisure time, restrict late returns, and teaches that helpful acts do not deserve payment.
A London underground line reaches 185 feet below surface in a record of subter ranean transport. The Kongo Line charges the world’s highest fares with 100 dollars for 250 miles. English Midland railway loses patrons to motoring, while Vermont’s West River railroad spans 36 miles with 205 curves, built as narrow gauge with high construction costs.
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