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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1899
Page
7
A colonial-era dispatch notes India remains almost soapless. It cites Hindustan villages with soap as a rarity and limited urban availability. The article estimates annual soap consumption at 100000 hundredweight, equating to about 112 pounds for 2500 people.
A weekly roundup notes 32 percent of inventors selling all or part of their patents. Major buyers include United States Manufacturing Co Fond du Lac Wisconsin Duplex Printing Press Co Battle Creek Michigan Ticket Case Co Chicago Eagle Pencil Co New York Ween Brass Works Watertown Bankers Electric Protective Co Chicago IL Dukes Co Quitman GA Fisher Typewriter Co Tennessee Ayuna Tron Works San Francisco Lamb Manufacturing Co Chicopee Falls MA Singer Manufacturing Co of New Jersey Williams Electric Co Cleveland OH Free patent information offered by Sues Co Bee Building Omaha Neb. Upright plane valued at $11.50 from Schmol ler Mueller 1313 Farnam St Omaha.
Washington prepares a national welcome for Admiral Dewey in the first week of October. Officials will participate in a simple dignified ceremony as the congress voted jeweled sword is presented. The event likely centers on October 2 depending on New York celebrations.
Washington prepares a two part public event led by citizens with President McKinley. The sword presentation by Secretary Long takes place at the Capitol east front with the cabinet present. A night parade will illuminate the city with extensive decorations and a White House reception and dinner for Admiral.
A compact history of wallpaper from early Chinese use to 18th century Europe. It explains hand printing with wooden blocks, block widths, flock and metallic printing, and the shift to machine printing with rollers. It notes drying periods and the blurred results from rapid color application.
In Paris the criminal Victor Chevalier was tracked after a loquacious parrot led police to his hideout in Montmartre. Officers watched the house as Chevalier conversed with his bird, revealing his location following a week’s search.
A satirical pull at women's behavior and flirtations contrasts male and female deception. The writer claims jealousy shapes man and woman and suggests women often respond with drama or marriage to control passion. The New York Press quips that teasing a cat ends in a scratch, while a woman may kiss or harm.
A compact set of Blake verses on themes of water danger progress imagination action and folly. The lines warn against idle desire and the cost of contraries while extolling gradual creation and the consequences of unacted aims. The tone suggests a didactic, aphoristic meditation.
Sir Robert Giffen reports England now holds possessions on five continents and rules a population of 42 million on 13 million square miles. Over 27 years England’s territories grew by 2.85 million square miles and its people by 125 million.
A Maori chieftain studying medicine in Chicago recounts tales of cannibalism in his tribe. He recalls a joke about a missionary with a cork leg who pretended to offer meat to test dietary tastes, only to be released after the prank revealed the deception.
A German medical journal asserts that two thirds of trained nurses who treat tuberculosis acquire the disease and die from it. The alarming claim highlights risks faced by nurses in tuberculosis wards and raises concerns about occupational safety.
A short note advises removing yellow spots on blue black silks by rubbing with a small sponge dipped in hartshorn. The tip reflects vintage fabric care guidance and uses hartshorn as a stain remover.
John C. Hubinger of Keokuk Iowa leads a thriving cement business and expansive ventures in starch manufacture with Red Cross Starch and premium promotions. He plans distributing millions of packages at low prices while expanding street railways electric plants and the Mississippi Valley Telephone Co. He balances business with philanthropy and family life at his Keokuk home.
Army officials plan to deploy dynamite guns in the upcoming Philippine campaign. Lieutenant M C Buckey travels from New York to load twelve 2.5 inch Simms Dudley guns and ammo onto a merchant ship bound for Manila via the Suez. He will then visit Woolwich Arsenal Paris France and Amsterdam to study mountain guns and hotwitzer batteries used in India Africa and similar theaters before proceeding to Manila.
Governor Bushnell of Ohio presented a silver service to the gunboat Marietta in Boston to mark its second birthday, a gift from the town the ship carries. A New York sub committee questions Captain Evans while a New York cafe notes dangers of gin rickeys and limit of two per day to protect the stomach.
Miss Ida M. Tarbell, the noted author, produced her inaugural literary piece in the Chautauquan publication.
A mixed promotional page highlights J. C. Hubinger’s Red Cross laundry starch with a coupon plan offering free first two packages and Shakespeare pictures or calendars. It also advertises stock tips, home work for women, a medical testimonial, and miscellaneous quips and brand notices from various items and figures.
In Portland Maine a newly married deaf couple devised a house door bell substitute. When a caller presses an electric button the lights flash to announce presence, aiding housekeeping without a servant. Also promotional lines tout Cascarets Candy Cathartic and doctor led prevention tips.
The Frisco Line Passenger Department issued an illustrated pamphlet detailing Oklahoma's resources and advantages for homeseekers. Free copies available by mail from Bryan Snyder, General Passenger Agent, St. Louis.
The text notes repeated failures and a shift to a home cure described as harmless. It mentions Abs. Mrs. Baldwin Box 1212 Chicago and references taking a vacation versus rest as a two part proposition.
Advertisement seeking men with rig to introduce poultry compound in the country offering 15.00 per week plus 314.00 weekly salary and expenses with Acme Mfg Co East Des Moines Iowa as address for response. Includes moralizing quip and unrelated product plug for Dr Klines Great Nerve Restorer promising cure and a free trial bottle.
A highwayman’s bullet flattened the victim’s brow in Indiana, drawing warnings that road agents in the region should carry an axe for defense.
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