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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1902
Page
7
An old advertisement extols St Jacobs Oil as a fifty year guaranteed remedy for shooting pains in arms legs sides back and body aches. It lists ailments claimed to be cured and notes prices 25 and 50 cents. The piece also mentions old shoes turned into morocco like material and taunts about various quack cure lines and sensational claims.
Advertisement for greatly reduced rail fares with Wabash routes to Sandusky Columbus Toledo Cincinnati Indianapolis Louisville and many Indiana Ohio Kentucky points. Tickets on specific September and October dates with half rates, plus limits and stopovers at Niagara Falls and Detroit. Call 1601 Farnam St Omaha or write Harry E Ses Gent Aer Pass Dept Omaha for rates. Also a Red Cross Ball Ble laundry ad with 5 cent large package and a stray quote about difficulty and life.
A critique debunks sensational reports about the Sargasso Sea, dismissing claims of a vast floating debris barrier as fantastical. It notes the sea’s algae are ordinary and that winter navigation via the southern Atlantic passage remains feasible, illustrated by a veteran captain’s skeptical account.
A rare old Spanish bronze bell unearthed on Gov. Carteret’s New Jersey estate is now in the hands of Maurice H. Stratemeyer of 31 Broad Street Newark. The 35 pound relic, about 13 to 14 inches high, lacks a clapper and bears an inscription later identified by Mexican officers as Francisco Dartinga meaning I am of or was made by Francisco Dartinga. The bell, possibly over 400 years old, was found six feet underground near the Elizabeth River and Paradise Farm, likely brought here on Carteret ships.
A Newark cat named Woozy, owned by Tom Magruder, is described as a vegetarian in a New York Sun account. She eats lettuce, cabbage, green corn raw, parsley, and celery, while avoiding peppers and tomatoes, and even farms her own corn by nibbling multiple ears. Her family shows typical feline cravings for seafood and meat, but Woozy prefers corn chowder over fish, and she grazes on greens with avidity.
The piece argues Palestine is sacred to Christians Jews and Muslims, noting the vast Muslim population and sacred sites shared with Judaism and Christianity. It emphasizes that Islam shapes daily life, worship and obedience to religious duties, alongside other faiths.
A full sized war balloon costs nearly 5000 with fittings the bladders of about 74000 oxen used to make a medium sized balloon. Bladder skin balloons outperform silk ones and leak little while paper coal found near Bonn ignites in thin films. The text also notes a curious claim of mutual loyalty between two people amid unrelated reflections.
Emma E Felch of Fond du Lac Wisconsin testifies the Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured her irregular painful menstruation after two bottles She urges others to try the remedy and notes the product’s strong endorsements from Mrs Pinkham The ad warns against other medicines and invites letters for advice from Lynn Massachusetts
An assortment of vintage ads and quotes appears, praising Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, while a remark about civilization masks a critical view of self-knowledge. The text blends consumer pitches with a philosophical line on inquiry.
The Nebraska official train leaves Chicago at 12 noon on October 5 via Wabash R R, passes Niagara Falls, arrives Washington at 4 pm that day. Cheap rate, long limit and stopovers allowed. Tickets read Chicago to Washington via Wabash. Local agent sells this route. For more, contact Harry E. Moores, General Agent, Passenger Department, Omaha, Nebraska.
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