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Newspaper
The Sidney Republican
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1902
Page
5
The Chicago Inter Ocean condemns pasting repeated layers of wallpaper glue and flour paste as a sanitary hazard. Eminent health experts urge legal action to stop the practice and endorse Mabastine as a durable sanitary wall coating. The paper questions how wall coverings may spread smallpox and other diseases.
An English ornithologist Bradley argues sparrows are not pests. He observed sparrows delivering food to their youngsters and notes that a single week’s nest visits involve about 1200 sightings. Bradley estimates a pair of sparrows can destroy at least 60,000 seeds.
A compact note recalls an esteemed Malta assayer who frequently tested samples, and upon handling a jug, yielded forty ounces of brilliant metal, highlighting the expert's skill and the era's mining accuracy.
Prussian Minister of Public Works Herr von Thielen spoke on electric traction for broad gauge long distance lines. He cited Waunsee Seessen tests as abandoned due to high power costs and imperfect insulation. Negotiations with the Siemens electrical company aim to install electric traction between Grossfichterfelde and Berlin areas for better prospects. He noted 100 mph on the military road trial and urged stronger roadbeds for higher speed, but doubted profitability beyond passenger service. A tramp replaced shoes by lacking soles.
An old Irish tale explains repartee as tennis with the last hit deciding the outcome. A sharp bar keeper once served a full whisky and, when prodded about the cost, quipped with a towel line. The customer offered to cover the bill, prompting the teller to admit he wished for a quicker reply.
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinikham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for female complaints uterine disorders and menopause. It promises cure of backache leucorrhea womb tumors and even cancerous tendencies asserting safety and strong endorsements while urging purchase through druggists and rejecting substitutes.
Telegraph quarrel between W H Le Hew and J H Chapman escalates when Le Hew travels miles to whip his rival. Chapman’s substitute is whipped during Le Hew’s local visit and later reports the incident by phone. The pair planned future retribution but remained at odds.
Professor Zimmer argues that in eighty five female patients in European asylums one is a schoolteacher and that in Prussia one teacher per 350 women exists. He notes higher insanity among teachers and targets occupations for women as breeding grounds for mental disturbance. He predicts similar patterns in England and the U S. Remarkable longevity story of McKay family in Taylorsville with ages 86 to 106 and many healthy descendants. Owensboro Inquirer.
Salt mines at Bex in Switzerland have operated for 348 years. Galleries extend twenty five miles with annual profit of 75000 dollars. An inspirational motto, The invitation to lean on the Lord is for the weary, and not for the lazy, is quoted.
The body of John Leck, an aged negro who died six months ago in Battle Creek Michigan, was exhumed to test a new embalming fluid. The corpse reportedly remains well preserved with rubbery consistency and hardened features, claimed to resist decomposition for centuries. An eastern chemical company reportedly discovered the fluid.
The page advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with a promise of cures and a $100 reward for any deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured. It also promotes Putnam FaceLESS DYES, a salt sale anecdote, a Jan. sale line about millet seeds from Salzer Co., and notes Leadyville being dubbed She Cloud City.
A chaotic collage cites quack patent medicines and humorous asides from a bygone era. It lists Bromo Quinine tablets, Hamlin's Blood Pills, Mrs Winslow's Syrup, and various watches and products. The text also jests about messenger boys on bicycles, a theatrical couple, and a museum fire-eater with dated slang and anecdotes.
Sussex NB resident C F Given testimonial cites rapid cold relief after five days with Pernna and praises its effectiveness for catarrhal ailments. Edward Laws of Crown Point Indiana reports complete cure after three bottles and renewed vitality. Julius Weisslitz, Buffalo NY, secretary of Sangerlust, credits Peruna with restoring voice after bronchial catarrh and says he never travels without it. Readers urged to write Dr Hartman for advice if results are not prompt.
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