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Newspaper
The Sidney Republican
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1902
Page
3
Miss Virginia Granes president of Nurses' Association recounts medical cases of ovarian and womb inflammation and endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits recovery from womb prolapse and lifting strain and urges others to use the remedy. A 5000 forfeit note accompanies the claim.
Katharine Allan shares a lively series of letters from Moosehead Camp and Hotel Touraine recounting deer hunting in Maine with brothers and cousins, plus a flirtatious encounter with a New Yorker named Courtney Foster. She notes deer sightings six plus one double deer, a hotel stay, and a reveal of a ring.
The article recalls Lord Russell of Killowen’s tactful style with juniors, contrasting his blunt "Stand up, speak up, shut up" line with gentler corrections. Justice Walton notes Russell rarely used violent language, often softly guiding aides who lagged.
The Dutch press continues to refer to Mr Kruger as the president of the Boers with great interest in his residence Oranjelust. An iron trellis marks the boundary from the high road and a small garden with bushes and rockwork surrounds the new home. Tulips are planted to mirror the Vierkleur beneath Dom Paul’s window.
A small donkey named Billy the Boozer, owned by James Carroll and ridden by James Tifer, caused a lively scene near the Greeley statue on Broadway. Tifer and the animal had been drinking, a police threat arose for drunkenness, and Billy insisted on beer. Earlier he wandered stairs at a New Year’s party, scaring two women and nearly being shot, once a Central Park favorite.
The piece notes how slippery sidewalks reveal vanity in social reactions. A fall shocks the ego more than the body, with a drawn out smile and gaze to see witnesses. If seen, dignity dissolves into a comic hat brushing episode, not seen, the fall is endured quietly amid public mischief.
A country town principal addressed a swearing problem among high school boys by crafting a tin medal to wear after the last oath. The medal hung where all could see. At noon recess several boys sought it, and the medal quickly changed hands. John Smith wore it briefly before others forgot themselves and it moved on.
Bert Decker of Tuscola Illinois tames two wolves raised as kittens and trained for hunting They outrun dogs and catch rabbits by leaping and snapping They return to Decker when called His success spurs others to train wolves for hunting and could place wolves in future kennels.
A Babylonian traveler to the Northwest tells of a Minneapolis firm declaring in a grocery window that a Shakespeare book comes with every purchase of 15 canes worth of cum. The odd notice was observed on a prominent corner display and attached to paper covered plays of Shakespeare.
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