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Newspaper
The Sidney Republican
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1901
Page
6
A Brooklyn Citizen piece recounts a bemused encounter on Cumberland Street where a passerby mistakes a poet for an anarchist. Neighbors describe his long hair old clothes and beer as ordinary, noting the poet talks to himself about winter and graves. The woman’s fear dissolves into relief upon realizing the man is harmless.
Sam Small voices harsh views on dangerous individuals and names as a test for who might threaten the nation. He warns against so called foes and urges bars against beasts while deriding supposed “Chosen” groups and calling for strict scrutiny of names and entitlements.
A Memphis Scimitar item recounts a clever ruse at a suburban grocery where an elderly Black man asked for a dime’s worth of molasses. The grocer filled the jug and, after the man claimed it was the bottom, the reply implied payment would come when the jug’s contents evaporated, a credit scheme he supposedly exploited.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer blurb a comedic exchange plays out between Mr Waflies and Mrs Fry over unpaid board and a smoking habit. The landlady confronts him for smoking in multiple rooms and for owing three weeks of board leading to his dismissal.
An advertisement extols Mt Jacob Ot as a universal remedy for rheumatism gout sciatica neuralgia cramps pleurisy lumbago sore throat bronchitis soreness bruises toothache headache back ache feverish chest pains and general bodily pains. A hostess urges guests to eat more cookies while Willie declines saying he already filled up after hearing he wouldn’t get much.
An ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve swollen feet and bunions with shaking into shoes. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents, with free sample via Allen S. Olmated of LeRoy New York. A wry line notes a man learns to put his foot in his mouth before learning to talk.
The Pasteur Institute treated 1,420 people last year in Paris. Eleven died of hydrophobia, seven after late treatment. Of 1,413 treated in time, four died, a rate of 0.281%. In 1881 the rate was 0.94%, in 1888 it was 0.55%, and since 1890 it has been under 0.31%.
The article notes Cuba produces no chewing or pipe tobacco and that cigars and cigarettes dominate. It suggests Cuban cigarettes could gain popularity with US smokers but remains uncertain. It observes many Americans living in Cuba become addicted to Cuban brands and struggle to switch back on returning home.
An exchange attributed to Chicago Daily Neva and Kansas City Times mocks slang and consumer chatter. The brief quips reference a promised beating with a broom and a woman named Mollie Gaines purchasing a yellow waist at a fraction of a prior price, illustrating period newspaper humor and social chatter.
A string of light newspaper jokes from the era, mentioning a Canada hunting trip in a boat and rapid rapids, a bustling homecoming crowd at Mr Bankier’s party with four detectives in evening clothes, a quarreling couple, and a pale gentleman mockingly labeled as a writer of social pieces.
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