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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1880
Page
7
Reported in Scotland that up to 30 dollars were paid for admission tickets to Mr. Gladstone's recent Edinburgh hall address. The high price indicates strong popularity and public interest in his speech.
The Rev. Dr. John Wall of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York saw his salary rise from $10 000 to $15 000 indicating the esteem in which he is held by his wealthy congregation.
The columnist notes with sarcasm the suicide of Hoag during a Glen Falls walking match in New York. The piece condemns walking matches as nonsense and laments gambling in such exhibitions.
Massachusetts Railroad Commissioners uphold charges of discrimination against the Boston and Albany Railroad. They refer the matter to the legislature for action after finding the company offered reduced rates to a run milling firm in which its officers had an interest, undercutting others.
New York Board of Immigration officials forecast unusually large arrivals from Ireland. Many Irish men and women have drawn savings to fund friends' fares, and immigration societies will actively promote the movement to this country through all available means.
Mr. Watkins husband of Alice Oates, a burlesque actress, challenged the Cincinnati Enquirer city editor over a notice about himself and Tracy Titus. The editor reportedly boxed Watkins’ ears, busted his teeth, broke his watchchain and buttons, and caused additional injuries.
A regional drive advocates importing Chinese labor from San Francisco to the East. Ladies push to build vast wash houses at Saratoga Long Branch and other watering places and hire Chinese workers for domestic service in eastern cities. Expected arrival reaches about 5,000 this year.
A mysterious society of French socialists sends circulated pamphlets urging the French to drive the English and Irish from Canada. The letters threaten murder and arson if not published quickly, prompting editors to hand the communications to police to locate the authors.
A Chicago man long attached to worldly things reformed and wed a beautiful girl. He is now father to a yearling boy. While holding the infant, it grew restless and he gave it a tract, which the child destroyed. The father then dropped a deck of cards. the child picked them up, turned over a jack, and smiled.
The text notes widespread hunger across Brazil Ireland Silesia Italy and Russia with starvation driving people to extreme actions. It reports disease rising from famine including diphtheria and cites a belief linking bread to corpses as a grim superstition. It also mentions parents in Persia selling children or giving poison to avoid starvation.
A crowded Cleveland funeral for David Mullynone followed a two year old shooting in which Mullynone had killed a young man named Masterson. Mullynone was acquitted on self defense grounds, and the service reflected strong public emotion.
In a brutal clash Masterson allegedly throttled Mullynne until death, friends claim the injuries caused consumption and fatal outcome. At the funeral Mullynne's mother cursed Masterson, crying that he finally found his revenge as the hearse carried the body away.
A New York cartoon in Puck, depicting Presidential candidates on blocks of the game fifteen, triggers a crowding scene in the Senate. Grant on fifteen, Blaine on fourteen, Conkling animatedly pursues Blaine. Hereford and Davis exchange the sketch as senators watch, then Conkling reacts and withdraws.
A lively Cincinnati sale features a horse praised as a noble family mount and a chorus of bystanders trading quips. The auctioneer counters with humor about the horse eyes, rain-water ridges, and a fiddle-bow tail, ending with a verdict that the show remains entertaining at high prices.
George W. Wilson of Concord New Hampshire has perfected an achromatic microscopic objective after months of study. The one four inch focus lens corrects chromatic aberration and magnifies a one sixteenth inch square image 350 times. A piece of gold leaf appears as large lumps and the Declaration signing image shows bold drapery and clear faces. The achievement is hailed as a masterful triumph in optical manufacture.
A groundhog peers from his burrow to gauge winter’s end. He sights sun and shadow, cries out in disappointment, and six more weeks of snow follow. The tale by Wn. M. Pegram features a gray yellow furred animal with one white paw in a quaint old narration.
Washington Gladden argues city boys need education broadening beyond reading and arithmetic. He urges hands on work at home and garden, disciplined study of difficult subjects, daily two hours of constructive reading, and balanced time for outdoor sport. He stresses will training through steady effort to master tough tasks.
A narration recalls a winter trip to town for supplies with Frank the Indian boy as attendant. He promises a quick trip but Hoosier bolts and a fallen tree blocks the road. Frank climbs to regain control as the sled encounters a steep hill and the box slips from the seat.
Mary Montreal recalls a rough journey with Hoosier and Frank as dogs surged from a wigwam, startling Hoosier and masking the loss of part of the load. Indians offered warmth, aiding in securing the box. They reached town safely though Frank suffered from cold and his boss toes on the way back.
Harper's Magazine anecdotes recount Rufus Choate's sharp wit and ironic compliments to judges. Notable quips target Judge Shaw and Judge Story, with jokes about delays and his illegible handwriting that once required experts. He quipped he could earn a living in China decorating tea chests.
Paris letter explains diamond selection by retailers. Buyers start with a large sheet to sort out flawed stones, pair the remaining gems, and test for shape, brilliance, and tint. Refuse stones go to French jewelers for decorative pieces. Americans are advised to buy from American jewelers to avoid overpricing and flaws when reselling or reworking.
Nasby leads a Democrat meeting in the Corners Kentucky to craft Resolves about Southern reconciliation with the North. The document argues for forgiving the Union cause, endorses specific Confederate-friendly figures, and urges turning partisan focus to shared goals. Bascom’s tavern party closes the night with humor and drink.
Mr. Marsparra, a Japanese engineer in New York, has many inventions of merit and reads eleven languages. He completed a three volume mathematical work and is only 30 years old.
A historical notice outlines an approximate Presidential election result table. It calculates the Electoral College at 369 votes needing 185 to win and argues Republicans hold a 46 vote edge over the majority threshold. It questions Democratic paths, noting potential losses in Florida and North Carolina and limits even with Indiana New Jersey and Connecticut.
The piece argues New York is pivotal to national victory, with Connecticut New Jersey Indiana and California insufficient alone. It cites 1875 Democratic gains in the South and North, alleged frauds by Democrats, and calls Republicans to unity across Northern states to secure 231 electoral votes and resist Copperheads.
An editorial in the Burlington Hawk-Eye condemns Democrats for repealing federal election laws after the Supreme Court ruling deems them constitutional. It accuses party leaders of abuse, threats to the court, and calls for action by Congress while predicting political fallout before the next presidential election. The piece scorns what it sees as fear and cowardice in the party.
A narrator recounts a dream of dying and entering heaven with a large, unsettled mind. The gate is uncrowded as many stream in, while St Peter remains silent and puzzled about the speaker’s credentials, with references to Bob Ingersoll and a cryptic Gem puzzle.
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