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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1902
Page
2
A mixed collection notes social customs in weddings and gifts, French debt figures, and public concerns. It mentions archbishop interviews, Swedish leadership, and shifting views on dowries and wedding gifts while contrasting US and European practices. The piece weaves wisps of opinion with data on debt and population trends.
An historical piece notes the end of bound feet in China under a royal decree and portrays the potential economic impact for Western shoemakers. It highlights how millions of pairs may need new footwear, presenting a business opportunity for American industry amid cultural change.
A fragment describes rapid changes in women’s dress with a focus on the walking skirt and Easter bonnet, suggesting such reforms foreshadow wider adoption of civilized fashion and growth in related markets. The tone attributes progress to American culture and industry.
A reflective essay argues crimes yield no real profit. It frames justice as universal, stating even wealthy conspirators face downfall and that virtue remains the only enduring path. The piece emphasizes personal responsibility over collective blame, urging readers to choose right over easy gain.
The article notes that both wild and domestic animals dislike rain and seek shelter. Cattle grow uneasy as clouds gather and group together when a storm breaks. Fowls and poultry flock to barns, hedges, or boxes, while wild birds seek caves or cliffs. small birds flutter frantically when storms arrive. From Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Emerson Lough argues in the Century that true aristocracy lies in survival and fitness. He contends America harbors the largest, most compact Caucasian population and asserts its potential global power through its superior population unit.
The first post offices opened in Paris in 142 England in 1581 and in America in 1710.
Jerome K. Jerome reflects in the New York News on why David Copperfield endures. He recalls favorite scenes and characters such as Peggotty Micawber Dora and Traddles, arguing the plain tale and sadness give lasting charm and human resonance.
An American who once ran a Cuban sugar plantation recalls the dozens of saints days that halted work and ruined profits. He notes contracts Congress nations and local officials kept workers idle for days, costing him dearly and teaching a blunt lesson about holiday calendars.
A quoted line depicts a speaker recalling a past remark about saints and celebrations. The speaker laments not recognizing someone’s potential contributions while noting another’s modesty in offering services. The tone is informal and humorous, reflecting personal reminiscence.
Baltimore News examines changing social greetings noting a shift from lip salutes to cheek kisses and ultimately handshakes among women. The piece recalls a Southern Maryland church era of close kin ties and tradition, contrasting past warmth with present restraint and public decorum.
The Ladies' Home Journal lists writers with Ww initials and names starting with William and Walter including Shakespeare, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Walter Scott, Wordsworth, Washington Irving, Thackeray, Longfellow, Whittier, Bryant, Emerson, Holmes, Whitman and many others such as Cowper, Watts, Beecher, Webster, Phillips, Curtis, White, Howe, Cable, Howells, Warner, Blackstone, Wesley, Riley, Higginson, S Weir Mitchell, Woolson, Wilkins and more.
The autographic letter is fading as shorthand and the typewriter dominate. Businessmen rely on typists, dictation, and signed notes, while Cabinet ministers still favor personal drafting. Lord Salisbury rejects typewritten letters, and Arthur Balfour and Chamberlain favor direct methods.
A historian cites ancient mirrors as civilization’s earliest evidence. Iron mirrors in Japan and Korea dated over 2000 years ago while brass copper and silver mirrors show up in China over 4000 years ago. De Morgan’s Egypt find suggests 2000 year old origins.
In Someryville, Tommy asks for two pieces of pie at noon. His mother agrees and suggests he cut the remaining piece in two, reflecting a small, domestic scene reported by the Someryville Journal.
A reflective brief notes that consistency remains a rare virtue though beauty fades without effort and love becomes wasted when indifference governs the heart. The aphorism contrasts care and neglect in a compact moral line.
A collection of quotes and vignettes features Henry Thomas Bwekie on intelligence classes, David B Hill’s early non jury case, a Scotch caddie tale, L R Stockwell on Peter Jackson, Bill Nye’s theater audience, and a Philadelphia setter dog saving a family from fire by rescuing a child while the parents woke.
Dr. Pinders Flerrie, noted archaeologist, claims to decipher a cuneiform tablet from Assyria that he says is a copy of a prehistoric comic paper. The inscription includes a mock dialogue about cold weather and a character named Me thusalem, the aged, delaying readers with a “cold spell of the year 40.”
Indianapolis Sunday school supervisor J M Dungan led a lesson at his old Franklin area home about Biblical customs. He asked children what they removed upon entering a house in ancient times and today. A child answered overshoes, prompting a song to begin.
A clipped dialogue contrasts envy of attended events with vaunted society talk. Castleton and Clubberly debate the value of philosophical discussions and obligations, reflecting a provincial view of urban social life.
Jacob Baxter was arrested in Pittsburg after attempting to end his life by self harm. He explained the motive as humiliation from being required to bathe once a week during a recent workhouse term, and his remark led to further confinement for more baths.
The text asserts New York City Chicago and Philadelphia together hold about one twelfth of the nation population. It also includes a moral proverb about man’s sorrow and marriage as a remedy.
Hon H W Ogden Louisiana congressman writes from Washington praising Peruna as a tonic and effective catarrh cure. Spring is best time to treat catarrh and Peruna is advertised to eradicate catarrh systemically. Readers are urged to send case details to Dr Hartman for free advice at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Oldo.
A mosaic of statements on industry and society. Switchmen, shipyards, mining, and trade volumes are noted alongside wry maxims about mistakes, marriage, and social roles. It cites concrete figures for employment, exports, and canal costs, interspersed with humorous and ironic statements.
A new 800 acre village to be settled by Black residents, located at Fort Lee five miles from Richmond Virginia, includes building lots a park orchards grazing land and small farm trucking facilities.
Reputable 19th century remedy touted by Mother Gray a nurse at a New York Children's Home. Claims include breaking colds in 24 hours curing feverishness headache stomach troubles teething disturbances and deworming with many testimonials. Sold by druggists with mail order available from New York address.
The piece notes hostility toward American Liberians in Liberia, with natives insulting them as former slaves of white men. It cites a chant Me no slave Me no slave and argues emigrants could fight for full rights only if they own land, implying property limits on voting.
The Hamburg Marine Observatory offers three prizes to inventors nationwide for the best instrument to measure wind pressure. Submissions judged on accuracy reliability and practicality.
Fragments describe Pollinsky as a potent intoxicant favored by Polish Americans in Pennsylvania. Reportedly blended with beer whisky and spices, it is consumed at christenings weddings and after, with mentions of unruly behavior and heated disputes.
A curious fragment describes a parasel war tied to an umbrella rib, suggesting a peculiar early reference or metaphor. Details are scarce, with no clear dates or participants provided in the readable text.
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