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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1882
Page
4
A district office report details alleged mismanagement and abuses within the New York State Penitentiary system. The document, circulated by federal officials, cites disciplinary failures and calls for investigation into prison administration practices.
The article headlines Nebraska growth from 1860 to 1880, noting population surges and rising wealth. It highlights Lincoln as a growing state capital, explains mixed farming with corn as a staple, and praises new orchards and forests, railroads, and settlement opportunities. It urges energy and investment in land, stock, and commerce.
A collage of humorous clippings notes quirky lines about food, servants and manners. It references public figures, newspapers, and social quirks with cheeky asides about marriage, fashion, and war. The fragmentary items include puns on religion and education and tongue in cheek social observations.
Fragmentary OCR reports two incidents. Jacob W. Kerr a bank teller in Washington killed himself after leaving a note about misused funds. In Archer County Texas G Bookcroat, a respected citizen was shot by W W Parks and Bowles in a late night confrontation following a civil suit dispute.
A report notes a line of the St. Petersburg and Moscow railroad seeking information on nihilists recently arrested. A desperate affray in Clogam Ireland involved soldiers and emergency men with revolvers discharged and several arrests. An attempt was made to blow up the house of Naton linked to Lord Chembesk. Rome creates seven new cardinals including Archbishop McCabe of Dublin.
The Queen writes to the Home Secretary expressing deep gratitude for the affection and sympathy shown by her subjects and others. She pledges to continue her life’s work for their welfare and invokes God’s protection for her people.
The author laments that many focus on others misfortunes while neglecting their own blessings. They warn that people inscribe happiness on shifting sands like rock or waves and fail to appreciate what they possess.
Mark Twain praises Mr. Beecher's Hudson River farm for its science based methods and 36 acres yet lampoons its losses. He notes hogs bring any profit while corn losses mount, pumpkins replace watermelons, and nest eggs fail under a single old hen. The tale ends with Beecher's stubborn misfortunes and a hinted sense of futility.
The speaker notes a farmer who struggled to find partners for shared expenses yet keeps pushing forward. Despite initial poverty he endured hardships and by steady effort has begun to climb from poverty toward financial improvement.
E P Alexander vice president of Louisville and Nashville outlines the pool as an agreement among competing lines to maintain equal rates. He argues pools reduce discriminations and fluctuations though large shippers oppose them, and cites arbitration as the proposed remedy.
Thomas Morgan, superintendent of Streets, recalls long rheumatism pain before using St Jacobs Oil. He describes rapid relief after the first application and eventual full recovery, as reported by the Cincinnati Times Star.
Brown teases Fogg about last night’s operas in a polite exchange. Fogg professes little enthusiasm and mentions only feathers and flowers on a hat. Brown nudges him to be serious about the performance.
Mr. Michael Robbett of Cahoes New York claims a badly injured knee was cured by St Jacobs Oil in a report printed by the Rochester Sunday Herald. He is identified with his address at 77 Sargent Street.
A little boy questions his mother about death heaven and a bear swallowing him. The exchange ends with the mother affirming heaven and the bear’s fate, leaving the rest unrecorded.
The advertisement touts Dr. Guytott's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy for digestive issues including dyspepsia and heartburn. It promises to strengthen stomach liver and bowels, improve brain function, blood purity, and relieve nervous symptoms and various ailments.
The speaker recalls Dick Shubine as a mean cuss who ran off with a man’s first wife from the Feather in 768 after a $10 000 loan. The man laments the gall of Shubine to win the note before skipping and calls him a hog hoofs and all.
A Boston Globe vignette centers on a child asking if Uncle Reuben is good and will go to heaven. The mother replies he is the best of her brothers, and the child imagines him as a homely angel.
Mr. Chas A Reynolds of Madison Indiana reports ten years of poor health including kidney and dyspepsia problems. After using Dr Guysett s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla he says he is robust, has not felt sick long, and enjoys restful sleep.
A countryman on Austin avenue visits a music store to buy sheet music for his son. After dodging a fifty cent selection as too easy, he pays a dollar and twenty five cents for an operatic piece deemed suitably challenging. He seeks a “high piece” for his son.
An advertising notice touts Allen's Lung Balsam as a universal remedy for throat and lung ailments. It cites multiple testimonials from Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky figures including Jeremia h Wheat and Wa. C. Dickes, claiming cures for consumption bronchitis croup and whooping cough. The ad asserts safety for delicate children and that the product contains no opium.
Captain Boyton describes dangerous travel down the Tagus and across the Straits of Messina with rapids and shark encounters. He touts Dr. Jacob's Oil as a remedy for rheumatism aiding his travels and claims it keeps him flexible and able for seafaring. He mentions carrying signal rockets, a thermometer, a compass, and other gear in his boat Baby Mine.
Alfred Tennyson, then a teen at Trinity College, formed a close bond with Arthur Hallam. Hallam’s engagement to Emily Tennyson ended with his sudden Vienna death on September 15, 1833. Hallam’s loss deeply shaped Tennyson and inspired the later poem In Memoriam published in 1850 after years of composition.
A patient’s father reports his 18 year old daughter was deemed incurable with consumption. After starting Golder Medical Discovery from Buffalo Dr Pierce the girl improved quickly and became well and strong. The letter is signed by Rev Isaac N Augustin and notes the product is sold by druggists.
The article notes Napoleon’s unusually long periods of wakefulness and minimal sleep. It quotes him saying he organizes concerns like drawers in a head and can sleep at will when he desires rest.
An advertisement urges young and middle aged men with nervous debility to send three stamps for Part VII of the World's Dispensary Dime Series pamphlets from the Buffalo association. A pasted joke follows: Mr Jones laments to his wife who retorts that paste is adhesive and will stick to you as long as you live.
Mrs. J. C. Henderson of Cleveland Ohio reports relief from severe sick headache after using two Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets daily for several weeks. The claim appears in a pharmacist advertisement urging readers to buy from all druggists.
A brief fashion item suggests oval necks are more fashionable in Squares and encourages this style. It comments that girls born with oval features do not look as well with other shapes.
William Somesby of St Paul suffered months of headache nerves and impending misfortune until he read of Brown's Pepsin Tonic in a newspaper. The tonic claimed to contain active digestion principles and to cure dyspepsia. After starting the tonic, Somesby regained health of body and mind and praised the remedy.
Advert says wives using Carter's Iron Pills feel like a different person and claim their husbands agree. The copy targets women and suggests pills alter behavior, framing weakness as cured by the product.
A method converts half the broom-corn into flour while the remaining half serves as cattle fodder. Allen’s Lung Bat Sam is promoted as a remedy for chest pains breathing difficulties and lung diseases inclining to consumption. Sold by all medicine dealers.
The article notes that the stylish blue shades include electric porcelain soldier and sapphire blue, while peacock blue is discarded from the palette.
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