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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1906
Page
6
A Bismarck Tribune reprint reflects on how small acts of kindness create endless ripples. Dropping a single unkind word harms, while a word of cheer spreads hope, joy, and comfort across distant shores like waves in a river.
Jack Everett, a former train dispatcher, returns to a railroad town and takes a job firing a locomotive for a perilous mountain run. He faces memory of Kitty Farley, now aboard the same passenger train with friends, as the hill climb tests crew and engine through danger and longing.
In a perilous chase a runaway freight derailment endangers a trio aboard a wrecked train. Jack Everett sacrifices the engine to save Kitty and Belle, signaling aid as the 428 and operator Witty coordinate the rescue with the old 32. Climax comes as help arrives and Jack survives the crash.
Tommy asks about a red suit at a masked ball. Mr. Heamley denies it saying he wore a cavalier outfit. Another remark suggests he looked like the devil, attributed to Pop.
A Western observer lauds President Roosevelt for a shift to making Indians self supporting through work. He points to government irrigation projects and Indian labor on roads, canals, railroads, sugar beet fields, and hop harvests in Arizona Colorado Oregon Washington as proof that Apaches Navajos Pimas and Pueblos can excel in earned labor and contribute to Western development.
E. H. Miller of the crew on the Moses B. Linscott battled a 675 pound seven foot four inch man eater off Tanter bank for fifteen minutes. He used an oar to stun the beast after its leaps endangered the small dory, then helped by a second boat to finish the shark while the crew rescued him.
George B. Cleveland, visiting Brocton, recalls four years marooned 1500 miles from white settlements near Foxtown Bay on Hudson Bay. He lived with Eskimos, learned the native tongue, dressed in skins, and ate raw meat and fish while building a successful whaling and trading post for a Dundee firm.
The article notes that Greeks and Romans used large forks for hay and kettle meats but not for table dining. It says small forks for table use appeared in Italy during the fifteenth century, spreading to Western civilized nations.
A harsh editorials compares some people to a failing team of horses that always rely on others to pull a difficult load, framing them as ineffective and dependent in a pointed, satirical tone.
A wry line suggests that even the finest airship built on earth could underperform when airborne, hinting at challenges in aviation technology or design.
The Kansas station demonstrated that inoculating soil with bacteria from nodules of clovers peas and beans enriches soil by fixing free atmospheric nitrogen into plant food. Soil inoculated with locally adapted bacteria produced fertility comparable to imported inoculants, confirming direct commercial value for agriculture.
A clever copying guide designed for stenographers helps follow notes on a typewriter. It can be moved from line to line down the page and placed on either side for flexible use.
A described copying guide uses a base plate with tracks and a central roller. A pointer extends from the roller to reach across a page, keeping the finger close to the text. A spring maintains contact while allowing free movement for precise line navigation.
The article cites George M. L. Brown noting Caracas relies on rain to cleanse filth. A wall of black vapor brings a flood that soaks yards and streets, then a rapid wash leaves blue skies and a newly scrubbed pavement before the cycle may repeat.
A brief dialog notes one worker told by his boss to rest indefinitely, with his wife reacting to the idea. The exchange highlights humor about sudden enforced rest and employer discretion.
A digest notes George Ade’s Egypt trip for rest, Mary Johnston’s improving health, and Vice President Brown’s plan to name a town Ade in Indiana. It also mentions Mrs. Nansen’s singing, Crockett and Myra Kelly book sales among Jews, Rider Haggard’s expedition report on Salvation Army farm colonies, and Longmans Green publishing The Poor and the Land with recommendations to adapt similar schemes in Canada and Australia.
A London Tit-Bits anecdote recalls a lawyer in a case with varied property who stops mid speech and declares to the judge he will not address the furniture. A second judge later hears a similar tale with livestock and the counsel announces he will now address himself to the donkey causing a roar of laughter.
In the Philadelphia Press excerpt Tess and Jess discuss gossip with Tess boasting she never gossips. A proposed Anti-Cud Chewers society would oppose dwelling on bitter talk and constant chewing of others affairs.
A truncated report notes Lt John Alexandoe cast out of Zig and now in Mexico on Stiveps. He faces accusations related to alleged wrongdoing, while his wife and son are mentioned in connection with the case.
Turmoil erupts as Dowie’s authority wanes in Zion City with Overseer Wilbur and Voliva challenging control. Deacon Granger and officers move to seize Dowie’s property amid disputes over polygamy charges and church finances. Legal action and potential court involvement loom as factions maneuver.
Washington discusses European eastern migration concerns at the department of labor as Metcalf and CommsSargent and Commis grimation Billings of East New York and Philadelphia weigh proposals. Albany reports Tom Lawson and life insurer references, with bills by Higgins touching on Life and Mutual Reserve institutions.
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