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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1893
Page
3
Louise Imogen Guinty quotes a romantic reflection on light breaking and dreamish scents as the lark sings. The speaker longs for a beloved whose presence would make the world share in a perfect, private splendor kept apart from daily hate and twilight.
The piece portrays James H. Lee known as Big Jim Lee a powerful Kentucky political figure famed for political muscle and influence. He travels to Letcher County to buy cattle and visits a remote cabin where an old woman with a cocked rifle challenges his nerve revealing a timid side to the feared figure.
A dramatic scene depicts Big Jim Lee cornered in a rural shack by an old crone and her husband after a failed escape. The pair mock him while plotting murder for his money, until a surprise arrival and chaotic welcome disrupts their plan.
A New York Times interview cites extreme heat loss in city homes. A furnace man narrates Mrs. Goldsmith’s second floor room problem from a faulty hot air pipe, showing how leaks drain warmth and cost, with many such cases daily and many more unseen.
Londoners may soon buy food drinks and even clothing through penny in the slot machines. The Self-Help Supply association shows machines for hot tea and coffee cultured beverages and malt and spirits. Some units dispense fruit handkerchiefs collars and other goods with ads on wrappers and machines.
Settlers in Washington state along the Quillayute prairies enjoy abundant sport as thousands of wild geese migrate there each fall and establish winter habitats in the region.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a discussion about a museum and a man with a powerful face. The text jumbles terms like drome jawed and man of the scene, offering unclear context and no clear event or attribution.
Da Gama lands at Calicut and is welcomed by the samorin but Moors, controlling Indian trade, bribe courtiers and imprison the Portuguese captains. After ransom, Da Gama departs in anger, fends off a sixty-boat assault during calm, and sails homeward with a favorable wind.
A mid dle aged man seeks a room and surfaces through a string of odd surprises from a cautious widow landlady to a humorous, revealing exchange about meals and furnishings. The piece weaves in light satire on snuff production and a quip filled exchange about marriage refunds, ending with a nod to Salve Oil for sprains.
Renowned investigator M. Marcey demonstrates a new method using instantaneous photography and the zoetrope to render the beating of a living heart visible to the eye. The technique allows all phases of the movement to be examined.
The fragment discusses wigs for children and clergy in historical contexts from Leyden to early Christian eras. It cites thinkers like Tertullian and Clement of Alexandria debating whether false hair signifies distinction or divine blessing.
Inda rubber paving stones gain attention as a durable, non slip material. A German engineer used India rubber to pave a bridge and the result proved satisfactory for wider use. In London a section near St Pancras station deadens wheel noise and adds foot comfort. A cork and bitumen block paving alternative offers elasticity.
A western farmer asks the Washington secretary for a wife after cucumbers ruined his marriage. The secretary refuses funding for a wife but invites the man to come to Washington to choose one, noting the department has maidens, widows, and well-set women available.
The French Marshal Vivonne and the Comte d Auvergne were noted for their size at Louis XIV's court. The king teased Vivonne about obesity asking for more exercise. Vivonne claimed he walks around the Comte d Auvergne three times daily as his workout.
A juvenile dialogue hints at violence and aspiration as characters discuss boots and independence. The piece cites an American Hebrew inquiry by Max J. Ultman of New Bedford Mass questioning Jewish prosperity relative to Yankees and future prospects in their region.
A mixed OCR fragment offers snippets of street chatter about Delmonico's prices and social aims, plus readers noting remedies and medicines. It mentions Boggs and Fogg banter, Teething cures, a star distance, Lane’s Medicine, and Duquette & Co Pomona Cough Tablets advertised at five cents.
A Boston hostess introduces guests at a reception, boasting that Miss Faneuil is a schoolteacher. When a gentleman’s profession is asked, Miss Faneuil asks for his line of work, insisting on mutual transparency and ending the official introductions.
The column notes the literary editor sizing up the new editor in chief. He remarks the editor has no hayseed in his hair and is entirely bald, hinting at refined demeanor versus rustic roots. The exchange reflects newsroom dynamics in New York.
While they sat near the fire she accuses him of a bold kiss and he offers no reply. She notes his unexpected boldness and finishes her back hair with a confident smile, the moment lingering in her expression.
An advertisement extols Mosteller's stomach Milters as a superior tonic that improves digestion, strengthens nerves, and eases insomnia. It claims to treat biliousness fever chills and kidney troubles with a benign invigorant. The copy asserts notable health gains from regular use.
A stage murmured exchange ends with a dramatic faint as a woman questions a lover about sincerity. The conversation pivots on emotion versus appearance, with a glass-eyed man in the spotlight and a sudden faint ending the scene.
A historical ad-style passage touts Syrup of Fig as a preferred laxative from the California Fig Syrup Co and promotes Kemp’s Balsam, Wanson's Magic Carni Salve, Baker’s Clean Liver Oil, and other cures. It notes cured ailments, sample bottles, and general druggist availability, with casual maxims about talkers and stars.
The piece argues dealers push second class powders by promising lower cost and higher profit, but the reader is charged the same as for pure Royal. It warns the cheaper powders use impure materials and lower strength, urging buyers to demand a price reduction if choosing them.
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