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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1909
Page
7
Brinkley and Matt explore the coast and wreckers legends near William Jones's cottage. Jones's foxlike greed and a coast guard absence color their talk as Brinkley courts Matt, then dreams of a future with her before dawn breaks on a bright morning.
Translated account from a French officer describes mid October measures to feed Paris, including sale of elephants’ meat at 10 to 12 dollars per kilogram and a trunk at 16 dollars per kilogram. It details prices for horseflesh, cats, rabbits, turkeys, butter, beans, cabbage, and wood, and notes strict rationing, long lines at shops, and suffering of women and children as stores exhausted and people endured cold and hunger.
A young Cara van man experiences vivid dreams where Matt of Aberglyn appears as a guiding fairy. In the visions he wanders stormy shores and caverns seeking treasure, while on decks of ships as breakers roar. Matt remains his constant companion, his dream self more radiant and lovable than in waking life.
A fragment reflects on Vancouver’s nature as travelers praise its wonders while a visiting New Yorker hears a Vancouver native dismiss the place as limited to mountains and forests. The brief exchange suggests differing views of Vancouver’s appeal.
The article notes that more than half of the freight tonnage carried by U S railroads consists of minerals and ore from mines, highlighting the critical role of mining in supporting rail transport demand.
An advertisement urges chronic rheumatics to discard all medicines and try Munyon's Rheumatism Remedy with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. It stresses the product contains no aspirin or narcotics and is sold by druggists. Also notes a mica mine near Kodarma India employing 700 workers and that French army uses aluminum cookware instead of tin.
Advice on choosing color schemes for exterior and interior painting with a free offer from National Lead Company. The Seattle exhibition vase details progress of American civilization, with value insured at 435,000. Belgium grants limited voting rights to women. Saint Moritz reports the world’s longest toboggan slide with a 71 second run. Summary includes varied anecdotes from politics to sociology.
Kim Yunwka a Chinese citizen was condemned for life by a Chinese court, escaped, and upon recapture was tried by another court and given a further term. Gompers Mitchell and other labor leaders meet in Washington with Secretary Straus to discuss measures to relieve the unemployed.
The pigmy mouse of Siberia is described as the smallest quadruped in the world. It is about half the size of the American mouse.
Foulards are in vogue this season offering practicality for dresses suited to many occasions. A model shown pairs well with plain or figured silk, with open work lace at the neck and sleeves for plain fabric and net or chiffon for figured silk.
B. Neville, a visually impaired inmate at the Henley workhouse, weighed a bul lock by feel and lips, accurately guessing its weight to win first prize. Electric sirens on German railways emit sound by diaphragm vibrations driven by an electromagnet.
If you suffer from bleeding itching blind or protruding piles send your address and I will tell you how to cure yourself at home by the new absorption treatment and will also send some of this home treatment free for trial with references from your locality if requested Immediate relief and permanent care assured Write today to Mrs M Summers Box 2 Notre Diame Ind England and Wales have 150 000 paupers Headquarters of a gang of Long Island Sound pirates were raided and 3 000 loot seized.
Gar fy Yea advertised as a liver kidney remedy composed of herbs and sold by druggists with many Manila stores operated by Chinese merchants. Other notes cover Korean garment seams pasted and pressed, and a world map event near Queensboro bridge in New York.
The ad claims pain and swelling stem from local cold or inflammation and can be quickly relieved by Hamling Wizard Oil. A Melbourne jewelers rental service offers engagement rings to patrons with returns about a month after marriage.
Zinc coffins predominate in Vienna with copper versions priced from 2500 to 5000 dollars. Sore eyes relief advised using Pettiv s Eye Salve. Referenced firms include Allthruseest or Howard L Bros Buffalo. Also plans to introduce steam trawlers, similar to European models, to British Columbia coast fishing industry.
A jumble of anecdotes and reader letters includes claims of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound curing female ailments avoiding surgery, plus a Birmingham doctor scolding a patient and a tale of a man who cut his throat after advice. Other items note the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling on leather company consolidations and whimsical notes on geography and mosques.
A Georgia physician shares his experience with Grape-Nuts, saying the food rebuilt his nerve and brain tissue, improved digestion, and restored strength after illness. He notes a two week walk of fatigue end and five weeks to return to practice, urging others to try a 10 day trial and claiming miracles.
France reopens public executions after three year pause under President Faurey and notes a surge in spectator zeal. Danvers, the latest condemned, faced masked revelry as Deibler the executioner drew frenzied cheers from crowds outside the jail and surrounding cafes.
New York City hosts 200 women’s clubs while U S tea consumption stands at 80 million pounds annually. Global rubber demand hits 125 million pounds per year. Paris records 85 840 trees with detailed municipal lot data. Napoleon III era note on departmental budgets cites 450 000 francs yearly. A historical survey lists political terms and party shifts such as Mugwump and Stalwart from Blaine Grant and Conkling networks.
London Home News reports Queen Adelaide wife of William IV urged a simple funeral with no pomp. She asked for daylight rites at St George’s Chapel Windsor, no state, and the coffin carried by sailors to the chapel, aiming for peace and humility.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes Sweden adopting universal suffrage law and comments on prejudice. The misspelled sarcasm reflects dated attitudes about voting rights and social judgment.
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