04 Aug 1881
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1881
Page
1
Mayor Boyd of Omaha intends to convene the river improvement committee soon to pursue an appropriation for protecting and permanently improving the river front.
Morning reports describe Garfield's sudden illness and fever after an early recovery, with doctors unsure of the cause and later signs of improvement. Other items note copper ore findings near Laramie, the McPherson monument unveiling, comet discoveries, and assorted accidents, crimes, and political developments across the country.
The Talbott brothers were executed at Marysville Missouri on July 22 after a final confession linking others to the crime. Crowds filled the hill gallows as they faced death with changing stories and little sympathy. their mother’s farewell proved deeply moving.
The Albany joint convention elected Layrh am to succeed Conkling in the U S Senate by a 92 to 42 vote with 26 absent or paired. Republicans praised unity while Democrats predicted fall losses. Ex Senator Conkling declined comment and sent a dispatch praising republican colleagues. Vice President Arthur refused to discuss Lapham's election.
The narrator reports a trek through barren Moab to Mur Saba, famed monks, and a sleepless night amid fleas. He describes the Dead Sea's density allowing buoyant baths, Jordan’s wide current, and comparisons to the Muskingum, with visits to Jericho and Bethlehem landmarks.
A boy on James Street was eating coconut from a brick cracked shell when a passerby warned that too much could give him the colic. The boy replied that his neighbor could endure smallpox for six weeks, so he could handle the colic for a few hours as he continued biting off pieces.
The text lists average vitality durations for various seeds such as Artichoke five years, Broad bean six, Beet-root five, Cabbage five, Carrot four, Cucumber five, Lettuce five, Melon five, Onion two, Parsnip two, Peas four or five, Radish five, Endive nine, Parsley three, Strawberry three. It notes opportunities to display courage or wisdom exist hourly, reflecting on good nature.
An old medical ad touts Kidney-Worth as a universal remedy to keep bowels open, claiming trust in God as a guide while avoiding distress and griping seen with other medicines. The fragment hints at a sensational patent remedy from a bygone era.
Edmund Kean once warned his son Charles against pursuing acting. As Charles rose in fame, the elder Kean supported him despite initial objections. On Edmund Kean’s final Othello night, Charles aided him as illness overwhelmed the star, ending with the actor’s death weeks later at his Richmond home.
The Great Rock Island Route launches a Chicago to Minneapolis and St Paul service on July 17 with two through trains daily at 12 05 pm and 9 30 pm. It markets the Albert Lea route passing Illinois Iowa and Minnesota harvest country and offers 40 day round trip tickets to the Red River and Missouri Valley wheat regions inviting eastern farmers to visit the vast wheat areas. The Rock Island Depot is described as central in Chicago near hotels post office and markets.
Readable fragment notes a pharmacolemia event in 1442 at a location resembling Wurytmburg with scant context and unclear details. No clear names, dates, or outcomes beyond the year and place.
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