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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1883
Page
4
A reflective excerpt on wit and learning comparing rising minds to oaks. It contrasts lively talk and silent study, urging patience for the ripening hour. The passage winds through symbols of growth, knowledge, and aesthetic display with classical imagery.
The essay extols London’s trio of monuments Westminster Hall Abbey and the Tower of London for their eight centuries of continuous public use. It praises the Tower as the oldest civic building in continuous royal service and notes its fourfold role palace fortress treasure house and seat of government beyond its prison image.
A Post report recounts Mrs. Cheng Tsao Ju, wife of the Chinese minister, appearing publicly with careful discretion. The minister and aides move about quietly as curious Washingtonians glimpse her at dusk and admire her dress and demeanor while avoiding sensational attention.
A tired man sits with a gripsack claiming a seat on an Eastern railroad train. A second traveler sits, holding the bag for the owner, while the bag’s owner hopes to reach Lynn or beyond. The tale ends with the large man anxious as the journey continues through Somerville Everett and Chelsea.
A large man tries to claim a bag not his on a Boston train. A stranger enacts a ruse with a conductor and police badge, forcing the bag to be sent back to Boston. The crowd watches as the deceit is exposed and the rightful owner is vindicated.
The article traces clockmaking from clepsydras to modern movements, highlighting Eli Terry of Plymouth and Chauncey Jerome, their early experiments, and the New Haven Clock Company. It notes two hundred clocks in 1807, mass production, price shifts from forty to five dollars, and the 1814 shelf clock innovation shaping widespread demand.
Omana Wheat No 2 six forty three corn No 2 fifty six barley No 8 fifty six. Wheat Graham 275. Butter creamery 20 25c. Hams per pound 13c. Pigs and cattle prices listed for Omaha Chicago St Louis and Nebraska sheep prices noted.
A six ounce vial contains the entire Arctic raspberry plant including branches and leaves. A snake coiled around a Lynchburg Virginia boy and lashed his leg with its tail before unwinding and slipping away. Dust gray was the fashionable traveling color.
A lyrical fragment praises a beloved as nourishment freedom shelter and strength. The speaker extols the beloved as light love and guiding form, describing morning strength and beauty with vivid imagery attributed to QO C Auringer in The Critic.
A Confederate officer claims General John Gordon spared a Yankee spy after capture. The narrator recalls Sherman’s prewar loyalty, his capture, and a tense exchange over reprisals. Union forces later used a flag of truce to retrieve prisoners and restore captives to their families.
An experimenter claims wood posts outlast iron, using a boiled linseed oil and pulverized coal coating. He says ash poplar or basswood work best and that posts cost under two cents each to treat. The method supposedly prevents rot beyond the life of the timber.
An Indianapolis baby was bitten. In teasing a Maltese kitten a day ended with St Jacobs Oil mending. A Bear Run hunter hurt his arm from a gun kick. the oil cured him before swelling began.
Dr Widemann introduces a new invisible ink made from linseed oil water of ammonia and water. The mixture requires agitation to keep the oil dispersed and prevent stains. Writing appears only when dipped in water and dries to vanish revealing no trace.
A collage of 19th century ads promotes Dr Win Chells Teething Syrup for crying infants and coughs, Uncle Sam's Condition Powder for stock, Eilert's Extract of Tar and Wild Cherry for respiratory illness, Uncle Sam's Ness Oil for harness leather, Dr Jaques German Worm Cares for worms, Ellerts Daylight Liver Pills for digestive issues, and Uncle Sam's Nerve and Bone Iniment for sprains and burns.
Miss Maud Granger confirms a touring run beginning July 16 in Chicago then San Francisco and eastern and western states. She describes her health recovery, the emotional demands of stage work, and credits Warner's Safe Cure as a key to maintaining health for a demanding season.
New statistics estimate 3,985 paper mills worldwide producing 959,000 tons annually from rag, straw, and alfalfa. About half is printed, with newspapers using 300,000 tons. Governments, schools, commerce, industry, and private correspondence collectively consume vast amounts. The trade employs around 190,000 people including women and children.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Lyon's Heel Stiffeners and crooked boots, Santa Cruz, and a stray remark calling it the noblest rum. It briefly references Ex-Senator Ross of Kansas becoming editor of the Albuquerque Journal and touches on health topics and moralizing quotes about cleanliness and manners.
An advertisement style item highlights the Grand Union Hotel near Grand Central Depot offering 600 rooms with modern fittings at high rates and convenient transport. It mentions the European plan, elevator, and restaurant, along with competing western lodgings and other consumer notices.
A jumble of convenience store style ads lists Japanese novelty items priced at a dime to twenty cents, a Buffalo supplier, and rail-friendly travel notes. It mixes health cures from Voltaic Belts to Nervine tonics, plus misc. quotes and consumer notices. The page echoes early 20th century classified snippets with multiple brands and places like Buffalo New York and Marshall Michigan.
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