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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1893
Page
1
Local notes from Osceola recount visits from Chicago and Lincoln, farm sales, new residents, and a string of social happenings. Residents attend fishing trips, farm sales, and church events while many travel to nearby towns for work, funerals, or exhibitions.
Osceola village trustees approve Ordinance No. 50 restricting riding bicycles on sidewalks and prohibiting driving two horses or cattle on sidewalks. Violations yield fines from five to twenty dollars plus costs, effective upon publication. Acting Clerk T.H. Saunders certifies the ordinance as true and correct, dated August 10, 1893, with signatures of Chairman M. F. Henderson and Village Clerk T. H. Saunders.
The annual State G A R Reunion will be held in Grand Island from August 28 to September 2. Round trip tickets to Grand Island and return are available at a single fare through all Union Pacific agents.
You are requested to attend the last regular meeting on Aug. 26 and then adjourn to Grand Island for a camp from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2. Turn out boys and help us. By order of J. C. Robinson, Capt. Holt. 1st Saret.
The Union Pacific will sell tickets to Grand Island and return at one fare for the round trip for the State G A R Reunion August 28 to September 2. See your nearest Union Pacific Agent for particulars.
Hawkeye Condition Powders stocked by Kunkel Bros DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve advertised for piles burns sores and user relief Shilohs Cure promoted as a great cough and croup remedy pocket size twenty five doses priced at 25 cents Children encouraged to use it under R K Baum sales notes
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm as the best remedy for cuts bruises burns and scalds promising faster healing with no scar unless injuries are severe sold by R K Baun.
Local store announces it has the agency for Parks Gough Syrup for colds. The bottle carries a positive guarantee. prices are 50 cents and 1.00. If not satisfied, money will be refunded.
I D McFadden of Shelby advertises money loans at 6 percent with a 1 percent commission, optional payments, and no extra charge for abstracts. He will meet any cut rates and has limited chattel loan funds available.
An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm used on a sore back side or chest, claiming a cure in one or two days. It notes 50 cent bottles available from R. K. Baum and suggests binding a flannel saturated with the Balm to the affected area.
Mr A L Armitrong, an old druggist and town booster, reports selling forty cough medicines but Bal lards Horehound Syrup vastly outsells others. He claims it is the most perfect remedy for coughs colds and throat and lung diseases and specifically for croup and whooping cough. It relieves a cough in one minute and contains no opiates sold by K K Baum.
Advertises Karl's Clover Root purifier as a blood cleanser and constipation cure. Sold in 25c 50c and $1.00 sizes by R.K. Baum. Product touted to give freshness and clear complexion.
Advertisement urging keeping Bege's Family Medicines to cut doctors' bills by 95 percent. Sold by R K Coum.
A fragment notes a sale of farmer ledger books at Baum's Store offering ten year durability for a low price. The line hints at a peddler's or general store ad with bargain terms and a cent figure, reflecting late-19th or early-20th century advertising language.
The Wood-Choppers Picnic Association of the 4th Congressional District will host a Woodman celebration at McCool Junction Nebraska on Thursday August 24 1893. Expected attendance ranges from 5000 to 7000 with speakers present and a round trip rail rate of one and one third fare offered. E Lincoly See invites the public.
The Semi-Weekly Journal proclaims itself the greatest paper with 104 issues yearly. A combined deal offers The Journal and the Record for three papers each week at a total of 1.75 dollars.
A simple solution from R. K. Baum guides ladies to use the Nonpareil Hair Curler to maintain curls during wet weather. The ad promises an easy fix and urges readers to consult Baum for the puzzle’s answer.
Advert says Parks' Tea suits those who prefer a natural form for relief from constipation. It is described as a non cathartic product that still moves the bowels daily.
Mrs Annie Beam of McKeeport Pennsylvania credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing diarrhoea in two of her children after a flood visit to Jonstown. She cites other successful cases and urges its use, noting price as 25 and 50 cents sold by K Bavu.
An advertisement touts DeWitts Little Early Risers as a reliable remedy for sick headache biliousness and constipation. The copy emphasizes honesty experience and skill in producing the perfect fill to aid digestion and regularity.
Mr John Careghar a Caraghar Ohio merchant praises St Patrick's Pill as the best selling pills he handles noting a pleasant cathartic effect and reliable thorough action. Available for sale at Baums Druggist.
The Record promotes a combined state and national newspaper offer. Subscribe for a year and pay 1.75 dollars for both papers, ensuring steady local coverage and broader news access. This promotional message highlights value through bundled delivery.
Mr H J Mayers of Oakland Maryland says he sold thirteen bottles of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in a day and is literally sold out. He calls it the largest one-day sale of any preparation at his counters and credits it with the best satisfaction among cough medicines. Available for sale by R K Baum.
Mr. Thomas Batte of the Graphic in Texarkana Arkansas shares his experience with Chamberlain's Colic Celera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After a severe flux last summer he found relief and full recovery with the product now offered in 25 and 50 cent bottles by R K Baum.
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