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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1893
Page
3
Health Commissioner Moson explains bread fermentation's germ theory and compares yeast raised bread to risks of disease. He advocates using pure baking powder Royal as safe leavening, detailing heat and mixing methods to prevent germ contamination and improve digestion. He warns of indirect health dangers from yeast kneading and long dough-raising processes.
The article extols Royal baking powder as inexpensive and reliable for making bread, biscuits, or rolls at home. It claims the powder can stop a disease channel and urges housekeepers to seek information from the Royal Baking Powder Company in New York regarding sanitary bread preparation for general use.
A New York Advertiser report recalls a reporter who, after a night of heavy drinking and no sleep, failed to recognize his own three column wire story about a sporting event. He feared dismissal, but the managing editor praised the work, leaving the writer astonished by the memory loss and altered mental state.
The practice known as riding and hitching acts as a shared transportation method for poor whites in southern West Virginia. Two travelers with one horse take turns riding ahead, while the other walker trails, then swaps when the horse is hitched to a tree. This alternation allows the horse to rest and speeds progression for both riders.
A dated 1836 document from General Santa Anna and Almonte, found in the City of Mexico archives, shows Santa Anna pledged to preserve Texas independence and sought recognition of Texas as an independent nation. It suggests his later actions against Texas were consistent with that pledge.
Extreme heat depresses dairy interests as cows seek shade and water, reducing milk yield. Farmers must vigilantly protect milk quality for twelve hours, while shade trees and ample pasture water become crucial to maintaining normal milk quantity and taste.
Geologists explain that cooling interior contraction and the heavy crust create wrinkles in the crust. These folds and ridges drive mountain formation and river basins and trigger earthquakes as the rock strata lose and regain equilibrium.
In India and Africa the cobra responds to vibrations and threat, not music. Snakes lack external ears and may hear via skin and tongue nerves, but their eyes track movement. A dancing cobra is an alarmed creature preparing to strike, not performing to a drum.
Kate Vield notes Washington postal rules let any Congressional Record travel anywhere in the United States for one cent, regardless of weight. She cites observers weighing and stamping copies sent home and warns many are misled by weighing.
A mid Tennessee regiment's Irish recruit on guard duty in Nashville stops a well dressed citizen demanding a countersign. The man refuses, cites public place, and is asked for Boonker Hill. The citizen eventually passes after the sentinel names the password.
Fragmentary verse fragment describing dawn and sunrise with imagery of pink light and a soulful presence. The text references sky, earth, and a prophetic blush, invoking Orhapeody and wraith imagery.
An old man overhears a plan by two sisters, Margaret and Helen Morton, to kill Jack Clifford with arsenic. The tale shifts when police question the pair at a hotel. they confess to the plot but reveal it is a fictional scheme for their new novel.
A shopkeeper explains a difficult cash refund dispute with a well dressed customer. He describes a "free lunch" counter where silk remains are taken without payment, and says clerks avoid duty to prevent scandal while catching offenders only by a light touch.
The text outlines Japanese holidays such as New Year lasting three days, God Foxs day on the second month, the Feast of Dolls for girls on the third month, the Feast of Flags for boys on the fifth month, and Tanabata on the seventh month. It mentions seasonal foods like red beans and rice, rice cakes with oak leaves for May, and chrysanthemum blossoms for Chrysanthemum Day.
A reported method uses a frog placed in a jar of flour to irritate it. The resulting exudate forms a paste with flour. When dissolved in water this paste shows anesthetic properties. Immersing a finger in the liquid for a few minutes may allow cutting to the bone without pain.
An unclear note reports a Southwark, England bishop lamenting that many people do not understand how often he ends up pricked or scratched. The fragment mentions careless behavior and veiled caps, with stray phrases about caps and fasting on a title line.
A traveling father near Battersea park returns home to surprise his wife. He baths the next door neighbors’ children thinking they are his own, causing shock when the wife discovers the mix up. The tale ends with the lesson that Charley should seek identification before future bath duties.
In a humorous exchange, Hicks notes the two men, a hulking figure and a pygmy, look so different they could not be brothers. Wicks confirms there is no kinship, despite their appearance.
The account notes Mary Stuart’s appearance with imperfect beauty and a close cropped wig after death. It then cites Spain’s largest city Madrid with a 472,002 population, followed by Barcelona Valencia Seville and Malaga as next largest, plus twenty other cities ranging from 98,000 to about one third of Madrid’s size.
A fragmentary note suggests Pall Mall in London derives its name from a long ago tennis alley, with references to historic alleys and varying spellings. The text hints at naming origins tied to an early sporting use.
The article extols a natural approach to bowel relief, criticizing harsh blue pills and purgatives. It praises Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a transformative tonic that improves liver bile secretion and digestion, aiding constipation and related ailments. It claims benefits for rheumatism and kidney troubles with regular use. A three times daily dose is advised.
In Texas Siftings, Gus De Smith and Esmeralda share a playful exchange. He teases about presenting a bouquet, noting he will buy one only if she would accept it, underscoring mutual delight and a coy courtship moment.
An advertisement argues catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated internally. It asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure works on blood and mucous surfaces, not a quack remedy, and cites a physician prescription and testimonials. The notice lists F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as sellers and claims a price of 75 cents.
A witty exchange unfolds between a talkative woman and a joke writer as they discuss creativity and the point of humor. The man admits difficulty in both writing and understanding the joke point, while she remains buoyant about the craft.
Effectively yet gently remedies for constipation and sluggish kidneys or liver are noted with Syrup of Tigs. The August Good Mousekeeping issue features Miss Parlon at the Chicago Fair, a serial installment, Pickling and Preserving by Margaret Fayerweather, Servants and Their Quarters by Mrs. Oliver Bell Bunce, Fruit as a Food by Isabella Gardner, M D, country comforts in city homes by Newton Norton, and a story by Mrs. N A M Roe with music, poetry, and housewife guidance.
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