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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1905
Page
4
The Polk County commissioners last week approved 3600 for bridge building, marking continued high expenditures amid reports that long term water damage raised bridge needs. Seventeen bridges are funded in the current total, with pace implying many high priced projects before new contracts start under the new law.
The Osceola Record reports a Polk county Republican convention to meet in Osceola on August 26, 1905 at 10 a.m. Delegates will select eleven to attend the state convention in Lincoln on September 14, 1905 and nominate candidates for county offices including Clerk Treasurer Judge Sheriff Superintendent Coroner and Commissioner N E District. Precinct representation totals 89 based on Roosevelt 1904 vote. precinct caucuses urged August 25. No proxies allowed. delegates vote full delegation. R G Douglas and Gilbert Johnson, Chair and Secretary.
A regional editorial denounces county printing contracts as graft and a fusion scheme that overcharges taxpayers. It accuses the county board of favoring low bids from rival papers and urges taxpayers to demand reform and end thievery in both county and city printing.
An advertising note promises a cosmetic wash that won’t rub off and claims the complexion will be envied. The promotional line urges trying Rocky Mountain Tea from G. T. Ray & Co.
A boy at the pier bragging about a string of perch angers a stranger who calls the sport fine. A separate scene has a woman praising bread, and a baker replying his aim is to bake the lightest bread in the city. The woman jokes that lighter bread would require two pounds to weigh sixteen ounces.
Dialogue snippet shows Mrs Divverse complimenting Mr Giddles who jokes he is vegetarian yet tempted by her. The exchange plays on playful wordplay about grass widow and consumption.
A fragment shows a humorous exchange about who buys cigars for Bacon and whether the wife buys by the box or by the picture on the box. The hobo asks what kind of chop, slyly dodging the social tone.
Gruff patient questions, doctor responds that fifteen years of practice yields no patient plans. Patient retorts dead men tell no tales. A terse exchange highlighting caution and irony in a medical setting.
Dialogue shows Jack and Tom advancing through a estate inquiry. Jack reports slow progress but steady, starting at the front gate and reaching the veranda. Tom hopes to reach the parlor this fall if events proceed without interruption.
A witty exchange between a physician and patient. The physician suggests hot water with meals while the patient jokes that the landlady calls it coffee.
Hammerton consoles Lambleigh about a sharp business collapse as Lambleigh vows to salvage only his self respect and good name. The exchange conveys shock at the total failure and the sting of reputational loss.
Green Jones was run over by a trolley car yesterday and cannot recover. Brown says he could not recover, but the doctor or the lawyer may have a say.
A Milwaukee Sentinel quips about swift travel, noting a twelve horse power gait on a two horse power income. The humorous exchange contrasts speed with economic limits, highlighting a satirical view of efficiency and progress.
A wife taunts her husband about his displeasure with a bonnet while comparing him to a rival and a store rival Mrs. Humpin. The husband retorts that another man Mr. Humpin feels relieved at not paying for the item. The exchange appears in a Chicago Tribune snippet.
A brief observation notes that many dislike Toucherly yet he remains loyal to his friends. A reader comments that even supporters would not offer him a chair, reflecting social tensions around loyalty and popularity in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A tense hallway exchange unfolds as Blaine Hunt questions a traveler about liking the national game. The traveler, a somber young man across the aisle, replies he is an umpire and avoids a broader stance on baseball.
The exchange centers on Pryor and a woman described as a businesswoman. remark follows about her alleged involvement in every lady’s affairs. The dialogue hints at social tensions and market stereotypes without detailing concrete actions.
A humorous exchange shows Tom and Jack joking about a studded diamond locket bought for Tom's fiancée. The line suggests the gift left her speechless as she talks nonstop about it.
A fragment hints at a personal remark about a wife once pensive before marriage, noting her demeanor and the cost or burden implied by the union. The text reads as a conversational aside with emotional shading and unspecified context.
A Portland Oregonian fragment recounts a two month visit abroad with banter about East and West differences. A Portland girl wrongly claims Boston but confesses Montana as her recent locale. A quip about marrying someone intellectually inferior closes the exchange.
A humorous riff notes an engagement split over jealousy. The punchline attributes the breakup to the bride to be’s claim that Archie favored his new automobile over the relationship, underscoring social irony in early 20th century urban life.
In a casually witty exchange the couple joke about the weight of poems and gold while noting their two week old honeymoon and a lighthearted morning breakfast remark about angel cake and affection.
The obituary text recalls a war time anecdote about General Fitzhugh Lee telling a tale of nine young Irish volunteers who commanded a raw unit for the first time. The men reportedly stood firm under pressure and, upon seeing their leader, he challenged them with a blunt question about living forever.
A garbled text fragment blends stray phrases about truancy and homeward ways with odd quotations. It appears as a chaotic dialogue or note with scattered references to Irish thought and gendered remarks, lacking coherent narrative or clear factual content.
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