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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1881
Page
4
A elegiac obituary praising a devoted mother neighbor who guided and comforted many. The text recalls her gentle counsel and steadfast faith, noting her quiet strength and service to duty. It affirms that while she is laid to rest, her life’s example and work endure beyond her death.
Practical kitchen tips and recipes from a Saratoga steward era guide cover creton style tomato soup, duck fricassee, tripe a la lyonnaise with tomatoes, omelets, pickled tomatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, and onions. Also a Philadelphia Press column argues for using fans to stay cool.
Miss Millie Christine, described as a two headed nightingale, arrived in New York and chatted with a reporter in Ninth street. She explains both heads think alike yet speak independently and travels with one fare and dines for one. The piece notes her appearance and multilingual ability and quotes her amused responses.
The text discusses how language often carries dual meanings leading to misinterpretation. It cites Judge Story who drafted a clear act for Congress to remove doubt, yet within a year a suit arose over interpreting the same law, illustrating persistent ambiguity in statutes.
The preacher argued that women are morally stronger and more capable than men, urging that household duties create immense strain on women. He warned that many women are exhausted by managing budgets, meals, washing, and child care, likening their efforts to a war and noting the toll on health and temperament.
Cleveland educator Mr A J Rickoff addressed an Atlanta gathering arguing that mature tradesmen and professionals know little geography compared with a 14 or 15 year old student. He said memory of rivers mountains and cities fades after school and the subject offers little practical value.
A Jackson county railroad excursion crowd member reported a man with a left eye squint who spoke of a forged $20 bill. The plaintiff recounted a deceptive chain at a saloon, exchanging $20 for $14 and promising more, with $7 for schoolbooks and $7 for plasters and a dress.
The Richmond Express recounts Uncle Pleasant Atkins aged 60 and his 72 year old wife Sara Ann Russ. A friend recalls how he proposed after hearing money counted at the old woman’s house, learning a comic lesson about marrying for money and not age.
In mid battlefield between lines a sharpshooter rose from a tree to approach Federals with raised hands. A wounded Yankee begged for water and the Confederate gave aid, drawing cheers and a fragile truce before the fight resumed. The next day a Confederate body was found beneath the tree. An Arkansas book agent also attempted a sales pitch at a Little Rock gentleman's deathbed.
A reporter descriptions Sitting Bull as below medium height, stoical, aged beyond fifty with deep wrinkles. He wears blue blanket clothing, white shirt stained from wear, red war paint, three braids, and minimal ornaments. His moccasins are plain, goggles cover his eyes, and he shows little emotion while being lionized.
Ancient notices describe meteoric stones near A stirous Thrace and Alban Mount, with Plutarch and Pliny noting a burned, meteor-linked stone around 500 years after Socrates. Other rocks include a Pessinus sacred stone brought to Rome by Nasica in 204 B C for Cybele, and pumice showers near Rome during Hostilius era.
A teacher prompts a dull boy to name remorse after wrongdoing and he cites his father’s leather strap. The item then shifts to a Gaulish punishment vignette followed by a notice that Geo A Joslyn of Omaha Nebraska will buy popping corn in quantities from one to one thousand bushels with a stated price. corn on the cob weighs 70 pounds per bushel.
Omaha merchant Cruickshank and Co. advertise one of the largest stocks west of Chicago across fifteen departments including silks dress goods linens hosiery parasols corsets ribbons and muslin underwear. They are agents for Butterick patterns and Harris gloves with millinery and dressmaking upstairs and prompt order filling from 15th and Douglas.
The Manchester city council faces a debate over public baths as summers heat up. Reports note bathers, especially women, stay in the water for hours despite a thirty minute limit, prompting calls for warnings on health risks and better enforcement.
In a mercantile style column multiple products are advertised including Wop Bitters praised by Rev Wackrahi, petroleum extract products, Uncle Sam's Harness Oil, Kidney-Wort, Lion's Heel Stiffeners, Automatic Shading Pen, WALE'S HONEY OF HOREHOUND AND TAR, Pike's Toothache Drops, Dr Hurston's Liver tonic, Carter's Liver Bitters and Warner's Kidney and Liver Cure. Also notices offer cash for popping corn and a stock agent's promotion.
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