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Newspaper

Osceola Record

Location

Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1883

Page

4

Morning Praise Poem

A lyrical early verse calling for the beloved to awaken to love and praise. The speaker asks dawn to illuminate the beloved with sunlit hair and daisied feet, urging the world to wake and hear the praises.

In an Inch of My Life at the Asylum

A junior army surgeon recounts his uneasy tenure at a Royal asylum in England. A dangerous patient Mathews threatens him with a paving stone and forces the surgeon to devise a escape plan using a pass key to reach an exterior exit. The ruse succeeds and the man is confined again under tighter guard.

Chambers’ Journal Army Lunatic Fylum England Loife Mtact Forty-Fifth Aerwood Foresters Mulets Derry Jlaniac Clathews Mary Mathews Sam Asylum Han Ramocles Nova Bitters Tony

Midnight Sun Described From North Sea Voyage

A New York traveler and companion aboard describe witnessing the midnight sun off northern Europe. She notes bright solar glare at nearly 1 am, open Arctic waters, and skies filled with rainbows, with glaciers, fjords, and 4,000 foot peaks surrounding the steamer. The scene includes fishermen’s huts, cascading waterfalls, and a sense of breathtaking, sleepless wonder.

New York Europe New York Tribune Arctic Ocean

Apache Exhibition Amid Santa Fe Show Draws Curiosity

A Mescalero group led by Major Llewellyn travels from the agency to the Santa Fe exhibition. Indians, wary of the unfamiliar, fear cars and crowds yet marvel at the train. They study wigwams, buckskin costumes, and powerful physiques in a graceful display of native strength.

Mescalero Llewellyn Santa Fe

Portraits of Native Chiefs and Attire in Tribal Parade

The passage describes vibrant tribal dress with red, brown, and yellow face paints, beaded buckskin garments, and elaborate headbands. It notes leaders San Juan and Notzilla in front with medals and insignia, and Pesé guiding the reservation patrol, signaling ceremonial and governance roles.

San Juan Garfield Notzilla Pesé

Codfish on the Pacific Coast Discovery By Captain Jim Townsend

Captain Jim Townsend and Captain Tom Smith first found abundant codfish near Choumagin Island while Alaska prospecting in the 1850s. Townsend touted a codfish ground charted to latitude and longitude, but few believed him until a 1863 San Francisco Bulletin report of the Timandra cargo of 80 000 codfish confirmed the find.

Jim Townsend Pacific Tom Smith Alaska Choumagin Island Townsend Territorial J.T. Goodman Enterprise D. E. McCarthy Jim Captain Jim San Francisco The Bay Dewar & Gherick Sam Brannan Timandra India

Too Much Mother in Law in Vanderbilt Tale

Washington Cor Boston traveler reports a social gossip piece about the Vanderbilt family. It recounts Commodore Vanderbilt's two marriages, the Elliot divorce, and Mrs Vanderbilt's later flirtation with her former husband, with a note that the mother-in-law remains influential and a Texas-based former husband.

Washington Cor Boston Vanderbilts Commodore Vanderbilt Elliot Frances Crawford Mobile Alabama James F. Elliot Dallas Texas Vanderbilt Mr. Elliot New York Washington Metropolis Commodore

Insects in Bricks Expose Hidden Microbial Life in SF Brick

A San Francisco brick from a torn down structure reveals microscopic bacilli inhabited pores. The observer notes rod like animalcules visible only under a strong glass, their jointed motion resembles linked joints. The piece argues against porous foundations underground and suggests solid rock concrete or terra cotta as proper materials.

San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Bacilli

Restoring Color to Wooden Floors in Cleaning Guide

Popular Science News presents a method to restore color on wooden floors using a soda lime mixture, water boil, and sanding. A sulfuric acid treatment is suggested to enliven the wood, followed by washing and waxing. A Lynchburg sighting reports a large moccasin snake robbing a bird nest and containing four young bobcats and three kittens.

Popular Science News Lynchburg

Fruit in Summer

The article argues that fruit is a light wholesome option in warm weather offering a digestive tonic and dietary variety. It lists which fruits are most wholesome, cautions on sugar in many fruits for diabetics, and warns against unripe or overripe fruit and dried skins as hard to digest.

The de Lesseps Family in London Visit

N de Lesseps hurried from London to check on Paul, ninth child of the de Lesseps family, amid typhoid fever. The young boy appears Hebrew-German in type, differing from both parents. Ten children show mixed features. only Paul and the infant Benjamin deviate from Mme de Lesseps’ Creole line, Mauritius-born and Anglo French.

England Benjamin M. de Lesseps Paris de Lesseps Tribune London Paul Mme. de Lesseps Mauritius

Government Detective's Harrowing Tale of Duty and Heartbreak

A Sun editor recalls interviewing a government detective from the post office service. He describes the grim realities of pursuing letter theft, including decoy schemes and arrests. The saddest moments come when he must inform a grieving family and witness a prayers for mercy, a haunting burden of the job. The detective warns against becoming a thief, urging readers, especially youth, to consider the human cost.

Geo.w. Peck the Sun Post Office Department George

Napkins of spun glass fascinate curiosity lovers

Curiosity lovers and the scientifically inclined may be gratified to learn napkins are now produced from spun glass at the price of 100 per dozen. They are pearl colored about the size of a breakfast napkin and nearly as pliable as silk. The filling uses minute glass threads, crossed by a silk chain, with fringe of glass fibre about two inches long.

Bromide of Ammons Promoted for Obesity by Dr Gibb

The Rochester Post-Express reports Dr. Gibb endorsing bromide of ammonn to aid fat absorption and reduce body weight in obesity. A woman leaving a cold water bath shows the weight figures as proof.

Gibb

Father Hubbard and Mother Hubbard Fashion Clash

In a rural tale, Major Sol man plans to attend church as his wife appears in a Mother Hubbard dress. He jokes about fashion, later crafts pantaloons from meal sacks, and their exchange ends with a quip on keeping pace with his wife.

Arkansaw Traveller Solman Mother Hubbard Mary Jeems Father Hubbard Daddy Hubbard

Advance Step in Dentistry Havana Cupa

Dr. D. Francisco Garcia, a Royal University member and Havana dentist, says neuralgia from teeth responds best to St Jacobs Oil. He notes it as a specific for toothache earache bodily pains and protection against household accidents with satisfactory cures following use.

Havana Cupa D. Francisco Garcia The Royal University St. Jacobs

Obscure remedies and public notices from a bygone era

A collage of advertisements and notices featuring patent medicines, tonics, and home remedies from a historic newspaper page. It includes claims about cures for colds, indigestion, baldness, teething, worms, rheumatism, and nervous disorders, alongside brief notes on farming costs and local incidents.

Grand Union and Metropolitan Hotels Ad Offer Bargain Stays

An omnibus of travel and health ads touts the Grand Union Hotel in New York with 600 rooms at one dollar and up, and the Metropolitan Hotel in Omaha with two dollar per day rates. Also promoted are Wells’s Health Renewers, Frazer Axle Grease, Ely’s Cream Balm for hay fever, Pile’s Toothache Drops, and Allen’s Iron Tonic Bitters claiming varied cures and vitality benefits.

New York City Giand Union Hotel Grand Central Depot Grand Union Hotel Omaha Metropolitan Oppo West Myron Ely Gabriel Ferris Spencer Hay-Ferrer Robert W. Townley Elizabeth N. J Bucknannon W. Va Allen J. P. Allen St. Paul Minn

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