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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1883
Page
4
The piece recalls a District Number Three reading class with memory of students and a teacher, contrasting past voices with present paths. It shifts to a western tale where a hunter pursues natives across the prairie, ends with a fatal charge, and a comrade mourns the fallen.
Morning on the prairie shows a lone rough-clad hunter on a green sea of grass. His horse and he sense imminent danger as distant Indians press the hunt, the vast landscape heightening fear and reverence.
A young driver receives practical advice on gently training a restive horse. Learn reins handling, wrist guidance, and calm voice cues to prevent overdriving, with steps to ease the animal into steady motion, cool down, and build trust through patient, kind treatment.
A parrot hung on an upper piazza while a young Boston area woman was away. On her return she learns the bird repeats in a human voice a flirtatious invitation to passersby, causing unexpected attention and irritation. The story notes the woman’s hearing and the parrot’s mischievous act.
A fragmentary quote from a Boston Star item notes that dialogue on gambling seems sparse, followed by an aside about a gown described in a Paw Paw News piece. The readable text mixes an opinion on gambling with a fashion remark, lacking clear event details or names.
A compact portrait of the dark skinned soldier nicknamed Little Potter in the Civil War unit. He is celebrated for nurse work, steadfast front-line courage, a court martial over pay, and a heroic end after Rosecrans restored his six months pay and honor. His bunkmate Double Trouble shares in their mischievous camaraderie and steadfast bond through battles from Shiloh to Murfreesboro.
An ornate wedding cake topped by a full castle replica of the bride’s home stands five feet high and weighs 200 pounds. The three tiers feature heraldic coats, monograms, flowers, and intricate filigree, with a gilded wooden stand and a Norman keep at the summit.
American Agriculturist warns that large masses of stored vegetables and fruits emit carbonic acid and harm indoor air. It advises storing roots like beets and carrots outside, using trenches for winter preservation, with proper drainage and layered soil to prevent frost, water pooling, or spoilage.
During the war a Fredericksburg Virginia Masonic lodge was looted and the silver level of a senior warden carried off. Captain Warren J. Young deposited the relic with Integrity Lodge in Philadelphia with a note it would be returned after Virginia’s rebellion ended. A new secretary uncovered the item and returned it following fraternal correspondence with southern brethren.
Baltimore Daily notes Mrs. Tompkins invites Captain Brown to a small party on Friday evening. Captain Brown replies that 13 privates are detained by habeas corpus writs and two sergeants are sick, but others will attend. The Scientific Californian adds a remark about sleeplessness and sleep.
A hay mare owned by Dr. Thomas S. Stevens was left in the stable to rest. The horse climbed a 22-step stairway, protruding head and shoulders into view. The hostler delayed feeding, so the mare grew restless. Carpenters later built an inclined plane to ease the creature’s return to ground level.
A tiny self acting post office sits in a cask chained to rocks opposite Terre del Fuego. Passing ships send a boat to collect letters and replace them, a system protected by all nations’ navies with no recorded abuses to date.
John Osborne of Musical Bazar Toronto writes that his wife was cured of rheumatism by St Jacobs Oil a great pain banisher and that he finds it an invaluable remedy for many ailments.
Frank Dickey of Beargrass Kentucky claims he killed fifteen large snakes while tearing down an old house. He describes a two headed, two mouthed snake over five feet long caught in the act of swallowing two toads, supported by his brother-in-law and the timing to rule out a mirage from spring water.
The notice advertises a half dollar offer to mail THE WEEKLY BEE and a copy of a Favorite Dictionary through year end, comparing subscription and retail prices, urging adoption in every household, with remittances sent to Tur Big PUBLISHING Co Omaha. Sample copies available on request.
A garbled page lists Brown's Iron Bitters praised for liver and blood disorders with testimonials from R Gibbs of Buffalo and others. It advertises various tonics and patent medicines for coughs hay fever and rheumatism, and promotes products like Rough on Rats and Uncle Sam's remedies.
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