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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
3
An account recalls mid winter campaigns around Knoxville and fording the river where Longstreet’s orders forced shoe swaps among prisoners and troops. The exchange yielded better treatment and a funny tale of a Chicago man swapping moccasins with a fellow by the same name years later.
A veteran recounts the Chicago draft and the Tenth Ward club strategies to dodge conscription. Substitutes fetched up to 2100 dollars, with brokers and confidence men organizing deals while veterans hawked the front to haze or reward faithful service.
A damaged excerpt honors veterans and brothers in arms, praising their service and courage. It notes their long record of loyalty and the impact of their sacrifice, while referencing a Chicago origin in a wartime context.
Mrs Falls, author of Foreign Courts and Foreign Homes, witnessed the clash between the Confederate Alabama and U S sloop Kearsarge off Cherbourg. Semmes allegedly taunted the Union ship as the Alabama sank near 200 yards from the Deerhound while spectators cheered. A note to Paris and a posthumous delivery plan followed.
In 1864 R C Gridley of Austin New Mexico lost a local election bet and paid it by carrying a flour sack through a parade. The sack was auctioned repeatedly raising over 200000 dollars for the sanitary commission, with Gridley buying it back and his family preserving it long after his death. The fate of the sack and owner became a lasting historical mystery.
A southerner recalls General Joseph Wheeler famed for bravery and literary pride. Wheeler was wounded thrice in the Civil War and had sixteen horses shot under him. He joked that swearing is a gift learned from no one.
An Alaskan fish dried and used as a candle provides a steady three candle power light. The tail rests in a table crack to keep it upright while the nose is lit. It yields heat and burns for about three hours.
A gray haired engineer with a love for his machine is fired for drinking yet rehired after a three week trial. He recounts a ten year struggle with alcohol, attempts to reform, and finds salvation through a Bible and the belief that the blood of Jesus cleanses sin. He contrasts work and ruin in a meditation on temperance.
The piece laments strong drink as a universal corrupter, arguing even famous financiers and reformers fail to resist its pull. It cites Shakespeare Livingstone Gladstone and Stanley to claim liquor wrecks finance, morality, and public life, urging sobriety to safeguard wealth, virtue, and society.
The article quotes Professor G. Sims Woodhead MD warning that alcohol disrupts digestion and immune defenses. He asserts alcohol no longer serves as a disease remedy, undermining saliva gastric juice bile and white blood cells, increasing vulnerability to typhoid fever cholera diphtheria and related infections.
A two year old drive opposing standing drinks or semi tea total movement spreads worldwide. It gains support in Britain and abroad including Canada India Africa Australia and New Zealand. Over 3000 pledge forms issued while many supporters prefer example and advocacy. Prominent figures back the campaign as London merchants lead efforts to end the practice of standing drinks during bargains.
The Supreme Court held that when an Indian is allotted and becomes a citizen he ceases to be a ward of the Nation and falls outside Congress police regulation. The decision grants more liberty to the Indian but may not improve his overall status.
A British observer challenges the savage stereotype of Zulus. He praises bravery honesty and generosity while noting language limits and curious military drills. The piece discusses Zulu views on theft war and numerical concepts under colonial influence and hints at political aims of Zulu leadership.
An anecdote recalls Senator Sewell of New Jersey who helped Col. Scovel obtain a Chicago pass but refused to ensure a return trip. Sewell declared he filled out the pass himself and warned he would not back Scovel back to Jersey City. The tale highlights Sewell as generous to friends and fierce to enemies.
The paragraph recounts Madame Geoffrin the 18th century Paris salon host inviting friends to read her memoirs. She reportedly began “Memoirs of Madame Geoffrin” in six volumes and Preface, asserting she will reveal herself honestly and compare the project to embroidery or tapestry. It ends with the memoirs unfinished.
A playful New York Sun item about a witty exchange on a garland of lace and mischief. The tale hints at feminine wit and clever talk, with quirky lines about tying shoelaces and a jab at male bravado.
The distinguished Siitewman warned reformers may drive people to run away. The prudent Secretary cautioned against action, fearing it could lead to a government takeover, as reported by the Baltimore American.
The fragment hints at perceptions of the old man as easy to please his followers. It contrasts appearances with underlying complexities and tensions within the group, suggesting hidden difficulties behind the outward smoothness.
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