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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1905
Page
2
Aliiam Van Cleave in intoxicated dispute at Barger Brothers livery in Lexington Nebraska. Paul Barger fires twice, one bullet in the wrist one in the breast. Van Cleave seriously wounded. warrant sworn for shooting with intent to kill. Barger released on $4000 bonds.
Nebraska authorities report no break in the day as the exhibition venue at the fairgrounds remains quiescent with officials monitoring conditions and awaiting further developments. Local agencies coordinate security, traffic, and public information as the situation unfolds.
The Oregon crowd heard Governor John A. Mickey at Nebraska Day praise education as a driver of progress. He linked the Lewis and Clark Exposition to national growth and regional development while noting Omaha’s past success and calling for broader territorial optimism.
A collage of jokes and vignettes mixed with a Civil War history note. Panels include a Chicago girl and a Boston witness, a Vancouver kindergarten spat, a New York silk remnant gag, and a nurse’s quip about Mrs Brown. Also recounted is Naglee’s dungeon order and Marston’s blunt reply.
The article notes Pius X gains mass appeal in Rome with open doors and outdoor sermons. Unlike Leo XIII era, crowds greet the pope warmly, strolling gardens and corridors, showing affection and devotion from both great and humble worshippers alike.
A soldier angry at censorship of regimental letters plans revenge. In a later letter he writes Look under it stamp Was it hard to get off The censor spends time steaming off the stamp to read the words. The line Irony is demonstrated by the retaliation.
A foreign visitor asks if Americans are courageous and a patriotic citizen agrees. The exchange highlights American eating habits at a picnic, as quoted by the Washington Star.
A moral reflection contrasts a woman not judging a man as a liar by his compliments with the notion that dishonest grocers rarely take legal action, implying prudence in deception and restraint in lawsuits.
Pauline Fox of Chadron Nebraska was robbed of her earnings and left without food or shelter in Sioux City by a gambler named Miller who had wooed her during hotel work in Chadron. Authorities will send the girl to her mother in the Black Hills.
Contempt proceedings were filed in federal court against major railroads including the Chicago and Alton and Missouri Pacific accusing them of violating a March 1902 restraining order against giving rebates. Allegations detail 25 percent kickbacks tied to pseudo joint tariffs with the International Harvester and Hutchinson Salt interests to ship machinery and salt to Missouri River points.
News dispatch from New York reports the fruit steamer Athos, ten days overdue from Port Antonio to New York, was sighted about forty seven miles east of Jacksonville by a Dutch steamer. The Athos remains helpless with damaged machinery and has drifted slightly north and west of the initial sighting point.
Four people drowned and $200000 property destroyed when a cloudburst struck Southwest City Missouri. Photographer O Kelsey was drowned as his two story building collapsed and crashed into a tree. Ned Smith and two unknown individuals perished while attempting to rescue Kelsey.
Berlin New Hampshire reports Lamoureaux head of Canadian American Insurance and French Canadian benefit society missing. Police search underway as creditors claim about 21000 against the missing man. His store and residence have been attached in the case. The disappearance has caused a local sensation.
Paris reports the death of Adolph William Bouguereau at Lia Rochelle after a two year heart illness. An American colony mourns the loss of the renowned painter who was greatly respected. He lived to eighty years.
The residence of Wm. Bartells in Tobias Nebraska was struck by lightning about 9 30 p m. The building was damaged likely eight five dollars insured. Bartells was struck in the face by the bolt and current burned his breast and arms blistering them badly. His shirt was burned and torn and he remained unconscious for over three hours.
Litigation over the estate of Philo Bennett once pursued in New York and tied to executor William J. Bryan appears closed as a probate court notice states that Grace Imogene Bennett widow and other heirs will withdraw their appeal of Bryan's accounts.
A fine potato soup is made by scalding milk with onion slices then mixing with two cups of mashed potato. Stir in melted butter, flour, salt, pepper, celery salt, and gradually add the milk mixture. Top with parsley and serve with buttered croutons.
Heat milk and whisk in flour paste until smooth. Boil briefly, then pour onto beaten eggs with sugar. Return to heat to thicken into cream, flavor with vanilla, cool, and use to fill puffs.
Mrs. C B Earnest of Jersey Shore praises Dodd's Kidney Pills as a Great American Kidney Remedy after five weeks bedridden. The testimonial urges women to protect kidney health, claiming pills cured her suffering and enabled work and town trips. The piece also notes Massachusetts road ridges to regulate speed.
In a Pinch Use Allen's Foot Ease a powder to shake into your shoes It rests the feet Cures Corns Bullions Swollen Sore Hot Callous Aching Sweating feet and Ingrowing Nails Allen's foot Ease makes new or tight shoes easy Sold by six Druggists and Shoe Stores 25c Sample mailed FREE Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy N
Mrs Mary Ramsay Wood of Portland Oregon is 118 years old born May 20 1787 in Knoxville Tennessee. Her mother lived to 102 highlighting extraordinary longevity in the family.
Fred Hermann of 209 Box Avenue Buffalo New York testifies that two bottles of Piso's Cure for Consumption cured a terrible cough dated September 24 1901.
A Colorado man who had been married three weeks tried to hand his wife to a bidder at an auction for a bottle of beer. The incident prompted a divorce case.
An old health advertisement touts Winslow’s soothing syrup for children teething. It claims gum softening, reduced inflammation, pain relief, and relief from colic with a stated price of Be.
A horse in good condition can live about twenty five days without food if water is plentiful. With food but no water, five days likely end its existence. Free ride to Greer County Oklahoma. The area is rich in grain maize and cotton. improved quarters start at 1206 dollars. Contact F Lewis in Granite Oklahoma.
A New Hampshire egg farm is described as among the largest yet seen, covering eight hundred acres with six hundred houses housing eight thousand four hundred hens. Daily egg gathering is likened to collecting sixty to eighty bushels.
Garret Lansing of Troy writes that inflammatory rheumatism has improved after treatment by Dr. D Kennedy and credits David Kennedy as a friend. The letter expresses personal gratitude and relief.
In a spirited challenge, Mooscow merchant Lomakin vowed to eat his boots if Japan did not seek peace by July 1. The rival wagered 500 Tables. Lomakin ate the boots in a pinch, but with an 800 time limit he only swallowed a small strip daily, finishing on November 20. The opponent released him from eating the nails.
A garbled OCR note from a Norwegian context mentions a kangaroo and a pouch, a literary worker or poker table, a big dollar loss on a flu shot, and plans to write a 40 article about Rambling evils to sell for $50. The text is fragmented and lacks coherent narrative.
A three month old boy suffered an intense itching watery rash covering his body. Doctors described a severe reaction suspected to be a dangerous infection. Parents recall frantic efforts and medical tests as they sought treatment.
Fragile readout mentions delay in a peace process tied to OT Jr Ziarie with unclear context and scattered references. Names and events are partial and puzzle-like, offering few concrete details beyond timing and involved parties.
Unclear text shows President Roosevelt engaging with the Emperor of Saint Petersburg and mentions Lenser fights Waitiaog, signaling high level diplomatic talks with no clear outcomes or dates.
The Portsmouth peace conference morning session produced no real session as plenipotentiaries failed to resolve textual corrections in the French and English versions. Secretaries were given time to adjust differences while leaders private consulted, with hopes the delay would pressure Russia to accept a compromise.
Fragmented OCR recounts a string of rural and small town events from Nebraska including a drowning near Geneseo, farm labor concerns, and local investigations. It mentions people like Mary J Volsavg, Mary, and a Beatrice case, plus farm activity near Wat Toion Pactte and a search for a missing in law.
Reports from Maysville Kentucky say a man named Gates his wife and five children are drowned after their shanty boat broke loose in the rising river between Maysville and Dover. The vessel struck by a towboat near Ripley broke apart causing the tragedy.
Lewistown Montana sightings report Deputy Sheriff Silverthrone missing after pursuing a horse thief named Conners. Conners rode into town wearing the deputy belt and gun claimed taken while Silverthrone slept at a round-up camp. They had captured Conners and were en route to Lewistown when the theft occurred.
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