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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1903
Page
5
The item curates a mix of quotations and brief observations on memory, marriage, and public figures. It references Roosevelt's Strenuous Life, a French translation, discussions by Bishop Duncan, and a few social critiques. The text illustrates a busy, varied digest of contemporary ideas.
The fragment cites Dr Fox of Chicago asserting the sole accomplishment lies in artful cigarette smoke and a hopeless chase of brains. It hints at a dismissive view of fendiss and a tailor, with unclear context and no coherent event or outcome.
Rev Dr Nehemiah ton voices a sermon emphasizing mankind's shared need and the broader realization that he is not alone in his concerns. The remark echoes a Devile stage line noting individuals are not solitary in their struggles.
A judge states it is not theft for a wife to take cash from her husband's pockets, framing it with a legal maxim finders keepers. The ruling reflects nuanced views on property and marriage law across nations.
The article notes the first political contest on the island with one party angered before the polls and refusing to vote. It compares the discord favoring unity at times, while Porto Rico makes factory progress toward American governance. The election in Porto Rico this year reflects evolving political methods.
The article argues books and money can carry disease, but library staff and bankers stay safe by sanitary handling. It notes librarians avoid wet fingers and bankers do not lick money or thumb through pages, suggesting motionless, careful practices prevent contamination.
The piece notes that two modern American novels sold in the hundreds of thousands, with one reaching a million, while Webster's Spelling Book, though not as flashy, was a standout seller. A history of the firm that printed the book shows 1862 sales about a third of a million, 1866 over a million and a half, and over thirty one million copies sold in 35 years. possible Bible-level reach.
The excerpt explores temptation and adversity as forces that define moral growth. It argues that resistance to temptation strengthens character, while yielding regresses one. It links pain to discovery of appetite, courage, and health, suggesting understanding arises through hardship.
The text argues that resisting temptation builds real moral power. It critiques negative morality and asserts that true virtue emerges only after encountering temptation, testing criteria of honesty and self-control, and valuing positive resolve over easy expediency.
The article notes that ideas in modern invention were anticipated by Roger Bacon and Rabelais, whose early visions of horseless carriages and ocean travel without sails, and traveling roads, foreshadow today’s phonograph era and transit concepts. It compares past limitations to present capabilities, suggesting many so-called new inventions were foreseen centuries ago.
A Philadelphia Ledger account describes a Central American wren building a six by two foot platform on a horizontal branch with a domed thorn‑framed nest and a protective tunnel, plus a creole bird sewing banana leaf edges to form a hidden pocket nest for eggs and young.
A reader quotes Sally Foddershock in Baltimore explaining a storm door as a door designed to burn and smash open, described in a colloquial newspaper exchange. The dialogue reflects casual local recollection on what a storm door is.
Jinks warns that his wife will win any dispute, noting the price of losing would be higher. He urges restraint and keeps the peace as a bargain rather than costly conflict.
Belle wonders how the engagement came about as she recalls her father’s rule that she should never worry him. The Somerville Journal notes the exchange between Nell and Belle on the situation.
A fragment hints at practical wisdom about boundaries between work and personal limits. It suggests careful judgment in handling duties and relationships within labor and domestic spheres.
Opinions compare football and baseball arguing football could replace baseball but baseball offers more safety and scientific play. The piece cites sportsmanship, crowd appeal, and management lessons while noting baseball likely to stay America’s top game. It also comments on education and teacher pay as part of national character.
A San Francisco Bulletin excerpt discusses agitation in ministerial circles over the word obey in marriage vows. Clergymen fear enforcing an unusable obligation and suggest mutual obligations or dropping the term. The piece argues a happy marriage rarely hinges on obedience and favors clear, enforceable promises.
Dr. W T Harris reports from the U S Commissioner of Education on public and private schooling up to 1901. Pupils total 17 299 230 with a large rise, public school property valued at 576 963 089 and incomes rising to 234 967 019, yet male teachers average salaries rose only eighteen cents since 1895 while female teachers fell 1 07 per month.
Analysis notes the monument between Wigg's Station and Elizabethtown Indiana marking the U S center of population at century's end. It traces a 478 mile westward drift since 1800, with shifts due to Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi California gold rush and Texas Oklahoma growth shaping the path.
Harper's Weekly notes an estimate based on 204 567 attendees among 125 of 666 churches in Chicago out of a population of 1 289 815. The piece cautions against generalizing nationwide trends from this city survey and discusses shifting religious influence versus absolute church impact.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes a nationwide 10 percent rise in common goods from last year. Meat, bread, clothes, rents, and servants' wages have all grown pricier as luxurious spending spreads through households. Prodigality appears widespread, shaping living standards across communities.
A London dealer explains that many jewels used at royal ceremonies are artificial. Reconstructed rubies and emeralds mimic real stones in hardness, color, and flawlessness, while high quality artificial pearls rival natural ones. even ancre fluid in oyster shells plays into these convincing fakes.
The article discusses chemically reproduced pearls and the secret composition used to coat artificial gems. Imitation pearls are now dropped in a tower to form perfect spheres, removing the old nub. It also notes ongoing, costly efforts to produce a reconstructed diamond with real hardness but less fire, suggesting an artificial Koh-i-noor may exist in the near future.
A long discussion notes widespread poor spelling among Northwestern University applicants and Chicago public school teachers. It cites a Chicago newspaper urging phonetic spelling and cites critics who view spelling as an intelligence test, with examples from Robert Louis Stevenson and other authorities.
A Philadelphia Record editorial discusses spelling as a skill learned by effort not fate. It notes many poor spellers overstate public contempt and that most can improve with time and proper study. It cites Stevenson as an exception and laments teaching methods.
A Paris journal for beggars sells for five cents and prints odd ads such as a blind man who can play the flute and a lame man for the seaside. It also lists christenings, burials, and birthdays of wealthy people to guide beggars. The piece notes mendicancy operates like a business in Paris and compares it to New York.
Dr. Raphael Dubois of France argues that natural sleep results from a drugging effect produced by accumulated carbonic acid in the body, presenting a physiological view on sleep origin.
The article notes Japan offers the world cheapest postal service with letters sent across the empire for about two sen or seven-tenths of a penny. It contrasts the satisfaction some gain from laziness with others from earned dollars.
Dr Sellin of Vienna reports excavations near Tanak, from Jaffa to Jerusalem, uncovering four ancient castles spanning Canaanite to late Israelite periods. Artifacts include cherubim idols, stone altars, inscriptions, and child burials. Most finds sent to Constantinople with Vienna museum hopes.
Ainslie's essay argues age hinges on skin texture, hair, voice, and especially the fixation on women. It laments English language drift, then notes young men who think of women constantly stay youthful while those who dwell less are still boys. Old beaux are likened to apple trees blossoming late and early both.
On a crowded trolley the older man paneling a debate with a younger passenger cites Mrs. Malaprop as a speechworthy figure. The youth asks if he knows her, and the elder declares she is a myth before returning to his paper.
In Brooklyn Life a dispute centers on wearing birds on hats. Clara calls it cruel while Maude condemns it as unfashionable. The exchange mirrors social tensions over fashion and animal welfare.
A Reader's digest of extreme survival meals. Sailors on the Windover lived sixteen days on stewed hemp rope tar and paraffin wax jelly after wreck off Kilsegg. Two mariners stranded on a rocky Irish island survived ten days on raw seaweed with water and gull-free days, while boot leather and barnacles were cited as temporary sustenance for castaways.
A humorous tour through common myths about origins of objects and foods. It debunks that turkeys come from Turkey or Irish potatoes from Ireland, noting American roots for many items and correcting other name origins with concise explanations.
A quotation from Every body's Magazine notes that the blue eyed man is likelier to be picked as a victim by bullies. It argues blue eyes signal a fighting propensity, with repeated affronts leading to a reputational rise and inevitable combat.
A rebellious husband argued tasks should fall to the wife citing scripture. The wife read 2 Kings 21 13 I will wipe out Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish turning it upside down. He has wiped the dishes ever since.
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