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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1880
Page
7
A mixed excerpted note on religious contemplation and a sermon anecdote contrasts faith with infidelity. It includes a quoted exchange on certainty of Christian truth and a reflection on the مسؤولity of professing Christians, followed by an Insurance Chronicle statistic showing rising fires and preventable causes.
A sermon excerpt from J. A. Alexander urges timely acceptance of spiritual supply. It portrays the universal invitation across generations and places the onus on the sinner to respond, warning that delaying acceptance is self-destruction when the moment is transient.
Rev. T. T. Lynch argues that simple Bible narratives invite Christ into daily life, making salvation feel accessible at home rather than only in church. He says homely stories domesticate the Gospel, keeping truth dignified yet affable and inspiring affectionate reverence.
The article warns of vast fire losses, citing over 353 million dollars of property wasted in five years and annual insurance paid losses peaking at 44.46 million in 1879. It notes October 1875 Virginia City fire and five major Canadian conflagrations in the 1870s with varying yearly totals.
Harper's Magazine recounts how Belhaven grew into Alexandria as Washington rode between Mount Vernon and the frontier. It details land patents, the 1749 town lots, and Washington’s rapid rise from surveyor to militia adjutant, shaping his future Continental Army leadership.
The New Port News notes the folly of current Indian governance, pointing to Rhode Island where a Narragansett tribe maintains a separate nationality yet has no actual Narragansett within it. It highlights the paradox of tribal status without native members.
A collage of brief items including tobacco economics estimates, an alphabet of gems, a note on small-pox pits and light, calendar corrections from Julius Caesar to Gregory XIII, river declivities and ship lift, the Uncle Sam origin tale, and a dramatic farewell scene with a reporter.
A man falls from a scaffold as The Reporter hurries to the spot. He reaches the injured man who murmurs in a frail voice that his life is ending and his soul, an unfinished craft, drifts toward the distant sea.
The piece notes Erskine and other eminent English lawyers earning substantial incomes, with Erskine once earning up to £5,000 a year and larger sums in Britain. It contrasts American lawyers like Pinckney and Webster, mentions Clarkson Potter’s $1,000 fee in a foreclosure, and cites large sums reported in the Jumel and Parrish will cases, per the Troy Press.
The Candee Rubber Co of New Haven introduces the 95 Per Cent Sterling boot a high quality rubber boot with seven patents. A split model on display shows its indestructible service life and a three month warranty with claims it may last six months. The Dandeo is touted as the largest rubber goods company with a warranty equal to a bond and a patented binding for leg top to punch dates. Also noted is the St Petersburg based Molva newspaper facing advertisement bans amid retrenchment and pacifist policy trends toward England.
Sherman and Co Marshall advertise for an agent in the county at once with salary 140 dollars per month plus expenses. Full particulars and address provided. They direct applicants visiting Chicago to stop at the Tremont House where landlord John A. Rick and clerks will assist. Dr C E Shormaker of Reading Pa touted as sole ear surgeon with twenty years' practice. VeGETINE advertised as a blood purifier for skin humors and maladies.
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