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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1907
Page
6
A fragmented column discusses events of the day with notes on female advocacy, trial marriages, and Secretary Root's views. It touches on Cuba and its people, hinting at political perspectives and civic discourse of the era.
A fragment notes existence of an asbestos mine in the Klondike and a willingness to trade it for a coal mine. No additional details or identifying entities are provided.
A barber was sent to gaol after assaulting his wife with a stove-lifter. The incident prompted a harsh domestic case, with the court ordering confinement as punishment.
A description of a person described as always ready to dictate proper methods while rarely taking action. The remark highlights a paradoxical figure who criticizes others while avoiding personal effort.
The article notes attempts to push spelling reform by promoting Esperanto as a refuge and a path to easing linguistic reform, alongside ongoing debates about language simplification and national identity.
William G. Rockefeller announces a future shift from horse power to automobiles. He asserts horses consume gasoline, so the move favors motor vehicles for transportation and using big horses for sale.
A woman who uses pale makeup disdains another who dyes her hair red, showing scorn and contempt in a social interaction.
The Haberdasher proclaims green as the smart color for men. Those who spend plenty of the long green are regarded as smart at all times.
Thousands write to Mrs. Russell Sage for money to aid the postal service. The appeal aims to bolster the department’s end of year showing and financial outlook.
An estimate projects fifty million dollars more in wages paid in 1907 than in 1906 indicating labor will gain relief. The observation suggests a broader economic improvement reflected in worker earnings expectations.
A German professor argues that Sir Philip Sidney's son-in-law authored Shakespeare's works. If true, the remark suggests Sidney chose a skilled son-in-law, implying a controversial literary attribution.
Henry G. Davis of West Virginia states he will not run for vice president in 1908. He emphasizes that his decision is not due to age or health concerns and wants this understood clearly.
Corliss Babson, noted world champion woman high jumper, is named assistant to the president of Vassar College. The appointment signals continued momentum in advancing women in higher education.
English dramatist Henry Arthur Jones opines that only three good plays have been written in two centuries. He questions whether George Bernard Shaw and Clyde Fitch contributed the other two.
A Public Library collection highlights New England hostility to Napoleon after his first abdication. A ticket from a S olema festival at Stone Chapel in Boston dated July 1814 commemorates deliverance from military despotism.
The Department of Agriculture under Secretary Wilson is conducting an experiment to develop a Biberian alfalfa suited to Northwest conditions. If successful, similar impact to the durum wheat introduction could aid farmers in the region, marking a significant practical achievement.
The passage urges the United States government to take decisive action to save Niagara by resisting piecemeal sales or appeasement of encroachments. It argues that saving the dam and power resources requires a firm, public commitment and clear stance rather than shifting blame or delay.
A speaker contrasts two suicides born from money fears, a rich man and a poor man, arguing both were driven by selfish obsession with wealth. He notes neither is happy, and condemns society for overvaluing material gain across classes.
A reflection on wealth and adversity noting that money cannot buy happiness. It contrasts the rich who fear loss and the poor overwhelmed by hardship. Agur’s prayer to avoid excess and to seek contentment is presented as the key to true fortune and happiness.
The article honors modern women for courage in danger and daily duties. It contrasts past passive heroines with today’s nurses, teachers, athletes, and caregivers who protect others. Noting numerous incidents, it asserts women’s ready bravery mirrors Bayard Taylor’s praise of fighting men abroad.
The assistant professor's wife feels out of place among clever colleagues. A fellow young wife explains that being oneself matters most, suggesting they form a mutual aid league to share advice, homesickness, and daily coping on campus.
A fragment suggests a wife uses calm behavior to manage her husband while neighbors believe she keeps him subdued, yet she remains shrewd and not easily fooled. The passage hints at pity from onlookers for the husband’s situation.
A compact reflecting snapshot of daily happenings with a witty banner tone. It surveys items from history and current events, offering criticisms and commentary on trends, finance, and society echoing the newspaper’s period voice.
A garbled passage notes resistance to simplified spelling in New York schools. It mentions teaching changes, burdens on minds, and a misread description of a disease and a price of a machine, reflecting OCR noise rather than a coherent report.
Imperfect phrasing hints at a light tone as observers note Williams’s confident demeanor and a curled mustache reinforcing the perception of optimism during a recent public appearance.
A columnist criticizes the current jury system as wasteful and lacking common sense, arguing it is one of the most careless institutions in operation. The remark reflects public frustration with legal procedure and judicial costs.
The source notes that while raw material for breakfast foods is inexpensive, the predigesting stage adds significant cost to the final product.
In 1906 a thousand persons drowned while bathing in ocean river and lake. The item suggests fear of bathing is unfounded and argues for practical measures to reduce drownings.
Dr. Powers of the Agricultural Department argues vanity drives up prices, singling out butter and eggs as example items. The remark frames consumer costs as linked to fashionable or showy consumption.
Mark Twain, aged seventy one, declares happiness and urges others to grow young as years pass. The writer acts as a constant encouragement, promoting vitality despite aging.
The writer Alfred Austin declares a longing to die a martyr on the scaffold and receives approval for embracing that fate should he ever nominate himself. The comment frames a provocative stance on self-sacrifice and political theater.
An Alaska woman declares she will locate the North Pole prompting a Washington Post cartoonist to quip she will search under the bed for it.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. advocates that young men should thank God for daily bread and endure hardship. He notes that young John sometimes feels unable to forgive his father’s wealth, reflecting on inherited riches versus personal effort.
A scientist posits the North Pole could relocate within 200000 years to near Indianapolis. The author teases ardent explorers to pause their quest and consider waiting.
A Chicago woman alleges her husband has hypnotized her into thinking she should not ask him to match any price at dry goods stores. If proven, it would show he wields a remarkable influence over her decisions.
A speaker distinguishes society into lifters and leaners. Lifters do the world’s work while leaners depend on others, grant blame, and complain. The speaker urges his son to be a lifter and avoid fault finding. The message parallels lodge, church, and broader society.
Acting under the Attorney General, a woman investigates the conditions surrounding the employment of women and children across the United States. She plans to gather facts to aid legislation for protecting future generations and caring for today’s mothers. The lack of suitable regulations is cited as a cause of physical deterioration of the British, a matter of national interest.
Bulgaria reports 8800 centenarians about one per 1000 inhabitants while Romania has 1084 and Serbia 573. US 1900 census shows over 3 in 500 centenarians in a population of 76 million, a fraction of Bulgaria’s rate. Researchers seek reasons beyond individual lifestyle claims amid longevity debates.
Judge Joseph E. Gary died recently. He oversaw the 1886 Chicago anarchists trial. Threatening letters reached him daily and an armed guard was proposed, which he refused. He dismissed his protector yet remained unmolested and harsh on prisoners. The Supreme Court later upheld his instruction that conspirators with murder share guilt when they targeted specific persons.
Judge Gary presided over a landmark murder conspiracy trial where defendants were found guilty despite lacking a specific time or target for the bombing. The ruling advances a practical approach to prosecute acts of active anarchy.
A New York minister proposes revival meetings inviting wealthy members to hear reformers from slum missions. The plan rests on simple storytelling like Gough Murphy Booth and Jerry McAuley and aims to move the rich to sign on by hearing powerful testimonies from those who have risen from degradation.
An inventor from Hayt unveils a novel propulsion principle for boats, replacing conventional screws and paddle wheels. The design features a unique mechanism illustrated in the article, described as a new method for propelling ships and motor boats.
The article describes a hull built with two endless chains running from bow to stern along opposite sides. Each chain has multiple propelling blades and passes through hull openings guided by sprocket wheels. Chains are driven independently, allowing quick turns by driving chains in opposite directions, while moving forward or backward uses the same chain direction.
A Persian desert telegram tale notes frequent line failures as a camel steps on the line. In Yezd a European resident sought telegram timing but was told the line is always down due to camel activity.
A farmer recalls Hank, a man selling windmills, failing to spell during a spellbinding scene. The quirky dialogue features Hank's struggle as others tease about rheumatism and a failed attempt to spell Roosevelt and Boston.
The piece mocks Oriental English as a field rivaling Southern English in grandiose misuses of language. It portrays a baboo lawyer defending a woman by claiming she was assaulted herself and that her nose leather suffered damage, with exaggerated courtroom rhetoric and a liberal journalist of Siam touting his paper’s reach and style.
The article explains that twelve‑pounder gun sighting on battleships differs from rifle aiming. It notes popular belief that gunners sight cannons like rifles, but hints at a more complex method used for these immense weapons.
The illustration shows a Navy gunner using a pistol connected to a firing apparatus. Reflecting glasses bring surroundings into the pistol sight. The gunner sights the pistol to align with a target on the glasses, and pulling the trigger fires the large gun.
A humorous verse fragment critiques orthography and language reform. It references Haroun Al Roosevelt and figures like Noah Webster and Bernard Shaw, imagining a quarrel over correct spelling and the urge to spell phonetically.
Fragmentary quotes depict concerns about child mischief and parenting norms. The text references spoiled behavior and gender expectations, touching on American social attitudes and domestic roles amid unclear context.
Lincoln Nebraska senate clash over county option and anti option proposals. railroad bills set for public hearing. House defeats death penalty abolition bill and a judiciary election eligibility measure. county division bill postponed.
Fragmentary account traces Evelyn Nesbit's life and events surrounding her testimony during the Thaw case in Paris and New York. It notes her courage facing crowd shock, her struggles with poverty, and the impact of the sensational trial on public sympathy and media coverage.
A gas tank explosion at the Babson-Dickman Implement Company in Utica Neb. wrecked the building and caused about 10000 dollars in damage largely insured. The fire also damaged nearby residences and the Fraternal Hall above the shop. Firefighters saved the Masonic lodge paraphernalia and other nearby structures.
Mercy hospital in Bluffs Iowa reported a death found in a shed near the facility. The deceased, a Nebraska resident named John Asche from Dreshler, had been a patient for three months suffering from melancholia and was last seen returning home after improving. The absence was not noticed until the body was found.
Three women are said to have frozen to death during the recent blizzard near Stoneville. Mrs. Jacob Wall, wife of a ranchman, was overcome by cold en route to the post office. her body has been recovered. The storm left school children and teachers exposed, with many forced to spend the night in schoolhouses.
Chicago report states Great Western passenger train No. 5 wrecked at German Valley near Freeport at 11 30. Engineer Martin Cline died and two mail clerks are missing after a car left standing on the main track caused the collision.
A fragmentary narrative recalls a girl’s resilient story amid grief. The piece hints at a family ordeal, a mother’s endurance, and a journey from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia to seek help. Sparse details suggest a restrained, intimate memoir tone.
Fragmentary description recalls a young woman in New York society amid society norms, courtship, and a luncheon invite. The text shifts to a Austin political committee inquiry into Senator Bailey, and a fatal tree accident involving Paddy Lyca and companions near a timber yard.
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