Hardest to Please Woman Finds Clarity in Wants
A witty note in the Osceola Record suggests that the hardest person to please is the woman who does not know her own desires. The line frames a humorous take on self awareness and taste in decisions.
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1903
Page
2
Clever Woman Sways Aches and Pains Story With Wit
A witty woman makes an article about aches and pains engaging. A man who lacks faith in his baby misses key parenting. The piece notes regulating trusts would be easier if all good trusts bore strawberry marks.
Morgan’s Early Math Skill Noted in Schoolboy Years
J Pierpont Morgan was praised as highly proficient in mathematics as a schoolboy and has continued to apply his early talent in his career, the record notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pierpont Morgan
Woman Leads World’s Largest Gun Factories
A female head guides the world’s biggest gun factories, promising to move beyond references to timid and gentle women and assert decisive leadership in wartime production.
Poison and Candy Teachery Debate Sparks School Idea
A provocative proposal suggests the School of Domestic Arts and Sciences teach methods to incorporate poison with candy to avoid detection, sparking controversy over safety, ethics, and curriculum direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Woman in Washington Post Office Quits Husband to Keep Job
A Washington woman left her husband to preserve her civil service position in the Post Office Department. The piece notes that husbands can be obtained without a civil service examination, implying a critique of such practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Washington
A Recipe for Poverty or Divorce Warns of Vain Habits
A witty line contrasts a spendthrift man and a lazy careless woman as a caution about costly habits and wasted potential. The remark frames personal finance and relationship stability around self discipline and frugality.
Kansas Jury Sets Precedent Against Brutal Husbands
A Kansas jury acquitted a man arrested for beating his wife ruling the wife deserved the whipping, a decision described as establishing a precedent that could adversely affect victims of domestic violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Carnegie denies plan to give daughter 2.5 million home
Carnegie dismisses rumors of a 2.5 million dollar house for his young daughter saying he does not want her to have lofty expectations. He acknowledges others may spread the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Postal cards would fill freight cars in past year
A contemporary estimate suggests that the nation’s postal cards used in the last year could fill 177 freight cars. It notes that some cards may pass through unread, reaching only the intended addressees.
Fate defies Salic law with Russian and Italian births
The article notes that Russia and July show no respect for Salic law by yielding four daughters to Nicholas and a second daughter to Victor Emmanuel instead of a male heir. It contrasts desires for a Prince of Rome with the gender of the offspring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Nicholas
Victor Emmanuel
Rome
Steel paving trial in New York streets for heavy trucks
New York researchers lay two strips of steel a foot wide along a mile of street to test steel as supplementary paving. Advocates cite Spain's Valencia Grau route, kept in order at about one fifteenth the cost of traditional paving, as a successful model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Spain
Valencia
Grau
Ashes of Columbus Reburied in Seville Mausoleum
Spanish officials say the ashes of Christopher Columbus were deposited in a Seville mausoleum last month. The remains were moved from Santo Domingo Cathedral after Spain ceded the island in 1795 and later traveled to Havana before returning to Spain. Santo Domingo claims the elder Columbus’s coffin was taken when the sarcophagus was moved in the eighteenth century. F A Ober’s investigations for the Columbian Exposition reportedly support their claim. The dispute sits alongside a tragic note on Spain’s retreat from its American empire carrying the explorer’s reputed body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Columbus
Seville
Santo Domingo
Havana
Island
Cuba
Spain
Columbus
F. A. Ober
The microbes and the never-ending scrub
A satirical warning against overcleanliness by endless disinfection. The speaker mocks constant sterilization of mouthpieces, doorknobs, and daily routines, arguing such regimes would consume all time and even threaten bread and livings.
The Butcher and the Line Between Science and Witchcraft
A fragment argues that blow handles and bacteriologists should draw a line lest science become as ridiculous as Salem witchcraft. It warns that overreach could leave nothing produced to eat and mocks endless scrutiny of everyday tasks.
English fear of American emigration to Canada grows
A 1902 trend shows 30,000 Americans moving to Canada with 10 million acres bought by U S citizens. The English press warns of American influence, but the piece says most emigrants want land and income, not Monroe Doctrine politics, framing England’s concern as economic and industrial rather than political conquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
England
English Economic Review
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
American Land Company
Ontario
My Boy Did It Varsity Triumph for Cornell Mother
A Cornell football game features a mother in the grandstand proud of her son making the varsity lineup. She watches as the Ithacans press the drive and a sturdy runner breaks through to score a dramatic touchdown, prompting cheers and tears from the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Bureau of Information
Huskies
Columbia
Ithacans
New York Tribune
Maria Mitchells Practical Philosophy On Self-Reliance
In Ixendall's life of Maria Mitchell the Nantucket librarian and later Vassar instructor is praised for frugal living and self reliance. She donated little for herself, traveled yearly, bought books, and urged scholarships only as a risky aid, arguing a girl should lift herself with effort and work out her own career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Noth
Atheneum
Vassar
Care of Grape Vines From Home Vineyard Bulletin
Illustration guide from bulletin 156 titled The Home Vineyard by W. H. Ragan explains grape cultivation steps. It covers planting depth and pruning to two buds, one year growth shaping, two-branch second year, trellis construction, end-post bracing, and July layering for propagation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin
W. H. Ragan
United States Department of Agriculture
Vine Training Notes From Green's Fruit Grower
A horticultural note describes training vines through growth stages with the vine entering fruiting phase. The third season shows proper training and the vine bearing fruit, illustrating continued cultivation guidance from Green's Fruit Grower.
Stock Feeding Realities From Seasonal Reports
A National Stockman piece warns against embracing extremely light rations. It cites a farmer who shifted from roots and air wintering to using feed and corn, noting that good stock saves feed by efficient use rather than simply eating less. It cautions buyers not to expect cheap wintering from fine stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockman
Silence in a New York tenement quiets a quarrel
A veteran New York policeman intervenes in a front stoop dispute between two women on Mott Street. He persuades them to avoid speaking to each other to prevent further quarrel, and the crowd disperses as he walks away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mott Street
New York
The
New York Mail and Express
Solomon
Tara's Hill At Tara Faces Vandal Threat In Commons
The Hill of Tara near Navan, famed for its Coronation Stone, is under threat from an excavator. The South Meath member asked Mr. Wyndham in the British House of Commons about preserving the ancient monument. The hill, seven miles southeast of Navan, is tied to Ireland's kings and legendary lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tara
South Meath
Wyndham
House of Commons
Fergus
Eric
Scone
Brooklyn Catholics Protest Blasphemy With Mass Meetings
Twenty thousand Holy Name Society members joined in a timely protest against blasphemy. Clergy including the Brooklyn diocese vicar general spoke at church mass meetings urging reverence for divine things. The piece condemns profane language as silly, vicious, and degrading across ages and classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Holy Name Society
Leslie’s Weekly
Rise of Female Drunkenness Alarms English Reformers
Drunkenness among English women rises sharply with 8900 of London’s 15200 incurable drunkards being female. Between 1887 and 1897 deaths from chronic alcoholism among women surged 145 percent, prompting temperance workers to intensify efforts to curb this perceived national crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Noisy Self-Perception Measures in Social Mood
The remark suggests some individuals equate personal adequacy with loud behavior. It notes a tendency to equate volume with impact, potentially masking underlying insecurity or social pressure shaping conduct.
Lady Maxim Solves A Hotel Bill With Penny Slot Trick
Sir Hiram Maxim faced a hotel bill with an unsigned expensive check. Lady Maxim invited the landlord to the pier, insert a penny in a slot, and view a living picture of Sir Hiram firing a Maxim gun before the Shah of Persia. The dramatic revelation confirmed the signer’s identity and the check was accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Maxim
Lady Maxim
Sir Hiram
Hiram
Montreal
Whitewash Formula for Government Use
A detailed home remedy for whitewash mixing lime salt glue and rice with water and heat. It notes the paste is kept hot in a kettle or furnace and used to whitewash lighthouses and the east end of the President’s house in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Heating a Planthouse with Lamps and Hot Water
A planthouse measuring about S by 17 feet is heated using hot water circulated through iron pipes and kero sene lamps under two tin bell boilers. Four lamps per boiler burn oil daily, with warm walls and cotton cloth screens to cut heat loss, enabling reliable morning lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Packing Eggs and Eggshell Breakage Study
A Danish experimenter reports that large eggs break more easily than small ones after studying thousands of boxes. He recommends year round lime for poultry and careful grading plus packing materials to reduce losses.
Value of Dry Earth for Manure and Odor Control
The Massachusetts Ploughman notes dry earth as a cheap absorbent for manure. A two to three inch layer of dry garden soil can trap ammonia in manure piles and absorb liquid waste in stables, reducing odors. Stored earth must stay very dry to avoid freezing problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Notches and Stalk Breakers For Corn Stalks
The article describes building stalk breakers from an old rail or from a wooden pole. It details drilling holes four feet from ends, attaching chains to form eye hooks, and hitting three horses to break rows. An alternative uses a uniform wooden pole with notches and chains to a double tree.
Profit and Loss Accounts for Farmers
A summary urging farmers to keep detailed records of production costs and receipts. It emphasizes tracking dates of all farm activities and suggests that cost and revenue data, not just household expenses, are vital for profitability and success.
Farm Notes on Poultry, Dairy, and Onion Techniques
Agricultural tips discuss housing sanitation for hens with fat pork and carbolic acid, dairy risk from winter rains, and winter feed. Advice warns against Ben Davis apples to growers, suggests kerosene spray for large herds, hand washing for few animals, and egg industry growth. Onions: plow ground early, sow seeds in hot beds January February, or use onion sets from seedsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Davis
United States
Rocking ships do not disturb babies seasickness myth
A fragmented collection of observations notes babies adapt to ship rocking avoiding seasickness. It cites Russian military moves against a lance, Papua elopement risks for girls, a tree-nest lodging, and Professor Haecker highlighting dairy cow traits like a large middle and light quarters as essential for dairy stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papua
New Guinea
Pacific
Professor Haecker
Minnesota
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsed By Builder Mr Hammer
A testimonial from Mr W H Hammer of 125 N Hinde St Washington D C Ohio claims Doan’s Kidney Pills cured his kidney inflammation and urinary issues. The ad offers a free trial and states the product treats kidney related backache and related disorders. Sold by druggists at 50 cents per box through Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enzous
W. H. Hammer
N. Hinde Street
Washington
D. H
Ohio
Doan
Hammer
United States
Adress Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Last Survivor of Congress Frigate
William Hill of Honesdale Pennsylvania is named as the last survivor of Commodore Stockton s frigate Congress which raised the first United States flag over California in 1846.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hill
Honesdale
Stockton
Congress
United States
California
Senators who led War Department in U S history
The three United States senators now serving their terms who have been secretaries of war are Proctor of Vermont Wikins of West Virginia and Algers of Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Messrs. Proctor
Vermont
Wikins
West Virginia
Algers
Michigan
Farmer brews beer from cow near St Louis
An experimental farmer near St Louis feeds an innocent cow malt hops and water to produce lager instead of milk. He plans to extend the experiment next summer by feeding another cow rum and sugar to produce milk punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Inmates at Sculcoats Workhouse Ages Total 1218
Sixteen inmates at Sculcoats workhouse Hull England have ages summing to 1218 years. The note records the combined age of the residents as part of a welfare committee report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sculcoats
Hull
England
Western Canada Arousing Great Interest in Immigration
Canadian efforts to attract American settlers expand the region north of the 49th parallel. Immigrants are offered 160 acre free homesteads and access to agency offices in multiple U S cities for information on mixed farming, dairying, ranching, and grain production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
St. Paul
Ioledo
Ohio
Watertown
S. D
Grand Forks
N. D
Great Falls
Mant
Unclear fragmentary text mentions nations and a bonds proposal
Fragmentary report cites Germany France and England with Russia noted. An American syndicate proposed a section of a project at a cost of 7000 dollars to 5 percent bonds. Mrs. Austins Pancake flour is referenced along with unrelated hints about mating gemstones and Bu pong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
France
England
Russia
Tissy
Andes
Death by wallpaper poison sparks Palmer inquiry
A man died in Palmer from arsenic in wallpaper used in his bedroom. A cynical witness claimed the victim’s sons were multiplying to avoid spending evenings at home, implying an act of murder or foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Hoe
Russian Women Earn Medical Degrees in State Admisisions
111 women were awarded medical degrees in the recent state admissions in Russia. The event highlights women's participation in higher medical education across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Mother Grays Sweet Powders advertised for children
An 19th century advertisement claims Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders cure colds feverishness headaches teething disorders and bowel issues in children. Sold by druggists or mail order with free samples mailed from Le Roy New York reinforcing pantry remedy promotions aimed at parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
New York
Alie Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Washington Reporter Labels White House Decor Color Theme
A Washington reporter notes in closing remarks that the White House room decor was described as a nightmare rose and blue. The comment appears to trigger an attempted personal attack to retaliate against a rival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
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Dean
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Tri
Getchell
Gerald
P. William
Wyll Hey
Czar
Oshima
Charles
Montgome
Kline
Bes
Ely’s
Bly Bros
Warren
Douglas
W. L. Douglas
L. Douglas
Miles
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