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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1902
Page
2
A brief Osceola Record column laments that some people profess brotherhood yet refuse to help a starving man, contrasting the willingness to bury a dead man with the lack of aid offered to someone in need.
A cryptic line compares Marcon to the Angio American Telegraph Company and a January thaw to the coal man, suggesting a thaw brings renewed energy or disruption to communications and fuel logistics.
A fragmented note describes a man who stored coal for winter and is labeled in a dubious way as one of the 'bins' by the writer. The text is garbled but suggests social judgment tied to a winter fuel action. No clear names or dates are available.
Jerry Simpson of Kansas Iowa known as Lockless Simpson is cited as the grandfather. The text notes that the granddaughter arrived barefooted, with unclear context and no further details.
The article notes evolving health issues in daily life with fashion, citing the "house maid's knee" and the "petticoat wrist" as conditions caused by raising and supporting heavy skirts. It frames these as newly developing ills tied to clothing habits.
Hall Caine says the Bible greatly influenced his writing, while critics deem this statement a major setback for biblical reception in recent times.
Rumor suggests a John Smith exposition in Jamestown Virginia in 1907 could be a rousing success if all men named John Smith support it. The plan hinges on broad participation from those bearing the common name.
American wheat pours into Mexico at a rate of 250000 bushels per day amid fears that global hunger may precede this year’s harvest. The text notes widespread concern over upcoming crop availability and market readiness.
A Brooklyn jury awarded a woman 8500 in damages after a railway collision left her with a stiff finger and potential hand injury. The suit contends the accident caused more extensive damage than initially apparent.
A thousand people were unable to gain admission to Cornelius Vanderbilt's talk at the Institute of Technology in Boston due to a large crowd. The event drew strong interest in locomotive boilers and fire boxes, with the surge in attendance attributed to the region's ongoing commercial expansion.
A reflection argues that great financiers and industry captains must embrace publicity to protect their reputations and avoid alienating the public. Ignoring this advice will accelerate the day when customers refuse to do business with them.
The public awaits the experiment to harmonize labor and capital with hopeful expectation. The step is unprecedented in significance for the nation's industrial interests, and full credit will be given if it succeeds.
An observant reader notes that public lies appear in advertising columns as readily as in news pages. The advertised facts matter to readers since prices, character, and needs directly affect the public. Persistent advertising seeks attention from all newspaper readers.
Railroads avoid double tracks unless traffic demands it. A contributor asks why rural towns pursue wide highways when funds are tight. If such roads could ease travel, drivers would accept periodic detours rather than a long, miserable alternative.
The piece contrasts a century of English territorial grabs with Russia's shift to expansion through border extension. It argues England is hemmed by sea, while Russia commands a vast empire inland, pressuring global fronts and reshaping power dynamics.
A New York charity committee report links half of child commitment applications to husband desertion. It urges making wife desertion a felony with prison time and mandating support to wife and children, aiming to curb dependency and future crime.
A historic push seeks to place wife desertion on the books as a felony punishable by penitentiary. Lawmakers argue the measure protects marital duties and deters abandonment in every American commonwealth.
The piece argues there are two sides to divorce, linking rising female employment with more divorces. It suggests independence can reflect economic welfare, not moral decline, noting that women leave unworthy husbands when financially able. However it warns independence may also invite unjust or excessive separations.
Zurich scientist M Standfuss revisits Weissmann experiments showing butterfly varieties shift with rearing temperature. Pupae of Vanessa urtica bred at 4–6 C yield Vanessa polaris from Lapland, others at 87–89 F yield Ichnusa from Sardinia Corsica, with higher temps producing Ichnusoides and other new forms. Cold or heat thus yields butterflies from climates different from their origin.
An ophthalmologist reports experiments claiming abnormal growth in children and animals via a cereal based preparation. He argues moist foods and drinks like tea milk promote height, while dry spicy foods and alcohol hinder development. Bishop Berkeley allegedly demonstrated a similar result with a male child reaching 8 feet 6 inches by age 16.
Farmers across New York State own cows and dairy farms valued at about 43.45 million dollars with related farm fixtures, totaling no less than 150 million dollars in the dairy industry serving New York City.
German physicians apply lecithine to cure diseases needing nerve care and nutrition. Lecithine and its compounds are said to increase weight and promote growth.
New York City street railways grew from 132 miles in TSU4 to 1,142 miles in 1901. The passenger total for the earlier year was smaller than last year’s crowd, reflecting a sharp rise in usage and extensive network expansion.
Dr Carl Peters reports ancient ruins along eastern Mashonaland border traceable to Sabaeans and Phoenicians linked to Ophir. Egyptian influence appears in Sofala and Zimbabwe, with inscriptions and artifacts suggesting Semitic miners and later Phoenician control. Lincoln anecdote closes the piece.
A Baltimore American method describes using scented lure to catch rats. Dress bait with a mix of asafetida oil rhodium aniseed lavender and trap bait on a barrel top. When rats flock, a water-filled barrel with a rock creates a fatal dry perch triggering crowding and drowning.
Isaac Perisho, who allegedly beat Abraham Lincoln in a rail splitting contest, visits Philadelphia with his daughter Mrs. O G Bower. Now 83 years old, he recounts memories of Lincoln with personal devotion and pride, noting his long Illinois residence and Indiana birth.
The article describes how native Borneo tribes interpret animal signals as omens guiding daily life. Birds such as the barking deer hawk kingfisher trogon tailor-bird shrike and mammals like the Malay bear influence journeys farming and trials, with beliefs about luck timing and misfortune shaping actions and rituals.
A tired Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria asks a peasant for a ride. The peasant replies he does not know the emperor, then reveals he is the Shah of Persia. The humorous exchange ends with the emperor realizing his companion is his imperial equal and continues riding in silence.
A Memphis Scimetail report describes a near danger at East End where a little girl cried for her father as a mother prepared to discipline. The father rushed from the reading room to calm the situation, just in time to shield the child from trouble.
The barkentine Fremont arrived in San Francisco with 177000 codfish stored aboard. Most of the catch was taken in the Bering Sea, reputed to be the largest ever in Pacific waters.
A wry remark notes that speaking truth about a neighbor can lead to lawsuits for damages and that a married man’s fondness for a club does not prove Hercules strength.
Critics list reading faults such as hurried concentration and reading for entertainment without reflection. They note a trend toward memory loss plots in fiction, mention Stevenson memoir progress by Sidney Colvin, and discuss Churchill sales and Napoleon letters edited for English readers. The piece also compares thin paper editions of Dickens and notes Edinburgh’s Stevenson birthplace for sale.
Henryk Aretowsky recalls the May to June polar night in Antarctica aboard Cook's expedition. Danco dies on June 5 after ill health, body buried in an ice hovite as the floe drifts. The crew suffers from cold, circulation issues, and psychological strain. Kautsen later dies of heart disease contracted there.
A peculiar European fashion shows visiting cards with name and address on one side and the words Visite Conge Felicitation Condolence printed in corners on the other, the device said to capture the social calls and etiquette of the era.
A mountain ash tree that grew on the north tower of the Church of the Reconciliation in Utica was blown down in a storm. The tree had thrived for years despite tin roofing and dirt-filled crevices, interfering with masonry before finally collapsing into Seneca Street sixty feet below.
Thackeray spoke in a small room on Young Street London describing how the best of his work was created there He later built a red brick mansion on Palace Green from his profits and lived until his death on Christmas Eve 1833 The last works including The Roundabout Papers were written there.
A stout 8 year old tells his underweight mother she is the sweetest in the world. She asks why the sudden praise, and he explains he recalls the saying the nearer the bone the sweeter the meat. The Strand record notes a humorous exchange.
A humorist asks a man who writes jokes to cover a Baltimore County farmer jailed for stealing trolley wire. He jokes about testing if there was any funds in the shock, leaving with Riley's poems under his arm.
Vienna physician Dr. Tere promotes bee venom as an effective rheumatism remedy. He extracts venom and applies it via puncture sites, noting swelling only appears after multiple stings in rheumatic patients, while some stings are barely felt. London Globe reports.
A Philadelphia Press comic caption shows a timid old lady asking a trolley conductor if he fears dying from electricity. The conductor replies with a pun about not being a good conductor while collecting fares and hanging two.
A fragment notes that Aztec speech in AXIO lacked several sounds and reflects on social behavior. It then discusses the season when men fear friendship as others push for ball tickets and chances in rattles, and ends with a remark on some men seeking profit in others affairs.
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