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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1901
Page
2
A notice in a Nebraska-Wit Campbell publisher column reports the claim that a sodium chloride solution serves as a renal elixir for Hite. The fragment mentions salt usage and a proposed discovery without full context.
The court granted the divorce citing the husband favored the wife’s mother over the spouse. The decision notes the strained marriage and persistent neglect of the wife’s domestic rights.
A quip contrasts the familiar term bachelor girl with an improbable self label for men. The line notes how society tolerates women who call themselves spinsters while men rarely do the same with old maid labels.
A fragment notes the Sultan of Sulu being frightened by a talking machine, remarking on his polygamous status and his unfamiliar encounter with such a device, described as more than mildly eerie.
Nikola Tesla speaks of amazing electrical advances while the scene shifts to a lighter note asking where the cider is. The remark juxtaposes grand scientific visions with mundane curiosities in a humorous moment.
Margaret Sangster predicts the servant problem will be solved in the twentieth century and questions whether people will learn to live without eating.
The Empress Dowager discharges Kwang Hsu. Anyone seeking an Emperor unlikely to buck may hear of something to his advantage by addressing Kwang.
The question asks who accompanied Hobson on the mission and their current occupations. The source mentions Hobson and the Merrimac attack but does not provide details about the crew members or their present professions.
Ex mayor Hewitt of New York says salt has set him back twenty years on the high road of life. He adds he must be booming amiably along as he did in the nineteenth century.
Texas leads with 318 miles toward a nationwide total of 4,322 miles for the year. Pennsylvania reports 277 miles and Iowa 251 miles, with the U S total slightly higher than last year.
A fragment discusses degeneracy of the big toe and the disappearing little toe. It suggests a humorous exchange where the big toe vanishes to let the little toe grow, noting how contact about the matter often surfaces during painful occasions.
Census data show population declines in New England and New York, a small rise in Ohio and Indiana, and stronger growth in western states. Old states must rely on cities for urban population gains while newer agricultural regions show spread of growth to both city and rural areas.
The article notes the young Queen of Italy is well received by her ladies as she cites comfort in court dress. She jokes that after many courtesies she favors easy corsets and non pinching shoes. The piece contrasts this with past royal tolerance for uncomfortable attire.
The 1900 homicide total reported as 8 275 shows a rise of 2 050 from 1899, after a decade of declines from 10 500 to 6 325. Analysts warn the new century may bring even higher crime rates as life is valued less and public executions fails to deter. The author cites Kipling noting murder as the national crime.
Boston plans a commemorative effort around Benjamin Franklin as the Franklin Fund matures. The fund funds loans to young mechanics at five percent interest, with selectmen and church leaders deciding its future use. The Franklin Institute will serve as a trade and manual training school, public forum, and recreation center, shaping Boston’s intellectual and social life for posterity.
The year’s obituaries recount losses across literature music art and science. Dimitri Grigoro vich James Martineau Richard D Blackmore Friedrich Max Müller and others are named among writers composers painters and scientists who died. Royalty and statesmen also pass including Hum bert King of Italy and several prominent international leaders and generals.
Commercial schools train female clerks in Japan. A Rouen doctor treats diphtheria with petroleum throat swabs. A Sydney man regains voice via an artificial larynx, adjustable to soprano to bass. Cuba suffers hot water scarcity, Honolulu workers drink swipes, a native Havwall beer. Clock-obsessed Chinese pose with alarms. A raisin seeder using rubber rollers and steel claws automates seed removal with minimal waste.
The article advises using a spray rather than a handkerchief to enjoy a perfume. It recommends applying dabbed spots on the temples behind the ears beneath the nostrils and on the wrists for a fuller, longer-lasting scent.
An old passage discusses Chinese medical habits where patients expect immediate relief from prescribed remedies. It notes a common practice of giving patients a first dose described as a hot mixture like tincture or cayenne, which causes an intense sensation as it travels down the throat.
A digest of Platte County news and Nebraska items reports new church plans, encampment dates, school bonds, irrigation and water finds, farm cooperatives, settler influx, and local incidents. Notable notes include a Fort Robinson troop move, Albion bond sale details, and civic projects in Madison and Pierce areas.
The Pacific mail steamer Rio de Janeiro struck a hidden rock in dense fog near the Golden Gate and sank minutes later. About 150 aboard are feared drowned. 79 rescued. 10 bodies at the morgue. Captain Ward ordered lifeboats deployed as the ship listed and sank. Consul Wildman of Hong Kong and family are among the missing. Fishermen aided in rescues amid a spreading search.
The cabinet drafts its response to senate amendments to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and ponders whether Lord Pauncefote or Mr Choate should convey Britain’s reply. Officials warn that British counter proposals could prevent a resolution before the treaty lapses, while noting Britain would meet U S wishes if reciprocity is possible.
Colonel Plumer engaged General DeWet near Disselfontein and captured a gun a pompom and fifty prisoners The Boers were scattered and pursued DeWet reportedly escaped to the opposite bank by boat General Delarey captured claimed Zeerust dispatch From Piet Retief area French reports say Boers retreating in scattered groups to about five thousand and Amsterdam Piet Retief occupied with push hampered by heavy rains
Edward boarded the 10 o'clock train at Charing Cross for Port Victoria to embark on the Victoria and Albert for Flushing en route to Cronberg. The journey follows Marlborough House, with a cheering crowd lining the route as the royal party moves toward the royal yacht.
Salem Ore February 25 John H Mitchell was elected to succeed J W McBride with a 46 vote majority from 35 Republicans and 11 Democrats after the 25th ballot of the day and 53rd of the session Mitchell has served three full terms in the United States Senate from Oregon and this marks his return to the chamber
A thoughtful mind considers the trust problem as a grave social issue that gradually creeps into society. The piece likens it to stomach disorders and promotes Liostetter's Stomach Litiers as a cure and preventive remedy for illnesses like grippe, malaria fever, and ague.
Report reflects a courtroom scene with a judge urging a witness who admits the lawyer supplied notes, claiming he could not learn it by heart. A shop incident disrupts the Philadelphia Press office, with a dead man found in a bargain crush causing alarm and delaying the undertaking department.
A Harlem Life quip plays on Wheeler’s balance after buying a bicycle. The cartoonish line contrasts being “on his feet” with being “on his head” as a playful boast.
The article notes Belgian cattle three months or older must wear an ear tag with a number to preserve yearly animal counts. It also briefly mentions Germain Exhibition of Asses near Berlin with thousands of entries and scattered, unclear remarks about other topics.
A Millport New York woman says after five years of illness from the grippe and changes of life she improved after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She reports relief from stomach and lung distress and credits the medicine with saving her life. Another woman from Mars reports three months of use bringing relief from profuse menstruation and fatigue after years of weakness.
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