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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1907
Page
2
Silence Against Duns Stirs Creditors
A creditor complains that silence is costly as no reply follows demand notes. The lack of response inflames tension between lender and borrower, highlighting collection pressures and unresolved debt.
Tragic Suicide Quip Sparks Reflective Debate
A Chicago man killed himself as his wife played ragtime, a line noted as a grim quip. The passage questions why humanity expects a future war in the air, asking why another great war is anticipated when the present era offers other dangers.
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Chicago
Indiana teacher discharged for beauty faces sympathy
A dismissed Indiana schoolteacher known for her beauty is likely to attract sympathy. The case centers on her firing and public discourse about appearance versus performance in the school system.
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Indiana
Hetty Green and Trusts Do Not Fear Waiting
The financier Hetty Green signals patience as she plans to let others with funds take the lead in managing trust affairs while she concentrates on her own wealth and investments.
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Hetty Green
Congressmen Spell In Old Way As They Blame Stenographers
Congressmen continue to spell in the traditional manner or as closely as possible, attributing all bad breaks to their stenographers.
Congress should curb unwritten law activism in Congress
With many unwritten laws in active operation, Congress should see the futility of trying to enact numerous written ones. The remark argues that congressional effort would be better directed elsewhere rather than over-legislating.
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Congress
Water power scheme cited for milking machines on dairy farm
A local opinion endorses using water power to run milking machines on a dairy farm. The proposal argues it is practical and sensible, contrasting with objections from opponents who doubt feasibility.
Vague Notion of Vote Influence Reaches Leopold (1900s)
A cryptic remark envisions Congo people voting for New York governor or U.S. president, suggesting King Leopold would hear of rapid, consequential reactions if such ballots existed. The line hints at imperial tensions and colonial governance debates of the era.
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Congo
New York
United States
Leopold
Patriot Duty to Accept Office Highlighted by Wilson
Dr Woodrow Wilson states that it is a patriot's duty to accept office when tendered. The Kansas idea also embraces this principle with the term tendered given its broad, elastic interpretation.
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Woodrow Wilson
Kansas
French Professor Claims Solve to Plant Life Mystery
A French professor believes he has solved how plant life began yet may still fail to distinguish mushrooms from toadstools.
Scheme to issue a popular edition of the Congressional Record
A plan circulates to publish a lean popular edition of the Congressional Record by omitting current content and inserting material that is normally excluded. The proposed edition aims to appeal to a broader readership while preserving the record’s official scope.
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Congressional Record
Man excuses church absence with fear of being pinched
In France a man offers a reason for not attending church claiming he fears being pinched if he goes. The line suggests a humorous or cautionary note about social or religious pressure.
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France
Harvard Professor Publishes Mars and Its Canals
Prof. Lowell of Harvard writes a book on Mars and its canals. The work will be banned from library cars by transcontinental railways.
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Prof
Lowell
Harvard University
Mars
Rockefeller Fortune Accumulates Like Clockwork
Estimates claim John D. Rockefeller’s wealth grows at 1.90 dollars per tick of the clock, though the fortune would persist even if time itself stopped.
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John D. Rockefeller
Remarkable Boston Boy Joins Brookline High School
A young Bostonite aged S years speaks four foreign languages fluently and shows strong algebra mathematics and physics knowledge. He has just been admitted to Brookline High School. Curiously his first name is William, not Emerson.
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Boston
Brookline High School
Enuough
Emerson
William
unclear handwritten note on journal letter about medical essay
An unclear fragment from the London Lancet discusses aversse of jie and mentions a title under forty years issued to a true over forty years. It questions continuing work and references Metinuselahs in a misread context.
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London
Lancet
Ministers in Maine Resist Quick Divorces
A group of Maine ministers calls for a one year waiting period before marrying divorcees, arguing the reforms protect the innocent party and promote stability. They urge couples to reconsider fast remarriage after dissolution, reflecting concern over rapid marriages in the state.
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Maine
Pine Tree
Thoreau Skeptical of Global Quests for Trivial Tales
In Walden author Henry D. Thoreau questions the value of travel to count Zanzibar cats. He notes a university professor who journeyed to Africa to learn Congo natives have 100 ways of playing cat's cradle, implying even distant routes yield trivial insights and that Zanzibar cats deserve attention.
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Walden
Henry D. Thoreau
Zanzibar
Africa
Congo
Charity plea and slip of the tongue reveal mental destitution
A nervous speaker at a charity club blurts a plea about a woman "destitute circumstances" and "lost her mind" to illustrate need. The piece condemns poverty of mind as a common, confining condition that shuts doors while noting that beauty and friendship still offer solace to the afflicted.
Poem Fragment Reflects Poverty and Shame
A fragment from a poem depicts a poor creature denied uplift by society. It portrays her worn clothes and hunger, highlighting abandonment and silent suffering tied to unconscious bias and social neglect.
Birth rate patterns mirror European trends in race decline
The article discusses Roosevelt's warnings about race death by action and cites Jas. W. Barclay’s findings that birth rates fell across fifteen European countries after 1876 except Russia. It notes wealthier classes have smaller families, poorer areas larger ones, and cites a Douglassian rule linking prosperity to sterility, arguing policy cannot alter birth rates.
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Roosevelt
Jas. W. Barclay
Russia
Doubleday
Europe
Oddities and observations from travel and science
The excerpt notes Manchuria being twice Japan’s size, Chicago and New York pneumonia surpassing TB as leading death cause, a giant boy in Russia named Deodor Machon, a German discovery in Berlin, quirks of British military red tape, and global chicken distributions including Norway Sweden Patagonia and Australia.
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Chicago
New York
Rusjak
Russia
Deodor Machon
Berlin
Arctic Circle
Norway
Sweden
South America
Patagonia
Africa
India
Nevy Gul Lea
Australia
Peculiar Wagon Engine Salesman Sells Farm Power
Crummer, once a mechanic now a tray bug salesman, roams the Middle West in a farm wagon modified to steer from inside. He pitches a steam or engine powered unit that runs six miles per hour and can power churns and washing machines. His portable office and speed boost boost agency sales above rivals.
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Triyeiz
Barnes
Ostrich Joke Heads Benefit Round Caricature
In Floh an amusing exchange features Old Lesterich described as an uncomplimentary husband. He quips that if nature had made him an ostrich he could swallow his wife’s cooking. She retorts the idea would let her plumes her hat, showing steady humor.
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Lesterich
Floh
Quips on Love and Courtship from Fliegende Blätter
A set of witty observations on marriage money jealousy and social conduct. The notes contrast spouses in early domestic life with sharp aphorisms about affection. The speaker mocks slow romance and prudent creditors, while stressing male and female behavior in courting.
Topics of the Times Choice Selections
A compact pick of items and criticism reflecting current viewpoints. Includes brief thoughts on cultural trends, public concerns, and social observations. A window into editorial mood and public discourse.
Congress Session Reaches for Funds
A brief congress session is described as quick yet ambitious in seeking substantial funding from appropriations, highlighting the push for financial grants and budget allocations amid swift proceedings.
Doctor Hills Denied as Imaginations Die in America
When he sees his red faced little brother Willie, the speaker questions the family doctor. Dr Newell Dwight Hills is unfairly challenged for claiming imagination is dead in America.
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Willie
Newell Dwight Hills
America
Simplifying Language May Return to Original Picture Drawing
The statement argues that excessive simplification of language risks reviving the old practice of drawing pictures to convey ideas. It suggests a link between reduced linguistic nuance and a shift toward visual representation for meaning.
Embarrassment of a Good Man Facing Leopold Funeral Sermon
A reflective line imagines the moral burden on a virtuous preacher who one day must deliver the sermon for King Leopold’s funeral, highlighting the tension between duty and public judgment.
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Leopold
Osler Case Complicated by Centenarian Mother Alive
The article notes that Dr. Osler's mother is living at age 100, a detail that complicates understanding of his case.
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Dr. Osler
Rockefeller Incomes Denied Yet Doors Said Guarded
The report doubts Mr Rockefeller’s income denial while noting it is generally believed his doors are guarded against the wolf, suggesting cautious defense against external scrutiny.
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Mr. Rockefeller
Rockefeller Clock Economics
Estimate places a value of 1.90 dollars per tick for John D. Rockefeller’s clock. The Rockefeller household keeps its clock running continuously with no downtime.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare and Clyde Fitch
Tolstoy remarks Shakespeare has been overrated. The speaker concedes the point may be debated and notes no argument. He then turns curiosity to Clyde Fitch and what Vo stol thinks of the American playwright.
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Tolstoi
Shakspeare
Vostol
Clyde Fitch
Bank Robber Cites Magazine Rejection as Downfall
A bank robber explains his downfall by the rejection of his articles by magazines. He claims responsibility lies partly with the inventor of the rejection slip who must answer for the consequence.
Count Bon Seeks Vaudeville Partnership With Monkey-Imaginer
A New York man who imagines he is a monkey is urged to form a business partnership with Count Bon. The proposed team would wow vaudeville audiences with their starkly different personas and comic contrast.
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Count Bon
New York
Webster to Delay Grave Turning Over Spelling Fight
The report suggests Noah Webster will postpone the matter pending a clear settlement of the simplified spelling controversy.
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Noah Webster
Warden Praises Cassie Chadwick as Model Prisoner
The Ohio penitentiary warden says Cassie Chadwick is a model prisoner. He argues that good results follow when the right person is placed in the right duties.
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Ohio Penitentiary
Cassie Chadwick
Lady scientist begins Java tests for missing link
A lady scientist starts a search for the missing link in Java. An advantage of this hunt is that the explorer may travel without feeding her dogs on the journey.
Queen Maude and Day Comment on Beliefs and Oppression
Queen Maude of Norway is said to believe in occult powers of the crystal ball. Chancellor Day argues that the rich in this country face oppression, implying social and economic tensions.
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Queen Maude
Norway
Maude
Chancellor Day
First immigrant steamship arrives. twenty nine couples wed
On the voyage to Charleston the first immigrant steamship reached port and twenty nine couples were married aboard. The couples now prepare to establish homes in America with renewed strength and resolve.
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Charleston
America
Notable Shakespearean Quote on Marriage From Juliet Scene
The author argues Shakespeare should not be blamed for lines spoken by characters in Romeo and Juliet. It contends the bard wrote only the mouths of his roles and not his own sentiments.
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Shakspeare
Editor's motto vanishes after threat in Indian Territory paper
An editor in Indian Territory printed "We tell the truth" until a large man objected to the truth being printed. He received a threatening message and the motto was removed, replaced by a notice reading that until he recovers from injuries the paper will be like the rest.
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Indian Territory
Age gaps in navies spark debate on officer ranks
The text notes an aging U S Navy officer corps with captains near 60 and flag officers around 59, while peers in Britain and other nations show much younger ages for top ranks. It cites British captains at 35 and flag officers at 45, contrasting with American ages.
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Jull
United States Navy
Great Britain
France
Germany
Japan
Stuyvesant Fish and the timing of industrial crises
Stuyvesant Fish argues that a great industrial crisis is due in time, but historical intervals show no fixed recurrence. He notes periods of about twenty years between major crises, with only one exception, and concludes there is no reliable forecast for the next crisis.
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Stuyvesant Fish
Modernized North American Review Announces Bold Reentry
With rare boldness the North American Review reenters the literary scene after modernization. The magazine emphasizes renewed vigor and a revised editorial direction aimed at attracting contemporary readers and writers.
Reform of the American girl and its critics
The North American Review questions the American girl of 22 noting she is seen as a bore and a pleasure seeker. A correspondent argues true reform lies in noble occupations, discipline, and shaming superficial college culture to match the boy’s education and life. The piece defends that most girls are busy with work and duties, while a small class faces sharper indictment.
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The
North American Review
Interect
New Belt for Navy Use Combines Belt and Revolver Holster
The navy introduces a woven cartridge belt with an integrated revolver holster designed for officers in blue black silk and men in drab mercerized cotton. It features bronzed metal fittings, eight pockets for six cartridges each, and one piece construction for belt and holster. The officer version weighs sixteen and a half ounces. the enlisted version fourteen and a half ounces.
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United States Navy
Bureau of Ordnance
Navy Department
A Wet Walk Across Oceanic Distances
A humorous exchange among Australian travelers mocks schoolboy notions of crossing from Australia to Africa. A guide explains Africa lies west and distances are vast, while talk of water for horses and supply stations prompts a sudden sandstorm that shifts their focus from the plan.
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Australia
Africa
Toyhorse
Tucker
How to Effect Quick Care The Professor Now
A humorous editorial asks how to handle a patient in hysterics laughing uncontrollably. It suggests a satirical answer by the student to amputate the funny bone, highlighting comedic medical farce rather than real treatment.
The People Will Not Worry The Brimstone Trust
A reflective piece notes that certain trusts should remind others there is a hereafter and that people who reflect on such matters need reassurance. The text suggests a moral or spiritual prompt aimed at tempering fear about future concerns.
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Brimstone Trust
Living on Five Dollars a Week in New York City
A New York Sun text recounts a subway conversation among shop girls about surviving on fifty cents daily. A green pompon girl details meals on small budgets, from eleven cent doll biscuits to fourteen cent lunches, with room rent and fuel. The dialogue highlights harsh poverty and the idea of scraping by on minimal wages.
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New York Sun
Bronx
New York City
Red Hat
New York
Metal School in Saxony Teaches Advanced Tech Skills
An exhibition by pupils of the Schoel in Rosswe showcased thorough metalwork education at Freiberg's. Admission requires three years of practical experience, with students from Prussia and Saxony. The program lasts 18 months to two years across four departments including architecture and machine building. The German patent office provides patents free of charge to stimulate invention. Tuition runs 100 marks for German citizens and 200 marks for foreigners. Rosswein lies on the mall railway between Leipsie and Dresden.
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Schoel
Rosswe
Freiberg’s
Prussia
Saxony
Europe
German Patent Office
Massachusetts man attempts theft of locomotive halted
A Massachusetts man tried to steal a locomotive but was stopped with the goods. Police report describes the failed theft and arrest, noting the locomotive and defendant's actions in the incident.
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Massachusetts
Pancake Breakfasts Said to Cause Winter Ills
Doctors claim winter sickness stems from pancake breakfasts with saw Sage alongside. The article notes people stay indoors and overeat these meals, worsening health.
Woman’s Seldom Heroine: A6YearOld Daughter Named
A brief item notes a woman often overlooked by history as a heroine, highlighting her relationship with her six year old daughter and the recognition afforded to the child.
Pension boosts for ten Civil War veterans and a widow
Ten Nebraska Civil War veterans receive increased monthly pensions in a House vote, with one pension granted to a pensioned widow. Beneficiaries include Asa J. Olother and James Miltimore, among others. increases range from 24 dollars monthly from prior amounts, reflecting relief for age, rheumatism, and partial blindness cases.
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Shington
House
Nebraska
Potcher
Asa J. Olother
James Miltimore
Robert McMillen
Joseph Brooks
Elijah Devore
Ralph ID. Parsons
George C. Vance
Edymond P. Weatherby
Arthur W.white
Hosea Hudson
Mildred L. Allee
Mr.Oloth
Miltimore
Wisconsin Regiment of Volunteers
Norris
McCarthy
Weatherby
Forty-fourth
Iowa Y Volunteers
Brooks
Blaina County
Ohio Regiment of Infantry
Kinkaid
Veterans pensions rise for many as bills pass
A list of wartime pension increases passes the senate and. will become law once signed by President Roosevelt. The measures grant higher monthly sums to several veterans and widows, including Mr McMillen, Mr Hudson and Mildred Allee, with ages ranging from sixty to eighty.
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McMillen
Pollard
House
E. Thirteth Wisconsin Infantry
Graveley Run
Virginia
Hudson
U Hundred
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Representative Kinkaid
Devore
Iowa
McCarthy
Parsons
Fourth
Ilinois Cavalry
Twelfth
Illinois Cavalry
Grand Island
Kinkaid
George C. Vance
Hinshaw
Mildred L. Allee
Omaha
Abraham Allee
Company K
Sixteenth
Allee
Kennedy
Senate
Roosevelt
New Michigan Senator William Alden Smith Sworn In
Senator-elect William Alden Smith of Michigan was sworn in to serve the remaining days of the late Alger's term. Smith assumes office amidst a swift transition and redefines Michigan representation in the Senate.
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Michigan
William Alden Smith
Mr. Alger
Kelsey Refuses to Resign as New York Insurance Chief
Otto Kelsey New York state superintendent of insurance declines governor Higgins request to resign. In a public letter to Governor Hughes Kelsey states he will not step down and offers no further comment on the matter.
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Kelsey
Albany
N. Y
Otto Kelsey
Miners Discharged as Union Drive Hits Warren District
In Bisbee Arizona eleven hundred miners have been discharged by large Warren district companies since last Tuesday. No official reason given, but it is generally understood the layoffs follow the arrival of Western Federation organizers aiming to unionize the camp.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Warren
Western Federation of Miners
Sunday base ball debate stirs lawmakers in Plymouth
Fragmented notes show Plymouth Congregational Church leaders pressing for legislative action on Sunday baseball. District remarks praise judiciary, while officials discuss bills, public opinion, and potential changes to state law amid calls for broader access and orderly reform.
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