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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1880
Page
3
A survey of 19th century figures notes college enrollments, railroad spending, lifetime pension totals, and major endowments. It lists global population estimates, birth and death rates, and costs of European theaters from Leipzig to Paris, ending with a French phrase as a coin anecdote.
A stranger in a Kearney Street bar orders a cocktail with absinthe while a four bit coin leads to a tense exchange. The barkeep declares the coin fake and the man swears it is genuine, ending with a taunt about a ten dollar bet and a borrowed gold piece planted on the till.
A historic lecture argues the Earth's age as about 500 million years, detailing cooling from a molten state and planetary evolution. It contrasts Venus and Jupiter ages, notes lunar deserts with craters and dried oceans, and includes a humorous Governor S anecdote from a Kentucky levee.
The article traces beer to Egypt where Pelusian liquor was produced near Pelusium about 1200 BC. It notes porter’s rise in London around 1750, after earlier malt drinks like ale and two penny. A brewer Harwood created entire beer to simplify serving, giving rise to the porter name from its hearty, nourishing character for workers.
The passage traces how steel pens began as crude shapes in 1809 and were hand fashioned as curiosities or luxuries for gifts. By about 1824 the pens were produced in substantial quantities as regular articles of manufacture.
Mrs Nathaniel Greene widow of the Revolutionary General Nathaniel Greene is living in Middletown Connecticut at the age of 96 years.
An old remark by a Jehu about a bay lead horse on the Proce stage hints at stock fatigue. The report notes horses that thrive under varied miles deteriorate on a fixed routine, likening the effect to a tread-mill and suggesting stage horses break down after about two years.
An 1880s style advertisement extols Hostetter’s Almanac and Bitters, noting mass production and multilingual editions. It warns of cheap adulterated rubber goods and promotes the 95 Per Cent Sterling Rubber Boots from Candee Rubber Company, urging stores to display sample cuts and offer three month warranties.
An advert describes a two and a half ounce coin-silver case watch available in hunting or open face styles. It claims to be the best story paper in the country for one year postpaid at 10.50 dollars with a free sample. Address Tar LepcEn, Chicago Illinois.
Before heading to Chicago, the Tremont House at Dearborn and Lake streets is cited as among the best hotels in the United States, suggesting a top choice for accommodations in the city.
Wanted an agent in this county at once in Marshall Michigan for Sherman and Co with a salary of 100 dollars per month and all expenses paid Apply for full particulars address above There is no time to be lost when a cough attacks one to adopt prevention against consumption and bronchitis Dr Wm Hats Allam for the lungs is urged as a speedy cure to vanquish the complaint and avert danger Brown's Bronchial Troches are recommended for early coughs Mason Hamlin Cabinet Organs are praised for quality and cost performance.
An OCR fragment advertises postal card requests to Dr. Sanford for liver health, Lyon’s Heel Stiffener for boots, telegraphy classes for young men, and a fake uterine catholicon with promises of cures. It lists Howarth & Ballard Utica as sellers and notes a price of 1.60 per bottle.
Advertisement promotes Hop Bitters as a natural brain and nerve tonic and Kidney-Wort as a cure for constipation and kidney liver disorders. It claims these remedies invigorate the body, quiet nerves, and restore vital energies without intoxication. Costiveness is described as common among American women and addressed by these products.
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