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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1907
Page
5
A sardonic review covers crime, public security, and social welfare topics. The piece laments crime and corruption while urging vigilance by citizens and officials and reflects on medical care and East-West geopolitics with restrained, period tone.
The article recounts Herbert Spencer's antipathy to metric adoption, notes efforts to have Congress designate metric weights, and contrasts scientific advocates with practical opponents. It cites Western Society of Engineers discussions, EF A Halsey on why scientists favor, yet manufacturers resist, and observes metric use expanding in laboratories and decimal measurement in engineering.
A miscellany piece notes the North American skunk’s broad range from Portland to Los Angeles while sparing Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. It defends night air, arguing outdoor sleeping strengthens health and counters old fears with hygienic reasoning and camping popularity.
A Cincinnati item recalls Greasepaint as a stage villain who later died, noting his habit of inhaling cigarettes he smoked on stage and the implied danger of tobacco. The remark turns to the grim truth behind the playful stage persona.
Somerville Journal notes a young person with a quirky line about responsibility to get up a picnic and comments on an idea being ruined by rain. The fragment mentions Joe Waggles Ham and eggs in a casual breakfast query.
The account traces Wild Bill Hickok’s early westward life from 1857 with Majors and Russell to leading a Rock Creek station near Robbers Roost. In a 1860 61 confrontation with the McKandlas gang, Hickok repelled a raid killing MeKandlas, his nephew, and wounding two attackers before killing a fourth in a hand to hand fight, dying of wounds as the raiders fell.
Senator Manton returns to his native village for Old Home Week. He is greeted with speeches and a grand platform role, but comments on town improvements as desecrations. He laments lost old ways yet finds relief visiting Aunt Calista who serves pie for breakfast.
The article outlines preferred ruffed grouse habitats and behavior guidance. It notes birds favor old tote roads and stream banks, with ravine slopes in hills and thickets near fields in flat terrain. Beating strategies emphasize staying inside near the line where forest meets thicket and ready action when a bird flushes.
A New York Sun story notes New England farmers keep lands unsold to keep family graves nearby. The owner in Maine explains the farm remains, not for sale, to spare his city-bound son and preserve ancestral ties. The piece argues many hold farms for descendants who rarely return.
An essay argues the color line is a global issue tied to imperial expansion. It traces white civilization themes from Tours to Russo Japanese conflict, noting awakening brown and black and yellow nations. It questions whether future progress will align with white ideals or move toward freedom and friendship.
A humorous vignette recalls Ethan Allen boasting of monarchic power if given orders, and a Sunday service at Ticonderoga where Parson Dewey’s thanksgiving is interrupted by Allen’s shouted interjection. The tale contrasts Allen’s bravery with his outspoken tongue.
Odd sign in a Columbus Avenue cigar shop window appears in bold black letters inviting curiosity about its meaning or origin. The readable fragment hints at a provocative or humorous notice, reflecting local storefront chatter and urban street life.
The city man rejects urban chaos and imagines farming tasks from husking eggs to milking cows. He dreams of dairy, beekeeping, harvest, and animal care, claiming country life offers rest and simplicity over work and strife.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt depicts a tramp claiming ambergris is worth $14 an ounce yet no one funds a ship to chase it. The piece intertwines reflections on vanity and a morbid undertaker joke, noting how a man’s life ends after death.
A tobacconist window displays an unusual sign causing curiosity among locals. A neighbor buys a cigar to learn why the shop, selling only tobacco and related items, posted the message and is hoping to spark further interest by making people curious. The reporter notes the owner’s plan and mentions the edition cited is the New York Globe for 10 cents.
In a colorful exchange the Wild Man from Borneo and the Living Skeleton discuss the Bearded Lady’s drinking, with the Wild Man claiming delirium tremens risks while the Skeleton notes the man is married to the Snake Charmer, as reported by the Philadelphia Press.
A brief Philadelphia Press excerpt features Love lamenting poverty and looking unwell while Hymen quips that poverty knocked and flew out the window. The dialogue notes summer, open screens, and a light joking exchange reflecting hardship.
A cheery friend notes political ambition while a statesman questions voter concern for logic. The exchange underscores tension between ideal reasoning and practical appeal to the electorate.
Fragmentary user message contains insults about life being a burden and directions toward others. No identifiable persons, organizations, or structured event present. Unable to determine a factual news item or public notice from the text.
A Montana tale shows a young Englishman Crank mistaken for a wanted man. Cowboys trap Frank, force him to answer a university trivia test. Asked to quote Latin lines, he blurts Propria quae maribus and is freed, saved by his college.
A Chinese coolie in South Africa survived five months without food or water after being buried under a house. Doctors say a coma or trance may explain the endurance. He died soon after extraction, weighing about seventy pounds.
Charles Tooring Karr praises a four-cylinder air cooled shaft drive car as a beloved partner. He quips the machine calms his temper and satisfies his needs with precise control and reliability. The passage uses humorous metaphor to compare affection to automotive features.
A London Tatler cartoon shows a disheveled gentleman explaining to his wife why he returns late. He says his business is important and refuses to delay, insisting corks drawn justify the late hour.
Fragmentary text discusses gender roles and dress in marriage advising women to look presentable to win husbands. mentions caring for babies and hair. The passage is garbled with missing words, offering little coherent factual content.
County Attorney Alma Neafusents to bring operator John Lynes to Topeka for the investigation into the Rock Island wreck at Holland. General Superintendent W. Tinsman and Superintendent G. W. Rourke held a conference and announced Lynes is blamed, while dispatcher J. A. Shuxage is exonerated. Lynes’s age listed as eighteen in his statement contrasts with a twenty three year age on prior applications. Lynes remains in custody awaiting a hearing.
The body of Dick White of Amherst was found west of the tail race bridge on the Union Pacific line. M. F. Graham of Amherst identified him by a chin scar. appears struck by a westbound train and dragged across the bridge with severe injuries. White had lived in Amherst and has relatives in South Dakota.
Eugene 9 Merrifield died after an argument over eviction at S Harkness house in Alma Nebraska. Harkness aged about 70 to 75 fired a shot wounding Merrifield who walked to the door and collapsed. Harkness is described as a quiet, married Methodist and former soldier. Merrifield was a transient tenant.
Miss Alice R. Gray, 23, niece of James Gray, a clerk for U S courts, was assaulted on a Webster Groves street near her home. She was struck with a baseball bat, knocked unconscious, found by passersby, and taken to St. John Hospital in very serious condition.
President and Mrs Roosevelt hosted the first formal reception at the White House for the diplomatic corps. About a thousand guests attended, including Supreme Court members, both houses of Congress, Army and Navy officers, and representatives of official and resident societies. Prominent guests Andrew Carnegie and Cornelius Vanderbilt were among the attendees.
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