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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
2
Edmonton Globe reports that the prized North American black fox commands prices from $800 to $1990 per pelt. Russian nobles seek out covertly, with agents traveling in North America to locate foxes for luxury fur. Wealthy owners buy fenced stock to breed new black foxes, promising vast riches.
During the revolutionary occupation of Staten Island a young man named Trousman concealed a firearm. He lured two British soldiers into a trap by signaling for reinforcements, causing them to split and flee, while a pursuing detachment found only tracks of a single man.
The speaker casts Utopian ideals of disease extinction through ventilation and sanitary reforms while critiquing casual kissing. He then cautions about neurasthenia as a serious modern ailment, describing it as a loss of nerve control and mental energy in the neurotic.
A verse excerpt contrasts the industrious life with a lazy path, urging the reader to avoid the ruinous folly of excessive toil. It depicts a “river of dreams” for the sluggard and a life spent in labor and scarcity, ending with a moral appeal to awaken and reconsider the pace of life.
Testimonial from Mrs. R. R. Whitaker of Winchester Tennessee dates Sept. 22 1908 describing a two and a half year old child with a painful itchy eruption on the hips and legs that resisted two doctors. After two weeks of Cuticura use the child was entirely well by February and has had no recurrence. Also adds marketing note for Garfield Tea as a mild laxative and a quip about comfort.
When heavy stockings pinch your feet swell and perspire use Allen's Foot-Hase in your shoes for fast relief. Ideal for rubber footwear and new shoes. Sold everywhere 25c sample free address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York. Accept no substitute. A happiness quote about pursuing agreeable progress closes the ad.
An advertisement proclaims PAZO OINTMENT guarantees cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. It also mentions other notes on land value on Manhattan Island and various household tips.
Advert claims regular exercise requires Sloan's Liniment to prevent stiffness and soreness. It asserts deep penetration with no rubbing, eases congestion and inflammation and aids pliancy. A testimonial from J. F. Brice cites arm soreness on long train rides. London’s Queen Street chapel deemed unsafe and slated for $125,000 rebuilding by Methodists.
The notice promotes a large mail order catalog with a 10 cent sample, a big assortment of tricks puzzles and x ray items. It also mentions energetic agents wanted in Illinois and references the phrase The longest day in Norway from May 21 to July 22. It notes extreme heat at ten degrees north and cold in northern Siberia.
320 acres six miles southwest of Alexander Rush County Kansas fenced and cross fenced with 180 acres in cultivation and 160 acres in wheat on good black soil. Four room frame house stable for 12 horses windmill school near on R D and Telephone line. Price 20 dollars per acre no trades. Also a flour mill seven feet stone facade concrete floor large engine room first class machinery Fairbanks scales wagon and more. Price 11 dollars. Moran and Reser Great Bend Kansas.
The report notes potatoes were sold at an average price of 61.7 per bushel during the previous year, reflecting market conditions and pricing trends.
An advertisement extols CASCARETS as a weekly bowel and liver aid claiming superior results to medicine. It urges readers to buy a box for tonight and notes mass sales, 10 cents a box, available at druggists.
Old column items warn against mercury in catarrh ointments while promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as a safe internal option. Additional notes cover fur moth prevention tips and assorted lifestyle observations from the era.
About 500 million people live in houses 700 million in huts and caves while 250 million lack regular shelter. Lemon juice used in place of vinegar on beets yields a pleasanter flavor.
Recipe advises mixing three tablespoons vinegar with one tablespoon salt to remove kidney spots. Apply boiling hot solution with woolen cloth to the area.
An article from a German music paper cited by the Philadelphia Record surveys Beethoven’s aversion to routine bargaining. It notes he insisted prices be in guineas, not sovereigns, and laments the need to act as a tradesman while hoping for a single publisher. A 1802 Vienna letter illustrates a 5 guinea offer to a patroness, with a private one year hold and possible dedication.
A collage of observations: Oats for animal flesh building. a month by a caterpillar. Wellington Parliament Building as the largest wooden edifice. limited hardwood west of the Mississippi. New York patent medicine spending. mirrors crystallizing from sun exposure. New Yorkers drinking tea. New York City school and housing strain. Wordsworth linked school closure. high rents in New York City looms on saloons. water supply growth costs. Holland locomotive smoke burning requirements. German lithography stones near Nu remberg. a curious pirate-like scene with Tim and a horse cart. a sunset described as a fried egg by Tim.
Lucile a well behaved five year old returns from a party in high spirits declaring she was a good girl and that she spoke nicely to Mrs Townsend before leaving. She recalls saying I enjoyed myself I had a lots better dinner than I thought I’d have.
A brief exchange hints at a young man poised to stand out. Myer notes potential while Gyer questions his ability to write his name, signaling early talent and doubt in a small-town moment.
The narrator recalls seeing vast icebergs close up and compares them with cloudscapes above, noting the thrill of height while suspended in a balloon. He describes the view downward to small green patches and reflects on the loneliness of falling, concluding the sensation is a safe thrill unique to ballooning.
A broker questions a messenger about a brother who was to deliver a message and return with an answer. The boy replies that the brother went like the wind and has not been seen since. The broker asks if anyone has seen the wind, implying the brother fled.
A Houston Post quote shows a humorous exchange about complexion and clothing. The speaker suggests consulting a dressmaker to adjust appearance, prompting a witty remark about the dressmaker altering complexion rather than fabric.
Inspector reports a faulty house connection with misrouted wiring. Outside and inside conductors were swapped and need better outside to inside alignment. The note concludes with an odd analogy about stockings found in a pile that need no darning.
Detroit Free Press notes a man married to an older woman. The paper humorously predicts their ages will diverge as time passes, with the man two years from now four years older than his wife per her account.
A spin boarder notes the Neweds are in trouble as opinions split. Some back her, others support him. The speaker suggests only a few centric people mind their own business.
A 5-year-old asks how much older father is than mother. The mother replies thirteen years, and the child warns that marrying a man thirteen years older is bad luck. The remark appears in The Delineator.
Barredt Little Francis seven years old is questioned in the parlor by his sister's beau about school studies. He answers reading writing spelling and arithmetic. When asked about vulgar fractions he retorts I know they are something you oughtn't to be talking about before sister.
In a small town a salesman asks about nearby shops while a postmaster points to a women’s club in the town hall. The exchange ends with the remark that the club’s purpose is gossip.
The dialogue explains a village uses a store while a hamlet uses an emporium. It contrasts small community commerce and preserves a period flavor in naming.
The speakers trade quips about preferring late day tunes versus the late night renditions by the girl next door. Their banter hints at differing tastes in music and timing.
A visitor at the prison questions a convict about ambition and crime. The convict denies porch climbing inclinations and insists he never wanted such a life.
A manager urges hurry to catch a train as an actress laments missing her diamonds and pocketbook. The manager bluntly tells her to let them go, noting the pocketbook contained nearly seven dollars.
A youth asks about the difference between making and earning money in a streetwise exchange. The home-grown philosopher warns that counterfeiting can lead to a penitentiary, offering a moral on crime and consequences.
A young man from the east asks if Miss Fitz read Shakespeare. She replies she has read all of them, unless he wrote something in the past year.
A foreign observer quips that Americans have trouble keeping meals on sea voyages, noting that they bolt their meals. The Kansas City Times presents a wry remark on travel dining habits.
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