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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1883
Page
4
A meditation on spring and the lilac tree, recalling childhood sights and scents. The speaker contrasts the sheltered home with the open yard and farm, cherishing the lilac as the earliest bloom recalled by a gray worn woman. The verse laments seclusion yet celebrates nature’s generous spring fragrance.
A vivid field diary of a gold rush claim in 1860 describes miners waking damp and hungry, donning rubber boots, lighting pipes, and facing backbreaking work. The day follows sluicing, blasting, and rock clearing with hours of effort under the Sierra sun, ending with a weary dinner and reflections on aging and labor’s toll.
Thomas, Barnum's advance agent, first in Albany and Chicago, pasted city with Rice's posters while Barnum surveyed the scene at the Delevan House. He secured an engagement after officials soaked down rival ads. The piece notes star-shaped parasols and lace wraps as fashion details.
A narrator observes an American socialite at a Turkish bath in Hyde Park. The visitor’s talk reveals luxury items from Paris and Europe, with vivid descriptions of undergarments, gowns, and accessories. The exchange includes gossip about American women and payment for service.
A New York letter recounts Lotta Crabtree's long decline in spirits after a Philadelphia lover betrayed her with $13 000 to $15 000. He vanished, was believed to gamble, and died later. She mourns at his grave in Philadelphia, then returns to the stage whenever able.
The article discusses California fruit production for the Mississippi Valley, arguing refrigeration cars could deliver fresh fruit to market. It notes land routes are long and expensive, with fuel and wear on cars across two thousand miles. Water transport from the opposite side of the earth could cut costs, but ice logistics remain a challenge.
Shippers quote ice freight per car at 844 to New Orleans and 880 to Chicago. Freight for 100 pounds runs 384 to St. Louis New Orleans 4 to Chicago and 514 to New York. At these rates California fruit is uneconomical. raisins from grapes and canned products offer better transit. Lemons and other greens rely on Florida Louisiana or Mediterranean sources for retail in Des Moines.
Information from St Paul reports preparations for driving the last Northern Pacific spike to join the Pacific and Atlantic. The gold spike, engraved for the occasion, is in President Villard’s possession. A special train will evacuate guests from New York via Chicago and St Paul to the site ten miles from Helena, with 400 invited attendees from Europe expected.
A review of congressional tenure shows many senators and representatives with prior experience. Thirty-six senators have served multiple terms, with Anthony at twenty five years in the Senate, and Sherman Davis Merrill noted for long combined service. In the House, Kelly Cox and Randall lead lengthy tenures, while future members include Pryor Eaton Poland and Kellogg as veterans of prior sessions. Singleton of Mississippi is identified as the oldest new representative with Thirty-third Congress experience.
A Washington letter describes how Thomas J. Brady's bondsman grew from a poor claim agent to a wealthy figure with a weekly newspaper and extensive legal dealings. The man, once assumed unreliable, amassed earnings from pensions, patent and land cases, and lobbying, eventually influencing a pension law while Brady aided him in hardship and now stands by his old friend.
The process uses refuse laid on the top steps of the fire-box ends, cascading down through the fire-box. No steam is forced into the box. petroleum flows by gravity through pipes from a tank above the water-tank. If thick, steam can be produced via a warm pipe in the tank, exhausting into the tender.
The Sundown is praised as the fashionable family carriage and truth is cited as the shortest path to our end, shown as a straight line. The text notes a shift away from wearing suede or gauntlet gloves over sleeve attire.
Dr J B Henson recounts his near death from Bright's disease in 1881 Rochester. He credits Warner's Safe Cure after medical setbacks and urges readers to heed kidney symptoms before irreversible harm. He pledged public lectures to warn others and asserts widespread danger from undetected kidney failure. He notes substantial weight loss, persistent pain, and eventual recovery after treatment.
French donkeys are among the largest and strongest known with Poitou and Gascony breeds leading. Poitou donkeys are square built and strong while Gascons are taller and more elegant. Stallions fetch 3000 to 4000 francs, smaller breeds 40 to 50 dollars, but only the largest and best are worth importing for profitable breeding.
This Philadelphia News excerpt discusses how overworked Americans survive by hopeful cycles. It notes that people repeatedly pin their recovery on upcoming seasonal air, maintaining belief in their own plans to endure through summer or winter despite health struggles.
Wheat No 2 82c Bakley No 2 45c Barley No 3 88c Rye 41 2c Corn 37c Oats 37c Flour 275 Butter 20 25c Eggs 18c Hams 13c Shoulder 9c Pork 22 00 Lard 12c Cheese 50 50. Hogs 30 5 80. Calves 6 00 7 00 Chicago wheat 99 99 1 c Corn 52 52c Oats 32 32c Pork 1600 1605 Lard 1 23 4 915 Cattle exports 590 620 Sheep Nebraska 425 460 St Louis wheat 114 114 % Corn 47 4 48c Oats 37c Cattle exports 580 600 Sheep 370 520
An illuminated bill from the Union Pacific promotes four routes to Denver for the Grand Army encampment with design details and dates. The piece highlights S B Jones, notes the 1883 date July 24, and references familiar campaign choruses.
The advertisement urges visits to New York City hotels including the Grand Union and Metropolitan in Omaha, highlighting low rates and European plans. It mentions electric belts, health tonics, fashion items, and various consumer goods, with multiple brand names and promotional lines.
Advert reads that luck affects many outcomes but cannot cure ailments. Thomas Eclectric Oil is claimed to relieve colds sore throat and catarrh and to heal burns wounds and bruises. Endorsements from N McRae Wyebridge Ont and Orphan Sledge Battle Creek Mich praise rapid relief.
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