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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1881
Page
3
The Osceola celebration drew the largest crowd ever seen in town with around three thousand people at the fair grounds. A procession headed to the Public Square, the mood lifted until news from Washington suggesting the president’s possible death cast a shadow over the event.
Osceola boasts hot weather with a sense that the University is no more and that public building work will begin soon. Polk County records claim the best crops in the state as residents note the 40 000 dogs in town and a reorganization push for the corner band. Population splits show locals at Osceola Lincoln Stromsburg and home while a lighthearted calculator proclaims the season’s crop peak.
The Polk county suffrage groups thank Maitor McCune for use of a Recoup column to spread universal enfranchisement ideas. Articles praise Elizabeth Mallet for early daily press, discuss women’s voting rights, education equality, and legal status in Kansas Nebraska and law reform, urging ballot access as remedy.
Dried beef chipped at Scott’s and fresh lard at Wilson’s with Cranberries from Monson Bros. Wilson’s offers cheap groceries. Heald & Buffman advertise nine per cent loans on improved farms and real estate security. Osceola bank quotes 9 percent loans. Wing & Thurman offer harvest loans on chattel security. Crookham’s Photo Gallery lists machine repairs.
An old ad promotes a nasal injector claimed to relieve head ache and throat issues, promising health and sweet breath. It notes a T 37 price of 60 cents and lists F. A. Schouler as the seller.
In Plano on July 10 1874 A Colburn reports long term baldness improved after using Mrs A I Kinyon's cure for Baldness. Within one week hair stopped falling out and three weeks later top of head shows fine growth. Wife also benefited. sold by Osceola Shelby Stromsburg Neb and G W Kinyon Ozecola Nob. 25 6m.
A notice offers subscriptions for all American and Foreign Periodicals at lowest prices to save time and expense. Subscriptions may begin at any time. Signed by Wenrny Mavan.
For sale a collection of valuable Polk County farms, business houses, private dwellings, and hotel property. Also listed are agricultural implements including a Pitts and Son Thresher and Separator, 10 HP, six new Fanning Mills, a Dewey Harvester, McChesney Seeder, mower, two horse wagon, and skeleton buggy. Cash or secured credit offered until after harvest. inquiries at Langworthy's.
A historic ad touts Brown's BiLackBERRY and GincER as the South and West’s top cure for diarrhoea dysentery and cholera morbus. It promotes sale through J H Abbott and F T Schouler in Osceola urging readers that it saves life and doctors' bills.
John H. Anderson of Shelby Polk county lists as agent for J I Cale Co s agitator and other threshing machines circulars and pricelists available on application 40 tf
The Polk County Alliance Union met June 25 1881 in Steamsburg. Officers elected were President F F Vogel Vice President James Kimball Secretary J N Hurd and Treasurer K Michener. Adjourned to Osceola last Saturday in July at 1 PM.
Notice advertises a short term loan with twenty thousand dollars secured by personal property and chattel security. Prospective borrowers are urged to contact C W Kyle before borrowing to avoid losses.
Harvester in good condition offered for sale at the farm of Wm Welch. Cash or on time terms. Seller: Frank Larimer. 41-31.
An advertisement offers horses for sale or exchange and notes discounted via an eastern partner. Also a land tract in section thirty-three is available at a bargain. Additional notices promote druggists sales in Toledo and Pi asco's Cough Medicine with refund if ineffective.
Notice states D Davison sold his stock and goodwill in the Furniture and Undertaking business in Osceola Nebraska to Ida M Bonner. Bonner will run the business at the new stand on the northwest corner of the square. Dated June 13 1881.
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