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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1901
Page
5
An excerpt recounts a Civil War battle with vivid frontline images. It mentions officers, commanders, and battlefield chaos, describing troop movements, gunfire, and the sense of anticipation before the assault. The narrative conveys the intensity of combat and the fog of war.
Read of soldiers’ acts of mercy and family ties from the Civil War era. A Boston youth defies his mother to enlist, a Worcester letter helps a missing soldier reunite with kin, a lone girl gifts a kitten to a Union regiment, and a Baltimore editor recalls wartime fellowship.
Charles G Dawes announces candidacy for the United States Senate to succeed William E Mason. A veteran of national politics since 1896 he led McKinley forces in Illinois and later served as Comptroller of the Currency. Born in 1857 at Marietta Ohio he is a son of General R R Dawes and a descendant of Revolutionary rider William Dawes. He studied law at Cincinnati and lived in Lincoln Nebraska before moving to Joliet Illinois.
Tyrol in the Southern Alps lures European visitors with dramatic rock formations, Laurensburg and Rosengarten walls, and giant figures carved by nature. Amateurs photograph ancient Teutonic legends as well as modern curiosities, while night visits risk superstition and peril.
Oscar Chrisman writes in Century about a child’s secret language as a natural phase of speech development. He notes three distinct periods in language learning beginning with the acquisition of the mother tongue and follows with early stages of linguistic play.
The young Wilhelmina, then about 12, blocks schoolboys snowballing girls in a tight street while riding with the Queen mother. She commands a halt, arms herself with snow, and considers retaliating before a footman warns her, revealing her early defiance and tomboyish nature.
A self made man once collected delinquent accounts and borrowed lead pencils from rivals. He kept a third of them as usable pens, eventually winning a contract to supply sharpened pencils to a country school. This led to a thriving stationery store and a flourishing contract department.
An English correspondent overhears two Alsatian German troops trading mock Chinese phrases. One asks if the sun is shining, the other replies it has shined a long time. An English soldier, impressed, jokes that the Germans have learned Chinese in a week.
An Indian ritual in Calcutta uses bamboo rods to identify a thief in a household. A Brahmin directs two men with rods to point to the culprit by causing leaves with names to move, revealing the thief who then confesses and restitution follows. The tale ends with a preacher drawing a moral.
A reminiscence on Paul Morphy famed for genius and a legendary line where he “could beat the devil.” The tale recalls Morphy visiting a Richmond preacher and noticing a painting of a chess game between a youth and the devil, a scene cited in Morphy lore.
Robert J. Burdette warns in the Ladies' Home Journal that habitual tinkering at home can erode body and character. He describes a man patching a decaying frame with patches and lotions, never curing the core decay and remaining the same old incomplete person.
A six year old in Henley asks his father for spending money and imagines a highwayman demanding money at night. The boy uses a hypothetical scenario to test his father, who remains firm about granting funds. The exchange is related by London Answers.
Detroit Journal notes a tense moment at Monte Carlo as the croupier pays winnings reluctantly and a witty American quips about coughing. The crowd’s laughter is subdued since only a few understand both French and English.
In 1900 Berlin electric trams caused 2,682 accidents with 134 people severely injured and 1,302 slightly injured. The year saw significant tramway incidents amid rapid urban transport growth.
A fragmented line suggests a comparison between home discipline and a police beat, implying uniform rules. The text hints at gendered expectations and oversight, aligning domestic behavior with law enforcement norms.
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