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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1880
Page
7
A London letter discusses rising female drinking in England, noting wealthier women drink wine and poorer women frequent grocers for liquor with discreet backroom tables. It compares public desolation, classed behavior, and domestic revelation, citing urban scenes and a Times table on population and mortality.
A Western editor known for gore stirred danger with a fighting editor. A correction request led to a brawl and the editor’s escape. A farmer fled in a hearse, crashed into a post, and sprang up unharmed to flee across the country while bystanders pursued. The farmer later testified he hoped to be struck by lightning if he ever entered a newspaper office again.
The Registrar General's annual report for 1878 records in England 190054 marriages 891906 births and 539872 deaths with births exceeding deaths by 352034. Proportions per cent of population are 15.3 for marriages 35.0 for births and 21.7 for deaths. The forty one year means are 16.5 34.1.
An Indian ventriloquist exhib its a large carbuncle shaped date that "speaks" from the fruit as if alive. The object, with a hidden mechanism, can move grow plants and fly across the stage while the ventriloquist pretends supernatural powers. The feat relies on ventriloquism and clever stage machinery.
Dr. Julius Althouse explains heat stroke as a rapid rise in blood temperature causing medulla damage. The first form halts sweating, risking asphyxia and death within minutes, while the second involves delirium and potential homicide risk before a depression phase. Cold water immersion can save lives.
The National Journal of Education notes that observing Indian children in Hampton Virginia classrooms reveals their thinking aloud during lessons and repetitions. It suggests the experiment in education may illuminate key aspects of primary schooling and even informs debates on what a five year old knows.
A historical note asserts that recognizing a baby's right to a bottle of Dr Bull's Baby Syrup brings more rest to the household and comfort to the infant.
The Stourbridge Lion and two other early locomotives failed to prove practical for the period's rail needs. The Lion remained idle on a dock as its boiler went to Carbondale for foundry use while other parts lingered as relics. Engineers John B. Jervis and Horatio Allen, now in advanced age, helped pioneer American railways tied to the canal system. The original railroad persists as a popular excursion route alongside canal operations, with the company still profiting from mine road links to the canal. A separate note mentions A H Craix's ram in Groton, Mass, that Butt apple trees when fruit is present.
Mr Sigel from Monroeville states Hamburg Drops relieved Mrs Sigel after doctors deemed her case hopeless, with five bottles curing her. The piece notes US fruit crop values led by apples and peaches and exports of canned fruit at over a million dollars. It also cites various local anecdotes and advertisements from different cities.
A collage of medical ads touts liver remedies and tonics from Dr SaNFOrd and VEGETINE to Voltaic Belts and ear books. It promotes Frazer axle grease for horses, HOFMANN'S HOP PILLS, Dr Marchis uterine catholicon, McLAIN'S VERMIFUGE BONBONS, and other patent cures with prices and mail offers.
The piece explains Lord Mayor status in England and Ireland, noting London’s exclusive right to the style Right Honorable, and other cities like Cork York Edinburg Glasgow using Lords Provost. It discusses term length, re election, and social influence, highlighting Mansion House as a key meeting location.
The piece explains snow forms from vapor produced by heat and notes the immense energy involved. It cites Prof. Tyndall comparing the heat needed to create vapor with melting iron and the force required to transform vapor into snow, describing dramatic avalanches and delicate snowflakes alike.
The piece argues nervousness stems from indigestion caused by weak stomach. It claims Hop Bitters strengthens the stomach purifies blood and keeps liver and kidneys active to remove poisons and waste, urging readers to see other column in Advance.
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