18 Jul 1877
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1877
Page
1
Mrs. John Bohler of Jalapa, wife of the borough Supervisor, cracked an egg that yielded a small perfect egg with a speckled shell containing a partially developed, perfectly formed snake. The odd find was reported in the Pottsville Chronicle.
The text describes Galveston on Galveston Island Texas facing fire damage to business areas a dangerous location and reliance on cisterns for water. It notes shipping perils from a shallow channel and storms in 1867 and 1875. Despite exposure the city remains a key cotton wool hides export hub with coast trade and tropical fruit production.
A boy near St Helens fell from a wagon striking his head on a stump. Part of the brain protruded and was removed by Dr Stewart. He recovered and could walk with no mental or physical trouble months later.
A Chestnut Hill sale visitor recalls a neglected box stall showing an elderly mare once Flora Temple. The decrepit horse, aged 82, has produced three foals since arriving at Mr Welch's in October 1864 and is nearing death.
Obituaries note John A. Wensten of Harford County aged 91 who commanded a Fort McHenry battery in 1814. Other figures include former Texas congressman Evans, and Mrs Frances Blatt. Reports cover tours, rail and infrastructure plans, ships, battles, and a fiery Idaho Indian rising news brief.
A flood of reports details rail and factory damage in Murcia and Rouen, with 22 drowned and 253 workers affected by a Rouen fire. Warehouses burned in Bradford. Fatalities from a North Lebanon furnace accident and a Kingston Hill cannon explosion. Steamships Elphinstone and Redwater sunk near Montreal. crews saved. Mass drownings and a property loss of 60,000 in Chester New York. Montclair label works destroyed. Canada’s governor general successor rumour.
Treasury statement shows total debt at 2 205 301 392 with cash in treasury 186 025 960 and interest 95 504 443. Reports from Europe's front describe Turkish and Russian actions near Silistria and Kars, plus telegraph chatter on Constantinople, Besika bay, and potential war developments.
The Wisconsin governor states he will not be a candidate for re election. Postmaster General reports four of five Republican state executives are postmasters and discusses implications for a state convention call under the president's order. NH House opposes internal improvements. Democratic leaders plan White Sulphur Springs gathering in August. Ben Wade endorses the president's policy.
The great Pan-Presbyterian Council meets in Edinburgh and adopts an address to the Queen signed by 333 representatives from forty-nine Presbyterian churches in twenty-five countries before adjourning. Paris petitions for cremation law. Madrid reports 15000 soldiers to sail for Cuba in August.
A fragment from OTROMSBURG notes a claimed cure for hog cholera using turwips dated June 1877. The unreadable text hints at views and experimental claims but lacks verifiable details or names.
A 5 year old nephew of boot dealer Edward Powers was missing at noon and later found asleep forty feet up a maple tree. A girl spotted him, two boys climbed the tree to awaken him, and he descended safely after being alerted by his aunt. The incident, reported by the Detroit Post, ended without harm.
Frankie Taylor, a 17 year old from St. John and Maine, was jailed for six months in Albany Penitentiary after posing as a wandering petitioner. He collected 449 dollars by begging from railroad and steamboat officials, journalists, lawyers, and U S Senators, noting each donation in a diary. His pattern included asking for two dollars and seventy cents to return home, then accepting quarters or dinner orders as substitutes. He boasted of Galveston and Houston as generous locales and kept precise records of daily receipts.
In a chatty exchange Mrs. Smith questions extravagant dress in hard times. A friend notes her husband kept his business afloat but recently faced financial trouble and filed for bankruptcy, awaiting better times.
Fragmentary OCR of a 19th century address by President Hayes. The text shows a Buckeye shake greeting to the people of a state, with laughter and informal exchanges. It reflects ceremonial greetings and awkward phrasing typical of early public speeches. The readable parts indicate a formal welcome and mutual acknowledgement.
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