21 Jul 1881
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1881
Page
1
L T Calkins retires as editor and proprietor of the Fairmont Fairmount paper after three years. E C Sawyer succeeds him and will run the Daily Globe in Lincoln after purchasing the journal. The report notes Calkins’ long tenure and relocation plans.
In Cape Girardeau Missouri a woman at a barroom table set a covered dish before her husband and his companions. She presented a note reading that his family was at home, hinting at a hidden absence and prompting further suspense in the social scene.
A fragment from the Commercial Advertiser presents a playful exchange about blue milk, feeding cows, and a mock call to prove moral and physical perfection. It riffs on heredity, love, and certificates in a satirical tone.
Theodore Lange, a reporter for Chicago German papers, is held on 5000 bond after letters to Mrs. Sophia Schmidt demanded money under threat of exposing her fraudulently obtaining life insurance on her husband Henry Schmidt. The plot unraveled when she alerted authorities and Lange was arrested nearby. Also reported is a brutal murder in Manamo Wisconsin where shoemaker Braumer was killed by three river men, and a Jerseyville farmer's shooting by Joseph Voorhees following a family tie to the murdered man.
Germany and Austria aim to arrange a meeting at Gastin around August with both emperors inviting the Russian czar. Doubt remains on the czar’s willingness to attend amid rumors about his mental health. England’s parliament may sit through August as Michael Davitt reports good health in prison. In Ireland and Great Britain, pressure builds to free Father Sheehey with petitions discouraged. A plan emerges to run an Irish agricultural laborer for a southern constituency at the first opportunity.
The Montreal Star argues Canadians favor independence from Britain and condemn biased Canadian coverage in the Toronto Globe. It urges building domestic strength, national spirit, and unity to pursue nationhood and imperial federation as a dream to be abandoned.
Prof Atwater reports at the Fish cultural association meeting that fish composition varies with waste content. Flounder yields 68 percent waste while halibut contains 18 percent, making halibut cheaper per nutritive unit. Fat shad and dry or salt fish show least waste. nutritive substance can cost 40 cents to $3 per pound.
The article lists grain prices and futures in Chicago and St Louis for wheat corn oats rye and barley with cash and July August September values. It also covers pork bulk meat and hog prices and cattle sheep and lamb ranges and whisky live stock figures along with Liverpool grain quotations and preliminary rice prices.
A gang boarded a Kansas City to Winslow train at Winslow near Cameron junction, shot Conductor Westfall and a passenger, seized the engine, robbed the express car of 8500 dollars, 300 in valuables and a 1000 dollar government bond, then fled into the woods. Passenger E L Martin from Kansas City reports the raid began at 9:30 pm and the crew and passengers aided in stopping the train. two robbers were killed on the spot. The incident ended with the train reaching Rock Island around 11 pm the next day.
July reports describe Garfield's fragile condition with slow recovery and limited nourishment. Doctors note favorable signs, while a proposed Thanksgiving observance grows as Governor Foster and others weigh the president's improving outlook. A letter from Train reveals ongoing political anguish and public concern over the assassin's case and future clemency discussions.
A Mississippi center man hunting buffalo on the western plains is knocked down four times as an enraged bull charges. After his foot slips and horn wounds his leg, he fires a final shot and hits the bull in the brain. He is carried away in a critical, ceaseless condition.
The Hop Bitters Manufacturing Company stands as a major Rochester business venture. Its Hop Bitters have achieved unprecedented sales, reaching into nearly every household on the Island, reflecting strong intrinsic value and broad consumer adoption.
It is claimed that benzene can be deodorized by vigorous shaking with about three ounces of quick lime per gallon. The note suggests a simple chemical treatment to remove odors.
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