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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1881
Page
4
The speaker salutes fallen journalists naming Greeley Fuller and Dowles as martyrs of news. He urges the living press to uphold truth and honor, praising their enduring influence born from sacrifice and dedication.
A beetle and a lizard chase a missing stopper in a forest. They recruit a dwarf to search. the dwarf crafts a new cork stopper from cork bark and paints it. At a castle, the stopper fits the perfume bottle, but the lady insists the original is irreplaceable, while all agree to accept the pretty new stopper and the reward.
A beetle asserts control over most of the pitcher while granting the handle to someone else and giving the spout to the dwarf. The exchange ends with a demand for satisfaction and shared ownership of the rest.
A Massachusetts conference of Methodist ministers adopts a resolution to refrain from marrying divorced persons except in cases of the innocent party where adultery prompted the divorce. The article argues ministers must obey civil law, critique church overreach, and consider moral resistance when law clashes with religious conviction.
A moralizing navy of manners describes entering a room with hat removed, table courtesy, and quiet eating. It links home politeness to abroad behavior and laments early marriages, arguing men should wait until thirty to gain discretion and curb risky youthful flings.
A candid discussion on how women enhance eyebrows using charcoal, artificial arcs, and careful shaping to create a fuller arch. The piece explores the social pressure for bold, well defined brows and the meticulous, risky process women endure to achieve a perfected look.
The piece traces Beauty and the Beast origins from fifteenth century Italian tales where a prince is turned into a pig by fairies, to French versions like Marcassin, and finally to the modern title In Bele et In Bete. It cites Contes Marcus as the source of the tale’s early form told by a servant on a voyage to San Domingo.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes General George G. Meade was severely wounded June 30, 1862 at Glendale near Charles City Cross Roads below Richmond. He recovered after a month away from the army and returned to duty in September. A post mortem later showed the ball pierced the liver, yet he survived the injury.
An observer recalls chasing a Coryphene harpooned after a flying fish leapt ahead for a short chase. The account discusses flying fish motion, leaping arcs, and debates the true length of their leaps versus Whitman’s estimate, concluding with a personal calculation of speed and distance.
The piece notes King Kalakaua's world voyage amid accusations of selling Hawaii. It highlights the native population decline from about 400000 in 1779 to roughly 56,000, with foreigners and mixed heritage increasing. The argument claims native extinction is imminent, replaced by half breeds and Americans.
A fragmented ad style passage brims with claims for Hop Bitters and Rough on Rats. It mixes quack cures, moral maxims, and scattered product pitches, citing Druggists and various states while noting pest control and health tonics amid chaotic text.
A Cincinnati man vanished for nine weeks despite seven detectives search efforts. A shrewd politician then had the mayor appoint him to office, and he arrived to be sworn in within two hours. Oysters valued at six million pounds are said to be consumed annually in Great Britain.
A New York physician offers practical sunstroke prevention tips. Stay in moderate heat work, wear thin loose clothing, and drink copious water to support cutaneous transpiration. Keep skin and clothes wet, wear ventilated straw hats, and use wet leaves or sponges in the crown.
William J. Coughlin of Somerville Massachusetts recalls a 1876 lung bleed and a large hole in his lung. He credits Dr William Hall’s Balsam for the Lung with his recovery and urges others with consumption to try it, claiming it cured him and improved his health after years of illness.
Omaha based Cruickshank & Co advertises one of the largest stocks west of Chicago across fifteen departments including silks dress goods linens hosiery and parasols. It also notes agents for Butterick patterns and Harris gloves and mentions millinery and dressmaking upstairs with prompt order filling.
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