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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1893
Page
3
An advertisement touts a broad tonic claim for catarrh treatment, alleging it cures through blood purification and constitutional strengthening. It promises a one hundred dollar reward if it fails and lists FAJZONKNEY & CO. of Toledo, Ohio as the sellers with distributors nationwide.
Fragmented text discusses how eras or cultures depict gems like topaz for Samplie England by diamonds and emeralds. It hints at stylistic symbolism and rock or stone depictions on aligsistones with unclear context and incomplete sentences.
A poem describes a fairy bridge named Twilight Bridge spanning a small stream. The speaker cherishes the bright day side and the dark night side, meeting a sweetheart at sunset and above the rippling water. The bridge is a symbol of love and a cherished earthly spot.
Mrs. Whitman urges cheer and new dress costs while her husband hides mounting debts. A city letter arrives, raising suspicion of financial trouble and prompting a tense domestic moment as she contemplates the message and the strain on George.
Mrs. Whitman confronts a mounting set of unpaid bills for a watch, boots, and a dress. She secretly confronts her husband and then the jeweler, who forgives the watch, prompting a transformation in her outlook. She repays debts, returns the watch, and reveals receipts, ending with a changed balance of affection and trust.
Charles Dickens the younger shares that his mother approved a story detail related to David Copperfield and urged publication after her death. She heard the tale in confidence from his father, who planned to publish it later in his autobiography but softened the portrayal to spare his mother.
An Indian eight year resident recounts catching alligators from fifteen to twenty six feet long. He describes a Calcutta riverbank farm where offal fed a river swarm, methods using rope, hooks, and a pig windpipe bait, and details of the largest specimen captured near twenty six feet with a torn tail and heavy girth.
Captain Eugene May of Chicago recalls wartime danger in Jackson Mississippi and Chickamauga. He describes narrowly missing a bullet at a caisson then a tree while behind cover and a twelve‑pound shot striking a tree near his head as comrades celebrate.
Si Nance, a hard cider fueled farmer, meets a midnight black sleigh rushing past him and through his own sleigh on a mountain road. He believes he faced Satanic majesty during the encounter, though his family doubts the tale due to an empty cider jug found at dawn.
In Oakland Pennsylvania a deacon named Dykeman opposed the engagement of his daughter Emily Dykeman to Fred Gilbert, a Democrat. Despite years of tension the couple eloped on February 20 after Emily left for Tompkins County.
An old U S army regulation describes wearing the cap jauntily with a slight tilt over the right eye, once for shading the eye while aiming but now discouraged by officers. It contrasts with English soldiers and Canadian militiamen who tip hats far to one side, risking a fall unless a chin strap holds them.
The piece surveys famous figures who died by suicide or poisoning, including Hayden the painter and writer, Richard Payne Knight the poet and antiquary, Burton author of The Anatomy of Melancholy, Kleist the poet dramatist, Lessmann the humorist, Sir Samuel Romilly the reformer of criminal law, Michael Angelo after a fall, and RonTiny the physician who urged him to live. The tone frames melancholy as a recurring fate among celebrated minds.
A guide on sealing with wax recommends blue green or cinnamon tones and urges using a personal crest or coat of arms if available. It notes traditional sentimental motifs like grandmotherly phrases and timeless sayings to convey friendship.
A London tale credits Catholic priest Procopius Diwisch with early atmospheric electricity theory and a 824-point lightning rod in Bohemia, dated June 15, 1754. The narrator notes Franklin’s fame in contrast but offers little on why Diwisch did not publicize his work.
A teacher asks what Switzerland is noted for. The pupil replies with a pause saying Sweitzer kase. The teacher insists on a grander answer and the pupil makes a second attempt naming Limburger in a light exchange.
Reports from Berlin show electric carriages outperforming horses in a six mile run at three minutes per mile. In Uniontown a jury awarded Robert Hughes $2,832 in a Baltimore and Ohio wreck suit. The piece also notes a scene on a train with a brash remark and observes former nobles turning to coach work in Berlin.
The article argues Royal costs more to produce due to refined ingredients yet offers superior leavening strength and purity. It claims cheaper powders are inferior, leave impurities in food, and that Royal is the safe choice for health and finest food. Authorities supposedly show other brands contain lime, ammonia, or alum.
The article envisions enormous wealth from selling Puget Sound islands extending to Alaska with green waters picturesque scenery and native canoes. It notes favorable year round climate and potential occupancy by businesspeople from Seattle Tacoma Vancouver and New Westminster if private transport to town exists. The piece contrasts archipelago beauty with the Thousand Islands and mentions idyllic summer residence possibilities. A separate ad promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative Nerve Pills offered with a medical book for a small stamp.
Two young women in New York City used hairpins as a makeshift pin to secure a wheel that detached from a carriage in Central Park. The coachman replaced the wheel and reattached it, and no injuries occurred as the horses did not bolt.
Proprietors urge patrons to inspect bottles for genuineness and note that the product is sold only in bottles. They cite judicial decisions that punish counterfeiters and emphasize public protection from deceitful pirates, insisting no bulk sales or gallons.
A Brattleboro neighbor recalls Rudyard Kipling describing his American manner and words as sharp in print yet civil in conversation. The neighbor notes Kipling’s genial, agreeable nature despite rough first impressions and jokes that Angels may crave harsher words.
The advertisement touts the California Fig Syrup Co product as pleasant and safe for ladies to use in all conditions. It warns to buy the true article by checking the package bottom for the company name. A separate note promotes Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with a free treatise and trial bottle and asserts rapid relief from fits.
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