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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1880
Page
2
A reflective poem contrasts spring's return with a beloved flower’s death. It recalls a winter fading into bloom and a grave in Tufionborough New Hampshire where the immortal spring will not fade. The piece laments fading beauty and departed life.
An aunt recounts a tale of Elsie, a frail heiress, and a maid who grows close yet unequal. In time Elsie’s marriage strains, the maid endures an assault by Elsie’s husband, and both women acknowledge their lost chances for independence. Elsie dies young. Mrs Rushton remains wealthy but unhappy.
A backwoods Justice Crawford on Grand Lake near Adrian Michigan uses a makeshift court to settle a dispute. He charges $2.50 costs, demands payment, and proceeds to thrash the raftsman in sixty seconds. He vows to keep peace in the township and to test any troublemakers personally. No further cases are recorded for Squire Crawford.
In Texas a freedman boasts of lodge leadership and spends two months’ wages to attend a grand jamboree. An office-boy reveals he is “Supreme Grand King” and near the top. The piece questions abolition’s cost.
A set of circa late 19th or early 20th century guidelines urging boys to hold integrity sacred, observe good manners, endure trials, be prompt, limit acquaintances, dare to do right, fear wrong, control passions, fight bravely, decide positively, sacrifice money over principle, and use leisure time to improve, with attention to business details.
Hon. George R. Davis urges a congressional committee to negotiate terms for transferring Illinois and Michigan Canal rights to the United States. He stresses the canal as a key deep water link between the lake system and the Mississippi with military and commercial importance, urging federal control and funding for expansion.
A reflective piece on social talk as a skill and power. It argues small talk eases interaction in mixed gatherings and contrasts practical chatter with grandiose but hollow conversation. An anecdote about a professor who scarcely speaks beyond yes illustrates how conversational “small coin” arouses interest when varied.
A Kentucky man recovering from a mule incident rigged a treadmill sawing machine to roll away from a manger offering oats. The mule spent hours trying to reach the oats as the mill rolled back each time the animal stepped forward. The man enjoyed the sight, deeming the mule the tired ugliest angry beast in Kentucky.
A whimsical recital portrays St. Nicholas and saints in pantomime satire. A narrator depicts St. Nic warning evildoers of hell, a penitential preacher with fiery hair, and a monk vowing to avoid sin while humorous imps and a singing brother add comic touches.
A collage of humorous vignettes and remarks, including a Boston artist with an orange peel joke, color blindness musings, a dentist's mirror for patient expressions, and a barber shop umbrella quip. Various anecdotes touch on manners, dress, etiquette, and a jeweler’s price tag tale.
A Lancet writer notes the spring bias against the season yet urges precautions to avoid illness. Wear lighter clothing gradually, guard against temperature changes, and prevent chills and influenza by avoiding impure air, undercooked food, and undiluted water, while heeding any warning symptoms.
In Spain, authorities report at least thirteen brigand bands operating profitably and posing growing threats. The dispersed groups are blamed for criminal disruptions and social tensions as security efforts intensify.
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