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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1893
Page
3
A poem by Charlotte Pendleton appears in Lippincott's describing a speaker who once chased storms and vast seas now content to drift in quiet bays. The narrator recalls seeking the sea’s tempest and the thrill of Nature’s hour but finds solace in calm waters and idle tides.
In a Worcester county town a Baptist minister, Ridewell, keeps a prized horse, Old Morgan. Pompey, his trusted slave, secretly enters the horse in Sunday races for two months. A deacon exposes the gambling, but Ridewell discovers the horse was stolen by others. The minister is cleared when Pompey uncovers the theft and the church learns of the ruse. Ridewell eventually laughs it off. no more Sabbath racing occurs.
Ichthyologists suggest goldfish may not fit genera or species, calling them manmade monsters from breeding. The Celestial breed reportedly produces colonies with double tails and paired anal fins, prompting biologists to compare such experiments to could breed quadrupeds with eight legs.
A philosopher notes selfish streak among traveling clergy and even some women, attributing it to habitual demands for special consideration. He suggests lasting courtesy habits by clergy result from the respectful treatment they receive in society.
A man sat at a restaurant table and argued over paying for ham and eggs. He claimed the word give means to bestow without return, while the cashier dragged him to the door amid blunt, forceful remarks.
The article explains that the Mediterranean has tides due to lunar forces but they are very small. Tides rise near Sicily and in the Adriatic, with measurements of about fourteen inches in Antium and up to a foot at Toulon. It notes limited basin size and orientation reduce tidal impact. References include Gibraltar, Antium, Toulon, and the Grecian archipelago.
The Feast of Lanterns on the first month’s fifteenth day marks a grand lantern display. People light lanterns at doors and windows varying by wealth and zeal, with dances, balls, fan-tan, and stages as crowds gather. A Mandarin’s drowned daughter legend sparked the custom of lantern searching along riversides.
The long recognized entomologist Riley is credited with major contributions to pest control. His research and writings have driven agricultural progress, helping farmers exterminate costly insect plagues that were once hard to manage.
The account recalls 1844 near the Pierdenales River north of San Antonio where Colonel John Hays and fourteen Rangers repelled a Comanche war party of about seventy five. After a fierce hour long fight the Rangers routed the chiefs forces, killed the painted chief, and suffered two dead and six wounded. The scene describes tactical maneuvers including lancing and charging while the rangers fought off multiple assaults. The narrative blends history with period lore and quotes strategic commands and battlefield actions.
The Abbott collection in the new historical society houses rich Egyptian relics tied to biblical scenes. It includes Cheops signet ring, Menes gold jewelry, bricks from the Israelite bondage, and Shishak armor, dating thousands of years.
Professor Rolfe of Harvard argues in newspapers that the word cousin appears in Shakespeare at least nine times, prompting questions about its usage for nephew or niece in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
An Edonymous writer recalls a visit to Tennyson at Faringford. He recounts Tennyson’s pride in reciting poetry outdoors, Hallam’s rebuke, and the poet’s view of a future life. A tale of table turning with Bishop Wilberforce ends when the bishop enters and the table falls still.
The article recounts a young Alfred de Musset as a spoiled child of three and four, noting his nervous irritability and need to show off. It describes his red shoes episode, his imagined betrothal to a cousin, and his anger at learning she did not truly love him as pledged.
An orator quotes Northwest Magazine about Johnny Bizlin attempting to break a yearling bull. The tale shows the bull snapping, a man soaring toward a swamp, and a neighbor asking where he is going while the speaker laughs at the misadventure.
A cautious old lady painted a dark closet with phosphorescent paint expecting it to glow. The paint had no light exposure, so it emitted none and she searched for a dress pocket with a candle instead.
The Maine governorship changed hands five times in 1843 44. Fairfield resigned after election in 1843. Kavanagh then resigned as senate president. Dann, speaker of the house, was superseded by Dana, senate president for 1842. Anderson was elected governor in 1844.
Fragmentary OCR shows Emma rushing from a library to a boudoir to answer a telephone call about a talk with Cholly. Mammi reacts with horror as the moment reveals uneasy domestic tension and a narrator voice recalls a 1004 reference amid jumbled phrasing.
A New York Ledger quotation extols living in bright sunshine. The writer practices open shutters, light-filled rooms, and light-safe storage to combat dampness and illness. The piece argues poorly lit apartments harm health and color, and laments lazy living as a failed path to well being.
A quarrel over alcoholic excitants and patent medicines contrasts cheap local bitters with a supposed remedy from Stontich Hitters. The text asserts the latter uses refined purity and medicinal extracts to aid digestion and stomach health, claiming a radical improvement in health and a shift in public perception of tonic beverages.
A fragmentary dialogue questions naming and living spaces. The text mentions a farmer in Japan controlling land as a monopolist and critiques daily burdens and health issues. The excerpt reads as disjointed chatter with references to Be erham's medicines and tweens with highvor.
An advertisement touts a fireproof hotel near the World’s Fair grounds with 244 large rooms and rooms available at one dollar and meals for fifty cents. It invites readers to request a circular to reserve rooms and notes proximity to the fair. Additional lines promote various medicines and morals themes from multiple brands.
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