Dispatch and neatening finish
The note praises completion with speed and precision, mentioning neatness and prompt cutting done to order. It emphasizes swift, orderly work and adherence to requested specifications.
27 Jun 1877
Page 1
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1877
Page
1
The note praises completion with speed and precision, mentioning neatness and prompt cutting done to order. It emphasizes swift, orderly work and adherence to requested specifications.
A son recounts a long baseball game at Douglas Park where a foul tip, a nose injury, and a near spiking incident lead to a ten inning 12 to 6 score. He explains how he stopped a foul tip with his teeth and slid into a base while his mother worries with rapid remedies and a surgeon’s possible visit.
A Detroit Free Press note recalls a humorous streetcar incident in which a man pretended to spot a bug under another passenger’s collar and vest, prompting a thorough but fruitless search before the culprit fled down Tygerlith street.
Georgia men are appointed consuls to Callao and Malaga, while a reply to Elihu Washburne details Grant’s Paris visit as unlikely this year. Reports note freedom of London awarded to Gen. Grant and several notable deaths, arrests, and stock/rail developments across the era.
A Minnesota special election on reallocating 500000 acres from internal improvements to railroad bonds was defeated by about three to one. The report also notes a Georgia constitutional convention majority nearing 10000 and Kyarrs vows to align the consular service with the English system ensuring informed consuls on commercial matters.
Telegraph reports from Constantinople and the Danube front describe Turkish recapture of Olti and Pannek, and Russian setbacks near Ardahan. Across Asia Minor battles at Kars, shifting front lines, and heavy losses mark the months long siege as correspondents face censorship and language barriers.
A roundup of late 19th century events includes shifts in European armies with Greece planning a 30 000 man standing force, Hesse succession after Prince Louis, and Britain enforcing officer resignations when in hostile alliances. Also cited are a Russian loan acquisition below price, Turkey asserting canal control and military aims, French politics with MacMahon dissolving the Chamber, Mexico’s revolutionary expansion, Canadian fishery claims, a France England tunnel feasibility, and the French Chamber voting no confidence in the Ministry amid cheers.
A mare named Nellie in Utica suffered a broken high hind leg twelve weeks ago. A veterinary team used a canvas sling, splints, and a plaster cast, and after seven weeks she walked again with no fracture signs, leading to the view that killing broken legged horses is unnecessary.
Three states have enacted cruelty to animals laws while Florida Mississippi Arkansas Nebraska and Colorado have not adopted such statutes.
Wayne MacVeagh defends his actions during the Louisiana episode, denying claims about aiding Col Wharton, receiving pensions, or seeking a federal appointment. He argues against Republican opponents and urges Americans to judge the four years of constructive governance over the previous eight years of corruption and anarchy.
A long letters exchange questions money and ethics in a political dispute. The writer disputes bribe payments to deserting legislators and mocks the recipient's capacity for diplomatic service while comparing war and marriage as paths to wealth. He cautions against losing temper and notes Monaco's small standing army.
In a blistering letter Ways MacVenon accuses a rival of falsehoods and invective. He says the feud was self caused and aims to warn younger men away from politics, noting the rival’s alleged disregard for the Eighth and Ninth Commandments and a national reaction to his character.
The piece surveys hydrophobia incidence by region and dog infection rates, noting human susceptibility and early cauterization as curative factors. It cites varying gender trends in dogs, and mentions a Boston Journal remark. It also recounts a journalist scolding incident involving Mrs. Belle Lynch and Mr. F. L. Carothers at the Ukiah Dispatch office.
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