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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1882
Page
4
A dramatic lament from Omawa on June 23 1882 describes a deadly air raid as a giant monster of destruction devastates Grinnell. Fathers and husbands and children fall, and the sound of bells calls angels while distant souls are moved to aid the distressed Grinnell community.
Miriam, a respected widow with a devoted daughter Mary, faces pressure from Mark Moreland who courts Mary. The mother warns against Mark’s idleness and nonbelief, while Mary loves him, sparking a clash between duty and love as Miriam resists the union.
A widow mentors her wayward son Mark Moreland through ruin to reform. After a child’s tragedy and the father’s fall, the two form a new life. Mark’s prayers by the grave move him toward forgiveness and a quiet, lasting redemption for the family.
An old St Jacobs Oil advertisement credits instant relief to a product endorsed by Prof. Tice and cited in the St. Louis Post-Dispute reference. The clams suggest rapid, practical analgesic effects for common pains.
Mr Mulhall of the Statistical Society of London estimates Europe’s 1880 commerce manufacturing mining agriculture carrying and banking output at £7,683,000,000, with Britain up £337,000,000 and the rest of Europe up £1,218,000,000.
In the Times of Philadelphia a notice states that Mr John McGrath of 1236 Christian Street was cured of a severe rheumatism by St Jacobs Oil. The brief item records the diagnosis and treatment outcome in a local notice.
Boston audience hears a prominent land league agitator as the Star Route cases in Washington reveal expenses and witnesses. Reports detail Guiteau’s condition, potential reprieve efforts, and sister Mrs Scoville’s plans to seek Garfield’s intervention. Storm damage spans Whitehall Wisconsin to Omaha and Hoopersville Iowa with fatalities and extensive property loss.
In a private talk Folger denied political ambitions and declined any governorship bid. The Little Rock state convention nominated W H Berry of Benton for governor by acclamation and named officers Jacob Frolich, W E Woodruff, A A Files, and W A Smith with John L Barstow as governor candidate and Samuel Pingree as lieutenant governor.
The Council Bluffs convention of the northwest district met at 11 oclock June 22 to nominate Maj. A R Anderson on the first ballot after adjournments and recesses. W J Lewis was named by the committee as chairman of the convention prior to the ballot. Nasavitt Tenn June 22 The Democratic state convention nominated Gen W D Bates for governor. Indianapolis June The Republican congressional convention renominated Major Sheele.
A heavy wind and rain storm swept the northeast, starting in Dakota and moving southeast across Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. Independence Iowa bore the center of destruction with about 150000 dollars in damage, two deaths, ten injured, and two people reported missing. Telegraph lines failed from Independence.
The French senate votes down the importation bill on foreign pork, deeming it not sufficiently protective against trichinella contamination.
An advertisement touts Dr. Gaysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a remedy for pale invalids, claiming it strengthens mind and body, brightens eyes, adds rosy cheeks, and improves beauty. It targets women and promises to cure weakness, nervous debility, and dyspepsia, urging readers to ask their druggist to stock it.
A thirty year old anecdote about Bismarck surfaces in Germany within a new book on Prussia at the Diet. In 1853 he went to Darmstadt to smooth Prussia Darmstadt diet tensions and the grand duke said he preferred diplomats who would refrain from questions. Bismarck replied that diplomats were paid to carry questions far enough to avoid answers.
Rev Henry Ward Beecher likens dying to a leaf withering and detaching from a stem. He says most die unaware, comparing it to falling asleep, a figure softened in scripture as “falling asleep in Jesus.”
A rural vignette recalls Uncle Ike riding a mule with a behind him as a boy teases about possum meals and gravy. The scene grows hurried as the mule speeds to a gallop, with Uncle Ike admonishing the boy. A separate letter from Samuel A. Denton of Lebanon praises Dr. Guysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla for his wife’s long illness and renewed health.
A line portrays charitable acts as gifts distributed to people in need. The passage evokes generosity and mercy, depicting benevolence as petals laid at the feet of those seeking aid.
An old newspaper advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets and Golden Medical Discovery. It claims blood cleansing, fever prevention, and cure of scrofula and other humors. Sold by druggists.
Several propositions to improve Niagara Falls have been proposed recently. Critics quip that some men are never satisfied and would fence the solar system for a $1.50 admission fee.
Advertisement claims Dr. Benson's Celery and Chamomile Pills cure headaches neuralgia nervousness sleeplessness and brain diseases without opium or quinine. Sold by mail from C W Benson Baltimore price 50 cents per box two for 1 three? six for 2 50.
A long OCR fragment lists patent medicines and elixirs for ailments from typhoid fever to dyspepsia. It promotes Leis' Dandelion Tonic, Carter's Liver Pills and Bitters, Ure Redding's salves, Carboline hair restorers, and Dr. Winchel's Teething Syrup, among others, claiming cures and health benefits. Includes advice on patience and a brief historical note about Stephen Day.
A collage of advertisements and notices mentioning Hop Bitters as a cure-all, Grand Union Hotel New York offers, Brown's Pepsin Tonic health claims, Rough on Rats pest killer, translations involving Edwin Booth, and sales pitches for various tonics and remedies. Also references to periodical culture and a Jersey City address.
Public notice offers rewards for detection and conviction of anyone selling counterfeit Hor Birtzns or Hor Bitters. Authenticated product features a Green Hops cluster and is claimed to cure kidney liver and nervous diseases. Warns against fake formulas and preparations and states prosecutions will follow for all illegitimate dealers. Mra. Co. Rochester New York.
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