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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1907
Page
6
A jumble of notes from Hamilton County Nebraska covering liquor law penalties, a well attended Aurora frontier event, improvements promised by Burlington, and numerous small town updates. Mentions include Papillion, Plattsmouth, Beatrice, Lincoln related health reports, a firemen convention planned for January, smallpox outbreaks in Upland and Valley, arrests for various offenses, and general community happenings.
A Pennsylvania Special train wreck near South Fork caused by dropped brake rigging led to sixty foot embankment slides and multiple injuries. Passengers include Chicago postmaster John Kline and others. rescue work, hospital aid, and an official investigation followed.
Debris and absurd remedies fill this page with scattered notes on health cures, household hacks, decorative curios, and recipe snippets. It mentions a Nubian granite monument in New York, convict profits in Tennessee, and odd instructions for stove polish and onion odor removal alongside squash pie and currant preparation tips.
A long promotional text extols Dr Pierce's medicines noting ingredients printed on bottle wrappers and native roots from American forests. It claims strong cures for digestive and respiratory issues, with stern warnings against unsafe tonics and a reference to a Canadian railway laborer hiring effort in St Petersburg.
Readers are invited to write letters about coffee alternatives and experiences with Postum. Prizes include $10 to five top letters, $3 to twenty, $2 to one hundred, and $1 to two hundred entries. Judges are external. submissions must show name and address and close June 1907.
Auditor Searle outlines a $4 152 893 projected budget gap for Nebraska covering $517 615 for new improvements and $755 278 for current expenses. The finance committee worries over building estimate allowances and possible disallowances while Keaney seeks $100 000 for adding to the state normal school.
Miss Josephine Smith of Philadelphia editor of Cos mos joins Fremont to research early U S history. She will study Pawnee and Sioux tribes, consulting old inhabitants for information on the earliest days of the country.
The house convened to pay tribute to the late Senator Russell A. Alger of Michigan and the late Representative Luey Cullen Adams of Wisconsin, William S Fiack of New York, and J H Ketcham of New York. Speakers included Townsend Fordney Hamilton Gardner Denby and Darragh of Michigan and Lacey of Iowa.
A user recounts long coffeerelated illness and nervous trouble. After trying Postum at a friend’s home, health improved, appetite returned, and daily tasks became possible again. The note urges others to switch to Postum and ends with a promotion for the product and a reference to The Road to Wellsville.
The article extols Allcock's porous plaster as original and genuine, citing voluntary testimonials from users and warning against substitutes. It admonishes readers to avoid inferior imitations and promotes consumer confidence in the product. It also shifts briefly to home garden tips and a New Year resolution to plant more flowers.
Harry K Thaw interrupted a dull trial session by charging District Attorney Jerome with unprofessional remarks and claiming his wife’s testimony was absolute truth. He asserted Mrs Phan’s moral goodness surpassed the prosecutor’s understanding while cross examination continued.
Thaw completed his statement and handed the original draft to a reporter he trusted while seeking sealed copies for comparison. Typewritten copies appeared at court late in the day and spread to newspaper offices nationwide as investigators questioned Dr Evans during cross examination by District Attorney Jerome.
Workmen renovating the so called engineers palace in St Petersburg uncover a secret door and stairway to a basement cell where a skeleton lies chained to the wall. The palace is linked to the assassination of Emperor Paul and contains hidden passages attributed to the emperor.
James Canfield, son of L. Canfield of Nobr, was found dead with a bullet wound in the backwater of the bay near San Pedro, Cal. No reason for the death has yet been received. He had worked for the Southern Pacific railroad after leaving home several years ago.
A disjointed 1906 item notes a recent brief courtship ending in a marriage in Moravia and details social shifts among upper class women. It also promotes a seed catalog from John A Salter Seed Co offering assorted garden seeds at postpaid prices, with emphasis on introducing new customers and a free catalog.
A colonial era style note promotes The Vegetal Treatment also called Cyclon Blood Purifier for blood disorders. It lists ingredients Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Kargon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla with intake guidance and cautions about sourcing from pharmacies.
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