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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1914
Page
3
A vintage ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle stomach and bowel cleanser for children. It touts a pleasant taste, coating action, and quick relief from constipation in kids of all ages, recommending a 50 cent bottle with age appropriate directions.
The fragment notes a aphoristic idea about begging and honesty, suggesting a cautious view of those who ask for help. No clear names, dates, or places are present.
Lieutenant Holton leads secret service actions during the Spanish American War. He helps a Cuban patriot known as Miss La Tossa while guarding transports at Tampa. He later joins General Garcia’s camp, exposes traitors, and fights at San Juan Hill with the army and Rough Riders amid shifting loyalties.
In the storming scramble near San Juan and Kettle Hill Holton escapes death, borrows a Spaniard’s uniform, and merges with regulars to slip into Santiago. He ponders the war’s grim cost and prepares to push toward the city with a mission and a dangerous disguise.
Fashion notes say jeweled footwear and tasselled pearl hangers replace bells in Paris styles. Pale pink blue and gold evening shoes feature paste buckles and black velvet ribbons with brilliants. An English shoemaker doubts wider popularity here, citing smaller feet and restraint in color.
A Japanese contemporary reports that the Hong Kong market and surrounding districts were recently controlled by Japanese interests. The note cites a shift in control affecting 5 products and implies broader economic influence in the area.
Darkness fell as Holton waited and feared the army’s advance toward Santiago. From the hilltop he faced the distant lights, waved to his comrades, and then saluted the American lines in a dramatic farewell, a line that suggested I who am about to die, salute you.
A doctor warns a patient with heart disease to avoid worry, stay away from all company, abstain from all food and avoid meat and vegetables. He adds he cannot call until Wednesday due to attending three funerals.
An essay-inspired piece discusses valency and allotropic sulphur, arguing Prof Katz's temperature effects on reactions could lead Holland to build large hot or cold bread stores. The aim: keep bread perpetually fresh for emergencies like baker strikes or grain shortages, linking science to daily life.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions interference and a TRA hat with unclear phrases. No clear persons, organizations, or places are readable enough to identify events or dates. The readable parts do not form a coherent item to summarize with named entities.
True to period advertising tone the piece urges mothers to treat constipation in children with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin not a purgative. It claims many families rely on it and offers a free sample by mail from Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Michigan.
An OCR fragment lists assorted ads and slogans from a bygone era. It references Putnam Fadeless Dyes, Ady woman secrecy, Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops, Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets, and humorous lines about dental parlors and workshop labels. The piece mirrors period marketing and social assumptions through brief, quirky pitches.
Census taker activity noted in Delaware with a call for every citizen to stand for counting. The Birmingham Age-Herald records the request as a civic exercise.
A father asks what a diplomat is and replies that a diplomat remembers a lady's birthday but forgets her age, delivering a lighthearted lesson on tact and perception.
A barber asks if the razor pulls. The victim answers no, then torques in the chair as blood runs down his neck and tickles him. The exchange delivers a dark, macabre joke about a violent moment in a barber shop.
A traveler asks about a roadside cross on a pile of stones. The guide explains it marks a grave. The traveler inquires how the person died, and the guide bluntly replies that the man died a natural death because he was shot.
A miner dies in an explosion and a tactful associate is sent to inform the widow. He delivers a sharp line about her appearance and widowhood, eliciting a blush from the woman before noting another miner’s fate and a quip about mourning attire.
A light exchange about luck in games is quoted from a London BD press item, noting a gambler’s refusal to shuffle horses and the implied skill in betting. The anecdote contrasts poker wins with horse racing bets and suggests a sly social humor about wagering outcomes.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick remedy for indigestion dyspepsia gas heartburn and sour stomach. It claims relief within five minutes and offers a large fifty cent case with a promised hundred dollars worth of satisfaction.
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